Daily Home Renovation Tips

In Part 8 we reviewed how easy it was to reposition the solar mesh in order to remove the waves which were caused by my initial sub-optimal installation of the EZ Snap solar blinds.

In Part 6 is mentioned that I used a small hammer to secure the caps on top of the locking hardware but that this was not recommended. In this article I will tell you why.

I used a small hammer on the anchoring hardware because I wanted to ensure that the solar blind would not be blown off by a strong wind. So I used the hammer on the caps for the first, oh, 60 or so fastening hardware with no issue.

But, on number 61 … ouch … (and I don’t mean my fingers :-)  )  part of the fastening hardward broke; not the cap (on the left in the picture below) and not the 3M anchoring hardware (on the right in the picture below) . Rather, it was the female hardware (in the middle in the picture below) between the cap and the anchor.

However, not to worry. It was easy enough to replace.

Really, it was more embarrassing than anything else. There was really no need to use the hammer. I mean, this solar blind product can be used on the windows of a recreational vehicle (RV). I have to think that the wind which will be exposed to the exterior solar blind on a moving RV will likely be greater than that which will be exposed to this product on the outside of our family room window.

Lucky for me, it was very easy to simply replace the broken female hardware with another piece.

However, since I do not own an RV (and don’t plan to in the future), I would appreciate hearing from someone who has used the EZ Snap solar blind on their RV to learn from their experiences. Please drop me a line or add a comment below.

To continue with the next article in this series, simply select this link to Part 11.