Installing Grommets In Vinyl

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

Installing grommets in vinyl.

Install grommets on a hard surface that won t be damaged by scrap wood or misplaced hammering. How to install grommets. Mark the desired location of the grommet. Repair an old tarp or make a new tarp more useful with extra lashing points by installing new grommets.

Also install them in various sizes on tents awnings and other covers. Slide a wood block under the tarp mark and align the hole cutter over the mark. 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. They are made up of two parts the washer the flat ring and the grommet the indented inner ring.

Insert the tall half of the grommet through the hole from the underside. To install grommets in fabric start by ironing some interfacing to the back of the fabric to help prevent the grommets from ripping out.