Malco SL5 9 in. Snap Lock Punch Silver metallic

Don’t start a vinyl siding job without this tool. This tool is must have when you cant nail the last piece of siding. Use with under sill trim to finish the top of a wall or a roof peck.

I have had vinyl siding coming loose on the house. The person who put up my siding did not use this type of tool. someone told me about this product and it works like a charm, who knew. Saved me money on trying to use another siding company.

Although I have not used it as much as I thought I would, the tool worked as intended and was easy to use. I probably wouldn’t buy one again simply because I really have had no use for it and I’m over halfway through with my project.

Cheap quality but get the job done. They should have a lock on them or something to help keep closed as they are always sprung wide open.

Good buy

I had siding put up on my home. The installers did a fair job of installation generally, but some of the top pieces of siding slipped down. I did some research and found out about this tool and what it does. I should not have to, but I have had to repair pieces with this tool to make them stay up. It did what it (and my installers) were suppose to do.

This lightweight snap lock punch works great on vinyl and light gauge metal. The tabs it creates do a good job of locking into finish/utility trim. The plastic grips are comfortable in the hand, and the punch provides good leverage for creating tabs in vinyl and metal coil material. Im very pleased with their performance.

If you are a do-it-your-selfer, this tool will get the job done. There is no need to buy the more expensive version. All you are doing is punching holes in vinyl, and thats what it does. I suppose the only improvement to this tool would be somthing to hold it together for storage (so that it not always in an open position). But a rubber band works fine for that too.

use alot

Did what I needed it to. After using it for the first time I figured out not to seat the siding all the way into the plier as that increases the chance the notches are visible