To keep aluminum screens from pitting, clean them outdoors (never indoors) with kerosene. Dip a rag in the kerosene and ruh both sides of the mesh and the frames, then wipe off the excess. This is a particularly good rust inhibitor for older screens. (Since kerosene is highly flam¬mable, it should always be stored in small amounts in a cool place.)
To repair a small tear in a wire window screen, push the wire strands back into place with an ice pick. If the hole doesn't close completely, brush clear nail polish or shellac sparingly across the remaining opening. Let the sealer dry, and reapply until the pinhole is transparently sealed. (Be careful not to let any sealer run down the screen; immediately blot any excess.)
Clean awnings in the direction of the seam, not against it. As fabric awnings age, their seams weaken.
You can rejuvenate faded canvas awnings with a special paint available from awning dealers or paint stores. To close a large hole in a window screen, cut a patch from a scrap piece of screening of the same type as the damaged screen. Zigzag stitch the patch into place, and then apply clear nail polish to the stitching.
If there's a clean cut or tear in a window screen, you can stitch it together. Use a long needle and a strong nylon thread or a fine wire. Zigzag stitch across the cut, being careful not to pull the thread or wire so tight that the patch puckers. After stretching apply clear nail polish to keep the thread or wire from pulling loose.
To repair fiberglass screening, lay a fiberglass patch over the hole or tearwith a piece offoil over it, and run a hot iron around the edges; the heat fuses the patch to the screen. The foil prevents the iron from touching the screen directly. Lower rolled-up awnings after a storm to allow them to dry.
To repair a small tear in a wire window screen, push the wire strands back into place with an ice pick. If the hole doesn't close completely, brush clear nail polish or shellac sparingly across the remaining opening. Let the sealer dry, and reapply until the pinhole is transparently sealed. (Be careful not to let any sealer run down the screen; immediately blot any excess.)
Clean awnings in the direction of the seam, not against it. As fabric awnings age, their seams weaken.
You can rejuvenate faded canvas awnings with a special paint available from awning dealers or paint stores. To close a large hole in a window screen, cut a patch from a scrap piece of screening of the same type as the damaged screen. Zigzag stitch the patch into place, and then apply clear nail polish to the stitching.
If there's a clean cut or tear in a window screen, you can stitch it together. Use a long needle and a strong nylon thread or a fine wire. Zigzag stitch across the cut, being careful not to pull the thread or wire so tight that the patch puckers. After stretching apply clear nail polish to keep the thread or wire from pulling loose.
To repair fiberglass screening, lay a fiberglass patch over the hole or tearwith a piece offoil over it, and run a hot iron around the edges; the heat fuses the patch to the screen. The foil prevents the iron from touching the screen directly. Lower rolled-up awnings after a storm to allow them to dry.
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