New to all this. just bought and painted some armor. As far as attaching is velcro the best way to go. Is adhesive velcro good enough to stick to a jumpsuit or coveralls. saw some adhesive velcro on ebay pretty cheap. Just not sure if I should be looking at industrial strength or sewn.
Velcro Armor?
- Thread starter Goose72
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BooBoo Fett
Active Hunter
Hey Goose. Welcome. You should search around here a bit before you Velcro. There are some good threads on attaching armor. Here is one for starters:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=20322&highlight=attaching+armor
I am bolting mine, but will do so in a way that I don't need to make a copy of the armor as a template.
Happy searching
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=20322&highlight=attaching+armor
I am bolting mine, but will do so in a way that I don't need to make a copy of the armor as a template.
Happy searching
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
Hello,
I'd suggest spending a good amount of time looking at old threads and the wiki here.
Under tutorials in the wiki, you'll find some discussion about different ways to put the kits together:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/wiki/Tutorials
Lots of good info to be found!
I'd suggest spending a good amount of time looking at old threads and the wiki here.
Under tutorials in the wiki, you'll find some discussion about different ways to put the kits together:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/wiki/Tutorials
Lots of good info to be found!
slave1pilot
Well-Known Hunter
Use Velcro first.
Sew the fuzzy to the jumpsuit & use the Industrial Strength peel & Stick kind on the armor.
After you have worn it a few times & get it exactly where you finally want it, then use a more secure method.
You will be happy that you didn't jump in & attach your armor with nuts & bolts first.
Putting it in the wrong location will mean replacing your vest.
Sew the fuzzy to the jumpsuit & use the Industrial Strength peel & Stick kind on the armor.
After you have worn it a few times & get it exactly where you finally want it, then use a more secure method.
You will be happy that you didn't jump in & attach your armor with nuts & bolts first.
Putting it in the wrong location will mean replacing your vest.
Slave I
Active Hunter
Amen brother. You can probably carefully remove the bolts from the armor if you need to adjust their placement, but if the grommets are in the wrong place (i.e. where the armor isn't going to cover), you're pretty much screwed.
