2020-12-04
BEFORE
AFTER
Tools You Might Need
1.Conventional Pliers 2.Needle Nose Pliers 3.Wire Cutters 4.Wire the consistency of a Paper Clip
If the resin strips in your wicker patio furniture are frayed, worn or cut, you can replace or repair them without too much effort or expense — and get a few more years out of the set. Check with the manufacturer for matching spare strips. If those aren’t available, you may have to paint the finished piece or touch up an undetectable area with the closest color you can find.Also teak wood collection and aluminum collection
1. Identify Damaged Wicker The first thing you need to do is assess the damage you want to repair and determine if simply re-weaving will do a satisfactory job. If the damaged wicker is easy to view, determine how extensive the damaged or missing wicker is. You want to have a good handle on what repairs you need to make.
2. Identify Wicker Material: Shape, Size & Color To prepare for replacement you need to identify what type of material you need along with the diameter and color of the wicker. Wicker can be manufactured using natural or synthetic resin materials. Whether you use natural or resin wicker, the style and size of the wicker can vary and so can the colors.
3.Cut a new resin strip to replace what you removed.
The new strip should be longer than the original — you’ll trim it later.
4.Paint or squeeze
Paint or squeeze non-quick-set resin epoxy in the empty space where the new strip will be woven. Use a small, disposable hobby paintbrush to work the epoxy into the weave. If you are using quick-set epoxy, skip this step.
5.Starting from the back or underside of the wicker patio furniture
poke the new resin strip into the open space and weave it through the piece, following the pattern of the original. Use a pair of needle-nose pliers to work the strip in and out of the plastic weave. End the weaving with the new strip on the underside or back of the wicker patio furniture
6.Glue the ends of the new strip in place with more epoxy.
Trim them to connect with the existing strips, if possible. Or tuck the raw ends in and under the weave so they are not visible from the front of the piece and secure them with epoxy.
7.Allow the epoxy to set and harden according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Touch up the repaired section to match the rest of the piece, if you were not able to find the identical color replacement strips. Badly damaged pieces with substantial repairs may require a complete repainting. Use paint designed for plastics and outdoor durability for your wicker patio furniture.
Summary After you have replaced each piece of damaged or missing reed, the weave should be tight, not too loose. Sometimes its indvitable to have a loose weave in a repair, but it much better to be loose than broken or missing. In most cases you will have repaired your wicker patio furniture with great success and you will feel pretty good that you learned how to repair it yourself and be surprised how good it looks.