Dan, thanks. I had hoped for that, but the old felt has absolutely no surface text. The Velcro does zip against it. Honestly, that felt is almost rock hard and must be at least 30 years old. It might best for me to just remove it -- which will likely required a hammer and chisel. It's THAT hard and dried out.
Thanks Again,
S
Silicone might work for attaching the plywood to the felt.
Confidence: The feeling you experience before you fully understand the situation
I'd recommend 3M 90 spray adhesive. If you put both surfaces together while they're still slightly wet, you'll have a short time to adjust the pad to center it.
Rick
What about spreading a polyurethane adhesive like PL?
I recommend this stuff you’ll get a good long open time and it dries just the same as hard rubber.
Aj
3M #77 Spray adhesive should work. Seems to stick most anything together-- 70 rpm's for sure-- and you can peel apart with a heat gun. It would shred the old felt tho. I think 3M 99 is a contact cement--more permanaent adhesive.
My concern with epoxy is that it might wick up through the felt and to the surface, where it will obviously wreck the ability to use the area for polishing. Also, if the felt is really that old, it might collapse into the epoxy, or a combination of these two disasters. If you have a tiny bit of felt you can use to test, that's how I'd start.
If not, I'd go another way. The 3M Repositionable 75 Spray Adhesive is a good place to start. It's got really low soak-in so it's good for porous fabrics, it won't destroy the old felt with gnarly chemicals, and of course you can keep peeling it up and putting it back down until you like the placement.
I only use Titebond three and never had a failure. A bottle of it will last you for years.
I use Titebond 3 and never had a failure.
I use it to make furniture, boxes, and even out door projects.
Try a bottle of it, the big box stored have it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tite...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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