Subject: Re: [TR] Velcro Recommendations

From: Dave <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:43:13 -0500

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That has been my experience.  In an ideal world one strip would be pop-rive=
ted to the floor and the other part would be stitched to the carpet.

But my experience is that the regular snaps work well enough.

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Dave Massey

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From: terryrs <[email-masked]>
To: Tim Moore <[email-masked]>
Cc: Triumphs <[email-masked]>
Sent: Mon, Feb 29, 2016 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] Velcro Recommendations

Thank you, Tim.  Geo makes the point that he wonders if the adhesive holdin=
g the strip to the floor may be weaker than the actual Velcro lock itself. =
 Wondering about that.Terry----- Original Message -----From: "Tim Moore" <t=
[email-masked]>To: "Geo Hahn" <[email-masked]>, terryrs@comc=
ast.netCc: "Triumphs" <[email-masked]>Sent: Monday, February 29, 2=
016 5:54:00 PMSubject: Re: [TR] Velcro RecommendationsThis is what they are=
 talking about when mentioning Industrial Strength Velcro. You can get it a=
t Lowe's and Home Depot. Works great.     On Monday, February 29, 2016 5:22=
 PM, Geo Hahn <[email-masked]> wrote:  Terry -3M makes a Velcro alter=
native called Dual Lock that is IMO a big improvement over Velcro.It comes =
in a variety of formats and colors, this is just one example:http://tinyurl=
.com/jnetlu5The pieces snap together with an audible click and hold well.  =
It does not lose its grip over time like Velcro sometimes does.  The sticky=
 back may or may not be better - depending on the surface you may have to a=
dd some adhesive to get lasting attachment.  Fabric/fiber is particular is =
difficult as the connection strength of the product may be stronger than it=
s adherence to the item.GeoOn Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:11 PM, <terryrs@comcas=
t.net> wrote:I've seen in archives that some prefer Velcro to hold their ca=
rpets in place, especially in the footwell, so they can be removed and drie=
d when wet.Only experience I have is with big box Velcro strips.  These don=
't seem to adhere to an object without peeling relatively quickly.Any recom=
mendations about, what one archive post calls "industrial Velcro"?Terry Smi=
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<font color='black' size='4' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font size="4">That has been my experience.&nbsp; In an ideal world one strip would be pop-riveted to the floor and the other part would be stitched to the carpet.<br>
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But my experience is that the regular snaps work well enough.<br>
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<div style="clear:both"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>

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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>

From: terryrs &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>

To: Tim Moore &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>

Cc: Triumphs &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>

Sent: Mon, Feb 29, 2016 5:16 pm<br>

Subject: Re: [TR] Velcro Recommendations<br>

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Thank you, Tim.  Geo makes the point that he wonders if the adhesive holding the strip to the floor may be weaker than the actual Velcro lock itself.  Wondering about that.

Terry

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From: "Tim Moore" &lt;<a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
To: "Geo Hahn" &lt;<a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;, <a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>
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Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 5:54:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Velcro Recommendations

This is what they are talking about when mentioning Industrial Strength Velcro. You can get it at Lowe's and Home Depot. Works great. 

    On Monday, February 29, 2016 5:22 PM, Geo Hahn &lt;<a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:

 Terry -
3M makes a Velcro alternative called Dual Lock that is IMO a big improvement over Velcro.
It comes in a variety of formats and colors, this is just one example:
<a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="http://tinyurl.com/jnetlu5" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/jnetlu5</a>
The pieces snap together with an audible click and hold well.&nbsp; It does not lose its grip over time like Velcro sometimes does.&nbsp; The sticky back may or may not be better - depending on the surface you may have to add some adhesive to get lasting attachment.&nbsp; Fabric/fiber is particular is difficult as the connection strength of the product may be stronger than its adherence to the item.
Geo

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:11 PM, &lt;<a removedlink__b771dada-be0f-489e-bb7b-ccab80e47ef4__href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:

I've seen in archives that some prefer Velcro to hold their carpets in place, especially in the footwell, so they can be removed and dried when wet.

Only experience I have is with big box Velcro strips.&nbsp; These don't seem to adhere to an object without peeling relatively quickly.

Any recommendations about, what one archive post calls "industrial Velcro"?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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