How To Bend Awning Rail

Remove the original rail from the ply and then screw the new universal to the board working it round the marked out bends as you go.

How to bend awning rail.

We decided to use awning track as opposed to snaps because the track gives a smooth finished look and is watertight. Be sure to put either and old number plate or a piece of wall board ply in the awning channel because it will try and close up when you bend it. For a more versatile curving awning track try flex a rail. To bend the track towards the flange cut in a v shape.

Awning rails do bend quite easly here s one i managed to bend back into shape. I would try warming the rail and if you need to add a curve either find something the size of the curve that you can gently bend it around or just gently bend it by hand. The main issue if your rail height is lower than the minimum level is the tunnel cowl may not be tight enough to prevent pooling of water on top of it due to the looseness of the cowl this is normally overcome by use of tension straps built in to the side of the cowl at the top but this would be assuming the height stated. We used flex a rail awning track for this application.

Using a hacksaw carefully saw slits in the flange of the awning track. I then applied my 190 lbs to the center by standing on the tube. If you want to bend the track away from the flange slits are fine. This track was made specifically to bend and can curve in any direction.

If you want to bend the track away from the flange slits are fine. This track was made specifically to bend and can curve in any direction. I haven t had to bend a new rail from scratch but that s how i d try to do it. Using a hacksaw carefully saw slits in the flange of the awning track.

The straight bit along the top is no problem the bends required for a caravan awning is the real problem. You can move the awning further away but that would then leave a. For a more versatile curving awning track try flex a rail. I removed the tube placing it on the the ground with the curved part up with each end resting on a 4 by 4 scrap lumber.

That was enough to remove about 1 2 of the bend but no more. I had a slightly bent about 1 1 2 inch curve awning frame tube on a trailer i bought used.