I have enough clips to ensure they hang straight vertically.
Get icicle lights hang straight.
During the holiday season christmas lights can make a cheery addition to the exterior of your home.
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If you have icicle lights and need to straighten them you can use a hair dryer.
How can i get icicle lights to hang straight.
It looks so much nicer than the random curves and bends.
It can be challenging to install them especially if you want to create clean straight lines that illuminate and enhance different parts of your home s exterior.
I had to buy some new icicle style lights this year.
Decide where you re going to hang your icicle lights.
Hang icicle lights straight i m thinking about get a sheet of 1 4 plexiglass and cutting it into strips then zip tying the vertical light strips to the plexiglass.
They always want to try to curl back up when i put them up.
Icicle lights are a beautiful addition to a winter outdoor light display but when they come out of the packaging they are notorious for being kinked along the light strands due to being folded up in the box.
The severe bends in the light strands definitely detract from the beauty of this type of lighting.
Then i wrapped the icicle around the stem wire.
Unplug your lights first and carefully apply the heat to reform the plastic make sure you don t overdo it.
Icicle lights make a.
Test your lights before you start hanging to make sure they work.
At the bottom i put another 180 degree bend followed by a 90 degree bend and then closed it around the icicle wire again.
If you decorate your eaves and or awnings start with 60 feet of icicle lights then include an extra 10 to 12 feet if needed.