Hatch tape?

[kwiktsi]

Lol, mine dove straight in so hard that it popped out of the water backwards straight up for about 2-3' lol. It was pretty impressive. It also flipped and hit so hard that it cracked the hatch when it landed upside down! The electrical tape still held then too lol.

[Peter A]

It's times like that when you just wish you had it on video!

[driftah]

the aquacraft tape is my fav never leaves residue and is very strong,I use nothing but for the last 3 years never ever had an issue

[kwiktsi]

It's times like that when you just wish you had it on video!

Tell me about it!

[jetnfast]

Hockey tape is great. It can get wet, dry out in a few hours and be reused over and over. I really like this stuff!

[MORIDE]

I switched form hockey tape to clear packing tape, cheap, comes with dispenser/cutter, nice n wide, I wax top of boat and any residue is easily removed with any of t he products previously mentioned, I use Goo Gone.

[kwiktsi]

Hockey tape is great. It can get wet, dry out in a few hours and be reused over and over. I really like this stuff!

Electrical tape as well, but any time I try to save it, it just gets balled up anyway lol. I just buy the rolls in bulk and use it as I need it.

[Heaving Earth]

The difference I've noticed between hockey and electrical tape is this:
Hockey tape must be dry and put on a dry surface to adhere, whereas the electrical tape will work wet and sticks to wet surface. You could almost use the stuff underwater and probably can.

[jetnfast]

didn't realize that about electrical, plus its readily available. However, I still have 95% of the hockey tape roll I bought a year ago!

[Heaving Earth]

Well, those are my findings anyways.
I may be exaggerating slightly... Just in case someone wants to correct me, don't bother.
But I to find that I don't need the hatch to be completely dry before taping with the electrical and getting a good bond.
Wasn't so with hockey tape.

[kwiktsi]

I have not used hockey tape yet, but I have noticed that with the electrical tape, just push it down and it pretty much squeegees out any water under it and sticks fine.

[flynow1]

I use plain old electrical tape that I buy in bulk from Harbor Freight. Doesn't remove paint, no residue, you can even reuse the pieces 2 or 3 times. When racing I generally replace it with new each race but just fun runs I use it over again several times.

[T.S.Davis]

I like Renfrew but as mentioned if your paint is weak it's going with the tape.

[tlandauer]

Electrical tape may lift less, but it does/could lift paint, as stated earlier: its adheresion partly is affected by the ambient temp. When it is hot outside and the tape feels soft, watch out! Peeling the tape has something to do as well, I pull slowly back( when I am not in a hurry to check temp on the motor,ESC and batt.), the portion in my hand is almost parallel ( 30* at the most) to the tape that is yet to be pulled, never pull the tape straight up.

[properchopper]

Hockey Tape News

Recently I went to re-stock my stash of Renfrew. Seems most of the vendors I've used for bulk purchases have switched from selling Renfrew to TRON (which I believe is a Chinese knockoff of Renfrew) clear hockey tape. Having tried some that I borrowed from Stephen, I liked it better than Renfrew so I stocked up. A trifle thinner, more flexible to stretch around corners, and easier to peel off with what appears to be less "gumminess." Here's what a vendor posts about it :

Stronger, more elastic backing, allows muscle movement, maintains holding power, and is easily torn by hand when desired.

Superior adhesive keeps tape in place and removes cleanly with no residue.

Clear tape has improved transparency for better appearance.



I haven't tested how it does on painted surfaces, my boats are all in gelcoat.

BTW lighter fluid works great to remove sticky tape residue and won't harm painted surfaces when I've used it on same.

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