Thread: Awning repairs

Pedro. Is the tear up near the bolt rope channel?
If it is the only real repair in to remove the awning cloth and shorten in by the amount of the ripped awning cloth. It is a PITA to do but if you live near Geelong I will help you to do it. Judging by you logo I feel you may be near or in Brisbane. any way the offer is there.
If it is a caravan roll out camec or similar you have to pin lock the springs in the barrel.
Regards and best of luck Nick.
(Sewing seldom works for long but if you must try that buy a sailmakers needle and thread.)

You may liked to try self-adhesive sailcloth. Used by sailmakers to put numbers on sails and used by sailors for temporary sail repairs especially when damaged by chafing. This stuff sticks like nothing else. I've used it for temporary repairs in aircraft fabric and also in place of inspection ports. The only disadvantage is that it sticks so well that it will actually remove paint from the fabric on aircraft. It's extremely strong-you won't tear it!
It can be obtained from sailmakers and maybe from marine suppliers. If your holes/splits are small, most sailmakers would have some scraps they might give you. It also comes in a range of colours.
This would be the simplest, and if it doesn't work you haven't lost anything and can try one of the other methods.C
Cheers

Coop
PS if you have relatively small holes, I could post you some to try- i have a heap of it and will never use it all...

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Anyone repaired a tear in their rollout awning?
Ours has two where the sun has been at it for twenty years.
would prefer something clear and doable without awning removal.

I have used a product called "Tear-aid" sourced from E-bay.. not cheap but very effective and easy to apply and as it is opaque it blends into the fabric colour reasonably well.. feels like a rubberised vinyl tape that you cut to size and stick over both sides of the tear. They have different types depending on what material you are sticking to.

Cheers
Chookie
'98 300 Tdi Disco