If you can t afford to have it completely replaced you could use gorilla tape to repair it.
Clean awning to use gorilla tape.
I was afraid a major failure was in my awnings future so decided to attempt a temporary patch.
Having a 21ft awning required two rolls of this tape.
I did this in a ventilated space using polyurethane coated gloves to protect hands.
Now there ya go.
Crystal clear gorilla tape is easy to tear by hand and can be applied to clean and non porous wet surfaces.
Just the clean the area to be taped and lay it down press firmly when down and your done.
In order for the tape to work properly the surface must be very clean and dry.
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3 i finished by wiping clean with rubbing alcohol.
The rv awning repair tape comes in two varieties one for canvas awnings and one for vinyl awnings.
At the location where the tear is clean the top and the bottom surface of the awning.
Here the awnings end bead is double stitched and the threads are disintegrating.
I ll bet that the clear gorilla tape would be much better than the rv awning repair tape.
Fresh gorilla tape to dab up residue.
The tape will stick better when you can make the surface as clean as possible.
This didn t get it all but removed more than half.
Will the repair tape at cw fix this i am hoping to avoid replacing the complete material at least for a while anyone have experience with this tape.
After that when it would rain i would get wet under the awning.
Rather than use the standard rv awning repair tape i decided to go with clear gorilla tape.
Uneasy rider on 08 16 11 01 18pm the vinyl covering on the exposed side of my awning in the rolled up position is cracking and peeling.
Make sure to follow the package directions on the roll of tape.
Patching my rv awning with clear gorilla tape.
Then wipe the area where the tape will go with 70 isopropyl alcohol to remove any remaining dirt.
I always have a roll on hand just in case.
I ve had good luck using.
It features the strength of gorilla tape in a weatherproof airtight tape that won t yellow outdoors.
I hadn t realized that gorilla was starting to expand it s line of tape.
Wash the awning with soap and water.
2 pb penetrating catalyst nut bolt blaster got up the rest.