I bought these staples with my upholstery supplies. My passenger-seat platform cover is a documented example of the finishing work that followed the metal fabrication.
I bought Black 71-Series Upholstery Staples as part of my camper van equipment.
I bought these staples with my upholstery supplies. My passenger-seat platform cover is a documented example of the finishing work that followed the metal fabrication.
Fastener Finish Alongside the Interior Fabrication
I cut the heater-cover front and triangular sides from black aluminum composite sheet.
I joined the panels with brackets and self-tapping screws.
I fitted the cover around the angled seat platform, where drilling access affected the screw positions.
The cover and vent arrangement behind the passenger seat.My black composite cover panel during the heater-cover work.
My Takeaway for the Build
The heater-cover work combined panels, brackets and an awkwardly angled seat platform. The upholstery-staple purchase belongs to another fastening category in the interior supplies. All three options use the same series and leg length here; black, stainless and galvanized finishes provide the concrete distinction rather than an assumed difference in the job photographed.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Series
71
Leg Length
3/8 inch
Finish
Black fine-wire strips
The 71-series format is separate from the T50 staples elsewhere in my supplies. Keep the series name with the leg length and the stapler reference instead of sorting only by color or approximate size. For a van upholstery or lining project, record the covering and backing materials as part of the fastening setup. That makes it easier to identify the selected strips later and avoids treating the similar-looking crowns of different staple families as one format.
No. Keep the 71-series identity separate from T50, even when the leg lengths are similar.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
Spotnails offers stainless-steel staples in the same series and leg length. The 3PLUS option uses a galvanized finish, so material and finish are the useful differences between these staple choices.
Product
What distinguishes it
Purchase link
Black 71-Series Upholstery Staples
Black 71-series fine-wire staples with three-eighths-inch legs.
These galvanized fine-wire staples use the 71-series pattern. Their three-eighths-inch legs provide another finish option for a matching upholstery stapler.
