rogueqd wrote:Hot glue glues velcro really well, and glues foam really well. I haven't actualy tried gluing velcro to foam with it, but I'm sure you could do worse.
PS. Is it gluing or glueing? My spell checker is happy with both.
Further to the velcro to foam question I found this thread - which gives some more suggestions http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794573
and this one http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-53452.html which gives a lot of very useful info on glues in general for RC.
The second thread mentions gorilla glue - which turns out is a polyuethane glue.
As a result I've successfully tried Selley's Urethane Bond over the weekend http://www.selleys.com.au/adhesives/household-adhesive/task-specific/urethane-bond . I left it for 48 hours before putting any stress on it. It has worked extremely well. It is a one part glue and wipes/washes off your fingers easily - unlike epoxy. I lightly sanded the foan and cleaned it with metho before applying the glue.
As a result I've also used it to stick the fin of my Sky Surfer to the tail plane. This has worked better than CA with kicker - which sticks - but is extremely brittle and breaks too easily. The polyurethane stays a little flexible and resists shocks.
I'll give up using CA and kicker as a result.
For gluing the velcro to batteries, receivers and ESC's - the self adhesive velcro sticks fine after cleaning the surface first with metho.
The thread http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13160 discusses the problems with CA and talks about UHU POR which is especially designed for foam. It does not appear to be that easy to come by though.
I'd be interested to hear about anyone who's used it and what they think.
Cheers,
Geoff