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Old May 1st 14, 03:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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I think this will become the next thing to boost the sales price of used sailplanes. "Only used the highest quality wing tape, applied by a little old lady before flying after church on Sunday." Sort of like a CarFax report..

Bowlus and 3M 483 are nice because they are 1 inch wide, and on some ships that have bigger gaps to be covered, you need more tape width than you get with the 3M 35 tape at 3/4 inch wide. However, on non-planar intersections (Nimbus 3 wing to fuselage joint), wider is not always better.

I have tried several different ones, and I like 3M 35 white tape. I use it once, then throw it away.
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Old May 1st 14, 06:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:37:44 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
I like bright red 3M electrical tape.


Custom stripes!
Do you use different colors for downwind dash or closed course tasks?

Another vote for Mike Bowlus' stuff. Doubt there are too many gliders requiring more than $2.00 worth.
Jim
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Old May 2nd 14, 02:24 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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I simply rent hangar space. I'm still using rolls of 3M tape that I picked
up in the early 90s!

Oh, and it was by saving that $100 on tape over the past 20+ years that I
can afford the glider and the SUV.


"Mark628CA" wrote in message
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I find it laughable when I see somebody using cheap crappy tape on their
$60,000+ glider after they drive up in the $40,000+ SUV. What are you
saving? Maybe a nickel a flight? Oh, and don't forget the real misers who
SAVE said crappy tape to use the next day, with the additional benefit of
the dirt that collects on the sticky side.

I prefer the Bowlus Maxi-Tape. It is by far the best stuff out there, and I
saved my money by building a $75,000 hangar. Since I only have to tape up
two or three times a year, I expect my investment to pay off about the time
the Sun burns out.

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Old May 3rd 14, 07:33 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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"on non-planar intersections (Nimbus 3 wing to fuselage joint), wider is not always better"

You got that right Steve! We got some one inch wide tape for the club gliders last year. With the Grobs the wider tape just made things more difficult..

Wide tape is great for gliders which have a wing root fillet as part of the fuselage so the tape can just be laid flat over the gap - my ASW-15 is like this. I would imagine that except for the trailing edge area the ASW-12 is pretty much the same. I really don't need the ease of stretching and bending the tape around difficult areas but I still like the 483 because it seems to leave much less residue and grips enough to be secure but not so tenaciously that it's difficult to remove at the end of the day. The tape residue problem is in my mind now because I've been slaving away at the annual polishing of the club gliders and I've spent a LOT of time getting year old residue off the gap areas.

I think I'll give the Bowlus tape a try the next time I have to get something from Cumulus. It seems people find it to be as good as the 483 and it's certainly a lot cheaper.
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Old May 5th 14, 05:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:47:13 AM UTC-6, Colin Roney wrote:
Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought?


I like using white duct tape. I figure when I am cruising at redline between climbs in rough air every extra bit of strength is a plus.
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Old May 6th 14, 10:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 3:47:13 AM UTC-7, Colin Roney wrote:
Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought?


Once upon a time in a land far away, a pilot chose to use the cheapest tape he
could find on his wing roots. It happened to be 3/4 inch black electrical
cheeeeap tape. Off he went, out and about heavenward. Somewhere hours later on
course, he happened to look at the wingroot. . . . and saw this significant gap
between root and wingskin.

After the startle, the thinking, the realization that his wings were really ON,
and the tape span was not really a gap, he flew home with much thanks for
saving those extra $2 per roll.
He then chose to buy the tape in COLORS, for about $.67 per roll.

For his retirement party, a couple years later, we presented him with about
two dozen rolls of pink, lavender, sky blue, grass green and lemon yellow
CHEEEEPP tape. It can be found in electrical supply stores for labeling
different wiring schemes.
None of us cared about reusability, tape residue or stretch and formabiity.

We only cared about the decorative effect.

With affection,

Cindy B

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Old May 6th 14, 11:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:47:13 AM UTC-5, Colin Roney wrote:
Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought?


I have always liked Scotch 3m white electrician's tape. Just recently purchased two rolls (3/4" x 66 ft.) for $3.92 each at Home Depot.
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Old May 7th 14, 04:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:36:21 AM UTC-7, wrote:
3M 483 - but it's horrifically expensive. Wings And Wheels dropped it for this reason so I had to get it from ULINE. I've tried all the others but I like 483 best. I feel like I'm setting fire to $5 bills whenever I use it though.


FYI, Amazon has 3m 483 tape on sale again for $8.63/roll, limit 10. Even better, it's eligible for Prime shipping. I had switched to a cheapo tape due to the high prices on 483, but now I am back to the good stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...uct_refresh_T1

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Old May 7th 14, 05:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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FYI, Amazon has 3m 483 tape on sale again for $8.63/roll, limit 10. Even better, it's eligible for Prime shipping. I had switched to a cheapo tape due to the high prices on 483, but now I am back to the good stuff.



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...uct_refresh_T1


This stuff must be really good! If you look under "Product Features," fourth bullet point down it says: "Nuclear power plant construction and maintenance."

Wow!
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Old May 7th 14, 06:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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You can get it in yellow for $5.75/roll:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWHRSWY/ref=biss_dp_t_asn


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On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:55:59 AM UTC-5, Shannon Madsen wrote:
On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:36:21 AM UTC-7, wrote:
3M 483 - but it's horrifically expensive. Wings And Wheels dropped it

for this reason so I had to get it from ULINE. I've tried all the others
but I like 483 best. I feel like I'm setting fire to $5 bills whenever I
use it though. FYI, Amazon has 3m 483 tape on sale again for $8.63/roll,
limit 10. Even better, it's eligible for Prime shipping. I had switched to
a cheapo tape due to the high prices on 483, but now I am back to the good
stuff.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...uct_refresh_T1


This is a great example of how Amazon.com sets pricing on a "per-customer"
basis - different cusotmers get different prices at differnet times of day,
based on their purchase and browsing history and other things. When I go to
the above link my price is $19.63 per roll, which is a discount of only
$1.46 off of the list price of $21.09 per roll.

Robert

 




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