# Cleaning Velcro. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 4, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-velcro/263052 "2004-09-04T01:04:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeffro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-velcro/263052/1 "2004-09-04T01:04:37Z")
I use a leg brace and the main strap is closed with Velcro. Unfortunately, there is so much fuzz on the part of the strap with the little loops that it just won’t adhere. If anyone out there has a good method of cleaning the fuzz outa Velcro please tell me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Thrashbarg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Thrashbarg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrashbarg)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-velcro/263052/2 "2004-09-04T03:28:01Z")
I’ve found that using a good lice comb works pretty well for the ‘loopy’ side. As for the fuzzy side, I have no idea. Combing through it seems to loosen up the ‘fuzz’ enough to usually destroy the velcro effect. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-velcro/263052/3 "2004-09-04T05:13:13Z")
> [@Jeffro](#): > > I use a leg brace and the main strap is closed with Velcro. Unfortunately, there is so much fuzz on the part of the strap with the little loops that it just won’t adhere. > If anyone out there has a good method of cleaning the fuzz outa Velcro please tell me. Thanks! Wetting it, then rubbing the pilling out it your thumbs generally works for me.