Flocking Frequently Asked Questions

Use a face cover and in a room with fresh air exchange. For a face cover use a white fiber dome to cover the mouth and nose (with elastic band) to prevent inhaling the flock fibers. Some just use a bandana. You do not need to use a respirator since it is not a solvent based glue. Wear glasses to keep lofting fibers out of your eyes. Clear safety glasses with sides which come closer to the face are better. Glue :Use only in a room with fresh air exchanger, as apposed to a closet with the door closed with no fresh air. As with any glue, do not eat or inhale when opening the container. Keep away from children. Wash your body to remove when the glue is wet, before it sets up. Not meant to be used on humans or animals.

Rubber glove are not required, but recommended because if you get the glue on your hands it will set up and be hard to remove. Glue can set up in 10 minutes or so, therefore wipe your hands immediately and wash them if you get glue on them.

No, it is a water based glue. The flock fibers are nylon and will melt under hot temperatures.

As with any substances not meant for human consumption, do not eat or ingest them. Keep away from young children. Protect the surface, use care, and practice on some thing, before applying to the surface to make sure the surface will allow the glue to adhere.

If the flock is adhering to the surface probably not. Make sure the flock is clean, with no oily residue from hands etc. Necks of decoys where they are handled do get oily from handling. Wash with non-oily hand soap, soft brush and dry completely. Repeat as needed to remove oils. Remove dust if allowed to set for a while. Make sure the glue is allowed to dry completely and test a spot. If all is well, then proceed.

Test spot and and the glue adheres, then proceed, because the surface is sealed. If the surface is bare plastic, it may not be sealed to allow the glue to stick. Rough up the surface, flame with hand held torch briefly with the flame touching the spot and try a test again. IF the glue still does not adhere, then prime the surface to seal it with an appropriate sealer for the surface.

Make sure the first color has the glue set, then gently blow off the excess fibers and capture them for re-use. Let ALL the fibers settle in the area, and recover the fibers that may be stirred up with air or movement before applying the second color. If you do not clean up the area, the first color fibers can loft and will settle into the new glue/flock applied area.

We suggest to take a scotch brite pad, or BBQ cleaning pad that does not have any oils or contaminants on it (totally clean) and then buff over the flock to make the surfaces levels more even. Then glue and flock over the entire area.

Yes you can, but the colors may be different due to sun exposure. Nylon flock hold its color better than Rayon, but still it will fade in the elements slowly. However you can use color matching permanent felt tip pin to color in small spots until you can re flock the entire area.

It does not matter which color you put on first or the order, but if you put the lighter on first, you may get a better line on the edge when you use a darker color, than a litter one.

Read the safety comments above and insure the glue is kept at room temperature. Hot temperatures will make the glue components break down. DO NOT allow to freeze, because it is water based glue, freezing with render the glue unusable.

Different color pigments are different sizes and settle differently. You can turn the jar or bottle upside down and reverse to keep it mixed. Or you can gently stir. Do not get air bubbles in the glue when stirring.

Any surface it adheres too. Aero Ure-Glue adheres to most clean, non-oily surfaces. Always do a test spot first, that will not damage your project.

You have about 8 minutes to apply the glue and the flock. There is a quick setting feature to the glue, to allow it to grab on to the surface and hold the fibers. Temperature, humidity and air movement will change the glue setting up time.

In approximately 2-4 hours the first application is touch set-up. Meaning when you test a spot the glue/flock does not move. However the glue is NOT cured for 24-36 hours, depending upon the temperature, humidity and air movement in the room. Gently blow off or knock off the first color application before proceeding to the second color. Best to wait a day, but some times we are not that patient.

We use colored glue to match or blend with the surface, so if the application is thin, or becomes worn, the spot will not stand out.

We have the basic colors on the BUY page. Some custom colors can be made, for an extra fee.

Depends upon storage temperature, humidity and how tight the seal is. It can last up to a year or longer at room temperature. Some have reported longer shelf life, but the components will start to set up and deteriorate over time.

Urethane has high abrasion properties, it is flexible or stretches with the expanding and contracting of surfaces, does not break down when cured, and hold the color better than other glues.