Timeline for Protect chipping frame from metal bike lock with Sugru
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| Apr 24, 2018 at 11:29 | comment | added | Turkeyphant | Bought some coil things and they don't work - too tightly wound and want to shrink back to their original diameter so slowly unwind themselves. Is there a more optimal pattern than a spiral for applying Sugru or some similar silicone-based protecting barrier? I like it better than the idea of inner tubes or heat shrink as it's going to be thicker and probably no heavier. | |
| Apr 21, 2018 at 0:30 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 21, 2018 at 0:16 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Those coily things should expand fine, but as they get wider they also get shorter. From memory those are sized to go around outer cables, so by the time they are wrapped around a lock they might only be a turn or two long. | |
| Apr 20, 2018 at 20:13 | answer | added | mikes | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 20, 2018 at 19:47 | comment | added | Nate W | In addition to the rubber type tape listed you could also use a heavy coat of "plasti-dip" or similar, either the actual dip or the aerosol can. This leaves a rubber like finish. | |
| Apr 20, 2018 at 16:58 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 20, 2018 at 16:30 | answer | added | Ben | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 20, 2018 at 16:28 | comment | added | Ben | You can use something like 3M scotch 2228 tape on either the lock or the part of the frame you want to protect. Alternatively, you could wrap the lock in duct tape which is common practice with U locks. | |
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| Apr 20, 2018 at 16:04 | history | asked | Turkeyphant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |