Pleated shade repair - DIY?
Anyone here attempted to do a DIY pleated shade repair? In my case the cord is broken. Here's a repair kit for Irvine shades. Just wondering how difficult a task this might be? Much easier to ju...
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schlep1967 wrote:
Not too difficult, but much easier if you repair it before it breaks. Ours was fraying but not broken. I just taped the new cords to the old ones and carefully pulled the new ones in place when the old ones were pulled out.
What works better for me is melting the ends then touching the melted ends together and rolling them between your finger and thumb. Results in a nicely welded joint. No, I never burned my fingers doing this. :B
Also works well if you have the two ends of the broken cord accessible.
