sealing landing gear doors ......

On Apr 22, 3:29*pm, Ron Gleason wrote:
Ron and Dean,
* I'll take a look at the tape when I get home from work, and if it
looks okay, I'd be willing to box it and send it to one of you. *You
could use what you need, then send it to the other, and then back to
me.
Jim

Jim thanks for the offer but I am going to acquire some Blenderm tape
and use that. *This appears to be the easiest and most straight
forward soultion.

Thanks to everyone for the suggesstions.

After Eric's post, I agree that's the best solution. Thanks Eric! I'm
going to try some myself. The Tesa 'Tissu' tape is a lot thicker than
I like.
Jim

On Apr 21, 11:36*am, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Apr 21, 12:47 am, The Real Doctor
wrote:
On 21 Apr, 01:30, Robert Gaines
wrote:

To quote a friend, "all tape is no good". TESA tape from Germany is the
best. Clean off the old and replace with TESA (German) tape. Not cheap.
Tesa is a manufacturer. They make lots of different sorts of adhesive
tape. Do you mean the cloth reinforced stuff?

Ian

Tim Mara (Wings and Wheels) carries the white cloth tape you want.
http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page29.htm
It IS quite pricey. *I'm looking for a suitable substitute for my Grob
rudder hinge. *I use about 4 feet a year, and the roll I bought 5
years ago is still quite full, but in poor shape because I didn't
store it properly.

I just use Blenderm medical tape (for over 20 years now), obtainable
from a pharmacy: lasts years (but easy to remove when needed), easy to
apply, thin, flexible, stretchy, translucent. The cloth stuff doesn't
seem to have any advantages on the ASW-20 I had, or the ASH 26 E I have now.

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I fully agree with Eric, I've been using Blenderm for the gear door
hinges and a few other applications ever since is was recommended by
Tom Serkowskie some years ago. Perfect item for this application, very
thin and flexible, nearly clear, no need to cut out at hinges, I
replace mine every 2 or 3 years, just because. It seems like the width
I use here is 1 inch, it's inexpensive and comes in a variety of
widths, I get mine from a medical supply store.
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