Repairing Sun Damaged End Of A Rv Awning

First i washed the awning with soap and water.

Repairing sun damaged end of a rv awning.

Step 5 re install awning. Carefully slide the awning along the rail into place. It s best to have three people for this job. It s over seven years old.

Two people will handle the awning arms one at each end while another one will feed the cord into your awning rail. Sew a new channel the length of the awning and reinstall the cord that slides into the top awning rail. You can find this tape at any store that sells camping supplies or at your rv dealer. In this video i repair sections of damaged fabric on our dometic 9100 power awning.

Using vise grips take a firm hold of the cap on one end of the awning. Then i wiped the areas where the tape would go with 70 isopropyl alcohol to remove any remaining dirt and oils. I used the quick roof extreme steel lock adhesive tape to fix a 6 rip in my awnin. A cleaning solution waterproof glue repair tape.

This is a how to video on repairing your torn rv or travel trailer awning. Don t use any other type of tape as this can damage the awning. Rv awnings are not exactly cheap to replace. Most people will simply file a wind damage claim with their insurance company and the claims adjuster will come out and write you a check for a new awning.

That came with your awning and making sure not to strip the screws. I applied a strip to the underside and top of the awning along the threaded bead seam. Attach the awning railing to the roof of your rv using the screws bolts washers etc. They also take quite a bit of labor.

The cleaner the surface the better the repair tape will stick. Just like that your awning is back in action. These rolls typically run around 15 00 and are 15 feet in length. While one person firmly holds the vise grips the other can remove the bolts connecting the leg aka rafter to the awning then take the rafter off the end cap.

Being that we are full time rv snowbirds its. My idea is to cut the brittle end of the awning off to a point that it s not sun damaged approx. To repair a tear in your rv awning you will need to purchase a roll of clear rv awning repair tape. Next unroll the awning and slide the arms into place before adjusting the tension using the knobs on either side of the awning.

You can place some electrical tape on the vise grips to prevent them from damaging the end cap. You ll be sitting cool in the shade.