Installing Grommets In Vinyl

Also install them in various sizes on tents awnings and other covers.

Installing grommets in vinyl.

Mark the desired location of the grommet. Then mark where you want the grommets to go on the fabric and punch a hole in those spots using a hole cutter and a hammer. To install grommets in fabric start by ironing some interfacing to the back of the fabric to help prevent the grommets from ripping out. Slide a wood block under the tarp mark and align the hole cutter over the mark.

They are made up of two parts the washer the flat ring and the grommet the indented inner ring. Install grommets on a hard surface that won t be damaged by scrap wood or misplaced hammering. Grommets have many uses in the world today you may see them used to hang vinyl banners or secure a tarp. Grommets or eyelets can be made from rubber plastic and metal.

Insert the tall half of the grommet through the hole from the underside. Repair an old tarp or make a new tarp more useful with extra lashing points by installing new grommets.