Exhibit 99.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ending November 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Marc P. Applebaum,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(3)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(4)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition, and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Marc P. Applebaum
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Marc P. Applebaum
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

January 14, 2003