Post by hilcandoit on Dec 29, 2017 20:02:24 GMT -8
Hello. I'm getting back to my boondoggle—uh, I mean my Arrow Little Chief—after a month-long series of interruptions. It's crazy cold in western Illinois right now, so I'm just doing whatever stuff I can do in my (big) kitchen: cutting rigid foam insulation to size, rehabilitating windows, etc.
So, anyway. I started reassembling my door, figuring I could cut 4 foam pieces—3 narrow strips for the top and sides, one rectangle for the bottom—and then square them up and tape them together. I had lots of scraps that were big enough to squeeze these bits out of, and it just seemed easier than cutting the window-opening out of a single piece.
This is all by way of prologue to my tape question. I dug up some "foil tape" I purchased a year ago for another purpose but never used. I figure foil tape is foil tape, so I starting taping these door pieces together.....and this stuff DOESN'T STICK AT ALL.
I have no idea what brand it is, since the packaging is long gone, but it has blue peel-off backing and is impressively shiny. I also remember it being NOT CHEAP. So I'm chagrined.
It is supposed to stick to foam, right? Is there a brand that all you trailer experts use? Cause I shoulda just made some Christmas decorations or origami out of this stuff.
Thanks!
So, anyway. I started reassembling my door, figuring I could cut 4 foam pieces—3 narrow strips for the top and sides, one rectangle for the bottom—and then square them up and tape them together. I had lots of scraps that were big enough to squeeze these bits out of, and it just seemed easier than cutting the window-opening out of a single piece.
This is all by way of prologue to my tape question. I dug up some "foil tape" I purchased a year ago for another purpose but never used. I figure foil tape is foil tape, so I starting taping these door pieces together.....and this stuff DOESN'T STICK AT ALL.
I have no idea what brand it is, since the packaging is long gone, but it has blue peel-off backing and is impressively shiny. I also remember it being NOT CHEAP. So I'm chagrined.
It is supposed to stick to foam, right? Is there a brand that all you trailer experts use? Cause I shoulda just made some Christmas decorations or origami out of this stuff.
Thanks!
