Installing Grommets In Vinyl

Repair an old tarp or make a new tarp more useful with extra lashing points by installing new grommets.

Installing grommets in vinyl.

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. Place the flaring tool over the top ring of the grommet and center the lower part of the grommet on the. Grommets or eyelets can be made from rubber plastic and metal. Insert the tall half of the grommet through the hole from the underside.

Slide a wood block under the tarp mark and align the hole cutter over the mark. Install grommets on a hard surface that won t be damaged by scrap wood or misplaced hammering. Also install them in various sizes on tents awnings and other covers. They are made up of two parts the washer the flat ring and the grommet the indented inner ring.

Mark the desired location of the grommet. Grommets have many uses in the world today you may see them used to hang vinyl banners or secure a tarp.