How to Get Wrinkles out of Your Patio Screen
So you are trying to put patio screen in yourself and for some reason you cannot get the wrinkles out. What do you do now. Fiberglass screen is somewhat like cloth, (in fact, it is called screen cloth by the manufacture). So you treat the screen a little like cloth, even though you may not know anything about cloth or sewing (ask your wife, she can tell you).
Now, back to getting the wrinkles out. Cut a section of screen about an inch larger than the space you are going to put the screen. Cut 12-15 pieces of spline (rubber like cord that keeps the screen in place) that are about 2 inches long each. Use the 2 inch pieces of spline to tack the screen in place. It is sort of like basting a seam in a dress before it is sewed. Or even like pins to hold something togather before you sew it togather. The 2 inch tacking pieces do not have to be the same size spline as the permanent spline you will use, it can be a little smaller.
The screen is now in place with the little spline tacking pieces. Next you cut the permanent spline about 2-3 inches longer than what you think you need for that side you are working on. First do the top side of the screen. Roll the spline in from one side to the other, taking the tacking pieces out as you go.
Do the top first then each side the same way and then the bottom. Since the screen is tacked in place before you put the permanent spline in place, your screen will not wrinkle, and if it does wrinkle a little bit, just smothe it out as you go along.
Good Luck.
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