TrailManor Owner's Forum - View Single Post - Seal wearing off paint on top of rear shell

RockyMtnRay · 07-28-2004, 11:47 AM

[quote author=Larry_Loo link=board=2;threadid=2178;start=msg15102#msg15102 date=1091026837]
Ray, you might consider applying adhesive-backed UHMW polyethylene tape to the areas where the paint is wearing off. UHMW poly. is a very dense plastic with a low-friction surface. I have used a lot of the 3/4" wide tape in my products but recall having seen 3" wide tape advertised by various companies.
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Larry...

UHMW poly looks like it would be an excellent solution, in particular the 3M 5421 or thicker 5423. Seems to come in 18 yard rolls...which is more than enough considering I need about 8 feet of the stuff. Unfortunately all the on-line vendors I found on a Google search want to sell it by the case of 3 rolls (for the wider) or 9 (for the narrower). And at around $100 per roll for the medium wide, that adds up to around $300 to $500 per case if I'm reading these websites correctly.

Soooo....do you know of any vendors that sell individual rolls of this stuff?

07-28-2004, 11:47 AM	#3
RockyMtnRay TrailManor Master Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 816	Re:Seal wearing off paint on top of rear shell [quote author=Larry_Loo link=board=2;threadid=2178;start=msg15102#msg15102 date=1091026837] Ray, you might consider applying adhesive-backed UHMW polyethylene tape to the areas where the paint is wearing off. UHMW poly. is a very dense plastic with a low-friction surface. I have used a lot of the 3/4" wide tape in my products but recall having seen 3" wide tape advertised by various companies. [/quote] Larry... UHMW poly looks like it would be an excellent solution, in particular the 3M 5421 or thicker 5423. Seems to come in 18 yard rolls...which is more than enough considering I need about 8 feet of the stuff. Unfortunately all the on-line vendors I found on a Google search want to sell it by the case of 3 rolls (for the wider) or 9 (for the narrower). And at around $100 per roll for the medium wide, that adds up to around $300 to $500 per case if I'm reading these websites correctly. Soooo....do you know of any vendors that sell individual rolls of this stuff?