How To Use Vinyl Siding Snap Lock Punch

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How to use vinyl siding snap lock punch.

Dents lock it into the utility trim that is held to the window and the edge of your house. Snap lock punch is a staple for the installation of vinyl and aluminum siding. Push the punch tool until the stop of the snap lock tool meets the edge of the vinyl siding and pull the handles of the snap lock tool together to make a dimple in the vinyl siding. Handle features non slip grip.

The punch also works well on aluminum siding. Tabs lock into trim. Snap lock punch with 3 8 in throat. The snap lock makes dents on the vinyl siding.

This way it secures vinyl siding to the completed trim at the top of the wall and under the window. Push up gently until you hear a click. Slot the bottom edge of the panel into the panel below and slide the top edge under the under sill trim. Step 6 repeat the previous two steps to create a dimple at each pencil mark you placed on the length of vinyl siding.

Make tabs every 12 to 16 inches in the cut edge of the vinyl siding using a snap lock punch. Snap locks plastic skirting and siding to finish trim by creating a tab in the cut edge of the siding panel. Use a snap lock punch tool to punch the top edge of the panel along 6 inch 15 2 cm intervals making sure the raised material is on the outside. Step 6 push the top of the vinyl siding with the tabs into the utility trim just enough to hold the edge and push the bottom against the second to last piece of siding.

The malco snap lock punch makes tabs in the cut edge of a siding panel used as a finishing course at the top of a wall or below a window.