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Awning Repair, Re-Cover & Replacement Covers.

A good aluminum frame outlives the fabric on it. When the cover is faded, torn, or your sponsors have changed, DMP re-covers and repairs custom fixed-frame trailer awnings — any brand of frame, including orphaned units from shops that have closed. Built and re-skinned in-house in Little Falls, MN and shipped back to you nationwide.

The frame is the expensive part, and a well-built A-frame will run for years. The fabric is what takes the sun, the wind, and the miles — so a re-cover is often all your rig really needs. Send us the frame you've got and we'll build a fresh cover to fit it, machined, sewn, and printed under the same roof, so the new skin lines up the way the old one should have.

// Read this first — custom frames onlyDMP works on custom fixed-frame trailer awnings. We do not repair, re-cover, or service RV roll-up, retractable, or spring-arm awnings — Solera, Dometic, Carefree, Lippert and the like. If that's what you've got, an RV dealer or awning-repair shop is the right call. If you're not sure which you have, send us a photo and we'll tell you straight.
01 — What we re-cover & repair

Give the frame a second life.

If it's a custom fixed-frame awning, chances are we can bring it back — whether we built it or not.

  • Re-cover existing frames. A brand-new cover cut and sewn to fit the A-frame you already own — faded, weathered, or sun-rotted fabric replaced with fresh material.
  • Orphaned awnings welcome. Bought a rig with an awning from a shop that's since closed? Send it in — we don't have to be the original builder to re-skin it.
  • Seasonal sponsor re-skins. New sponsors, new colors, or a new team identity? We reprint the cover so the rig looks current without touching the hardware.
  • Repairs to fabric & seams. Clean tears, worn edges, tired zippers, and pull points get evaluated and fixed where a repair makes sense.
  • Replacement hardware. Missing or worn billet brackets, plates, stainless fasteners, and zipper components sourced or machined to match.
  • A fresh storage bag. New one-piece zipper and fabric storage bag so the whole setup packs up clean again for the road.
02 — Seasonal re-skins

New sponsors, same frame.

Your hardware doesn't change when your backers do. Your graphics should.

Sponsor lineups shift from season to season, and a race, hospitality, or vendor awning is prime billboard space. Rather than rebuild the whole rig, we pull a fresh cover and run your new artwork through the same in-house large-format printing that puts graphics on our new builds — sharp, full-color, and consistent with your banners and trailer wrap.

Because we design, fabricate, sew, and print in one building, a re-skin is a repeatable, once-a-season job. Keep the frame you trust, update the look, and roll into the new schedule with current sponsors overhead. Bring print-ready art or start from a concept — our design team takes it the rest of the way.

  • Full-color reprints that match your current wrap and signage.
  • Keep the hardware — only the fabric and graphics change.
  • Recurring, on your schedule so the rig never looks a season behind.
DMP large-format printer running new sponsor graphics for a trailer awning re-cover
03 — Repair or replace?

Patch it, or re-cover it.

Not every problem needs a new cover, and not every problem can be patched. Here's how we think about it.

General guidance — send photos and we'll give you an honest read on your specific awning.
What's wrongUsually a repairUsually a re-cover
Small, clean tear away from a seamPatchableNot yet
Worn or blown-out seamsRarely worth itRe-cover
Fabric faded, chalky, or sun-rottedNoRe-cover
Failed or separated zipperOften repairableDepends
Multiple tears or brittle materialPast patchingRe-cover
Bent or cracked frame / hardwareRepair or replace partsFrame work, not fabric
// Straight answerIf a patch will hold and get you through the season, we'll tell you. If the fabric is failing and a patch is just money down the drain, we'll tell you that too. Either way, you get an honest call before any work starts — start here.
04 — How ship-in works

Photos to fresh cover.

A simple ship-in workflow that works no matter where in the country you run.

Close detail of a finished DMP custom awning cover after a re-cover
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Send Photos & Measurements

Show us the frame and the fabric, with a few key dimensions. Our measure & install guide walks you through what to capture.

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We Quote It

We review the photos, confirm repair vs. re-cover, work up your graphics if you're re-skinning, and send a clear, no-obligation quote.

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Build The Cover

Once you're set, we cut, sew, and print the new cover — and machine any replacement hardware — in-house in Little Falls.

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Ship It Back

Your new cover ships to you with a fresh storage bag, ready to zip onto the frame and roll to the next stop.

In most cases you don't need to ship the whole frame — good photos and accurate measurements are enough for us to build a cover that fits. When a repair calls for the hardware in hand, we'll say so up front.

05 — What we don't do

RV roll-ups aren't our lane.

We'd rather point you to the right shop than take on work we don't build for.

// NoteDMP does not sell, install, service, re-cover, or repair RV roll-up, retractable, or spring-arm awnings — the kind with a roller tube and spring arms you find on motorhomes and travel trailers (Solera, Dometic, Carefree, Lippert). Those are a different animal from a custom fixed-frame build, and an RV dealer or dedicated RV-awning shop will take better care of you. Worth knowing: spring-arm RV awnings are generally rated to hold up in only light wind — often around 20–25 mph — which is exactly why racers and vendors come to us for a heavy fixed-frame awning instead. If you want to compare the two, our race trailer awnings page lays out how a DMP build is different.
06 — FAQ

Repair & re-cover questions.

The things owners ask us most before they ship a frame in.

Can you re-cover an awning frame you didn't build?+

Yes. We re-cover custom fixed-frame trailer awnings of any brand, including orphaned units from shops that have since closed. Send photos and a few measurements and we'll build a fresh cover to fit the frame you already own. Start on the quote form.

Do you repair or re-cover RV roll-up and retractable awnings?+

No. DMP does not repair, re-cover, or service RV roll-up, retractable, or spring-arm awnings — Solera, Dometic, Carefree, Lippert and similar. Those belong at an RV dealer or a dedicated RV-awning shop. We only work on custom fixed-frame awnings.

Should I repair my cover or replace it?+

A small, clean tear away from a seam can often be patched. Blown seams, faded or brittle fabric, or several tears usually mean it's time for a re-cover — a patch there is just money down the drain. Send us photos and we'll give you an honest read before any work starts.

Can you re-skin my awning with new sponsor graphics each season?+

Absolutely — it's one of the most common jobs we do. We keep your frame and build a fresh cover with your updated sponsors and colors on our in-house large-format printers, matched to your wrap and banners. It's a repeatable, once-a-season update.

Do I have to ship the whole frame in?+

Usually not. Good photos and accurate measurements are enough for us to build a cover that fits. Some hardware repairs do call for the parts in hand — if yours does, we'll tell you when we quote it. Get in touch and we'll sort out the details.

Old frame, fresh cover.

Send us photos and measurements of your custom fixed-frame awning and we'll spec a re-cover, repair, or seasonal re-skin — built and shipped from our shop to yours.

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