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Can you get really thin stuff?
Just wondering if you can get different thicknesses of the 3M helicopter tape?
I have a big roll for cable run patches but it's fairly thick.
I'd like to protect a pair of fancily painted carbon road forks, I've made my own templates for the tape shape. Not looking for the same kind of protection like on a mountain bike and want it to be an invisible as possible.
Anybody have a link to really think transparent helicopter tape please?
Anybody have a link to really think transparent helicopter tape please?
do you mean thin?
Anybody have a link to really think transparent helicopter tape please?
do you mean thin?
150 micron is the thin stuff like Invisiframe use, most helitape seems to be about 300 micron
Edit:
This tape is very thin (50 micron), almost like sellotape
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.One23-Armour-Frame-Protection-Tape_63519.htm
But I'd hesitate to recommend it as there is no 'give' in the tape to form around curves like the venture shield / helitape.
Sorry yes - really thin 3m tape
Def. need give as the fork shape curves in several axis.
Excellent that 150 micron stuff looks good
I'm using the 150micron gear its much easier to work with.
Offers plenty of rub protection.
It won't do a lot for impact damage
I used the 150 microm stuff from Demon Tweeks to tape a mates bike recently (no inivisiframe kit available) and odd bits such as forks legs before. It sometimes comes with 3M on the backing tape, sometimes not, and does appear to be exactly the same as the invisiframe tape. A little heat helps with the give on tight compound curves.
Agreed on the impact damage. A stone went right through the 150 invisiframe on my downtube first time out. Now backed up with a strip of 300 like I had my my previous bike.
^^all useful info - i was confused bought some to protect transfers on a restoration roadie and was way way too thick - just used invisframe kit for mrs antigee's new roadie and much more suitable but non was left over 🙁
150micron it is then
Good stuff - just ordered some of the 150micron stuff - should be great for the scrapes and scratch protection