{"id":35211,"date":"2025-07-02T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=35211"},"modified":"2025-07-05T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:54:30","slug":"install-handles-and-d-rings-onto-pvc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/install-handles-and-d-rings-onto-pvc\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Handles and D-Rings Onto PVC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HOtiI6amku4?si=iT6ua9HRxAR2FkHp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How-to Install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a quick summary of this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technician is installing a handle and D-ring on a PVC tube using a structured gluing and prepping process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A slot is cut into cardboard and glue to keep the D-ring stable during application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All gluing surfaces have been properly prepped and taped for both components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process begins by heating the D-ring surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The handle, made of extruded plastic, doesn\u2019t bond like PVC fabric. Extra curing time is given after the first glue coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, second and third coats are applied. Alignment marks help position the D-ring accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some air is removed from the tube to prevent the handle\u2019s edges from lifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Highfieldboats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>Highfield Boats<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boost your knowledge: Jump into <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/how-to\/\">our extensive how-to content<\/a> \u2014 and don\u2019t miss the cinematic journey of <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/highfield\/\">Highfield videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Highfield<\/a> is a good Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How-to Install Just a quick summary of this video. The technician is installing a handle and D-ring on a PVC tube using a structured gluing and prepping process. A slot is cut into cardboard and glue to keep the D-ring stable during application. All gluing surfaces have been properly prepped and taped for both components. The process begins by heating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,66,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-highfield-boats","category-how-to","category-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35211\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}