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[Closed] Gorilla tape is it all that????

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Was intent on setting the fatty up tubeless today. Watched all the videos on youtube, looks easy enough. Tyres off, tubes out. Went to apply gorilla tape as a rim strip can't get it to stick to anything, wont even stick to a plastic bucket.
First time i've used gorilla tape thought it would stick like s*** to a blanket. Have I got a dodgy roll or does it only stick to itself.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:20 pm
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Nope, it's shite.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:21 pm
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it's always been pretty dam sticky for me. Was the rim clean?


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:28 pm
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Split tube and Laminate flooring underlay is the best most reliable method for tubelessing the OO wheels


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:34 pm
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Use it on rims, fork and frame. Only adhesion issues are worrying about how to get it back off


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:34 pm
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Mine has always been super sticky, unless its really really cold


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 6:51 pm
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Everything was nice and clean. Sounds like a dodgy roll, I'll return it and try a different roll.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 7:07 pm
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yeah i used it fine when i first tried ghetto tubeless back in the day. sticky as a sticky thing.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 7:15 pm
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None of my victims made a sound or escaped, works just fine for me


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 7:30 pm
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Nope, it's shite

This. I did a Dually rim with the stuff and will never put it on another rim.Took forever to clean all the sticky crap off the rim after.
Think of it as a lucky escape if it didn't stick 😀


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 7:30 pm
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Works for me. Better than most dedicated tubeless tapes. Conforms to the rim well better, sticks better, fills the gap on undersized rims/oversized tyre combos.

It is tricky getting the residual glue off the rim if you remove it, but I don't do that often.

It's what ENVE supply with their rims/wheels to make them air tight.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 7:40 pm
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Normally sticky. Give the rim a good wash with hot, soapy water and try again with a fresh bit of tape.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 8:48 pm
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Something slippy on rim- give it a clean first, it should stick just fine, better than most tubeless tapes

But still, I don't like it, because it's such a total **** to get off.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 8:58 pm
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Don't know about fatty rims, but built a new 29 er wheel this week, 2 layers of insulation tape and one go round with gorilla and all went on perfectly and was very sticky . Was a brand new rim and didn't clean it but looked clean.


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 9:07 pm
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meanwhile in a jungle somewhere Gorilla's contemplate the uselessness of HumanTape (TM)


 
Posted : 10/02/2016 9:13 pm

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