adding sail track to a pop top van

Most Sail Tracks are screwed on, the Sail Track on our Roll Out Awning is screwed on, I haven't seen any Pop Rivited.

Cheers

If you don't want any leaks use Sikaflex 11FC.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

Hi, I attached both awning and sail-track to my camper with pop-rivets, if you can fix to the frame screws would be the way to go, but in my case I popped to the skin which is fibreglass, I used a pop-rivet that expands like an umbrella and so gives a much better spread of the load, ordinary pops do not give the same fixing and especially in fibre-glass which tends to give way, I also used Sikaflex as the sealer and with this it is important to key the surface of the roof, cheers Bill

Hello PatrolEv,
We have a pop Top & our side Sail track for the awning is fixed with stainless steel self tappers.

The Sikaflex 11FC as recommended by Peter is the way to go, if you want to create a waterproof seal, but if you decide to go that way, there is a preparation chemical that you should apply first. Sorry, cant help you with its name but Bunnings sell the Sika & the pre prep chemical in their paint section.

But I must ask, given that it is a Pop Top like ours which is a Jayco, and you want to attach your sail track to the front leading edge of the "bullnose" (if yours is the same) then this area is well outside your wall upper skirts?

If that is the case, and I'm assuming that it is, then the use of a quality water proofing agent such as Sika may not be necessary. If so I would just stick a bit of Selleys Roof & Gutter silicone around the attachment points, whether the be self tappers or Pop Rivets.

Maybe their is another purpose for the use of Sika in your particular application, such as preventing the two metal surfaces rubbing together? I'm happy to be corrected. Good Luck with your project.