Removing helicopter tape
shamblesuk
Posts: 11
Hi all,
I bought a 2nd hand bike and guy who sold me it put helicopter tape on it that's starting to look tatty. So I tried to remove one piece and - OUCH - it tore the paint right off the frame. It now looks terrible, especially where the carbon bit is (oir should I say - was).
So what IS the method of removing this stuff?
I bought a 2nd hand bike and guy who sold me it put helicopter tape on it that's starting to look tatty. So I tried to remove one piece and - OUCH - it tore the paint right off the frame. It now looks terrible, especially where the carbon bit is (oir should I say - was).
So what IS the method of removing this stuff?
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Use a hair dryer to warm it up, should come off easier0
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+1 for hairdryer, it softens the glue. I 'bike shield' on most of my bikes which is similar (but I don't have a carbon frame) one of them is an alloy tourer/winter hack, 8 years old and 7000 miles and the frame is scratch free and looks as good as new, it's a bit thicker than helicopter tape and they say it is easy to get off but I have not needed to do so yet.0
