How to Repair or Replace Fiberglass Tent Poles

Fiberglass rods are still common in many tents, as while fiberglass may be heavier, it is usually cheaper than aluminum or other materials.When over-Cracks or breakage of fiberglass rather than bending, but patching of fiberglass is usually enough to adequately repair damaged tent poles.If not, a variety of manufacturers can offer replacement tent pole kits.Description difficulty: carry out a moderate easy inspection of the broken tent pole and decide whether it can be repaired and whether it is worth trouble.If it is not worth repairing, please order a replacement kit for fiberglass tent poles such as those provided by snow Pine Creek, Eureka, Coleman, texport and other manufacturers.Throw away any small piece of fiberglass left during the break.Only most of the broken bars are kept for repair.If any, cut off the rough edges around the tent pole break with a saw or knife.Polish the broken perimeter on the tent rod with a drill bit and a sanding cartridge.When you grind the perimeter into a concave angle.Fix the broken part of the rod together with acrylic resinbased glue.This is only a temporary measure to hold the rod together when you patch the fiberglass break, and does not mean it is permanent.Before proceeding, allow the glue to dry as indicated on the label.Cut four fiberglass patches for each hole, or break from the patch cloth, each patch is slightly larger than the hole it is going to patch.Then cut a piece of cloth for each large enough hole and lay it on the holeto-be-Repair and wrap the whole pole.For cracks all you need is the final packagearound cloth.Make the resin according to the instructions in the fiberglass repair kit.Apply the resin to each patch cloth, then put it on the hole, one on the other and plug the hole.Then apply it on the final packageWrap around the hole on the cloth and outside the pole.For cracks on the tent Rod, skip wrapping the whole rod around the break point.Grind excess fiberglass from the repair work with an electric sander.However, since it is a good job to fix the tent pole, don\'t worry about making the patch completely flush with the pole.It would be enough if the pole could fit in your tent.Prompt and warning articles written by Edwin Thomas have been written since 1997.His work appears in a variety of online publications, including Black Watch, Proboxing-Fans and othersThomas, a travel blogger, editor and writer, traveled from Argentina to Vietnam to find stories.He holds a master\'s degree in international affairs from an American university.

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