How to make panels mounted on Button-fix easier to remove

Video commentary:

Hi, I'm Philip Hall, Technical Manager at Button-fix. Our Fixes are designed to be strong, with a positive 'click', but sometimes you might want to reduce that for access panels and the like. We'll show you a few things to do to achieve that.

This panel, for instance, with quite a few Type 1 Button-fixes is a struggle to remove, trying to disengage all the Fixes at once. The quickest way to make it easier is to apply a silicone or dry PTFE lubricant spray. I'm using a WD40 dry PTFE spray here, which is easily available.

If you need an even easier 'click', you can try removing the detente ears on some, but not all, of the Fixes. You don't want to remove the 'click' completely, so leave at least a few Fixes with their ears intact. A pair of needle-nose pliers is the safest way to remove the ears. Note that this doesn't affect the overall strength of the Fix or its load capacity, just the 'click' force.

Now it goes on and off much easier!