open sky
I suppose I am tempting fate by saying this but....... My open sky used to stick and frightened the living **** out of me listening to the tortured noises it made attempting to open itself, so much so that I was scared to open it in case it wouldn't close. It went back under warranty a couple of times and I was told it needed adjusting etc. etc., it would be returned working well and looking clean. I decided that probably that's all it needed. Since then I have cleaned it very regularly all around the edges, and every bit of black rubber associated with it, also all the surfaces that mate with the black rubber. You'll need a tooth brush and a clean absorbent cloth (towel is good), remember to clean the brush and towel before returning them to the bathroom before 'er indoors finds out. At this point I would spray all the rubber with silicon grease from Mr VW, and everything worked smoothly with only the slightest clunk when it picked up the rear glass. But..... last week whilst going to get some more silicone grease from Mr Halford I discovered 3in1 PTFE professional (that's me, professional!) spray at £5.99, as against £3.99 for the silicone. I did the cleaning routine and used the magic spray. It worked so well that I did all the caravan window seals with it, and they don't stick any more. I know that it is alleged that silicone furniture spray also works, but not as well as this one. I shall now go out and buy a million 3in1 shares and clean up!
Seriously though folks I hold no brief for any product, but very regular meticulous cleaning and a suitable spray has taken a lot of the fear out of using open sky. I'll now go and try mine because the law according to Dr Sodt says......