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Stainless staples - source?

groundloop

groundloop

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I've got to make some "adjustments" to a couple of seats to get them to fit, so some of the staples had to be removed. Does Home Depot or Lowes carry stainless staples?
 
a friend that does interiors told me he uses Galvanized and SS staples. He understands the Galv. will corrode over time but he said it will take so long it is woth using them. He sad the SS never hold well.
 
When I pulled all my covers off 79 trimate II seats I found out the factory had put normal steel ones in and they were coated in rust but still holding. The interior was shot so the staples out lasted the material even while rusting.
 
I got mine at lowes. a little expensive but I've seen the results of using regular carbon steel staples. Not pretty
 
wizard8575 said:
When I pulled all my covers off 79 trimate II seats I found out the factory had put normal steel ones in and they were coated in rust but still holding. The interior was shot so the staples out lasted the material even while rusting.
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That was the point of my friend when we had this talk. The previous owner of my boat loaded up the bench seat piping with SS staples which are all puilling out and causing a real headache for me.
 
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