Replacing snaps on a pair of pants

My friend has asked me to see if I can fix a pair of pants for him -- they're relatively new. The front snap has come off. We found some replacements, but they don't fit into the part of the snap that's still firmly embedded in the waistband.

At this point, all I can think of is removing the part of the snap that's still attached, but I don't know how to do it without tearing the fabric?

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BlueBrooke
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Le 25/07/2013 07:24, BlueBrooke a écrit :

Your best bet may be to find a tool that can cut through or or snap off the shank that is fixed into the fabric, I am thinking of a picer to break the shank. Then you can use the hole in the fabric for the new snap.

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Claire in France

Snaps come in various sizes. Why not just look for a new one of the right size? e.g.:

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Kay Lancaster

Kay Lancaster wrote: :On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:24:24 -0500, BlueBrooke wrote: :> My friend has asked me to see if I can fix a pair of pants for him -- :> they're relatively new. The front snap has come off. We found some :> replacements, but they don't fit into the part of the snap that's :> still firmly embedded in the waistband. :> :> At this point, all I can think of is removing the part of the snap :> that's still attached, but I don't know how to do it without tearing :> the fabric?

:Snaps come in various sizes. Why not just look for a new one of the right size? :e.g.:

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they also come in various styles, with various sorts of ways of attaching the two parts to the fabric. Those need to match, too. Snapsource sell four prong snaps, which are common on shirts and such, but trousers are likely to have single post snaps. A dry cleaner might be the best bet, this is a common repair.

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David Scheidt

What a good idea! As luck would have it, I need to go to the cleaners today, and will take the pants with me. It's worth a shot! But please keep your fingers crossed. This is a small, SMALL town -- it will either be blank stares or, "Oh, sure! We got this!" LOL! I think there's also a lady who does alterations around here somewhere

-- I can check with her, too.

Thanks! My brain was not firing at all on this one. :-)

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BlueBrooke

Went to both the dry cleaners (we have one! LOL!) and the lady in town who does alterations. Neither of them "do snaps" anymore -- it's too hard. :-D

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BlueBrooke

Le 30/07/2013 19:25, BlueBrooke a écrit :

Looks like you are going to have to take a small hacksaw / pair of pliers to them then. Then you can replace with new stand and stud, good luck.

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Claire in France

Or an electric drill. With a bit just big enough that when you drill through the center of the snap (approaching from the "dimpled" side) it removes enough from the sides that the two pieces will separate. I'd certainly try an old screwdriver to pry it open first, though.

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Pogonip

Yes, one lady suggested pliers -- and then showed me the scar she has from the last time (and it was the LAST time -- LOL!) she did it, and why she doesn't do it anymore. I'm in the process of mustering the courage to try it myself. I realize it's silly to worry about the pants -- they're unusable as is right now anyway. :-)

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BlueBrooke

Plan B for me, then, would be to put a button on the inside of the overlap and a buttonhole on the underlap waistband. Or a pants hook and eye,

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Kay Lancaster

I'm going to do a button/buttonhole, for sure. But I have to get the remaining snap out of there first. :-)

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BlueBrooke

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