Helicopter tape & stripping off!

KonaKurt
KonaKurt Posts: 720
edited January 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
I like the idea of using helicopter tape to protect my frame, but sorry to seem a bit dim here, but what exactly IS 'copter tape? And more importantly, is it transparent? And once it is applied to a frame, am I right to say that it's permenant and that trying to remove it will paint strip a frame!??

KK

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    google "copter tape" for pics.

    yes it is clear. yes it has some serious adhesive but it can with care be removed.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • KonaKurt
    KonaKurt Posts: 720
    Cool, sounds like I should get myself a roll.

    Within reason, is it also rainproof or will it just peel off after a few days in the rain?

    KK.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    water has no effect.

    be aware that if you have any impact marks in the paint which you apply it over the paint is likely to lift on removal what ever you try.

    But the idea is once fitted you dont take it off.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • nonnac85
    nonnac85 Posts: 1,608
    I have had some on my bike for over a year and it has not peeled or cracked at all.
    I heard you can remove it by heating it with a hairdryer to make the adhesive melt a little but I have never tried.
    My Website - Trail Centre info for the UK: MTB Trail Time

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