Awning tear!

[juliewales]

At one topside of my awning there is a small tear,I have just sewn it, and wondered if I should use a type of glue or not, just to give it that extra strength,or even use a extra piece of material? what would you do? Jules.

 

[cris_408518]

Backing the area with peice of cloth is a good idea.

Do not use glue!

Use as small a needle a possible for the thread.

Coat on the outside with Fabsil or similar.

Good camping shops sell small tubes of seam sealant for use on tent or nylon clothing fabrics that are sealed on the inside with PU coatings. If you feel there is a need to sea the area, use that but not glue.

Fabsil and Sealant are made by "Grangers" and described as glue in some cases but have different properties for waterproofing.

 

[juliewales]

Thanx Cris,should I sew the backing cloth or use the sealent to secure it ?

 

[juliewales]

Thanx Cris,should I sew the backing cloth or use the sealent to secure it ?

P.S. I used a very small needle to sew it aswell as thin thread so really need to secure it more!

 

[cris_408518]

Thanx Cris,should I sew the backing cloth or use the sealent to secure it ?

Avoid using sealant if you can, even the Ggrangers stuff can go a horible yellow and show stains over time!

On bad or jagged rips coat a backing material with sealant an place back into position so the glue holds it. Always sew around the rips and edge of the inner patch.

In time the sealant will let it peal off other wise, keep sealant neat usin a brush or it cam look a mess.

Fabsil Gold is a better water proofer than Fabsil and is best sponged or brushed on rather than using spray cans.

Fabsil cold is described for use on Nylons etc but is fine on other fabrics, it just has a higher Silicon content and last much much longer.

But do leave fabric to air before you use the awning after using a proofer.

 

[cris_408518]

Avoid using sealant if you can, even the Ggrangers stuff can go a horible yellow and show stains over time!

On bad or jagged rips coat a backing material with sealant an place back into position so the glue holds it. Always sew around the rips and edge of the inner patch.

In time the sealant will let it peal off other wise, keep sealant neat usin a brush or it cam look a mess.

Fabsil Gold is a better water proofer than Fabsil and is best sponged or brushed on rather than using spray cans.

Fabsil cold is described for use on Nylons etc but is fine on other fabrics, it just has a higher Silicon content and last much much longer.

But do leave fabric to air before you use the awning after using a proofer.

 

[cris_408518]

ps. you should use a good strong poly/cotton thread at least. Sealant to stick the patch shoud go between patch and dameged cloth and then be be sewn and sealed with silicon on the outside.

Glueing over a sewn patch is next to useless and can look very messy, also you can find it allows water to pool between the patch and the outer cloth.