Screen Patch Repair Kit, Upgraded Door Window Screen Repair Tape Fiberglass Covering Mesh Tape Strong Adhesive Seal for Repair Holes Tears(2"x79.4")

I’ll get right to the point. This is an excellent product! My family loves to feed squirrels peanuts. Squirrels love to eat peanuts. Squirrels eat a lot of peanuts, and they’re not ashamed to accept, no, make that demand, handouts. Now, it’s one thing that peanuts attract squirrels, but, as it turns out, they also attract moths. Squirrels at least look cute, but moths, not so much. While the moths were busy making holes in our clothes, squirrels were busy making holes in our nylon window screens. We eventually ended the squirrels food stamp program, leaving them to shop elsewhere for handouts. Then it was just a matter of repairing the holes in our window screens. The Magzo Screen Patch Repair Kit turned out to be an excellent solution to the problem. I was a little worried when the kit arrived, because it came with a spool of thin, monofilament thread, and a hooked sewing needle, and a roll of adhesive screen patch. What it didn’t come with was user instructions. Although I knew the screen patch had adhesive on one side, I was initially concerned that the adhesive wasn’t meant to be strong enough to permanently hold the patch in place, and I was afraid that I’d have to “Betsy Ross” the screen patch to keep it in place the screen. As it turned out, I didn’t have cause to worry; the adhesive was more than strong enough to hold the patch firmly in place. I’m not sure why Magzo includes the thread and needle in the kit; maybe it’s intended to suture the holes in our head, for feeding squirrels and moths.

I was planning to replace the screen on my slider door since the tear was around five inch long and an inch wide. Fortunately, I came across this screen repair kit on Amazon. It worked great! The adhesive material is very strong and the overall look of the patch on the existing screen is not bad. I decided to use the patch material on several other tears in a window screen. One tear was pulled open, so I used the curved needle and nylon thread to pull and sew the existing screen closer together before applying the patch material. I used a flat piece of wood as the backing while applying hand pressure to the patch material with the existing screen. This approach helped ensure the adhesive material stayed secure to the existing screen without leaving any ripples. I would definitely purchase this material again to perform repairs on screens! The repair helped save me the time and cost of replacing the screens.

I am torn between 4 and 5 stars. (Torn ... get it? Ha Ha) It does work. And better than most people who give it bad reviews say.My biggest problem is the fishing line. The tight spool it is on makes it want to stay curled. That means that every stitch is a battle with it to keep it from getting tangled with itself. It is pretty strong also. Tying it is difficult. However, that will make it durable too.It is that difficulty of handling the line that gives it 4 stars.As for the screen tape. It is not really a problem. The adhesive on it does tend to plug the holes in it as a screen, but I am OK with that. I want the tear to not happen again, so that particular stress point needs the extra reinforcement. I put a piece on each side to help hold agaisnt each other.I can't speak for durability and how long it will last. I have only now put it on.

It’s easy to apply. The adhesion does not stick for very long. They patches are coming off have to be putting back the tape. The plastic thread didn’t work for me so I used regular thread.

Product worked great. The inclusion of a curved needle and fishing line was very good. It will allow you to sew the rips and bring the edges of the tears close together, thus making it easier to use the repair tape. The tape itself worked great. I just pressed the sticky sides together on both sides of the screen, using my roommate to help me. The glue dried very quickly and my screen was repaired. Now my kitties can enjoy the screened in porch without worry.

This repair tape is a roll of screen material with a sticky side that blocks the holes in the fabric. I don't recommend this product for a permanent repair. You are better off replacing the whole screen or getting a patch that is fastened by thread or wire. The kit does include a curved needle with fiberglass thread so you could use this with a non-sticky piece of screen purchased from a hardware store to patch the hole but if you are going to do that you may as well get the whole kit from the store.

I had a hole to repair that was a clean cut. That being said, I tried using the thread and I felt that it was doing more harm than good. I removed the thread I had started and cut two pieces of screen tape to cover the hole and applied one piece to each side with the sticky sides together. I found it very easy to use and I'm very pleased with the result. The repair I made was to an upstairs window screen. The repair is very obvious, but that was okay with me because of the window location.

Obviously, the aesthetics of patches are less than perfect. That said, these don't look too bad if applied neatly and aligned as well as possible with the original screen. More important, they work. The adhesive is effective, especially when reinforced with the supplied nylon thread. I put several of these patches on my screens about a year ago, and all remain solidly in place, keeping the bugs out, with no visible deterioration. It's great not having to replace a screen over a minor tear. Highly recommended.