<VV> New shroud staples are very tough to bend?

[Ignacio Valdes]

Talking with Clark's the way you put these stainless steel staples in is
grab each end with a needle nose plier on each end so it doesn't rock like
a see-saw when you try to bend it. Bend it as much as you can in the
desired direction which isn't that much because these things are stiff.
Then get a body dolly below and a hammer on top and hammer the ends down to
fold them the rest of the way.  Wow that's a lot of work but this technique
works.  This technique is not included in the instructions that I can see.
Regular steel staples are probably softer but will rust. -- IV

On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 5:54 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:

> Hi I am putting the rubber strips back on my shrouds using Clarks C858E
> stainless steel staples. Boy these dudes are tough to bend! I get them
> through and try to bend them over with a needle nose or even a full vise
> grip squeeze and they don't budge! Is there a trick to bending these over
> once you have them through the shrouds and the rubber strip?
>
> -- IV
>