REFLECTOR: Leading Edge Tape

[Chuck Jensen]

John,
Your right (as usual), the second listing in ACS for 3M 8672 says not
for use on props---though it doesn't say anything in the previous
listing about it.  I wonder if there's a real reason or 3M is just being
cautious about what applications it endorses for its product.  When I
was at MT a few years ago, they cut the tape from a roll, though I don't
know what the material or who the manufacturer was.  It was a black
vinyl type material with adhesive backside.  It's stayed in place well,
but it gets chewed up after a while...better the tape than the leading
edge.  PropGuard seems to come only in strips so it may not be the same
product.

Chuck Jensen


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of John Dibble
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:11 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Leading Edge Tape


Good question.  PropGuard works great.  In my catalog it states that 3M
8672 is NOT to be used on propellers.  However, Aeroshield 2604 is
recommended for propellers.  If that tape is similar to PropGuard, then
it would be much cheaper (per length), except that you have to buy a big
roll.  I suggest you try it and if it works, you can give the rest of us
some since you will never use that much.

John

Chuck Jensen wrote:

> With the usual accumulation of leading edge rash on the MT prop, its 
> getting time to refresh the leading edge tape.
>
> Is there a good alternative, such as 3M 8672 LE tape from ACS, or is 
> it better to get it directly from MT?
>
> Chuck Jensen
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