Good masking tape doesn't take paint off (especially bicycle paint), and leaves no residues. However, the adhesive is also pretty weak, and thus wouldn't be an acceptable tape for securing wire runs to the rear light.
On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 12:11:18 AM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote: > > Don't know about packing tape--probably depends on tape and paint. Will > masking tape take paint off walls or do you pay extra for the blue tape? > Probably a similar thing... > > Toshi > > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:27 PM Kurt Manley <kurta...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Will regular packing tape damage the paint when you take it off? Asking >> for an, umm, friend who taped their dynamo wire to the bottom of the top >> tube w packing tape.... >> >> On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:12:21 AM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote: >>> >>> Hi Neil, >>> >>> 3M makes some helicopter tape. It is more expensive, but it won't rip >>> off the paint from your bike if you need to adjust the tape. I think that >>> would be the benefit of paying more for the tape. >>> >>> Toshi >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:15 AM Neil Doran <neil.h...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Collin, nifty idea! I wouldn't mind a pic or two if you get time. But >>>> it sounds like you might be working with coaxial cable, which is thicker >>>> 'n' stiffer than what I am using, and likely better suited to those P >>>> clamps...but I do have some of those clamps somewhere... >>>> >>>> Ttoshi, yes, I have seen reference to helicopter tape. I wonder, for >>>> this application, would regular 3M packing tape do the trick? I kinda like >>>> your idea of running under the top tube with tape, then tape or zip ties >>>> as >>>> needed in the rear triangle. >>>> >>>> Thanks all! The Bunch rules for this stuff... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
