What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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I'm trying to attach some dotstars to some velcro (Which will be attached to clothing). The problem is that I can't find an adhesive that will stick properly. First I tried the adhesive on the back of the velcro, but that didn't work. So then I decided I was going to pull out the big guns and used some clear gorilla glue epoxy. But that didn't work either. What is this material made of, so that I can find a suitable glue for it?
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Re: What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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Hi, sargentpilcher!


It's likely the same the same or similar silicone jacket on NeoPixel strips. In the Adafruit Learning System, the Gemma Firewalker Lite Sneakers project recommends Permatex 80050 Clear RTV Silicone Adhesive Sealant (formerly labeled "Permatex 66B") to attach NeoPixel strip to sneakers.

If you try it with Velcro, could you report back and let us all know how it works?


Cheers,

Eric

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Re: What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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Thank you! I will follow up and let you know!

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Following up. The glue did NOT stick. VERY little amount of pulling made it come off :/

I'm starting to think about hard attachments like perhaps sewing it. Some sort of brads, but they're made of metal and don't want them to be touching the solder points on the LED strip. It's going to take some creativity I think.

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Re: What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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Oh no! Did it at least stick to the silicone jacket? The Velcro? Neither?

Becky Stern sews them to fabric backing in the Roll-up Video Light project.

Also, Adafruit stocks the Silicone Clips for NeoPixel LED Strips - set of 5, which you could try sewing.

I'd love to see pics of what you try and the solution you land on!


Cheers,

Eric

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Re: What material is the dotstar weatherstripping made of?

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From the appearances of it it didn't stick to either one :/ I think I'm going to go the sewing route. It will take me a few days for an update because I need to order them, and then I need to actually do it. Will probably take some time, but I will be sure to update when I do.

Thanks for your help and advice!

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