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hellosailor · 17-03-2009, 12:42

I love Velcro, but it is flat out WRONG for this job. It can and will fail after it has been heated up on hot summer days. Even the best of it. Unless your boat stays in cool climes and you use lots of premium stuff--you'll find the picture on the floor in a couple of years.

3M does make an industrial velcro for use in hot places (like toll transponders on auto windshields) but even their best can fail if the boat is closed up and heats up. And you won't find the stuff on retail shelves, I had to beg some directly from 3M.

So far I've only used the 3M Command Adhesive strips for a year or so, but I'm very impressed by them. Applies to tile (recommended) or over wallpaper (expressly against the instruction) with heavy loads, they seem to work very nicely, and come off clean. On a wood bulkhead my only question would be that the surface needs to be non-porous for them to stick properly.

I'd vote for the mirror hardware, which is going to leave small holes in the bulkhead, but is going to work for sure. I'd try the command strips IF the bulkhead was nice and smooth, and neither the art nor anything under it would be damaged if it released.

17-03-2009, 12:42	#19
hellosailor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,997	I love Velcro, but it is flat out WRONG for this job. It can and will fail after it has been heated up on hot summer days. Even the best of it. Unless your boat stays in cool climes and you use lots of premium stuff--you'll find the picture on the floor in a couple of years. 3M does make an industrial velcro for use in hot places (like toll transponders on auto windshields) but even their best can fail if the boat is closed up and heats up. And you won't find the stuff on retail shelves, I had to beg some directly from 3M. So far I've only used the 3M Command Adhesive strips for a year or so, but I'm very impressed by them. Applies to tile (recommended) or over wallpaper (expressly against the instruction) with heavy loads, they seem to work very nicely, and come off clean. On a wood bulkhead my only question would be that the surface needs to be non-porous for them to stick properly. I'd vote for the mirror hardware, which is going to leave small holes in the bulkhead, but is going to work for sure. I'd try the command strips IF the bulkhead was nice and smooth, and neither the art nor anything under it would be damaged if it released.