The tape is not c130 as in the hercules cargo plane.
Rubber mastic tape bike.
I used it on a mountain bike to protect the frame from chain slapping and road hazards.
Scotch rubber mastic tape 2228 insulates and seals electrical connections rated up to 1 000 volts.
Use a clean section of the cloth each time.
Tends to come in a nice long roll too so you can always redo it if you make an arse of it the first time.
Not that i ve ever needed to do that.
I ve used the rubber tape that has the liner but the liner keeps getting in the way.
Scotch tape 2228 is a 65 mil thick premium grade highly conformable tape used to insulate pad and seal bus bar and splice connections.
Give it a final wipe with a clean cloth and you re done.
Traditionally bike racers prefer thin tape 1 to 2mm which offers more direct connection and input response to the bike.
It withstands temperatures up to 194 degrees f 90 degrees c.
Has 10 to 15 stretch and can be repositioned before final press down using a brayer roller.
Mastic tape does work pretty well.
For preventing chain damage is closed.
You should then power up the part and ensure it still works ok.
The topic where to buy 3m 2228 rubber mastic tape.
Originally intended for electrical work this mastic tape is a great sound deadening and padding solution.
Wrapped around the chain stays on both the dh bike and xc bike and have lasted for 18 months.
You can find most leather and cork bar tapes as well as.
Thick soft and easy to apply.
There is a product info sheet online just like the one 480sparky posted for the mastic tape.
Keep re applying on the rubber and rubbing with a cloth.
It consists of an ethylene propylene rubber epr backing coated with an aggressive temperature stable mastic adhesive.