replacing velcro on sandingin pads

Sep 20, 2004 13 Replies

Over time the velcro part of my sanding pads has become worn and the sanding disks nolonger stick effectively.



What do others do? Replace the pads? This seems a waste but finding replacement velcro can be interesting. I would like to find the hook part without sticky backing on it. Places I've looked don't stock velcro as wide as 3 inches and often not as wide as 2 inches.



Packard sells pre cut replacement velcro at several dollars a piece for



2 inch.

Has anyone found a cheeper source or solution?


"william kossack" wrote: (clip)Has anyone found a cheeper source or solution? ^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have a roll of 1" Velcro, so I lay down parallel strips to cover the disk. Works fine for me.

If your wife sews, ask her to look in the notions section. my wife got me some 2" and I used 1/2 of it. It came with sticky back or cloth to be sewed you could use hot melt or glue that you like.

Bruce

I buy rolls of "industrial velcro" at Home Depot (or Lowes) in 2" wide strips. While they are self-adhesive, I find that they don't stick very long. I simply remove the adhesive with "Goof-Off" (available at any auto parts store) nad glue them to the pad with 3M Emblem Adhesive (also available at auto supply stores). Sticks like a weld.

Peter Teubel Milford, MA

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Bill Use a 2" strip down the center. Regular 2" velcro from the fabric store is fine and can be held on with hot glue or silicone.

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Do you put the new velcro right over the old or should you cut the old velcro off first? I tried cutting it off once and it just wasn't even enough to reuse.

thanks

I queried my wife and she pointed me to something she had made and sure enough she had used 2 inch velcro strips

Does any> Over time the velcro part of my sanding pads has become worn and the

I've been making my own out of hard plastic and foam pads. They're not as good as the store bought, but sooo inexpensive to make. Buy the mandrills from Harbor Fright, also cheap.

Jim

While they are self-adhesive, I find that they

at any auto parts store) nad glue them to the pad

Read Darrell's page. I make up my own pads out of a Walmart sleeping pad and 2" velcro. I use them for Wave sanding discs. They are the perfect stiffness, between the hard white wave pad and the ultra soft grey. Hot glue works great.

"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:3gz3d.70134$ snipped-for-privacy@nnrp1.uunet.ca... Bill Use a 2" strip down the center. Regular 2" velcro from the fabric store is fine and can be held on with hot glue or silicone.

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Klingspor has the backing in 12" squares. They used to carry the plain back but I think most is now sticky back.

strips. While they are self-adhesive, I find that they

(available at any auto parts store) nad glue them to the pad

Peter Teubel Milford, MA

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3M also makes a CA glue specifically for rubber and plastics. I found this works much better than the standard CA because it's flexible. Good luck.

strips. While they are self-adhesive, I find that they

(available at any auto parts store) nad glue them to the pad

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