When to Use Chemscreen (Mesh)

Chemscreen is a mesh that can be used to add strength to a vinyl repair. If the repair is on a surface that will hold a lot of weight (ex. seat or armrest), then you will want to add Chemscreen. So, how do you do that?

1. Clean with a waterborne cleaner (ex. XXX Universal Cleaner or SEM Soap) and prep (ex. Vinyl Prep) your surface.
2. Cut your backing fabric 1/8" bigger than your repair and put it under the cut/hole shiny side up.
3. Use heat along the edges to adhere it.
4. Add a thin layer of vinyl compound (ex. Vinyl Hyde).
5. Cut your Chemscreen to the size of your repair and put it on top of your compound.
6. Add another thin layer of compound on top of the Chemscreen.
7. Use heat to cure the compound then impress a grain.
8. Keep adding layers of compound, curing and impressing a grain, until the repair is level to the original surface.

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