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Plastic snaps are on many Patagonia items (Hey, that’s why its called a Snap-T!) and are used to fasten two pieces of fabric together. When a plastic snap breaks or falls off, a new one must be installed.
This guide will demonstrate how to replace a damaged or missing plastic snap without the need for sewing. To ensure this solution is applicable, confirm that both sides of the damaged snap (the cap and the socket/stud) are visible. Additionally, check the fabric around the old snap for tears or damage beyond a small hole. If the fabric is compromised, a reinforcing patch will need to be sewn on before replacing the snap.
This guide is for professional repair technicians with access to a tabletop hand press. If you're using a handheld snap tool, follow this guide.
Alternatively, Patagonia products can be taken to a local retail store for repair evaluation or sent in to Patagonia through their mail-in repair service.
Let's get fixing!
WARNING! Small Parts. Patagonia does not recommend conducting these repairs on garments intended for children age 3 or under. Instead, we recommend return of the product for professional repair services.
Related Tutorial: Metal Snap Installation Using a Hand Press
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Small 14L (0.35 inches, 8.9 mm)
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Medium 20L (0.5 inches, 12.7 mm)
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Large 24L (0.6 inches, 15.3 mm)
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Locate the broken or missing snap.
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Pick out the replacement snap pieces:
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Socket side is damaged - A socket piece and a cap piece
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Stud side is damaged - A stud piece and a cap piece
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Both sides are damaged - A stud piece, a socket piece, and two cap pieces
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If you're only replacing one side, check that the new piece snaps into the remaining side.
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If the broken snap needs to be removed, see Step 4. Otherwise, proceed to Step 5.
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Using end nippers or flush cutters, slide one side of the nippers between the damaged snap and the fabric.
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Carefully snip the damaged snap until the entire piece is broken off.
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Discard the broken snap responsibly.
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There should be a small hole where the original snap was placed - use this as a guide for the snap replacement.
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Place the cap die into the lower fitting of the hand press and drop the cap piece into the die, flat side down, so the plastic post is sticking upward.
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Click the socket or stud piece into the corresponding die.
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Use your fingers, a screwdriver, or a hex key, as needed, to unscrew the tightening mechanism on the side of the press near the top die fitting.
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Insert the die upward and hold it in place.
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Tighten the tightening mechanism.
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Place the garment over the bottom snap die so that the hole on the fabric lines up with the plastic post of the new cap.
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Make sure no extra fabric is caught inside the press and that the orientation of the garment is correct.
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Hold the fabric in place with one hand, then use your other hand to pull down the handle of the press.
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Remove the garment from the press and check that the new snap clicks into the opposing side.
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Three concentric circles visible at the center of the snap (reference image #2)
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A mushroom dome shape at the center of the snap (reference image #3)
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If the snap spins in place, the snap isn't secure. Repeat the previous step.
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Snap the two halves of the snap together to make sure they're properly aligned and functional.
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This is not a very helpful post as there are no sources for the tools needed and Patagonia support had no idea what I was talking about. They may not even have the replacement snap. Any further information would be gratefully appreciated.
Patagonia sent me some snaps to replace one that popped off a jacket. I do not have access to a hand press. any workarounds or suggestions would be helpful.
Agree with the previous comments. A workaround for those without the exact sockets and the hand press would be appreciated…
Sort of misleading fix. You can get the replacement snaps from Patagonia and the hand press from Amazon but where do you get those very specific upper and lower sockets for the hand press that are shown? They certainly do not come with the hand press….
