Re: Rebuilding the Day/Night shades with Wire
My side door day/night shade gave up the ghost late last year and I finally got around to fixing it about two months ago using the 50# fishing line. As mentioned, it's pretty easy to do.
For the knots, I tied half a Double Fisherman's loop to the spring at the top and a simple Overhand Knot at the bottom. As a Rope Rescue Technician, the knots were a no brainer for me but others might find it a little more challenging. You could also try using a Figure 8 Follow Through loop.
Double Fisherman's
Figure 8 Follow Through
Overhand Knot
The slide of the shade feels much smoother with the fishing line. Time will tell how well it holds up but it was easy enough to fix that I'm not too concerned. On a side note, I did a load test on the original shade cord to find out how strong it is. It failed at 52# so in that regard the 50# fishing line is comparable.
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