Not much of a handy man these days myself, so haven't had much to say, but love watching other people work .

Probably a bit late now, but am wondering if the technique used for holding fibreglass sheathing in place before applying the resin on large jobs might help. It's held in place with staples gunned through packing strap, then you pull the packing strap up to pull out the staples, some need pulling with pliers still, but some come out clean. Thinking about it probably only works if staples are at the right angle to the packing strap.