Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
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Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
I've always had problems with my Voile heel pads (3pin cables); the snow was sticking to em as if they were magnets. I decided to try Gorilla tape; Even the anti-ice tape isn't working as good... Voilà.
É y fa ty fret? On é ty ben dun ti cotton waté?
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
That is a pita, I have the same problem with my HWs. I have been rubbing polar wax on mine, it doesn't solve the problem but it helps and makes it a lot easier to get the snow off. I have also sprayed them with cooking oil with good results.
I will try the gorilla tape, is it the black stuff?
I will try the gorilla tape, is it the black stuff?
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
Salut Rod,
Je t'ai envoyé un message privé... tu me ferais l'honneur de le lire
Merci!
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
Al,lowangle al wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:48 amThat is a pita, I have the same problem with my HWs. I have been rubbing polar wax on mine, it doesn't solve the problem but it helps and makes it a lot easier to get the snow off. I have also sprayed them with cooking oil with good results.
I will try the gorilla tape, is it the black stuff?
Mine is white; to my knowledge the black one is the same... There is the clear one which cost more; this one is different. I suspect that it would work ok too.
É y fa ty fret? On é ty ben dun ti cotton waté?
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
Can you post a photo of your anti-ice taping?
Are you using the plain old Gorilla 'duct' tape?
https://www.gorillatough.com/product/bl ... illa-tape/
All weather Gorilla Tape?
https://www.gorillatough.com/product/go ... ther-tape/
Are you using the plain old Gorilla 'duct' tape?
https://www.gorillatough.com/product/bl ... illa-tape/
All weather Gorilla Tape?
https://www.gorillatough.com/product/go ... ther-tape/
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
https://www.walmart.com/ip/BLASTER-16-S ... 40QAvD_BwE
I've used this for quite a while. Tape does work also but doesn't cover those hard to reach places where snow can accumulate - especially if you ski switch....on purpose OR by accident! Spray this on, rub it around and let it dry. One can will last years.
I've used this for quite a while. Tape does work also but doesn't cover those hard to reach places where snow can accumulate - especially if you ski switch....on purpose OR by accident! Spray this on, rub it around and let it dry. One can will last years.
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
That looks like a step up from the cooking spray I've used, especially since it works after it dries. It's probably a good cure for squeaky bindings too.MSU Alum wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:18 pmhttps://www.walmart.com/ip/BLASTER-16-S ... 40QAvD_BwE
I've used this for quite a while. Tape does work also but doesn't cover those hard to reach places where snow can accumulate - especially if you ski switch....on purpose OR by accident! Spray this on, rub it around and let it dry. One can will last years.
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
Yeah, it gets used for a bunch of stuff.lowangle al wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:10 pmThat looks like a step up from the cooking spray I've used, especially since it works after it dries. It's probably a good cure for squeaky bindings too.MSU Alum wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:18 pmhttps://www.walmart.com/ip/BLASTER-16-S ... 40QAvD_BwE
I've used this for quite a while. Tape does work also but doesn't cover those hard to reach places where snow can accumulate - especially if you ski switch....on purpose OR by accident! Spray this on, rub it around and let it dry. One can will last years.
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
I had to make some homemade risers out of a hammer handle recently and they never accumulated snow.
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Re: Gorilla tape + heel pad = less problems
That's clever!
But what if you need climbing bars sometimes?
With my Switchback bindings, I find I get ice accumulation under the forefoot, on the toe piece. Not so much on the heel piece.
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But what if you need climbing bars sometimes?
With my Switchback bindings, I find I get ice accumulation under the forefoot, on the toe piece. Not so much on the heel piece.
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