Ekena Millwork LVSL0012PG Shutter Lok, Paintable, 12 Count

Painters used to replace original ones on shutters. Painted up nicely.

I got tired of looking at my sun bleached shutters on my house and decided to paint them. In order to do that I had to take them down. Vinyl shutter locks are disposable, sing use items. So, once I cut out the old ones they were useless. In order to put my shutters back up after I painted them, I needed new locks.Because I used a custom paint, I could not use pre-color locks. I needed the paintable ones. The paint adhered to the locks pretty well and the color blended seamlessly with the shutter's. I installed them in brick and siding and since they were replacements, the holes were already there. Putting them in siding was much easier and more forgiving. Putting them back on the brick and lining them up were a bit challenging, but I was able to make it happen. If you are installing the shutters up 15 feet high, like I was, You want to be able to make it as easy as possible. One thing that I learned to run a drill bit through the holes to clear the holes of anything loose in there, including broken pieces of the previous locks.I also recommend buying more locks than you need. I had a couple of them break because I was trying to hammer them into a hole that had pieces of the old lock. And I had to cut others because they were not seating properly and as I have mentioned, they are single use. The locks breaking had nothing to do with their construction. They are pretty solid. I was more my fault.One final thing to consider is do you want to paint them locks before you install them or after. I painted them before I installed them by using the box they came in as a holder. I understood that I would probably have to touch them up after I hammer them in, which I did, but wanted at least one coat on before I installed them.You could also wait until you instal them to paint them. It is pretty much six and one hand and a half dozen in the other. Its whatever your preference is. These are some very nice replacement locks that seem to be holding my newly painted shutters very securely to my house. I highly recommend them.

I purchased these for my MIL's shutters on the front of the house so that I could replace them after painting the front wall. I have to say, these things are tough. I could not get them to drive in all the way on the first time and I had even reamed the original hole out. Once I realized I wasn't going to be able to get in to go all the way in, I then had to get pliers to get it out. I then figured I better cut the next one off some to get it to go all the way in. Once I did, I tapped it in and it's really sturdy. Have to say, it was a learning experience, but it worked out great!

These pins are easy to use and make your shutters look like new! One thing that I recommend is to use a primered paint. I painted one just to check it out first and I could actually peel it off with my fingernail. So not letting it get the better of me, I painted it again with a "paint and primer" spray and that did the trick!

My painter lost original shutterFastners. These replaced them with exact match!! Top Qualityand performance!

Durable

Loved the product. Was able to spray paint them the same color as my shutters and reinstall them into my house. A great product, very durable and easy to work with.

Great product.

non utilisé, commandé 2 paquets mais maque 2 pièces dans un des 2 paquets. Je dois retourner et recommander de nouveau.

Did what I needed them to do