Peter, Depends on what you want the tape to stick to. For fiberglass and for minicell, I have had good success with nylon or dacron backed heavy duty velcro, painted with two coats of red can Weldwood contact cement. The substrate surface and the back of each kind of velcro must be first scrubbed clean with soap and water, allowed to thoroughly dry, and then roughened with 80 grit sandpaper to remove any glaze. Note that the green can Weldwood, which is a water based adhesive, is worthless in this application. OTOH, if you want to stick something to LDPE, even HDPE, heaven help you! 3M sells some adhesives which work if applied carefully, but pressure sensitive adhesive tapes such as you seek are notorioisly unreliable. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR -------- Original message -------- From Peter Osman <peter_at_energysustained.com> Date: 09/17/2014 1:38 PM (GMT-08:00) To paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net Subject [Paddlewise] VHB tape Do you happen to know if anyone makes ‘Velcro’ patches with a similarly strong adhesive? I have a Bumfortable (that’s the trade name) seat I’ve been trying to fit in my kayak for months but can’t find a Velcro tape to fasten it that stands up to salt water without eventually peeling away. The seat itself lives up to its name superbly, but it wasn’t sold with any means of attaching it to the boat. All the best, PeterO*************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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