Replacement straps must be heated in order to stretch them onto the furniture frame. We recommend that you wear gloves to protect your hands.
Step 1: Heat the Vinyl Strap
Heat a large pot of water to just under the boiling point. Roll a strap and heat it in the pot for approximately two minutes.
Remove the strap with a pair of tongs, and dry it with a towel.
Step 2A: Strapping for Single-Wrap Method
Push a single-wrap pin through each end of the vinyl strap. Position one end of the strap at a hole on the frame. Push the pin through the hole until it locks (Figure 1A). Stretch the strap around the front to the corresponding hole on the other side of the furniture (Figure 2A); push the remaining pin through the hole on the backside of the frame, and lock it into place (Figure 3A).
FIGURE 1A
FIGURE 2A
FIGURE 3A
Step 2B: Strapping for Double-Wrap Method
Stretch the strap around the front to the other side of the furniture below the corresponding hole (Figure 2B), then wrap around the frame upward towards the hole (Figure 3B). Push the pin into the hole (Figure 4B). Adjust the strap (Figures 5B and 6B).
FIGURE 1B
FIGURE 2B
FIGURE 3B
FIGURE 4B
FIGURE 5B
FIGURE 6B
FIGURE 7B
FIGURE 8B
Selecting a Color
Vinyl strap is available in assorted colors and widths as well as 50-, 100- and 200-foot rolls and pre-cut/hole punched. Please go to Colors for availability. Because computer monitors are notoriously inaccurate for color, Patio Furniture Supplies recommends you order color samples before ordering vinyl rolls or pre-cut straps.