Wow, they must have been big, angry hailstones.

Agree Luke! Imagine if it was an unfortunate bottom instead??.

I have been trying to come up with something worthwhile contributing.....but got nuthin!

Well, maybe. I was thinking electrical cord. Not the plastic stuff, the cotton lined chevron cord that you can get from specialty electrical suppliers.

Maybe even haberdashery stores who sell twines. Sme are elastic acted, so you have some flex, but I'd be more concerned you wee able to tension it well enou to handle those hail stones again.

If nothing else, atleast we've bumped it up to the top of he forums for others to make constructive suggestions.

Good luck

Thanks guys. Yes, the hail was huge! It cracked through our roof tiles and water ran through the ceiling in just about every room. Not fun. Still waiting for insurance repairs, but that's another story.

I like the idea of maybe using braided electrical cable or rock climbing/bungie rope, great ideas, but it will probably come down to cost and I imagine these would be too expensive. Haven't heard of elasticated twine before, sounds interesting.

That looks like one of our chairs from when we were manufacturing in Mexico about five years ago. You'll find that the vinyl that we are making in Canada now will not yellow and I highly doubt it would break in a hail storm (though it's quite surprising that our previous vinyl did). We could of course replace those chairs with new ones or we can also sell the vinyl cord if you'd like to try reweaving the chair yourself.

Paul

Innit Designs

Hi Paul, thanks for the comment. I'm the one who bought your lovely gold colour vinyl cord through Etsy. It arrived in LA super quickly and I brought it back to Australia in my carry on. The airport security checked it out and I had to explain what it was for! Restringing the chair will be a project for after Christmas. I'll post a photo when it's done. Thanks again.

Lovely job, don't leave it out in the sun.

Awesome job...well done!

Nice work! I'm happy Innit could be a part of your repair project. Your suggestion to other who may attempt the same project that they make a concerted effort to keep the bundle of cord nice and neat throughout the project is probably the most important lesson to take to heart.

Hi oskuee, we used about 1.5 rolls of this cable.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/178267606/vinyl-cord-vinyl-02-5mm-made-in-canada?ref=shop_home_feat_1

It looks great. How do you tie it off at the end to avoid it unravelling?

It's a bit difficult to explain, but we tucked the end back underneath the last few loops then pulled them tight and trimmed the end. The cord has a lot of grip when pulled tight. Check out the last photo.

I live in London and have just rescued an old, damaged Acapulco chair from my neighbour who was going to throw it away. I want to restring the chair, but I am struggling to find a company that supplies the correct PVC cord at a reasonable cost, i.e. one that is based in Europe (to cut down on shipping fees). I know about Innit, but they are Canadian. Can anyone recommend a European company that sells vinyl cording? Any help is gratefully received. P.S. Great renovation job by the way

gatkinson81, would this be suitable?

http://www.roffelsen.com/markten/sign-industrie/ronde-pees-voor-banners/?lang=en

@dohraime thanks for the suggestion but I think they only sell on an industrial/bulk scale. I did manage to find these guys, http://www.sauverlesmeubles.fr/ and hopefully I can convince them to ship to the UK as their website appears to suggest they only ship within France

Good luck!

We are able to ship our vinyl cord to Europe but we ship from Canada or USA, so it's more practical to order from us in Europe if you're restringing at least a couple of chairs or the equivalent.

I finally got my hands on some cord today, and I've got the same problem as you @blenderdesign, the cord is a lot thicker than the old cord. Unfortunately I cannot find one single decent video on the interwebs showing how to record an acapulco chair or how to work out the number of loops needed to get the spacing right. If anyone can help with this it would be much appreciated.

Have you tried gently heating the thicker cord with a hairdryer set on low?

@Roseann Malcuit Bleiwiess I have the same issue with my black one that I bought in May 2016. It has unraveled like yours. I was thinking of using glue to hold it in place. Even thought about Gorilla crazy glue or something. However I am going to try to see if there is anyway I can tuck it in.. Otherwise I will end up trying the glue route. Will keep you updated. If you already fixed yours do provide update.

I just restrung my broken Acapulco chair - using 9mm tow rope from bunnings - took 50m....its really strong and weather proof....will try 6mm next - 2.5 hrs total.