Nail Huntonit ceiling panel with 18g?

[Leafy]

Hello.

I'm going to install Huntonit Symphony in a room this week and glanced at my nail gun here at home. It was so incredibly tedious to screw up the panels a month ago when I swapped in another room.

The problem is that it's 18g, meaning 1.2mm brads, and according to recommendations, you should use 16g for ceiling panels.

But if I set c-c30 with 35mm brads, there's surely no chance that it will come loose? The ceiling is 11mm and the battens are 20mm+, so going longer than 50mm feels excessive?

Anyone with experience with the same consideration?

 

[Fredrik_Lerum]

I used staples instead of brads. It was quick and has stayed for 5 years.

 

[Tjrex]

The skallarna are becoming too small.
I wouldn't have taken the risk.

 

[Leafy]

The heads will be too small.
I wouldn't have taken the chance

I tried a bit and felt the same that there is a risk even though I think it would have worked. So I used screws anyway...but never again, I'll buy a 16g on occasion.

 

[HammarClark]

Buy an air-powered staple gun at jula or biltema for a few hundred kronor, works great for that