How to Repair Small Holes in Window Screens
Small holes in window screens do not pose much of a problem until the point when tiny insects start to make their way indoors through those small window screen holes. As a matter of fact, you may not have even noticed those small holes before that time. Fortunately, repairing small holes in a window screen is a very easy job for which you will not require any specialised tools or repairing skills.
Things Required:
– WD-40
– Toothbrush
– Soap
– Water
– Bucket
– Brush with hard bristles
– Household cement, fingernail polish or epoxy
– Small paint brush
Instructions
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Before you start repairing holes in the window screen, you need to detach if from the windowsill. There are various ways in which a screen can be held to a windowsill. Plunger pins located on the interior edges of the screen may be holding it in place. If that is the case, simply pull the plunger pins by grabbing them between your index finger and thumb. If the plunger pins do not give way, squirt a few drops of WD-40 onto the pins and scrub with a toothbrush.
Some window screens are spring loaded in which case, look for a finger lift or an arrow sign around the edges of the screen. Push the screen at those signs to pop it out. If none of these two ways was used to hold the screen to the window frame, consider pulling or sliding the screen.
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Prepare a mixture of soap and water in a bucket. Wash the window screen with this soapy mixture while scrubbing it with a brush with hard bristles. This will get rid of any dirt or dust accumulated on the screen, making the repair work more easy and effective. Allow the window screen to dry completely.
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On all the small holes in the window screen, liberally apply a coat of household cement, fingernail polish or epoxy with a small paint brush and leave it to dry for at least one hour. During this time, the material that you used to block the holes in the screen will harden completely.
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Finally, reinstall the detached window screen to its original location. You have successfully repaired the small holes in the window screen.
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