IPE hidden deck fasteners ebty/ipe clip?

[mfinley919]

I'm getting ready to install 1000 sq feet of IPE decking all at a 45 degree angle to the joists. I need to install it with a hidden fastening system. It looks like the Eb-TY and the IPE Clip are the two most used.

- Any pros or cons favoring one over the other? The IPE will be finished to a brown color. The IPE Clip comes in brown and black, while the Eb-TY comes only in black, will the color matter? Your experiences appreciated.

- As for plugs for some of the face screwing that will have to be done, do most people make their own plugs with a plug cutter or do you buy the pre-packaged ones?

[Rich]

The clip system will not make much of a difference one way or another. I would probably pick the black one due to the closeness of the boards in the finished product - unlikely anyone will be able to see black in the shadows.
I've always made my own. You know that you have close to the same grain pattern then.