[Tigers] trim fasteners and a lube you never knew you needed

[Stu Brennan]

When I replaced the lift dot studs on my Tiger, I found a good selection
of them at a marine supply store.  Same size SS stud on top, but there
was a good variety of bottom styles.  Up where you live, there should be
a few of these stores in town.

Stu

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rollright at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:21 PM
To: tigers at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: [Tigers] trim fasteners and a lube you never knew you needed

The soft top vinyl cover is fixed to the body by a series of
"Lift-the-Dot"  
fasteners.
Two of these fasteners fixed to the body are "double  length"studs, say
1" 
instead of the normal 1/2".
 
I tried to buy some double length studs with machine screw bottom
instead  of 
sheet metal screw bottomfrom Rick at S/S and he said he doesn't have
them  
anymore and his supplier can't get them.
 
I Googled "Lift-the-Dot" and found no 1" with machine screw bottom units
on  
any site including the manufacturing company in the US. I even sent them
an  
e-mail to find out if they were available.
---NOPE---
 
I googled  "google.co.uk" for Lift-the-Dot and found them at Tim
Hodgekiss's 
site _www.vintagemotorspares.com_ (http://www.vintagemotorspares.com) , 
called  him on Skype and he has 'em in stock and could get a 1K quantity
if Rick 
wanted  them. I reported back to Rick so he can get them if he chooses.
 
But:  anybody know of any in the US?
 
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On another topic, while searching I found an interesting lube for
zippers  
(same place, on the vinyl soft top cover.
See quote below:
 
"Zipper and Snap Lubricant protects and helps keep your fasteners
working  
smoothly. Zippers glide up and down. Inhibits corrosion and salt build
up. Easy  
to apply gel. This product should be in every boat!  

Jim  Armstrong
Mk 1A  382002083
LRXFE

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