How to put a button on your jeans?

Most often, the buttons on jeans are presented in the form of metal rivets, which do not break off as quickly as the classic ones. However, if the rivet is torn off, the process of fixing the clasp turns into a real problem. Today we will tell you how to put a button on jeans, because, you see, just sew it with a needle and thread will not work. What can be done in this situation, so as not to buy new pants because of the wear of just the fastener?

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Types of jeans fasteners

If the detached button is not lost, then take it to the store and buy the same. Denim fasteners can have the following dimensions in diameter:

• 14 mm.
• 17 mm.
• 19 mm.
• 20 mm.
• 22 mm.
• 25 mm.
• 26 mm.
• 30 mm.
• 40 mm.

Important! If the button is lost, then measure the length and height of the loop to approximately determine the diameter and height of the fastener.

Depending on the type, the denim fasteners can be mounted on a special stud( hairpin).Denim studs can be of the following varieties:

• Smooth all-metal. The length of the standard part is 10-12 mm.
• Smooth tubular metal. The length of the tubular product is 8 mm.
• With circular notching.

Important! To put a button on your jeans with your own hands, the most suitable are carnations made of aluminum. They are easy to handle, but they are not inferior in strength to steel.

By type of fastener for denim are:

• On a stable foot without a central hole. Typically, the metal shell of the button is filled with shockproof plastic. Such a clasp is mounted on a carnation with a circular notch. Rivets on a stable rod - the most durable in operation and the easiest to install.
• On a stable foot with a notch. Manufacturers of fasteners recommend to install them on smooth studs( all-metal or tubular).However, it is quite difficult to install a button on jeans with all-metal studs, since exact alignment must be observed. Therefore, it is better to use the details with a circular notch.
• On a broken leg without a hole. A button with a smooth stem or a metal tubular stud is installed.
• On a broken rod with a hole. This type of rivet is set on an all-metal smooth or on a metal tubular dovetail for denim.
• On the double stud. A distinctive feature of the part is the solid bottom of the leg, which is pierced with a double nail. Antennae the hairpins subsequently bend towards each other. The disadvantage of such fasteners is often broken off one of the fastening anchors.

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How to install a button on jeans?

Each type of fastener requires its own approach. However, there are ways of repair and much in common.

Use the following guidelines when installing a fabric fastener:

• It's very difficult to make a button on jeans if it has a convex or concave top shape. With the inevitable hammer blows on such a detail, its shapes can be modified, and not for the better. We recommend not to buy such rivets in general or install them in a special workshop.
• Choose at once a set consisting of a button and a carnation for denim.
• If the hairpin is longer than necessary, then it can be cut or bitten off with a broom cutter or pliers. And you can put a gasket under it from the wrong side.
• Before you attach the button to the material, you need to determine and mark its future location.
• Puncture for carnations make a punch, an awl, a thick needle so that the sharp ends of the studs do not puff.
• All kinds of studs are inserted into the recess from the underside of the fabric, and the button itself is adjusted with the front.
• It is best to manually fasten a rivet without a central notch and on a carnation with a circular notch.

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How to insert a button in jeans - how to install

Having worked out a little in the basic rules of doing this work and possible variations of fasteners, we will consider how to repair buttons on jeans depending on its type.

Rivet on a stable rod without a hole

It is easiest at home to put a flat button without a notch and a hairpin with a circular notch.

Proceed as follows:

1. Identify and mark the location of the fastener.
2. In the installation site, puncture the fabric with a hand punch, an awl or a nail.
3. Insert the nail into the hole from the underside of the fabric.
4. Attach the cap of the button to the stud from the front. The button will be set exactly and correctly if the nail enters the hole in a strictly vertical line.
5. Press the cap of the button against the horizontal hard surface.
6. Hit the hammer on the bonnet with a hammer, hammering it into the buckle. The impact should be clearly directed, but not with all force, so as not to damage the part.

Important! Buttons on a plastic base without a metal shell require special attention during installation. When driving the stud, exact alignment must be observed, otherwise the rivet can simply crack. It is better not to purchase such details so as not to risk.

