EQ Acoustics Flexi Fit 32 set

I purchased three sets of these double sided adhesive straps in order to install acoustic room treatment panels(EQ Acoustics Classic Wedge 30 and 60 Tile grey) on my walls. I live in a rental apartment building so a more permanent mounting solution was out of the question.

The packaging was minimal and included what's needed: the product and simple installation instructions in a tidy zip bag. You are likely to be left with some overdue pieces so the bag was a good thing to have. At this affordable price point there's not much else what I'd expect.

The Flexi Fits have two adhesive sides to attach them onto the mounting surface(wall, ceiling etc) and also on the acoustic panels themselves. The adhesive side is protected with a removable plastic film. I found this film to be a little tricky to remove and it slowed down the installation process. The film has no indicated point where it comes off easily and it was usually extremely well glued onto the Flexi Fits themselves. On a few pieces the adhesive side was unusable after peeling the film off and on some you needed to start peeling it off from the opposite side when you realized it's ripping off the adhesive surface too.

The Flexi Fits are best to be cut into smaller pieces so that there's more even distribution of contact surfaces leading into more sturdy mounting of the panels. This multiplies the amount of plastic film peeling needed and was made a little frustrating due to it. Even if easy, it took a surprising amount of time. In my case the total amount of individual little Flexi Fits exceeded 400.

The recommended amount of these straps per panel was a bare minimum. I ended up using up to 14 little square pieces per wedge to make them stick on properly. Wall mounting was successful after a few experiments but no amount of Flexi fits would make my panels stick to the ceiling. Granted the ceiling I have has a rough texture so there's obviously going to be less contact patch along with higher force to pull them off. In my case it was a good idea to order more than the recommended amount as not ever panel stuck on the first try.

All in all these work but you have to have a little patience with the installation process and be generous with the amount of Flexi Fits you choose to use per wedge(or whatever else it might be you want to be installing). As I will be moving away some time from this apartment I also tested how easily the adhesive residue comes off: a small amount of solvent on a cloth with a gentle rub leaves no marks on my white painted walls and removes all the adhesive cleanly. The same can't be said about the wedges as the adhesive stuck really well to them and the strap often rips off the porous material before the Flexi Fit. This isn't necessarily a problem if you plan on installing them back using the same product.

Olen käyttänyt tuotetta studiossa kevyiden akustointimateriaalien kiinnitykseen. Sekä seinälle, että kattoon maalattua puuta vasten.

Tuote on toiminut satunnaisesti ok-hyvä akselilla. Tuotteen valmistaja suosittelee, että tuotteen pitäisi antaa kiinnittyä 48 tuntia materiaaliin, ennen asennusta seinälle. Tämän lisäksi tuotteen valmistaja ei suosittele asennusta kattoon.

Itselläni on käynyt niin, että katossa esim. kevyet diffuusorit ovat pysyneet hyvin paikallaan ilman ongelmaa. Sen sijaan seinässä toisen valmistajan muutamat tuotteet satunnaisesti irtoilleet, vaikka valmistajan ohjeiden mukaan käytetty materiaalia.

Esim. Thomannin 60x60cm absorberit eivät ole meinanneet pysyä seinällä. Ongelma poistui sillä, että käytti suositusta suuremman määrän (tuplasti) teippiä kiinnitykseen. Tässä vaiheessa ei enää jaksanut odottaa kahta vuorokautta, mutta materiaalit ovat pysyneet levyt seinällä toista kuukautta.

Suosittelen siis varauksella jos ei halua liimata tai kiinnittää järeämmillä konsteilla tuotteita.