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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2012 : 2:31 PM
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Gorilla Tape: anyone used it?
My bike panniers are just fabric, and they are wearing out at the bottoms and I want to reinforce them.
I was thinking of some kind of liquid-applied waterproofing (like liquid rubber, or the stuff that they use on condo-balconies) but I think I will give Gorilla Tape a try.
Has anyone tried it? Will the edges peel off? Will the outside surface get sticky (like duct tape does?) |
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Squamish, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2012 : 3:04 PM
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The edges will peel off. In fact I think they peel worse than Duct Tape because the tape is thicker.
If the area of application is going to receive abrasion I wouldn't recommend using it. But if the area being repaired is a cut, tear or hole then gorilla tape is fine.
I repaired a hole made in the netting of my tent by a mouse with gorilla tape on both sides and it has held for nearly two years now.
I repaired a tear in my gaiters with gorilla tape and the corners (even though I rounded them) started to peel from abrasion and eventually the patches just peeled off.
What you can do is apply the gorilla tape to the inside of the panniers to seal any holes, then use some kind of liquid rubber on the outside.
I've reinforced the bottom of one of my packs this way. On the outside I used Freesole liberally and then used Gorilla tape to patch it on the inside.
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Footwear/ShoeBootCare/PRD~0799-130/mcnett-freesole-shoe-repair.jsp
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Edited by - leimrod on 04/20/2012 3:05 PM |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
343 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2012 : 4:18 PM
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Freesole I like and have, but to spread it liberally over the entire bottom would take several tubes, no?
What about a big Gorilla tape patch with freesole around the edges of the patch to keep it from unravelling. I wonder if that would work. |
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Vancouver
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Posted - 04/20/2012 : 4:21 PM
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Originally posted by leimrod
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I repaired a hole made in the netting of my tent by a mouse with gorilla tape on both sides ...
As someone was bound to ask, why did the mouse have tape on its sides? |
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Squamish, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2012 : 5:04 PM
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Originally posted by timv
Freesole I like and have, but to spread it liberally over the entire bottom would take several tubes, no?
What about a big Gorilla tape patch with freesole around the edges of the patch to keep it from unravelling. I wonder if that would work.
Well, I had a section of the bottom of my pack that was wearing thin. I applied the freesole to that section, not the entire floor of my pack.
About putting freesole around the edges of some Gorilla tape, it could work, give it a shot and let us know. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
343 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2012 : 3:36 PM
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[img]Update:
I did one pannier 4/20
I cleaned everything and made a bottom with gorilla tape (on the outside of the pannier.)
I overlapped the Gorilla Tape.
I sealed the edges with Shoe Goo (I was all out of Freesole) which really worked well.
On one side i ended the Gorilla tape along a seam, which was a bad idea since the "Shoe Goo" had to fill up the seam. I know that's not going to hold long/at all. This is a seam between fabric and the plastic-white-mesh-reinforced panel. This seam is also on an outside corner, so it doesn't stand a chance.
All of the other edges are bulletproof.
Here are some pictures, but the whole thing is covered with grit/grime.
I will post updates on how they are holding up. (35kms/weekday including gravel paths in all weather, and they get thrown around a lot, so these are good testing conditions.) |
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ALBANY, OR
USA
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Posted - 04/27/2012 : 4:31 PM
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I have used it for a variety of things with great success.
Rainpants that started tearing on the inner cuff. Cleaned and dried the area. Placed gorilla tape on the worn part. The repair is now on its 5th year and just now starting to show signs that it needs an upgrade. The pants have been used regularly over the past winters as cycling gear.
I repaired a tear in my Feathercraft Kahuna seakayak while paddling in the Everglades. I stupidly got to close to an oysterbed and ripped a tear about 3 inches long thru the hull. I cleaned the area with alcohol pads, let dry, then applied gorilla tape on the inside using an overlaying system. i then patched the outside in a similar way. The patch held firm the remainder 4 days of the trip.
Used it again on a latex wrist seal. the patch held until I got home and could do a proper repair with aquaseal.
Good stuff! |
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Hope, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/28/2012 : 07:37 AM
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I'm wondering if this type of tape would work on Cambiums fingers to keep them from typing?
Kidding aside, looks like good stuff. |
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Qualicum Beach, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/28/2012 : 09:19 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by AcesHigh
I'm wondering if this type of tape would work on Cambiums fingers to keep them from typing?
Aren't you rather thinking of crazy glue? |
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Gear: Gorilla Tape - Repair