Jeans rivet( with hole) on a stable foot

These buttons are installed in the same way as the previous type, but with some additions:

1. If the special stud has a circular notch, then hammer it, and the fastener will be attached to the fabric -Like the button without a central notch.
2. If the studs are all-metal or hollow tubular, they easily fit into the hole on the support, just insert them there. If the clove "comes" with difficulty into the hole, then push it with a hammer.

After installation, the tip of the hairpin must be flattened:

1. Smooth the carnations with the pliers to the desired length.
2. On the underside of the button, place a flat metal object, such as a hammer.
3. From the front of the part in the recess, insert a suitable diameter bolt( for example, 5 mm).
4. Perform several hammer strokes on the stud to flatten its tip.
5. The hairpin is spread out and fixed.

Jeans buttons( without a hole) on a broken leg

Put the button on the jeans on a smooth wooden surface. Since when hammering a special carnation with a hammer it is difficult to keep the alignment, then in addition you may need:

• A tube with an internal diameter of 9-10 mm and a length of 0.3-0.4 cm. If there is a socket wrench( diameter 9 mm), then use it.
• Bolt with a smooth head with a diameter of 9 mm and a length of 0.6 cm.

Install the rivet as follows:

1. If you fasten the button to a metal tubular stud, then use a 10 mm pipe or socket wrench.
2. Beat the hairpin with a hammer.
3. Install the cap of the button.
4. Pull and check the installed product.

Important! Consider the length of the standard stud, depending on the thickness of the fabric at the location of the fastener. The thinner the fabric, the less should be its length. If necessary, shorten the carnations with pliers.

Jeans buttons( with a hole) on the broken pole

The buttons are usually set on an all-metal aluminum or metal tubular stud. Work on a flat metal or wood surface:

1. Punch the fabric at the installation site with a punch, an awl or a thick needle.
2. Insert the special stud.
3. If it is long, then bite off excess pliers. The top of the carnation is processed with a file.
4. Insert the rivet head.
5. Insert a suitable bolt in the hole from the front of the part.
6. Hit the carnation several times with a hammer to flatten the top and thereby secure it in the notch.

Important! To make it easier for you to make a button on jeans, consider these tips:

• If the nail is smooth with the top in the form of a tube, its upper part must first be "twisted" with a dowel with a cone-shaped end( or something similar).After the tip-tube breaks apart with the petals, strike the bolt inserted into the hole of the button to fix the pin.
• The installation process can be simplified by using a denim carnation with a circular notch. In this case, it is necessary to hammer the hairpin in the same way as in the case of a button with a stable stem.

Buttons on the double stud

Manual setting of this type of rivet is quite simple:

1. Shilom, push two holes from the back of the button.
2. Pierce the stud with a cloth.
3. Put a riveted hat on the denim nail.
4. The tips of the studs are bent into the inside of the button with a narrow screwdriver.

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How to fix a button on jeans?

Very often on jeans broken rivets on a broken rod. With increased load, such products simply jump off the rod. This is their lack. To replace the rivet, you must remove its rests.

You can do this with a side cutter or pliers in one movement. And how to put a rivet button on the jeans - you already know. Here are just a few tips:

• If there is no damage to the fabric, then buy a new buckle, then push the leg of the button into the notch, and attach the metal bonnet to it. Turn over the jeans and press the bonnet against a horizontal hard surface. Hit the hammer on the rod to secure it.
• If the fabric is damaged at the rivet's location, first install a patch made of denim fabric, completely cover the damaged area. Sew the patch manually or on the machine several times. After that, install the rivet on the leg.

Important! If you are not lucky with metal rivets, then select the usual button to the jeans. However, be careful with the size of the fastener - the button must be precisely matched to the size of the hinge. Otherwise - a small detail will not keep your jeans buttoned, and too much - will cause daily discomfort.

The breakdown or loss of a denim shirt is not a reason to part with your favorite thing, because now you know how to install a button on your jeans at home. And if you have problems, then remember that qualitatively and skillfully do this work can specialists in the workshop on special equipment, so if necessary, please contact them for help!