Shot 500 of these in my new Hitachi 21 degree nail gun with no sticking or problems. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for non-aesthetic purposes. , I can't use them on the visible areas because the plastic holding the nails together gets stuck between the nail head and the workbench and looks really bad. This is a real problem for me as I now have about 300 nails on my patio with bright white pieces of plastic sticking out for all to see. and they don't just wipe it off.