[balloon-makers] Velcro standards etc

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In a message dated 10/26/2006 5:13:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
private e-mail address writes:
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    class=671510819-25102006>Thank you for your recent 
    order at buyhookandloop.com  You are among an ever growing crowd of 
    consumers that realize they do not have to pay 3X the price for Velcro 
    Brand product -- Congratulations!  Our generic "velcro" meets or 
    exceeds the specifications of industrial brand 
  Velcro.
"Generic" velcro has been around for many years.  Although I am all 
for saving money, remember more often "you get what you pay for" than not.  
I tried "generic" velcro in the banners and cold air inflateables I made back in 
the 1980's.  It was my experience that the generic stuff did not hold 
up.  I was shocked to see the velcro disintegrating from UV in much less 
time than the "Velcro brand" products I had been using.  Granted, parachute 
top tabs are a fine application for "testing" generic velcro, since replacing 
them doesn't involve too much effort, and product failure will only result in 
not being able to get the balloon inflated.  But buyer beware on 
aftermarket products.  For example, as a rule I NEVER use aftermarket or 
2nd quality thread in my homebuilts.  That is a structural component that I 
would not feel worth "experimenting" with. 
 
--Paul Stumpf
 
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