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[Closed] Heli-tape: suitable for all paint finishes?

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Just taken delivery of my shiney new Cube Stereo carbon (yes, I've been a really good boy this year!), it's got the matt-type paint finish that Cube are so fond of and I'd like to heli-tape the frame, but am a bit worried it might screw the paint if I ever need to remove it.

Any thoughts/experiences out there?

Cheers & Merry Christmas!


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 8:54 am
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Everyone too busy pissing it up on Xmas Eve?

Fair enough... If you can't beat 'em......


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 6:41 pm
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It shouldn't ruin any paintwork when you warm it and take it back off.
Couldn't get it to stick to my anodized 575 though.


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 7:00 pm
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Fine with all adequate paint/carbon finishes


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 8:30 pm
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Ta both


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 9:10 pm
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It stripped the paint when I removed it on a few places of my Evil Sovereign.


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 9:18 pm
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Ah... thanks Nick, that's kinda what I was worrying about.
Might go with a few carefully placed frame protection dots for now.


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 9:34 pm
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It's a bike not an investment.

Ride it and enjoy it. If after a couple of years it carries battle scars then job done.


 
Posted : 24/12/2014 10:35 pm
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You can get a matt finish tape, slightly changes the appearance but not much.
Got off eBay. Couldn't be bothered to put it on in the end, but the bits I did were ace.


 
Posted : 25/12/2014 9:22 am
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Carbon frame patches?


 
Posted : 25/12/2014 9:27 am

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