Originally Posted by stackz

where did you get your hog nose pliers from? mine are from ace hardware and have worked fine for 8 sets of seats I've pulled apart to clean over the years (cloth seats).

though, hog ring pliers are only to be used to squish new hog rings, not pull apart old ones as they are used to mend barb wire fences originally. I've always used needle nose pliers to pull apart old hog rings. just grab one side and pull/twist normally rips them out super easy.