self fusing silicone tape for finishing bar tape
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self fusing silicone tape for finishing bar tape
I tried using plumbing silicone tape as finishing tape. It works well but it’s not really clear. It’s kind of milky looking:
I know they also sell bike specific silicone finishing tape that is more expensive. But is it really clear or is it still milky like this? I want clear tape.
I know they also sell bike specific silicone finishing tape that is more expensive. But is it really clear or is it still milky like this? I want clear tape.
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I use silicone tape but in black. It works well but since it's so stretchy, I found it impossible to get the edges to overlap neatly while pulling (hope that made sense).
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I like that. I'll have to get a roll and try it. You know, you don't have to overlap the finishing tape over the handlebar. You can wrap it so it just barely goes over the edge of the bar tape, or even just even with the edge, and holds just fine, and (IMHO of course) just looks tidier.
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I like that. I'll have to get a roll and try it. You know, you don't have to overlap the finishing tape over the handlebar. You can wrap it so it just barely goes over the edge of the bar tape, or even just even with the edge, and holds just fine, and (IMHO of course) just looks tidier.
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this is what I'd try if I wanted to have it 'clear"
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40066725/
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40066725/
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Do 2 wraps with it pulled tight that are as wide as the tape is naturally wide. Then ease off the pressure and wrap half a turn with the tape lacking tension. The untensioned tape will be the same width and it will lay flat.
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this is what I'd try if I wanted to have it 'clear"
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40066725/
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40066725/
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I have been using black silicone tape for years now and love it. It comes in other colors as well (red, white, yellow, blue). I make the overlap wide enough that the end fits over it all, and I cut it so it finishes on the bottom and out of view anyway.
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I'm not sure what you're referring to, but based on what I've used for automotive purposes, the aforementioned film is like a vinyl wrap.. that's a poor way of explaining it, but I didnt want to make it sound like it's a packing tape b/c it doesnt leave behind a glue when removed.
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I tried using plumbing silicone tape as finishing tape. It works well but it’s not really clear. It’s kind of milky looking:
I know they also sell bike specific silicone finishing tape that is more expensive. But is it really clear or is it still milky like this? I want clear tape.
I know they also sell bike specific silicone finishing tape that is more expensive. But is it really clear or is it still milky like this? I want clear tape.
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If you want colourless then try shrink wrap.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
Probably easier if you wrap top to bottom like I do,
but in theory you could put a bit of shrink wrap on the tubes before wrapping bottom to top.
Wrapping top to bottom it really holds the ends well and shrinks round the ends so the plug fits in evenly.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
Probably easier if you wrap top to bottom like I do,
but in theory you could put a bit of shrink wrap on the tubes before wrapping bottom to top.
Wrapping top to bottom it really holds the ends well and shrinks round the ends so the plug fits in evenly.
Last edited by Aardwolf; 11-24-23 at 10:12 AM. Reason: Typo
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If you want colourless then try shrink wrap.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
Probably easier if you wrap top to bottom like I do,
but in theory you could put a bit of shrink wrap on the tubes before wrapping bottom to top.
Wrapping top to bottom it really holds the ends well and shrinks round the ends so the plug fits in evenly.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
Probably easier if you wrap top to bottom like I do,
but in theory you could put a bit of shrink wrap on the tubes before wrapping bottom to top.
Wrapping top to bottom it really holds the ends well and shrinks round the ends so the plug fits in evenly.
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I haven't found one that doesn't work. The plumbers repair tape at two different hardware stores, and 3 different brands from the rain forest. They all seem to work about the same with the thickness being the main difference, and that might be personal preference. Super thin is a little tricky to make sure it doesn't fold over on itself.
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If you want colourless then try shrink wrap.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
Here's the one I used: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ran a heat gun over it and it finished perfectly, still clear after 2 years.
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I got the 50mm - that's 50mm when flat, so 100mm circumference.
So that's 31.8mm diameter.
43mm => 86mm circumference => 27.4mm diameter
So that's 31.8mm diameter.
43mm => 86mm circumference => 27.4mm diameter
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