patches
 

Ok....need some help from multi-level officials in here.

I am looking for a good reliable adhesive liquid or strong double sided tape to use for my high school patches.

I have a recommendation from another official who uses a 3M double sided industrial tape but I cannot find it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

there's a guy around here who uses name-tag magnets.

Several refs here use velcro.

Hi John,
Howzitgoin'.
Hardware or carpet store ?
Years ago (4?), I tried Honig's patch glue and I was displeased.

Mick,

email me at the following and will talk further. Address is [email protected] for referees.

My Solution
 

I sewed a strip of velcro to my shirt and glued the other part to my high school patch. If you use multiple patches that are located in the same area on the shirt, this would work fine.

I used velcro this year, but the velcro tore up the surrounding area of the shirt while in the wash. thus I won't be using the velcro on any of next years shirts.

I have also tried double sided carpet tape from Lowe's or Home Depot and that seemed to work well.

I assume this is from putting the "hooked" half of the velcro on the shirt? Try putting the "fuzzy" part on the shirt and the "hooked" part on the patch.

I use a nail gun while I have the shirt on. :eek:

Ahhhh.... Indiana Jones used the same technology to keep his fedora from flying off his head....:eek:

Yeah - I thought about that after the fact and may try it for the spring/summer tourney schedule to see how everything holds up.

Hem Tape Or Fabric Tape
 

Go to your local fabric or craft store, here in Connecticut we have Jo-Anne Fabric and A.C. Moore, and get some hem tape or fabric tape. You cut it to shape, and iron it between your patch and your shirt, from both sides. I use it to iron American flags on my laboratory coats in my job as an analytical chemist. Works great.

BillyMac,

So I iron it to the outside part of my officiating shirt, and then I take my patch on and off as many times as I need to?

Or do I iron it to the inside part of my shirt and take the patch on and off as many times as I need to?

John,
My guess is you iron the sandwich --> shirt, tape, patch to warm the adhesive on both of its sides.

But isn't the tape more of a "permanent" attachment? My wife has used this tape to help hem pants, so I think it's a little more than temporary. I have used the tape before on a flag patch, and it does a good job of holding for a while, but it doesn't last through too many washings. The best permanent attachment is still sewing on the patches.

Here's my question. Obviously, you want to be able to take the patches on and off. Are you going to wear the shirt with no patches at all? If so, IMHO, a patchless shirt with velcro on it looks extremely bush league. Also, patches that are unattached at the edges and flap because the velcro is only attached in the middle look bad. Again, just IMO.

Is it really so expensive to buy an extra shirt or two with patches?

Sorry...
 

johnSandlin: Sorry. From your original post and the phrase "liquid adhesive", I thought you were looking for a permanent solution to your problem. Here in Connecticut, a mostly IAABO state, we have the IAABO patch embroidered into our shirt. Our local board decided to add the American flag a few years ago. We do not have a local or state patch, so everything is permanent. I agree with Scrapper 1, buy a couple of extra shirts and permanently put on the patches for the differerent associations that you officiate for. Your uniform will look sharper.

M&M Guy: You're right. Many washings can cause the edges to curl up, so I get a needle and thread and stitch down the corners of the flag. Only takes a few minutes and requires little sewing knowledge.

In got off my lazy butt and went down to the laundry area in my basement to get the material in question. It's "Therm O Web HeatnBond Iron-On Adhesive Ultra Hold".