Adding Velcro to Roadcrafter

I want to add two or three pieces of Velcro loop material to my Roadcrafter. I sent Aerostich a note asking (and I repent me of my attempt at humor) if stitching on bits of Velcro would cause leaks, loss of structual integrity, or allow passage of zombie infection germs. I added (I thought prudently) "only one of these concerns is real". The reply was stitching on Velco would compromise structural integrity. ("I kid you not." -- Jack Paar)

Gee, drop $25-50 each way for shipping, wait out a week of shipping each way, wait out a roughly three week wait for adding ~12 sq. in. of Velcro. When the good riding time is here.

What are my real options?

• Whip out my Pfaff sewing machine and stitch (damn! - I keep writing "stich"!!!) on the loop patches and stop worrying about the tiny holes and stitched together liner
• Take the suit to a nice Korean lady to open the seams on the liner, top-stitch the patch on, and close the liner seams
• Find some kickbutt adhesive (Liquid Nails sounds good...) to glue the things on, lasting until the suit has disintegrated around the patches

Why not put the patches on directly? Who knows, I might get PO'ed at some patch donor, stop finding the Aerostich Road Grimed Astronaut patch funny... that sort of thing.

Iron-on velcro? Fabric adhesive? Search on Amazon, you might find something that'd work.

Iron-on has never been a hit for me. I got a lead for something called E6000, a flexible adhesive (essentially a fabric adhesive), sold at Michael's. If I can sort out whether or not it's going to work on my waterproofed suit, I'll give it a try.

RBEmerson said:

Iron-on has never been a hit for me. I got a lead for something called E6000, a flexible adhesive (essentially a fabric adhesive), sold at Michael's. If I can sort out whether or not it's going to work on my waterproofed suit, I'll give it a try.

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Another thought...if you really want to sew them on, I would think seam sealer that is used on tents might do the job and keep the suit waterproof:

https://www.rei.com/product/705425/gear-aid-silnet-silicone-seam-sealer-15-oz

My sense is any water seal is better off applied from the back, where it can make full contact with the threads coming through the GoreTex membrane. I'm resigned to the fact this project is going to need an iron-on solution. The adhesive patches seem to be a little unclear about how well they work on fabric. At least iron-on's adhesive is supposed to soak into the fabric. Or that's the plan, anyway...

The velcro that holds the knee pads on my AD-1's seems to be done with some kind of adhesive, I don't see any stitching.

With iron-on I'd be concerned about overheating the fabric...I don't know how much heat it will take. Sure hate to melt a hole in a 'Stich.

Off the wall: Sew the Velro on where you want it. Then use a good seam sealer to cover the sticing on the inside. Or a waterproof iron on patch. Or, as I would do - both!

Or jump to Aerostich's "Seam tape - Loop repair". Now if I could only lay my hands on a red 3" dia. red hook and loop set... Black, yes, red, no way. That I know of...