Awning Protection
I have been pondering ways to extend the life of my awning. The slit plastic pipe sleeve is the frontrunner right now but it's pricy and needs to be left at home when we travel. I was wondering if...
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TakingThe5th wrote:laknox wrote:
I've seen more than one awning that rotted at the top fixed be cutting off the bad part and sewing on a fresh strip of material. It =does= require that the rest of the awning be in good shape.
Lyle
So I'm wondering if I can avoid that type of damage, or delay it, by proactively putting some sort of tape over that area while it is still "new". The tape would take the abuse and save the awning.
Part of my problem is that I don't know if the tape might react with the awning material and make it brittle or somehow compromise it's life prematurely. I've looked at some of the product reviews and some people report that the tape itself degraded but there is no mention of the awning fabric itself. I'm thinking the fabric would be OK but my thinking has been known to cause problems in the past so I'm looking for folks with experience with these products,
I seriously thought about getting one of the slatted aluminum ones, but the cost at the time didn't work in the budget.
Lyle
