Re. double-sided tubular tape (was [CR]Tubular question).

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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:00:31 -0600
Subject: Re. double-sided tubular tape (was [CR]Tubular question).
From: "Paul Woloshansky" <bikwalla@telus.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


>Subject: [CR]Tubular question.
>
>A lot of info has been put out on how to glue tubulars.
>
>3M has a tape, about 1/32" thick that is supposed to grip like "Grim
>Death" (or so the engineer says). It debonds when pulled in the
>direction of the length of the tape. It would be nice to keep those old
>classic rims clean.

The old foil-wrapped stuff had a short shelf life, which didn't always keep it from being sold - there were enough roll-off's to make tape illegal for racing (at least in Canada).

If a restored bike is merely on display, why glue at all?

I'm guessing that the 3M product you mention is actually an automotive trim adhesive; 3M's "FasTack" - a quick-setting glue - was too. It worked very well, except that the solvent ingredient in Fastack sometimes negatively-affected the bond between the casing and the base tape (e.g. Wolber's) and you'd get a roll-off despite having the base tape firmly glued to the rim....
>Anyone ever tried double sticky thin foam tape?
> Steve Leitgen
>La Crosse, WI The adhesive might stick, while the foam between came apart, and leave you with the same outcome I just mentioned.

Gluing a tub isn't hard: try a few 'dry runs' w/o glue, stretching the tub in the process, and then apply the glue sparingly with a dope brush in successive layers (letting the glue dry in between), which minimizes clean-up (or eliminates it, once you've gotten a little practice).

Cheers,
Paul Woloshansky