On Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 2:54:09 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > Does that stuff really work without messing up the paint? When I clamp a > toptube in my work stand I use an old t-shirt wrapped around the tube to > keep the brake wire off the paint. Easy on, easy off, doesn't stay on the > bike when not needed.
Helicopter tape is basically a thin and clear polyurethane tape with an adhesive backing. Allegedly, it was invented to protect helicopter blades from impact damage (presumably smaller objects). For those of us who don't see too many helicopters, it is more commonly used as protection on the front of (usually expensive) cars to prevent paint chips from stones and such. If I have a carbon-fiber mountain bike, I'll probably apply it where rock chips are likely to hit, like the underside of the downtube, not to protect the paint so much as to prevent impact damage to the carbon fiber. It'll do fine preventing paint scratches from hanging a bike by the top tube, although in my experience, it'll likely bunch up when solidly clamped with a workstand (the polyurethane material is malleable after all). The adhesive is not strong enough to prevent "creeping" when high forces are involved, because 3M paint film is designed to be removed without damaging paint, by using a heat gun or hair dryer. The adhesive is good but isn't permanent. Just search for "3M paint protection" or "3M paint film" on eBay. For Roberta's use, this may work. <https://ebay.us/jcF21D> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d669d0e0-a6ac-4e68-8eb5-6719bd767dd3n%40googlegroups.com.
