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SNAPS

AND

VELCRO

DESCRIPTION:

Snaps

and

Velcro

{attaching

devices)

are

used

extensively

through

out

the

the

show.

They

attach

costumes,

latex,

vinyl,

leather

and

fur

parts

to

each

character.

There

is

very

little

maintenance

to

do

on

the

snaps

or

velcro,

except

when

the

snaps

or

velcro

get

pulled

away

from

a

part

or

become

damaged.

The

snap

has

two

parts,

male

and

female.

The

male

part

consist

of

a

stud

and

post,

and

the

female

part

consist

of

a

socket

and

cap.

Velcro

has

two

parts,

male

and

female.

The

male

part,

called

the

hook

and

the

female

part,

called

the

loop.

1.

PROBLEMS

AND

REPAIR:

A. SNAPS:

a)

Snaps

pulled

from

latex,

foam

or

vinyl.

Snaps

being

replaced

on

latex,

foam

or

vinyl,

need

to

be

reinforced

with

a

3/4"

X

3/4"

piece

of

cloth

backed

vinyl.

Punch

a

1/8

0.

D.

hole

in

the

center

of

the

vinyl

square.

Place

the

vinyl

on

the

inside

of

the

latex,

foam

or

vinyl

part.

Line

up

the

vinyl

square

and

the

parts

for

either

male

or

female

snap,

to

the

original

hole

of

the

old

snap.

And

secure

with

a

snap

tool.

See

drawing

on

the

next

page.

b)

Snaps

pulled

from

the

costume

or

fur.

Replacement

snaps

on

the

costume

or

fur,

need

to

be

reinforced

with

a

3/4"

X

3/4"

piece

of

cloth

backed

vinyl.

Line

up

the

vinyl

square

to

the

area

being

repaired

on

the

inside

of

the

costume

or

fur.

Apply

hot

glue

sparingly

to

the

cloth

side

of

the

vinyl,

and

press

it

to

the

area

being

repaired.

Punch

a

1/8"

hole

in

the

vinyl,

using

the

hole

in

costume

or

fur

as

a

guide.

With

the

parts

for

either

a

male

or

female

snap,

secure

to

the

costume

or

fur.

Glue

a

small

circle

of

matching

fur,

of

the

part

being

repaired,

to

cover

any

part

of

the

snap

that

shows.

c)

Snaps

pulled

from

leather.

Replacement

snaps

in

leather

are

generally

nothing

more

than

replacing

the

snap.

Leather

is

to

tough

to

get

torn,

or

have

the

snap

rip

out

causing

a

larger

hole.

d)

Snaps

pulled

from

fiberglass

or

aluminum.

Replacement

snaps

in

fiberglass

or

aluminum

are

generally

nothing

more

than

replacing

the

snap,

unless

the

fiberglass

or

aluminum

has

been

repaired.

To

install

snaps

you

will

need

only

the

stud

part

or

socket

part

of

the

snap,

a

1/8"

rivet,

#10

nut

and

rivet

gun.

Slip

the

rivet

through

the

stud

or

socket

then

push

the

rivet

through

the

hole.

From

the

inside

slip

on

the

nut

on

the

rivet,

hold

in

place

and

secure

using

the

rivet

gun.

If

the

fiberglass

has

been

repaired

you

will

have

to

drill

a

1/8"

hole

in

the

fiberglass,

make

sure

the

hole

to

be

drilled

is

in

the

exact

location

as

the

previous

hole.

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