Canvas Snaps
 

My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Thanks
~himm

Himm wrote in message
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My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Thanks
~himm

Chapstick.

Eisboch

"Himm" wrote in message
...
My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Starbrite makes a snap and zipper lubricant, which is available at West
Marine. I keep a tube on board and it works fine.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...productId=5391

I've also been told that bee's wax is another good alternative. Really, any
lubricant or waxy substance will do the job. The key is to find a product
that allows for easy application to the snap itself without getting the
product all over the surrounding gelcoat or canvas. This particular issue
makes Richard's recommendation of Chapstick a good one. It's very easy to
apply to the snap and keep it localized. A little dab'll do ya. The
downside is that it doesn't last as long as other choices made specifically
for the task.

"Himm" wrote in message
...
My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Thanks
~himm

You can buy a simple tool that slips between the snaps and gives you better
leverage. It also places less stress on things than doing it by hand.


--
Peter Aitken

I waxed my snaps on the trailering cover, and now the cover comes unsnaped
while towing. Have to clean the wax out now, probably use white gas.

"RG" wrote in message news:3rxVe.9208$mH.5869@fed1read07...

"Himm" wrote in message
...
My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Starbrite makes a snap and zipper lubricant, which is available at West
Marine. I keep a tube on board and it works fine.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...productId=5391

I've also been told that bee's wax is another good alternative. Really,
any lubricant or waxy substance will do the job. The key is to find a
product that allows for easy application to the snap itself without
getting the product all over the surrounding gelcoat or canvas. This
particular issue makes Richard's recommendation of Chapstick a good one.
It's very easy to apply to the snap and keep it localized. A little
dab'll do ya. The downside is that it doesn't last as long as other
choices made specifically for the task.

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:46:34 GMT, "Bill McKee"
wrote:

I waxed my snaps on the trailering cover, and now the cover comes unsnaped
while towing. Have to clean the wax out now, probably use white gas.

"RG" wrote in message news:3rxVe.9208$mH.5869@fed1read07...

"Himm" wrote in message
...
My Canvas snaps are getting harder to unsnap, what is the best method to
keep these in good shape?

Starbrite makes a snap and zipper lubricant, which is available at West
Marine. I keep a tube on board and it works fine.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...productId=5391

I've also been told that bee's wax is another good alternative. Really,
any lubricant or waxy substance will do the job. The key is to find a
product that allows for easy application to the snap itself without
getting the product all over the surrounding gelcoat or canvas. This
particular issue makes Richard's recommendation of Chapstick a good one.
It's very easy to apply to the snap and keep it localized. A little
dab'll do ya. The downside is that it doesn't last as long as other
choices made specifically for the task.


I would think that towing would put a hell of a strain on the cover and the
snaps. When I had a little 15' Whaler, I'd always take the cover off to tow the
boat.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."