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Subject:Re: Looking for a clever adhesive/fastener solution
From:Roland
Date:Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:13:19 -0800

Tabe,

Go to Michaels, the craft shop, and perhaps they have some fabric stuff.  I
was once looking for some material or supplies to edge a carpet to prevent
it from unraveling.  They suggested a glue, can't recall the name
unfortunately, it was clear, dried clear and hard, somewhat like the results
from a glue gun without the heat and the yellow colored glue.  Of course
you'll never get this stuff off of the velour.

If you want fasteners, then definitely bring the project to your local
fabric shop, the will have all kinds of fasteners, I've gone there (yeah a
guy) to get snaps and eyes and such.

Roland

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Tabe Johnson
<greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com>wrote:

> I want to stick some velcro on a velour surface.  The velcro I have has
> very sticky self adhesive on one side but I know from prior experience that
> in hot weather the inside of the car gets warm enough that the glue gets
> slick and the velcro might slide.
>
> I have thought of using shoe goo (would not slip once cured, but very very
> permanent!), a short stubby fastener (would probably rip out because all the
> forces would be concentrated around the fastener)
>
> Anyone got clever ideas?
>
> tabe johnson/90MV
>