BillL
Well Known Member
Sorry for another UHMW thread, but could not find an appropriate answer.
The tip up has the entry latch sandwiched between a couple of angles with UHMW tape on each side for smooth action. My latch picked up the edge of the adhesive and peeled the tape into the action. With lots of patience and time the tape and adhesive residue was removed and some UHMW tape on hand was used as replacement. Sadly, a few passes and the adhesive seems to be getting picked up again. I cleaned the edge with naphtha so the cut edge was not sticky??
Is there a trick, or do I have some bad tape (it is 10+ years old)??
Is UHMW tape being used in the latch successfully? I know of one that is.
I would use the teflon tape from Spruce but it is $46 and I have no use for the remaining 195".
The tip up has the entry latch sandwiched between a couple of angles with UHMW tape on each side for smooth action. My latch picked up the edge of the adhesive and peeled the tape into the action. With lots of patience and time the tape and adhesive residue was removed and some UHMW tape on hand was used as replacement. Sadly, a few passes and the adhesive seems to be getting picked up again. I cleaned the edge with naphtha so the cut edge was not sticky??
Is there a trick, or do I have some bad tape (it is 10+ years old)??
Is UHMW tape being used in the latch successfully? I know of one that is.
I would use the teflon tape from Spruce but it is $46 and I have no use for the remaining 195".