by Jana Dechiro
Is there a way to replace the material on a metal patio rocking chair?
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The chair is rivited together and there is no way to get the material off unless you take it all apart. Then how do you get it back together. It’s ripped at the bottom only.
This is where the rip is.
Make new seat and use velcro to attach it.
if you dont wanna take it apart and just want to cover over existing fabric so u keep the cushion part and actually have a little more integrity you could pattern the fabric starting rectangle shape...then decide where you need to wrap aroubd or over areas and as previously stated you can use velcro (industrial so its good lol) and go that way.
I think I understood you to ask how to get the chair back together after taking it apart TO replace cover. In answer to that part of the question, using the smallest drill bit closest to same size as the river STEM going thru chair metal, drill out head of rivet so that rivet can be removed. Using this technique, take chair apart. Replace cover however you choose.
To put chair back together, you can buy a pop rivet tool at most home improvement stores & the replacement rivets. That's one method to put chair back together.
Alternative method to put chair back together is to get screws or bolts & nuts with lock washers (separate lock washers & nuts or the 1-PC lock washer & nut combo in 1 piece) either will work. Get size bolt or screw that best fits holes in metal pieces. Using this method will make it easier should you ever decide to recover the chairs agai in the future.
Hope this helps you take the chairs apart & put them back together.