Awnings -- Vinyl vs. acrylic
A nice motorhome we looked at yesterday had vinyl awnings with aluminum weatherguards. I had not seen this before. Only acrylic (e.g. Sunbrella fabric) with weatherguards, or laminated vinyl wit...
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I had the vinyl type without the Weatherguard and replaced the material with acrylic and Weatherguard.
I prefer the acrylic. It dries faster, is easier to clean and does not mildew like the vinyl did.
There is one downside though. Six years ago we were in NH for a month parked under a couple of pine trees that were dropping sap like crazy. It got on the patio awning, window awnings and the car.
The sap penetrated the acrylic fabric and was a bear to remove. The only thing that worked well was isopropyl alcohol. Daubing it rather than rubbing worked best. That was followed with Dawn and water to remove the residue.
In spite of that I still prefer acrylic but won't park under pine trees again.
I prefer the acrylic. It dries faster, is easier to clean and does not mildew like the vinyl did.
There is one downside though. Six years ago we were in NH for a month parked under a couple of pine trees that were dropping sap like crazy. It got on the patio awning, window awnings and the car.
The sap penetrated the acrylic fabric and was a bear to remove. The only thing that worked well was isopropyl alcohol. Daubing it rather than rubbing worked best. That was followed with Dawn and water to remove the residue.
In spite of that I still prefer acrylic but won't park under pine trees again.
