fixing flyscreens

Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008 at 21:14
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we have just bought an offroad Jayco, there are some slits in the flyscreens which need fixing , any suggestions please
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Reply By: PradOz - Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008 at 21:41

Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008 at 21:41
try on off cut piece first - if replacing whole screen cut inside the edge leaving around 2 - 3 cm. get new piece that overlaps opening. use a solder iron to fuse them together with a piece of metal on other side of screen to give you something to push against that conducts heat thru screen. dont hold on too long. same for small tear. cut piece larger than opening and fuse together. trim off when finished. try on scrap first to ensure you do it right. good luck...
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Reply By: Muzzgit [WA] - Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 00:19

Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 00:19
We bought an old Jayco years ago which had a few cuts in the flywire which had been sewn up with a needle and thread.

It was hard to see the repair until we'd had the camper for a while.
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Reply By: dublediff - Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 10:02

Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 10:02
The side screens come off fairly easily, at least on my golf camper. They are just stapled at the top and a rope rail type connection at the bottom. Then take them to a canvas repairer to have new screens fitted. Shouldn't cost too much depends on how you want the finished job to look. Cheers Eric.
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Reply By: hazo - Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:54

Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:54
Most caravan spares stores (Camec etc.) carry replacement screens to fit all standard windows.
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Reply By: Ianw - Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 21:05

Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 21:05
I used clear silicon to glue a patch of screen over the cuts. Simple, effective and not too ugly.
Ian
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