Hi Fred, These are fasteners designed for the marine market and are meant to work with canvas. Roger Jolly did a great job finding these. We have samples here at the factory and are testing them. I am optimistic. I searched for magnets back in 2008, but couldn't find ones that were strong enough to hold when the undercover was put under tension. All the best, Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Emailing: DSC01588.JPG > On Sep 22, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Roger Jolly wrote: > >> Here is a better solution to the Velcro. It's easy to drop the cloth to >> service the pads. You can also stretch thecloth a little more for a >> neater look. >> Roger Wheelock will be probably supplying these in quantity. >> >> Regards Roger >> <DSC01588.JPG> > > What is it? Magnet? If not, that might be a good idea. You can get very > strong "earth magnets" on line for next to nothing. All you need is > something they are attracted to on the bottom of the rim, that could be > thumbtacks. I bet it could be made to work well, with a little > engineering. > Me, I have used hooks and grommets for maybe six installs, and am happy > with that setup. I've posted about it before, and have photos I can send > if interested. > > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm >
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