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Motor home snap in curtains9/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than have your upholstery here longer than necessary, you can drop it off to us nearer the time that we are about to start work on your items.Ĭontrary to what you may think, and what is sometimes written elsewhere, the QUALITY of foam and its FIRMNESS are two completely separate aspects. If you prefer, or if all our available slots for leaving your van here are already booked-up, then you can just drop off all the items for us to work on, without leaving your van here. Option 2: JUST DROPPING OFF YOUR CAB SEATS AND UPHOLSTERY TO US We have your van here for 2 weeks, enabling us to take the time to do everything you have asked for calmly and with a great attention to detail. We have always believed, in over 35 years that we’ve been doing this work, we should give each order all the time it deserves and therefore we give our experienced staff many days, rather than hours, to complete the job to the highest possible standard. We purposely don’t offer a ‘Done in a Day’ service. If you wish, you can book a ‘slot’ for you to leave your motorhome with us while we carry out all the work you would like to have done. If you decide to place an order with us, we can book a future 'slot' for you in our production schedule. This is all done in a friendly, no-pressure manner by our staff, who are all non-commission, by the way! Our experienced and friendly staff can then explain by email or phone all the various motorhome upholstery options open to you and how these effect the overall cost of what you're thinking of having done. If you would like a price for your particular Motorhome, please just email us images of your interior and an idea of what you are thinking having done. To view our 20+ Printed Polyester Washable loose cover fabrics… Click Here FINDING OUT MORE… Please note that we do not make motorhome cab seat covers in these fabrics.Although lighter weight than our upholstery fabrics, they are still hard wearing. You have a choice of 30 Printed 100% Polyester Machine Washable fabrics.Don't be afraid to change your RV to fit your lifestyle and tastes. Prefer a different material? Want to do a little decorating? Want to add blackout material to the back? You can use the original curtains as a pattern. If you are faced with some major curtain repairs consider making changes at the same time. RV stores carry a Snap Kit that has the tools and the parts to replace individual snaps. Enjoy!Īnother common curtain failure is the snaps. Now you are ready to rehang your clean and repaired curtains. It is possible to hand sew if you don't have a sewing machine, but it is a quick job on a machine. You will need a zipper foot to clear the clip when sewing the glide tape to the curtain. This photo shows about an inch of overlap. The overlap should be about 1/2 to 1 inch. Put the new piece of tape over the exiting piece. ![]() Then cut a piece of new glide tape that will slightly overlap the existing tape. Allow about 1.5 inches on either side of the torn clip. Cut out the damaged section of glide tape If you don't have a thread ripper buy one up at a fabric store - they're cheap and very handy for this task. It is not necessary to replace the entire strip of glide tape, just replace the damaged section. Use a thread ripper to remove the stitches in the damaged area. ![]() It can be purchased by the yard at Rip Out Threads in Damaged Section No more repairs needed! Should you replace the curtains or need to replace an entire strip, I highly recommend getting some of it. This will not age and tear like the vinyl tape. However, thanks to one resourceful member of the Roadtrek Yahoo Group we learned that the stuff was also available as a cloth webbing with the clips riveted to the webbing. It matches the stuff Roadtrek used perfectly – a clear vinyl strip with clips riveted to it. Glide tape is available at Camping World and other RV stores. If in doubt wash in cold water and hang to dry. Although we have not had any trouble with curtain shrinkage for this type of curtain – and we run through the normal warm washer, hot dryer cycles – yours may be different. This is fairly simple repair, and it gives you an excuse to wash the curtains. Unfortunately the plastic glide tape becomes brittle with age and eventually will tear at one or more of the clips, requiring a replacement of a section of glide tape. The glide tape that holds the clips that slide on the track are sewn to the curtains. Roadtrek uses a curtain track common to many RVs. One of the common repairs is fixing the curtains. Typical Glide Tape damage – clip partly torn from tape Adjusting the closet latch, replacing the shower curtain, cutting a piece of Reflectix for the stove vent, etc. All those little things that we have been put ting off since the last trip need to be dealt with now. The temperature outside is in the negative digits as we ready the Roadtrek for a trip south. Home » Blog » RV Equipment/Tips » How Tos » RV Curtain Repair ![]()
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