Patching Trailer Cover

3M 77 spray glue.

I would use contac cement. Messier but I think it would hold up better.

Gooma wrote:
I would use contac cement. Messier but I think it would hold up better.

What’s the difference?

Thank you both. I think I will try the 3M 77 first and see what happens. It looks like a quick and easy fix. I will be taking the cover off next month and I will let you know how it worked. Safe travels.

For anyone interested, the 3M 77 spray glue works well on the cover fabric. I applied patch on the outside of the cover extending about 6" out from the tear. Then I applied a larger patch on the inside extending about 12" out from the tear. The patched area was a little stiff, but it held up fine when I put the cover back on.

Safe travels

Cool! It should work for a good long time. Good idea keeping a swath of old fabric.

As a solution to the problems with damage around the AC cover, I found that installing one of the vinyl AC covers over the AC BEFORE installing the trailer cover seems to have eliminated issues with cover damage for us and a few neighbors. Along with tennis balls or ping pong balls on the rain channel drains if they stick out.

I've also found that for small tears etc. a piece of the repair fabric covered with the clear tape sold to repair RV awnings seems to hold up well.

maybe Loctite super glue..

Cassy0110 wrote:
maybe Loctite super glue..

probably not. super glue is not waterproof. It resists water for a length of time but eventually will come loose from long exposure to water. Next it doesn't like to be flexed.

Grit dog wrote:
Cool! It should work for a good long time. Good idea keeping a swath of old fabric.

I kept the old fabric to use as summer shade cloth for sensitive plants. Glad I did.

Safe travels