Repairing Logo tubes?

[George C]

Tuck tape works fairly well. That's the thin red stuff used on Tyvek House Wrap, not duct (or duck) tape. Building supply places - Home Depot, Rona, Home Hardware, Lowe's - carry it.

[Chris is me]

Gaffe tape is the best you'll get. That will at least get you a tube that works for a few minutes.

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by George C

Tuck tape works fairly well. That's the thin red stuff used on Tyvek House Wrap, not duct (or duck) tape. Building supply places - Home Depot, Rona, Home Hardware, Lowe's - carry it.

Sheathing tape (Tuck tape for Americans) sounds like a good idea, actually. How well does it hold up to brutal use?

One problem, though: Sheathing tape is not available in all the patriotic colors of FIRST, or yellow. Just red and white. It'd be nice to have all our tubes be uniform, not patchwork.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Gaffe tape is the best you'll get. That will at least get you a tube that works for a few minutes.

We've used gaffer's tape already. It's a little better than duct tape, but still far from a real patch job.

I still really want to know what they used at competition.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I still really want to know what they used at competition.

We just grabbed new tubes. When we started running low on new tubes, we tried to patch them in a variety of ways - all I can remember now is gaffe and electrical tape, but I think there were a few more - but nothing worked very well and the tubes just deflated as soon as they were squeezed against something or put through a roller claw. The best method that we found was to put a small piece of tape over the hole, then put a larger strip on top of it. It didn't work very well, but it could work in a pinch, and will need continuous repair.

[PAR_WIG1350]

If you plan on keeping logo pieces for demonstration purposes, I would recommend filling them with some type of lightweight foam.