Frame Paint Protection (3M) - Where to Get Locally

pprendeville

I'm looking to get some material similar to that in link (http://www.vcgraphix.com/en/Store/detail.asp?invID=336&StartingRecord=2&subCatID=141&subCatName=Paint+Protection&mainCatName=Bicycle+Products)
Just some clear 3M stuff would do the job. Anyone know where I could pick up some locally (Dublin). A roll of it that I could cut to size myself.

Morgan

Not local, but on the internets...


http://www.justridingalong.com/shop.php?search_id=VVYRJE7D&jras=ljn4llprkep9557maud0vss6a2

pprendeville

Think I'll go with this.
http://www.biketart.com/products/biketape

doozerie

If you search ebay for "helicopter tape" you'll find quite a few sellers of it. The grades seem to vary, as do the manufacturer, so it can be tricky to find "decent" stuff - too thin is obviously not desirable, too thick makes it harder to apply to curves of a small radius, some tapes apparently become translucent with age, some are more difficult to remove than others, etc. When I last checked prices varied a lot but price didn't seem to be a good indicator of quality judging by some of the reviews.

I bought some non-3M stuff last year which isn't bad but the ebay seller no longer exists so I can't provide a useful link. Mind you it has yet to see use on a bike, so far I've just used to to protect certain areas of internal wooden doors from the edges of our child trailer. 'Tis versatile stuff and reasonably robust too ...but ultimately no match for the trailer though. In case you were wondering, like.

AstraMonti

I bought this few weeks ago but the full pack is an overkill unless you have 5 bikes to cover. Actually if you want to come over to south dublin I ll cut a few pieces to give you.

Unregistered.

OP can you let me know how you get on with the tape on the link you posted, I was thinking about this recently.

pprendeville

AstraMonti wrote: »

I bought this few weeks ago but the full pack is an overkill unless you have 5 bikes to cover. Actually if you want to come over to south dublin I ll cut a few pieces to give you.

if the frame arrives before the tape i'll take up your offer. thanks astra.

pprendeville

Unregistered. wrote: »

OP can you let me know how you get on with the tape on the link you posted, I was thinking about this recently.

will do. shur if i have some left i can give you some. went with biketart btw.