Two Easy Ways Of Shrink Wrapping Outdoor Furniture
The shrink wrap usually refers to the film rolls that are specifically used to protect the furnishing items for moving purposes. The users use the sheeting to protect up the large-sized furnishing items from getting destroyed in the cold season. They can separately shrink wrap their furnishing items or then also stack together their furnishing items and then wrap them together as the bundle. If the users are using the sheeting for shrink wrapping their outdoor furnishing items then they are advised to make sure to keep the fire extinguisher near it and they must wear the heat-proof gloves as the user require to use the heat gun so as to shrink wrap their furnishing items & tighten them. The users can easily shrink wrap their outdoor furniture item at home by following the below-defined ways:
Way I: Arranging The Furniture
- Gather The Materials: Start by gathering up the materials that are required for performing this procedure like towel or furniture pad and Zip ties or tape.
- Clear The Area: Then clear all the outside areas where the users are going to perform this process. The users can use their yard or their patio area for their working process. They can also work on their porch if in case they are having a large space. Then they need to clean up their area so as to work and they also need to give themselves with near about 15 feet space so as to move freely. Then detach all the patio rugs, pots, and the fixtures that can bring difficulty in their way. If in case the users are using the film roll to wrap their furnishing item for the moving purpose then they won't require using the hot gun and they can perform this procedure in any indoor area. If in case they are working in their outer area and they are using the industrial wrap then they are advised not to perform this procedure on a windy day as it can be very difficult for them to wrap the furniture item.
- Separate Wrapping: Then they need to stand their furniture piece if in case they are wrapping them separately. The users can wrap their furnishing items separately or can stack them in a bundle. For separately wrapping the outdoor furnishing items the users need to stand their first furniture piece up and it will be adjusted normally.
- Stack Wrapping: In order to shrink wrap their table and the chair items in the stack, they need to place the blanket over the tabletop and then place the chairs towards its upside-down area. If in case the users are having the umbrella then they need to leave it on the table and then bring down the pole and then wrap down the rubber bands all around the surface of the umbrella so as to prevent it from unbinding while they are working. If in case the users are having the small-sized items then they can place them under the chair or table that the users are stacking.
- Tie Up The Items: Then the users need to tie up their furnishing items so as to protect them if they are stacking them. They can use the cords or the zip ties so as to secure them with one another. They need to connect up the armchairs by fastening up the different seats of the armrests with one another and similarly fasten up the legs of the furniture items with other furniture legs. They need to tightly fasten up their items so that they won't get a slide or won't fall down during the bad weather conditions.
Way II: Using The Moving Wrap
- Gathering The Items: Start by gathering up the materials that are required for performing this task like furniture pad and the shrinkwrap for moving purposes.
- Buy The Shrink Roll: The users need to purchase the shrink wrap roll at their nearby store or at any online store. The moving shrinkwraps usually come in the rolls and is having the two handles at each of its ends. This wrap is also considered as another plastic wrap version and these wraps are not that much costly.
- Wrap The Blanket: Then they need to wrap the blanket or the pad all around the furniture surface so as to protect them. If in case the users want to protect their furnishing items then they need to wrap the large blanket or the towel all around the furnishing items. The cloth will protect the furnishing items from getting damaged or scratched.
- Affix The Film: After that, detach the film and then press it adjacent to the furnishing items without trimming it. The users need to take off the corner from the film and then press it adjacent to the furniture item surface. The users are advised not to use many sheets of the film until they won't necessarily require them.
- Wrap The Film: The users need to wrap down the film to the entire surface of the furniture item by simply rolling it. Once the users affix one corner to the furniture surface then they need to take off their hands from the roll and then start to walk down the roll all around the furniture surface. The users need to keep on wrapping the furnishing item until it is not fully protected.
- Trim The Shrink Wrap: Once each portion of the furnishing item is wrapped then they need to trim off the shrink wrap and then press it downwards to the furniture surface and to trim that the users need to use the scissors or the small knife as well. The plastic film can easily adhere to any surface and it does not require any heat gun to shrink-wrap it.
- Repeat The Procedure: If in case the users are wrapping the furnishing items separately then they need to repeat the same procedure while wrapping down the other furnishing items.