How do you mend holes in fly wire

Depends on the quality of the repair. I have done quite a resonable job with with a needle and thread. It holds the tear together and not easily noticed.
Cheers Andrew

Agree with Andrew. Needle and thread works fine for small tears . I have also glued (form of super glue) patches in place.


Good luck Terry

I got a flywire repair kit from BCF.
It contained a Needle, heavy cotton thread, spare flywire and PVA glue.
It works OK on small tears - a good repair job takes some patience.

Im not too sure why they chose that type of glue, dirt can stick to it. Maybe other glues are too rigid.

We have repaired fibreglass mesh using a soldering iron on a low setting which seemed to work quite well. Cut a patch about an inch bigger all round and using a backing piece of wood to press against, run the iron all around to melt the layers together. Practice on some scraps first to find the right pressure and speed. Be aware though that the tip is no use for soldering afterwards!

We have also used transparent silastic (roof and gutter sealer) as a glue to afix patches. Works well, is flexible but make sure it is fully dry before packing the tent away.

Cheers

Here's one on sale that doesn't work. You can buy sort of patches with sticky on the back and you place a piece on each side and they stick together through the holes in the flywire. We tried these and they fell off after a short while, so I'd look at the other suggestions given here.

Sew, staple, or glue.

Have used some fishing line instead of cotton thread and then some Super Glue.

Bruce

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Hello OreJap,
I've fixed small holes in fibreglass flyscreen by gluing pieces of spare screen cut to suit either over or in the holes, with my wife's fingernail polish. The polish also works well when you want to fix a simple slit in the flyscreen.
Cheers,
Netnut

A thin bead of black silicon round the hole and glue a parch on.

Trim up the edges once it is dry.

It will never come unstuck !