press stud piss me off

[snapersam]

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]

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




Or this:

Stayput Fastener - Single Vertical

[Spaniard_King]

Or where possible use sail track

[wayno60]

yes, sail track is a wonderful thing..

[Dignity]

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_i...AbsolutePage=1
but what sort would you use for side curtains instead of press studs or the other alternatives mentioned above.

[stue2]

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]

lanolin helps here

[snapersam]

what is sail track ?

[snapersam]

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]

wouldn.t thevaseline leaves stain mark on the white fabrik?

[timeout]

lanox didn't on mine

[Fed]

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]

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]

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