Does anyone know what the best thing to grease the awning rail is? The awning is so tough to get through the rail and I want to know what everyone else uses. Thanks.
1. Clean the rail with usual water / car shampoo and allow to dry
2. Buy an awning rail cleaning / re-sizing tool set from Towsure or similar company
3. Push the re-sizing tool through the rail to re-set the inner surface - this makes sure that no dents or dings restrict the channel.
4. Then apply a drop or two of silicone liquid to the brush part of the tool and push through - this should leave a very fine coat of silicone on the aluminium surface.
Done.
Note: Do not use petroleum based greases or oils (and especially not WD40), because unlike silicone oil, these attract dust and dirt - also the silicone oil won't affect the awning cord and it's waterproof.
We have v large twin axle van and full size awning and are in the club that use no lube at all. Make sure the rail is very clean on the inside and has no points that snag the beading on the awning.
Feeding the beading into the rail smoothly and holding the fabric away from the van is a must before you resort to using silicon lubricant! The weight of the awning hanging down the side of the van can make it seem as though the beading is jamming.
One tip we have gained over time to make threading the awning easier
Thread from front to back,the angle is usually less at the front than the near 90 degrees at the back of the van and this makes it much less hard work to push the awning through the channel than the other way round
One tip we have gained over time to make threading the awning easier
Thread from front to back,the angle is usually less at the front than the near 90 degrees at the back of the van and this makes it much less hard work to push the awning through the channel than the other way round
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