Awning channel cleaning

Aug 23, 2006
23
0
18,510
Visit site
Does anyone have a clever method of cleaning the awning channel efficiently? Screwed up bits of cloth are not doing a very good job!

Regards,

Norman
 
Dec 16, 2003
2,893
1
0
Visit site
Without buying any fancy tool a good hosing works well to wash out and crud and then a piece of braided nylon cord as used for guy ropes knotted int a ball at the end that will fit in the channels hole and pulled through back and forth with the remainig tail. Washing out dirt should stop debris in the slot from damaging the anodizing on the alluminium that causes corosions and makes the awining hard to pull through.
 
Jul 19, 2005
55
0
0
Visit site
spuirt a small trail of fairy liquid into the rail all the way along its length.then thread in a peice of braided cord and attach a small long thin peice of sponge and pull this through the rail a couple of times then flush rail with cold water, and with the same method apply a liberal amount of son of a gun,and hey presto your awning will fly off and on with no staining
 
Apr 11, 2005
1,478
0
0
Visit site
110160.jpg


mark
 
Dec 16, 2003
2,893
1
0
Visit site
I'm sorry to go against Mark and Sharon's advice , but using the awning cleaning brushes the have a metal twisted shaft is a complete NO NO.

The manufacturer in my opinion should be shot, the last thing you want to use near awning rail is any metal that you could end up damaging the anodizing with.

Awning beading (keder) is designed with a cloth wrap that should flow through the anodized rail, polish and silcone sprays should not be needed and can attract dirt to the rails slot or attract dirt to the keder that will also damage the anodising that in turn leads to corrosion that will hamper the flow of the beading through the rail.

Using care to line up and feed in clean beading/keder through a clean rail slot holding it away from the vans side to stop friction slowing is all that should be needed.

After market sprays and tools made of metal should be avoided especialy as most awning rails are made from "soft" alluminium.
 

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts