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snapersam
23-07-2012, 11:27 PM
any of you know of a good press studs to have on the canvas/boat, I am sick of repairing studs that keep braking off, even after spraying them with salt away and other stuff to keep them in good condition.

marto78
24-07-2012, 07:00 AM
The press studs IMO are rubbish they pretty much all end up corroding. I would be replacing them with something a bit more like this:

Common Sense Single Height 2 hole stud


https://is30.eporia.com/company_97/69201.gif?cell=200,200&qlt=80&cvt=jpeg

Or this:

http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/efxjc.dkzym/v/vspfiles/photos/4410-1.jpg (http://www.biasboating.com.au/product_p/4410.htm) http://www.biasboating.com.au/v/vspfiles/templates/biasboating/images/clear1x1.gif http://www.biasboating.com.au/v/vspfiles/templates/biasboating/images/clear1x1.gif http://www.biasboating.com.au/v/vspfiles/templates/biasboating/images/clear1x1.gif http://www.biasboating.com.au/v/vspfiles/templates/biasboating/images/clear1x1.gifStayput Fastener - Single Vertical (http://www.biasboating.com.au/product_p/4410.htm)

Spaniard_King
24-07-2012, 02:00 PM
Or where possible use sail track

wayno60
24-07-2012, 03:19 PM
yes, sail track is a wonderful thing..

Dignity
24-07-2012, 06:30 PM
Press studs will eventually all fail and it is hard to find SS ones which do last a bit longer, I have found that when I put them in I spray them with silicone spray first and then every couple of trips do it again and it seems to do the job. I did this after I had corrosion in some zips and the only thing that worked was silicone spray every day over a couple of days and then hitting it with hot water. Nothing else previously worked.

I do have sail track on my bimini as I need to slide it back to reduce height when it is folded down otherwise I can't get it into the carport and I used the C Track:
https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?item=88237&search123=track&intAbsolutePage=1
but what sort would you use for side curtains instead of press studs or the other alternatives mentioned above.

stue2
24-07-2012, 09:45 PM
I have been using a generous amount of vaseline in the press stud around the spring and it seems to work well. On;y takes a few minutes to put on every few months.

Cheers
Stu

timeout
24-07-2012, 10:47 PM
lanolin helps here

snapersam
25-07-2012, 10:44 PM
what is sail track ?

snapersam
25-07-2012, 10:48 PM
i rplaced some with 2 hole stud , but i also have to make the ring in th fabric, and do not look attractive.

i am surprised with all the demand for press studds. the manufacturers did not come up with better quality SS stud

snapersam
25-07-2012, 10:50 PM
wouldn.t thevaseline leaves stain mark on the white fabrik?

timeout
25-07-2012, 11:00 PM
lanox didn't on mine

Fed
26-07-2012, 11:09 AM
Vaso works fine if you look at the part you're trying to lubricate you will realise that half a matchhead of vaso is more than enough to do one button, just a tiny smear.

stue2
26-07-2012, 09:41 PM
wouldn.t thevaseline leaves stain mark on the white fabrik?

Vaseline is thick enough to stay there for a while. and no stains. none that I can see anyway

Dignity
27-07-2012, 06:30 PM
what is sail track ?
Snapersam if you follow this link it is what understand to be sail track and it has particular fitings that slip into the C track but I imagine there are a number of types and I am not sure how it is used for items such as side curtains, can any one oblige with a photo as I would love to replace my press studs.

www.whitworths.com.au/main_i...AbsolutePage=1