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You should post a poll for this.Originally Posted by focalcivic
So I actually got this stuff... and for extremely light mounting its perfect (after all thats what it was designed for), but has a relatively weak grip when it comes to anything that has any 'weight' to it.
Don't go cracking on PollsYou should post a poll for this.
No poll needed for this one, red backing side goes to car I am positive.
The 3M grey mounting tape if fairly good stuff, but it will eventually loose its adhesive properties after about 4 or 5 years after exposure to the elements and to heat. I know this for a fact since I used the stuff to mount various small electronics boxes to the sides of our telescopes at our private observatory. Instead I highly recommend 3M VHB tape since it lasts forever -- even in high heat. Both tapes must be adhered to a totally clean surface. First clean the surface with a household cleaner such as 409 or an orange cleaner and a cloth and wipe the surface dry. Then do a final cleaning with another cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
With regards to 3M VHB tape, after it is installed it must be "activated" by either pulling on it slightly and then pressing down on it again, or by tugging sideways on it and then pressing down again. Repeat this process at least twice. What happens is that the tape adhesive under these strains then exudes a kind of super sticky and very thin gooey film which fills in every microscopic crevasse in the surface which it is attached to. Once installed properly, VHB tape will hold forever and is rather time consuming to remove. Yet it can be completely removed from any metal, glass or plastic surface if desired.
Good to know, you can get the 3M VHB tape anywhere?The 3M grey mounting tape if fairly good stuff, but it will eventually loose its adhesive properties after about 4 or 5 years after exposure to the elements and to heat. I know this for a fact since I used the stuff to mount various small electronics boxes to the sides of our telescopes at our private observatory. Instead I highly recommend 3M VHB tape since it lasts forever -- even in high heat. Both tapes must be adhered to a totally clean surface. First clean the surface with a household cleaner such as 409 or an orange cleaner and a cloth and wipe the surface dry. Then do a final cleaning with another cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
With regards to 3M VHB tape, after it is installed it must be "activated" by either pulling on it slightly and then pressing down on it again, or by tugging sideways on it and then pressing down again. Repeat this process at least twice. What happens is that the tape adhesive under these strains then exudes a kind of super sticky and very thin gooey film which fills in every microscopic crevasse in the surface which it is attached to. Once installed properly, VHB tape will hold forever and is rather time consuming to remove. Yet it can be completely removed from any metal, glass or plastic surface if desired.
No. It is hard to find since it is an industrial tape. Yet amazingly enough Radio Shack carries it in a blister pack of four 1" x 3" strips.
didn't know ratshack carries it, I'll get it from them next time.
Now if someone could tell me which side of velcro goes on the detector and which goes on the surface. Hook, loop, hook, loop, it never ends.
If you can somehow clamp/secure the weighted item for at least a few hours, it'll still hold amazingly.
I used two 4-inch long strips for the rear mounting of my LPP head (bent the bracket so it is "L," with the long leg behind the license plate), done in below-freezing weather, and with the head serving as a counter-lever, I seriously started to lift the bumer-skin away from its underpinnings, when I had to peel the sucker off to adjust it!
It all depends on how much you're able to use, as well as, of course, exactly how much weight is on the tape!
With *very careful* prep - not only pre-cleaning, but with an eye towards initial curing temperatures and humidity, I've gotten this kind of tape to stick for about 8 to 10 years (I tend to keep my cars for a long time), used externally (in-cabin, the life-span is much less, due to amplification of heat from greenhouse effect), but yes, you're right, it definitely will weaken from exposure.
I still favor this kind of tape, though, as it is rather easy to remove, and leaves no visible traces, if done properly. Vehicle exteriors can be problematic in terms of the need to occasionally, er....."adjust."
My thinking is that there's a reason why the OEM makes use (and still use) this tape, preferentially - removal is a big factor of that.
VHB, though, I've used, thanks to your tip, on various of my vehicle's interior accessories - which, previously, *always* had adhesion problems in the summer heat!
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