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Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
By:Don Goss
Date: 7/13/2010, 8:04 am
In Response To: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro" (Len Thunberg)

I have tried every adhesive i can find for attaching velcro to fiberglass and by far have had the best results using epoxy. Sand the area of fiberglass and also sand the backside of the velcro. Apply a thin coat of epoxy to the hull, lay the velcro onto the epoxy, then with a small screw driver move some of the epoxy over the edges of the velcro. I have never had any of my velcro come loose and it takes a pair of pliers to remove it.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Len Thunberg -- 7/11/2010, 7:48 pm
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
drumhaggart -- 7/13/2010, 9:48 am
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Brian Nystrom -- 7/14/2010, 6:37 am
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Don Goss -- 7/13/2010, 8:04 am
A few questions
Len Thunberg -- 7/12/2010, 9:39 pm
Re: A few questions
Brian Nystrom -- 7/14/2010, 6:34 am
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Mike Hanks -- 7/12/2010, 12:13 am
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Mike Bielski -- 7/11/2010, 10:49 pm
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Brian Nystrom -- 7/11/2010, 9:37 pm
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Paul Montgomery -- 7/11/2010, 8:27 pm
Re: Strip: Adhesive for McMaster-Carr "Velcro"
Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2010, 2:29 pm