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Morning all, I hope you are keeping well and busy.
I am looking to buy some wall mounted panels to display my moulding chevrons (for Velcro - like the displays you see at the framing suppliers). Can anyone tell me where I can buy these? All I have been able to find are the carousels and panels which are mounted within a framework.
You can make them yourself: batten the wall, screw and countersink 9mm MDF sheet, cover with self adhesive brushed nylon available from Arqadia, Wessex, or I used http://www.abmshop.co.uk/velcro-friendl ... al-9-c.asp
Why not cut some MDF panels to the size required and cover them in Velcro receptive fabric? The fabric is available from most main suppliers - Arqadia do one with a self adhesive backing.
The self adhesive Velcro cloth from Arqadia is pretty tricky to apply (don't whatever you do allow the sticky backing to stick to itself!) but once you've got the hang of it make light work of covering panels. We did it in our showroom then framed each panel in a chunky black box frame with the panel set back using black spacers. It really sets off the chevrons, you can make them to any size to fit your space, and makes it easy to group chevrons into sets.
I used to have lots of display panels, but when I moved shop I had another idea... A strip of timber 1" x 1/4" fixed to the wall. Run a strip of velcro tape (loop) down it. OK, you don't get a choice of background - just the wall. But all you chevrons will hang in a neat line.
The panels are easy to make though. Get the fabric that isn't foam backed. I did mine with HD carpet tape, covering a board with strips and peeling them one at a time. With wet adhesive you risk bleed-though or getting it on the face of the fabric. The tape adhesive is very agressive and very long-lived. I still have a panel I did nigh-on 30 years ago and it's still stuck fast. And it's stored in an unheated shed. All you need do after that is put a little frame around.
