REFLECTOR:Leading Edge Tape

[Alex Balic]

John,
I didn't have any  problems with the adhesive at all, but I cleaned the
paint with some acetone first, which softened it just a little and promoted
adhesion. It can be removed with some effort once you start peeling it, and
can be assisted with careful application of a heat gun. The only other thing
I can suggest to promote adhesion, is to mask the prop, and spray on a good
contact adhesive first (lightly) the solvent in the adhesive will make it
stick to the paint on the prop, and then the tape will stick to the cured
contact adhesive very well also, but really, try the tape alone on a clean
surface first, I don't think you will have any problems with it as long as
it is clean.
As far as the tape for duct, it is aluminum, so won't have the level of
abrasion resistance that you want.

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of John Dibble
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:49 AM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Leading Edge Tape


Thanks, Alex,

I've ordered a 2" roll.  The   people at IVO say they have tried this
and the adhesive doesn't hold well.  Any ideas on how to get better
adhesion.  It needs to be removable.

John

Alex Balic wrote:

>JC Whitney sells Stainless steel "tape" it is probably about 0.003 or so,
it
>is used for covering the rocker panels on cars for aesthetic purposes- not
>expensive either, but it is about 6" wide as I recall......the adhesive is
>pretty good...
>
>
>
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