How To Remove Old Fabric From A Retrackable Awning

New fabric for your patio retractable awning.

How to remove old fabric from a retrackable awning. Unroll the spring with a vise grip slide the spring out of the roller tube and roll the old fabric off of it. Choose from sunbrella fabric or solar pro fabric. Measure and cut new fabric we recommend sunbrella. If your retractable awning is fairly large you will likely need another person or two to help you properly slide the spline out to remove the worn fabric and then re insert the replacement material.

There should be at least two screws holding the fabric in place inside this channel. For tips about how to lubricate the rollers. Our team replaced the fabric on three retra. The elements are spring loaded and can pop at unexpected times.

Remove the screws so the awning fabric can slide back and forth easily in the channel. Roll the fabric up and reattach the legs before you put the awning back onto the rv. Then carefully remove the screws for the awning mechanism itself. Both fabrics have a 10 year warranty and are solution dyed acrylics.

How to replace retractable awning fabric in 8 steps. It s as simple as that and all the materials can be found at www. Add a cording sleeve. We can replace old worn out or faded fabric on retractable and fixed awnings without replacing the entire unit.

Measure and cut a valance. Once you have removed the old fabric you can place it on top of your new fabric and use it as a pattern to cut out the proper size to cover your. If you are removing a retractable awning for repair or replacement be sure to use particular care. At the top of the awning there is a channel the fabric slides into.

Insert the new awning into the channels on the roller tube and slide it all the way down to install it. Attach binding to valance. Store them carefully if you plan to repair and reinstall. First remove the frame arms.

All replacement fabric is sewn using tenara gore thread that has a lifetime warranty that ensures no seam splitting unlike others that use a polyester thread.