Replacing The Nylon Or Plastic Webbing On Lounge Chairs
The webbing on outdoor chairs gradually disintegrates, whether it is composed of vinyl, nylon, or another substance. Nylon is prone to fraying and vinyl to stretching due to exposure to sunshine, the elements, and everyday usage. In order to repair a chair, the old webbing must be taken out and replaced with new webbing because chair frames often remain sturdy. Purchase replacement items at home improvement or hardware stores.
Nylon Or Woven, Plastic-based Webbing
- Take out the worn-out webbing. To remove the fastener, unscrew it or use pliers or a screwdriver to pry it out.
- Use the old webbing as a pattern to cut a new piece by stretching it across a flat surface. If the old webbing is too ragged or stretched out to serve as a useful template, weave a fresh section of webbing onto the chair, allowing it to hang over the sides by 2 inches, and then cut the fresh piece with scissors.
- Weave the new fabric in place, crossing it over and beneath the webbing. In a manner similar to how you would fold paper to build the nose of a paper airplane, fold each corner of the new webbing to form a triangle at each end.
- Each folded end should have a hole drilled through it, and the new fastener should be inserted through the hole and into the chair frame. To install fresh fasteners, tap them in with a hammer; to install machine screws, twist them in.
Vinyl Straps
- Make use of pliers or a screwdriver to pry the fastener away from a broken vinyl strap. Keep track of whether the old strap was fastened to the chair frame with one or two wraps. On the chair where the old strap was, measure from screw hole to screw hole. Because you can wrap a fabric tape measure around the frame in the same way the old strap was secured, it works perfectly.
- Add 1 inch after multiplying by.9 the measurement. This approach takes into account future vinyl stretching. Once you've finished the task, trim the corners off of each end of the new strap to assist polish the look. At a distance of about 1/2 inch from either end of the strap, punch or drill a hole there.
- To soften the strap, soak it for about five minutes in boiling water. With a pair of tongs, remove the vinyl strap from the water. Each hole will now have a new fastener, and one will fit into the chair frame. The vinyl strap should be wrapped similarly to the existing strap. Because the vinyl will still be hot from the boiling water, gloves may be necessary.
- Stretch the strap to the opposite side of the chair's frame. Twice or once wrap. If you choose to wrap twice, start by wrapping to the side of the fastener's intended insertion point and finish by wrapping up to it. In the frame, firmly tap the new fastener into position. To complete the task, slid the first wrap over the second one.