This may be a great product for laying outdoor carpet on a typical flat surface. However, I needed to wrap the carpet around 2" aluminum posts for a kayak rack. The adhesive was not up to the challenge. I also tried duck tape indoor outdoor carpet tape which failed as well. The only thing that was strong enough to hold the bend in the outdoor carpet was industrial strength velcro. I am now using that on all 10 arms of the 5 place kayak rack