Dried Out Ripped Camper Awning Repair
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Dried Out Ripped Camper Awning Repair
@DanDoesDIY
After accidentally ripping my awning while giving it a wash, it started falling apart while on our way to the campground. I didn't want to invest in a whole new awning replacement, so I started thinking about an easy but effective repair for my dried out, sun damaged awning. Please join me while we give flex seal a shot... Spoiler alert, it worked great and I'm sure it will work for you too!
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Hi! I'm a girl with a 2003 26' prowler I purchased new. It's been in storage for years and now I've noticed some repair needs. I appreciate you sharing !
After getting a quote for $750 for new 15' awning with install, we decided to give this a try. Literally just finished the first coat. Just like yours, awning was crispy. Camper is from 2010.
Can you use flex seal in a spray can
May I suggest you buy some vinyl eavestrough and make a removable cover to preserve your hard work and awning.
It works great for protection from the sun and weather when not in use or stored for the winter!
NOTE: The eavestrough is not meant to be left on when traveling.
It goes on in seconds! It snaps into the track just above the top of the awning and rolls around the awning, directing the rain down and away from the awning. The awning is completely hidden from the sun.😊 🇨🇦
Flex seal it the shizzy! I use it everywhere on my RV - saves me $$$1000s in repair costs! Great content!
Thanks so much for posting this video. This is our next project!
I hope it works out for you! Mine is still doing great, just wish we could go camp more!
Well done! I'm going to go try it on my awning this weekend!
Did you do it? How’d it turn out?
We got home from our last camping trip, and our awning was peeled just like yours. I'm glad I happened on your video. I will definitely try this on mine. Thank you for making this video!
Ace painting repair! Satisfying tape removal.
You just saved me a couple hundred bucks...thank you!
I hope it helps! Let me know how it turns out!
Great idea I was thinking of something like this and will do this to mine it's gutting older and don't feel like putting to much money into replacing the awning I got bigger fish to fry lol
I'm going to have to try this. I noticed my awning is deteriorating at the top and I don't want to have to replace all that vinyl. Thanks for this!
It held up pretty well until I sold the camper, but I would definitely do it again!
Might try a bit of periodic maintenance going forward. That roof and awning are just trashed from lack of attention.
Painters tape was so satisfying
Very nice! And good idea w/ the painter’s tape! I think I’m gonna do mine tomorrow!
Thank you! It worked pretty darn well! Hope it works well for you!
Great job!!!
Looks amazing! I'm going to do it!
Wow, I never thought of using Flex Seal for this. I just replaced the 18' fabric on my awning 2 years ago and it's already got little damage at the top from sun and limbs. I'm gonna do this to my top foot like you did. I even need to touch up a little 3 foot awning over my front bedroom window...it's delaminating and is more expensive than the big 18' wide tarp !! Thanks !!
Hope it helps!
Awesome glad I came across your video having the exact same problem with mine and now I know I don't need to replace the whole fabric off to Walmart for some flex seal. Good video. Thanks
Awesome job. That's tight work 💪
Good Job brutha...My trailer is only 3 yrs old and my awning is already starting to crack in areas...Im definitely going to do this...Thx
Genius! Thank you
Brilliant fix thank you
That awning looks great now. The roof looks horrible. You need to clean it and flex seal it
It was in BAD shape. I did want to reseal the roof, but it was starting to look like someone already had and it was starting to peel.
I would like to know how its holding up. I use flex seal on my rv roof. It was easy to apply but started getting cracks the first year. I followed instructions exactly. So I'm a bit negative about flex seal products. I wish this guy would give us up date.
Does it stick to itself when it's rolled up and gets hot from the sun?
It didn’t. But I also didn’t go so far down that it was rolled up.
my awning is like this , its 19 foot long , i just thought it would be better to buy new fabric not real dear at $335 AUD , I changed it out in 2 1/2 hours looks new ,, The old awning fabric was real bad the Australian sun Kills them , I would have tried this but could only find "For Indoor Use Only "
Will be interested to see in 24 months how she holds up ,,, I will be ready for new fabric again by then
Rob
NSW
Australia
Great job Dan thank you. Great vid, it's been some months now, have you taken it out and is it still holding up? Thanks again!!
It’s been great! Its very flexible and has done a good job of holding the awning together. I figured it was better than the replacement of a whole awning and if it didn’t work, I would have had to do that anyway. Give it a shot!
Well I'd have to install another something dirty problem is is everything else I'd either have to drain it into a neighbor's yardCHow bring it on in the backyard imagine dragons
Nice job! Would like to know how the flex seal wears. I've heard different comments my different people. Good & bad. That area of the Awning gets all the sun and wind stress when out. Was thinking about using the Awning tape on my in the same area.
The flex seal was in great shape up until I sold it recently. The hard part about the awning tape is that it usually starts to fly off (poor adhesion). I liked the flex seal because it adhered to the fibers in the awning and stopped the outermost vinyl layer from tearing any further. Good luck with whichever solution you try though!
Don’t waste your time on awning. Replace it! Clean and coat the roof. That is if it’s not leaking already 😮
my awning doesn't have the outer layers of vinyl attached anymore, it's just the fibers now, how could I repair the sections like this? I was thinking waterproof gorilla glue tape on the bottom, then do your method on the top exposed to the sun.
Also you should wash your roof every year..
wow
So I saw you did this in 2020, how is it holding up 2 years later?
I ended up replacing mine, but I wonder if this would be a good solution to use as a protectant as well...
Good point. What type of protectant would you recommend?
We just got a 89 camper a few days ago. It's got some water damage but overall we got a steal. Today we completely washed the awning front and back (super grimy) . The top edges and where the main sun exposure is (like yours) is much worse. We've got a tare and several thread barren areas with no vinyl left. I'm debating how to tackle this project the best, I may need to do a combo of your idea and use some vinyl RV repair tape for the really bad areas. I'm wondering if I can bleach out some of the stained underside vinyl. Thoughts?
Sorry getting to these so late. I found that a magic eraser worked great at removing the funk on the underside of mine. I also think your idea of using a mesh tape with the flex seal should work well to reinforce the awning. Let us know how it turns out!
amazon..just bought 19' brand new fabric for 179.00
How long did it last?
It lasted until I sold the camper, which was about a year. Still looked good when I sold it!
Could BARELY hear you
Thank goodness there was an option for captions
Other than that, solid video
Trying it this week..white gorilla tape not doing trick
I have some left over Dicor RV roof coating - do you suppose I could use that? Would it be flexible enough?
I’d not thin , may void manufacturers warranty, or cause premature failure
Good content, but, dude, ever consider washing your RV?
$129.00 for new/replacement awning fabric.
And 5 yr warranty
Great idea how has it been working out with rolling it up and down ?
dude you spend a 1000.00 in time to replace a 200.00 awning lol .....
Well... I did this during the peak of the 'rona shut down. I had time. Not $1000. It served its purpose.
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