Installing Grommets In Vinyl

Slide a wood block under the tarp mark and align the hole cutter over the mark.

Installing grommets in vinyl.

Stack the grommet cloth and washer on the base tool. Grommets or eyelets can be made from rubber plastic and metal. They are made up of two parts the washer the flat ring and the grommet the indented inner ring. Grommets have many uses in the world today you may see them used to hang vinyl banners or secure a tarp.

Repair an old tarp or make a new tarp more useful with extra lashing points by installing new grommets. To install grommets in fabric start by ironing some interfacing to the back of the fabric to help prevent the grommets from ripping out. How to install grommets. Place the flaring tool over the top ring of the grommet and center the lower part of the grommet on the.

Install grommets on a hard surface that won t be damaged by scrap wood or misplaced hammering. 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.