Romahome Hitop Door Rust

[tc]

Hi,

I have recently purchased a C15D based Roamhome Hitop. During my search for one of these vehicles I noticed that many had severe rust problems at the top of the drivers and passenger doors where the windows wind down into them. Having seen the vehicle in the rain I understand why. The drain off from the "Luton" part pours straight onto this area of the doors. Is there a commercvial solution to this problem or is it just a case of trapping some polythene in the top of the doors and draping it over the affected area to divert the drain off. I would dearly like to stop this problem arising in a few years on my own vehicle.
Hope this makes sense!

Many thanks
TC

[peterholden]

When we had a C15 I looked at the Fiamma stick on guttering but never got round to doing anything about it. Our Outlook has a similar problem but the quality of the doors is so much better

[ant]

TC.
Firstly if you've got C15 without rusty bits on the doors you've got a rare beastie. If the paint is undamaged then frequent polishing will keep the seal on the paint good and reduce the risk of rust getting a hold. If the paint has some cracks or damage already then sadly its too late and you can only treat as it appears.
Ant

[tc]

Hi,
Many thanks Peter and Ant. There is only a very small rust bubble at the bottom of one door but my concern was to keep the top clear as it is at the moment. I have had a look at the Fiamma stick on guttering and will probably try some of that. Also I have significantly blathered the doors with polish, so hopefully I will keep them rust free for a while longer. The vehicle is a 51 plate but has only done 34,000 miles and seems to have been kept in good order.
Once again many thanks.

TC