Awning repair
While in Colorado 3 weeks ago a high wind came up and ripped about a ft of awning material away from the sewn bead flush with the Al extrusion that holds the awning in place. Has anyone been successfu...
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Gjac wrote:
............text deleted...... As a second option has anyone removed 6 in or so of the awning and resewn or bonded the awning material around the bead and re inserted it back into the Al extrusion?
Yes I did that on the awning over my slideout. In my case, I had about 10 inches of rotten fabric to remove. Luckily, this awning can be deployed in two positions with one position just covering the slide top and the other position extending past the slide top at a 45 degree angle for about 14 inches. I was willing to eliminate the usage of the second position, giving me enough slack to remove the rotten material.
I removed the awning assembly including removing the bead. I removed the rotten fabric, sewed a new pocket for the vinyl bead, and reinstalled. Still working after several years.
The sewing was done on an ordinary sewing machine using a thread rated for outdoor use. I moved the sewing machine close to the motorhome as that awning gets bulky.
If you have sufficient slack in your awning to accomplish this repair, I think it will be a lot stronger than trying to use repair tape.
Obviously, you will need a helper to get that awning down and back up
Good luck with your repair.
Fred
