cujet Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 The problem with the self adhesive Velcro is not the strength of the bond, it's the utter inability to handle heat over time. Aircraft find themselves outside in the sun. After a few episodes, the self adhesive Velcro becomes a gooey mess and that strong bond fails completely. Once that happens, the glue stays gooey and, yes, useless. If you want a long lasting job, don't use self adhesive Velcro. Quite simply, use liberal amounts of carefully applied 1357.
Bob_Belville Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 The problem with the self adhesive Velcro is not the strength of the bond, it's the utter inability to handle heat over time. Aircraft find themselves outside in the sun. After a few episodes, the self adhesive Velcro becomes a gooey mess and that strong bond fails completely. Once that happens, the glue stays gooey and, yes, useless. If you want a long lasting job, don't use self adhesive Velcro. Quite simply, use liberal amounts of carefully applied 1357. Whatever. My carpet is in a hanger or for about 10 days per year under a plane cover. If the tape glue is only adversely affected by heat I'm not very concerned.
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