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Tin Pusher wrote:
Hey folks, no posts in awhile, but I'm into something...
Repairing wood rot on the old Wilderness, for which I have had to de-skin the back end. About ready to re-install the (aluminum) skins and have a question about staples...
Originals were what seems to be called medium crown staples, 3/8 wide x 3/4 long. I am having a problem finding these (and the staple guns that go with 'em) locally. What I can get are so-called narrow crown staples, 1/4 wide x various lengths.
So, the question is, should I use the narrow crown staples, or not. One downside I see, from limited testing, is that I can't pull the staples once driven, they just want to pull through the skin. Of course, this is only a problem if I would want to de-skin it again in the future. Hope to never :R
Other than that, I thing they will hold just fine.
Any experiences out there? What would you do?
Thanks in advance,
Tin
(BTW, I posted in this forum b/c I am DIY, and I AM upgrading from rotted wood to un-rotted ๐ No, seriously, b/c of all the excellent restoration work I have seen here in the past.)