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

[DJoh797014 at aol.com]

Your local marine supply shop has lots of snaps
and lift the dots stuff.  I added the double longth studs
to my car so that I can snap down the tonneau
over the vinyl boot.  There has been a reported problem
with stretching the vinyl over the taller stud.  No
problem has showed up with my boot.
 
Dave
 
 
In a message dated 10/30/2008 3:21:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Rollright at aol.com writes:

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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