How To Repair A Leaking Awning

Put leather gloves on to protect from cuts while working with the aluminum awning.

How to repair a leaking awning.

Identify the source of the leak. To repair the main support beam you would have to take it out once the awning had been lowered. Therefore if you did this leak test and the next morning found it was one of the main support beams which was leaking your best bet is to try and leave the repair until after you take the awning down. Follow the same procedure as for rips in the fabric body cutting your repair fabric long enough and wide enough to extend beyond the rip.

Hopefully its not a bad leak. They dry quickly won t shrink and won t fade in. Fabric seams that leak are annoying and sometimes costly yet so simple to fix. Clean away rust with a wire brush and replace the old screws with stainless.

Glue it in place from the underside pressing it well. How to fix a leaking aluminum awning. Clean the awning surface to remove any dirt or grease with a general cleaner such as dish soap. Apply the permanent fix.

Step 2 clean any grime and or rust off the aluminum awning with a wire block brush to have a clean surface for the patch to stick against. Unlace the awning far enough that you can lift up the corner. Apply a temporary fix until you can make a permanent fix. This little bottle of seam sealer from iosso products simply sponges on to create an invisible barrier sealing out water without altering the color or feel of the material.

Polyether based sealants are water based and so emit little to no odor. Place a ladder next to the aluminum awning. Do not lace the awning corner back on until the glue has set up completely. It s pretty neat and good to keep handy for your rv or boat or camping gear.

But test the process. Remove any screws located near the leak using a screwdriver.