How To Repair Awning Rail On Caravan

It s hard not to bend it at all when removing it but if your careful you can gently bend it back into shape.

How to repair awning rail on caravan.

Remove the crew holding the awning spline in place in the sail track. From the reliable folks at coverandcarry we have first the awning rail brush and lubricant. It fits snugly and by screwing one end of the rail down to a flat board it can be slowly teased into shape. This is a catch all style kit that means you can give the awning rail and tracks a brush out to clean them before using the lubricant to make threading it on easier.

You can bend awning rail with a plastic number plate inserted into the awning channel. Now remove the self tapping screws that hold the spline in the sail track on the caravan wall. Just draw the shape you require onto cardboard and bend slowly to match template. I fit an awning rail to the back of the motorhome to help in securing our new outdoor revolution air awning.

It s going to make a big difference having a bit. Before you go any further make sure you have something soft to place the roll on when it is removed from the caravan so the new vinyl is not damaged while fitting it to the roll.