<p>I suggest concealment. Take a strip of very fine leather and sitch it over the line of metal domes. You might be able to find a cloth that would do the same, but the combination of suppleness and toughness needed would be hard to find in a woven product.</p>

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vulcan_
<p>I bought  handmade cushion covers, but what I did not realize to expect was that at the back, they're closed with a row of half an inch wide snap fasteners, and their metallic dome backs protrude.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/uUmzc.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uUmzc.jpg" alt="Metal snap"></a></p>

<p>On a typical fabric sofa, this would probably not be a problem, but I meant them for an armchair with quite sensitive faux leather upholstering on the arm rests, and I'm afraid that the metallic caps could end up scratching or even breaking the puffy but relatively thin and elastic leather.</p>

<p>Is there anything that I could do about this without having to consider removing the snap fasteners completely?</p>

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2017-07-03T19:29:48.243Z
Perhaps a stupid question, but: Can you turn the cushions to have the fasteners on the front and consider them a decorative element? Won't work if the original front is decorated and meant to be seen, of course.
Stephie
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@Stephie No. The whole point of the design is the front fabric, and then the metallic domes would be uncomfortable for the people leaning against the cushions.
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@abbie Not doing anything does not really answer my question...
user158589
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2017-07-14T17:44:59.773Z
I would think about painting the back with rubber-cement (aka rubber).  When it dries, it is .. rubber.  Rubber is compliant, elastic, and non-scratchy.  Rubber cement, as long as it is applied to the button and not the cloth, is not likely to soak through.  I might put something more like a silky polymer on top of the rubber cement, so that there is "lubricity".  Leather, btw, tends to be pretty resilient.  What does the part that is likely to scratch look like?
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Any ways to damping metallic snap fastener domes afterwards?
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# Any ways to damping metallic snap fastener domes afterwards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-28)

I bought handmade cushion covers, but what I did not realize to expect was that at the back, they're closed with a row of half an inch wide snap fasteners, and their metallic dome backs protrude.

[![Metal snap](https://i.sstatic.net/uUmzc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/uUmzc.jpg)

On a typical fabric sofa, this would probably not be a problem, but I meant them for an armchair with quite sensitive faux leather upholstering on the arm rests, and I'm afraid that the metallic caps could end up scratching or even breaking the puffy but relatively thin and elastic leather.

Is there anything that I could do about this without having to consider removing the snap fasteners completely?

**Tags:** material-selection, sewing, metal, restoration, fasteners

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Perhaps a stupid question, but: Can you turn the cushions to have the fasteners on the front and consider them a decorative element? Won't work if the original front is decorated and meant to be seen, of course.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 No. The whole point of the design is the front fabric, and then the metallic domes would be uncomfortable for the people leaning against the cushions.  
> **username_0**: @abbie Not doing anything does not really answer my question...  
> **username_2**: I would think about painting the back with rubber-cement (aka rubber).  When it dries, it is .. rubber.  Rubber is compliant, elastic, and non-scratchy.  Rubber cement, as long as it is applied to the button and not the cloth, is not likely to soak through.  I might put something more like a silky polymer on top of the rubber cement, so that there is "lubricity".  Leather, btw, tends to be pretty resilient.  What does the part that is likely to scratch look like?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-07. Score: 2

I suggest concealment. Take a strip of very fine leather and sitch it over the line of metal domes. You might be able to find a cloth that would do the same, but the combination of suppleness and toughness needed would be hard to find in a woven product.


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