After seeing the question posted on several DIY forums, we thought we’d answer it via our blog: “What alternatives are there to Paslode 1st Fix nails?”
Plenty of people are asking this question as like with many other products, there is one better-known brand which is often used as an umbrella term for all products like it in the market. Other examples of this are people calling tissues “Kleenex” and “Hoover”.
However, this doesn’t mean there aren’t substitute products available at different price points.
How Do Paslode Substitutes Compare In Strength?
A study done by Paslode measures the strength of Paslode type nails available in the market. They looked at the bending yield moment of nails from Champion, Bostich, BeA and Rawl Fixings after being sprayed with neutral salt spray at 35°C for a maximum of 13 days.
Out of the alternative products, Champion nails (90 x 3.1mm Smooth Galv) proved the strongest. Bostitch (63mm Ring Galv) were the worst performing in this area.
How Do Paslode Alternative Nails Compare In Corrosion Resistance?
In the same test, Paslode also aimed to identify which competitor nail would come second to themselves in terms of corrosion resistance.
Again, Champion came ahead of the rest, lasting 144 hours during the intense corrosion test.
Do Champion 1st Fix Nails Works In Other Nail Guns?
It’s best to check on a nail-by-nail basis so you don’t end up buying nails that you can’t use with the nail gun you own. As it was the strongest runner in the Paslode test, we’ll let you know which nail guns the 90 x 3.1mm Smooth Galv Champion Nail is compatible with:
Paslode Impulse: IM300, IM325, IM350+
Powermaster Plus: 325, 350, F250S-PP, F350S, CT 325, 5325S, GN212, IMCT, SK312
Hitachi: NR83AA, NR83AA2, NR90AA, NR90AD
Dewalt: D51822, D51823, D51823K
Hilti: CHN 9033
Senco: GT90CH SN2, SN2+, SN3, SN4, SN70, SN325, SN325+
Framepro Models: 600, 601, 651, 701XP, 750XL, 751XP
Makita: AN942
Bostitch: F33PT, N79PT, N90PT
Spotnails: YTD90
How Do Paslode Alternative Nails Compare In Price?
Well this is the big one! Champion 1st fix nails can be as much as 50% LESS than Paslode and Dewalt brands saving the tradesman £££’s. Here at TRADEFIXDIRECT we have been selling Champion 1st fix nails for many years with many regular customers coming back time after time. Satisfied returning customers is the proof of the pudding and that speaks volumes.
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