How to repair large tear in Roof tent fley net?

[sfinnie]

A sorry tale.

We had a small tear in the fly net. Thought, "must fix that before it gets bigger". Tried to sew it up. Which failed miserably, and made a much larger rip when we put the roof up next time (stitching perhaps overstretched mesh?).

Anyway: we now have a large, cross-shaped tear: approx 2-3 feet wide and 1-2 feet high.

Very grateful for any suggestions on how to fix. Currently held together with gaffa tape which, while functional, isn't the most visually attractive. I'm thinking it's too large to fix with any kind of tape/"wondaweb" type thing.

Thinking/hoping it's possible to get hold of new mesh and stick into seams, so basically replacing whole panel? Or any other suggestions?

Looking to get Bella (our Bongo) back into tip-top shape ahead of the camping season!

Thanks for any suggestions.

- S.

[Northern Bongolow]

look for a product called tenacious tape.available from camping type places.almost clear and stick like s*it. ,we used it with great success.

[longhaul8]

loads of it on flea bay

[sfinnie]

Thanks for replies.

Will buy some tenacious tape - even if it doesn't work, it's no great loss at £6 or so.

Would still be interested to know if it's possible to buy mesh panels. Even if it can be fixed with tape, still think it's going to look a bit unisightly. Any pointers to mesh suppliers / other suggestions?

Thx.

[B*Witched Blingo]

Here you go

Have a chat with these chaps in Lancashire http://www.tentvaletingservices.co.uk/

MOTOR HOME ROOF CLOTHS T5 & T4
WE NOW MANUFACTURE / SUPPLY AND FIT T5 ROOF CLOTHS
SIMILAR TO THE ONES BELOW
RING GRAHAM ON 01204 708131 OR 07973 931379 FOR MORE INFO

[sfinnie]

Thanks B*Witched Blingo, will give them a call.

- S.

[umbongocat]

Good luck... our first Bongo was called Bella...

[chipvan]

or a sail maker will repair that,