How to fasten Decorative Upholstery Nails using the plastic positioning strip:

• First, separate the Plastic Nail Strip from its retaining tabs so that it is a continuous strip.
• Insert only a handful of nails part-way through the holes at selected strategic positions to position the strip exactly how you want it to appear.
• Using a soft face hammer, tap those nails part-way into place so that they are firmly placed but not fully secure. Check your work.  
• Fix the remaining nails in place in the plastic strip and partially secure them as before.  Check your work.  
• Hammer in the nails so that they are nearly fully fixed but NOT SO TIGHT that the plastic nail strip cannot be removed.  
• Tear away the plastic nail strip as though it were a perforation and dispose of it.  
• Permanently fix the nails into place.
• Your nails should now be evenly spaced in exactly the position you require them.