awning protective tape
Many retailers are selling a 8 inch wide vinyl tape that sticks to the awning to protect it, including Camping World, Walmart, etc. (see links below). I can't find any reviews on this stuff, though i...
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Timeking wrote:
OK I did a 17 ft awning for 8 bucks. It looks great. You can see a line where the color is slightly different, but no biggy.
This stuff and stuff like it are used by professionals to restore faded static awnings in front of stores (google it). So I don't see why this won't work.
The biggest problem I had was that masking tape will not stick to the awning. I had to use duct tape on the awning side, and that left globs in places that had to be cleaned up with mineral spirtis.
I want to do my other 2 awnings, but want to find something cleaner than duct tape.
"Gaffers Tape" -- similar to duct tape, but leaves absolutely no adhesive residue. I use it at our church to tape down audio cables to the carpet for special events. Great product. Amazon has it.
