bumper patch

[jlee0119]

Does anyone know a good way to patch a small rip in bumpers? Or is it legal to have a small piece of red electrical to cover it. The red matches up almost perfectly.

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by jlee0119

Does anyone know a good way to patch a small rip in bumpers? Or is it legal to have a small piece of red electrical to cover it. The red matches up almost perfectly.

Red gaffer tape is probably a better choice. Rather than try to find some, wait until your first regional, and kindly ask the field crew (FTA) if you can use a short piece of it. (but bring red electrical tape as a backup)

Needle and strong thread (and likely a parent of a student who has experience with such things) might also be a good choice.

[Duncan Macdonald]

What fabric are you using?

[jlee0119]

we are using the red bumper fabric from robo-promo which we bought this year

[GaryVoshol]

Well, if the Q&A says you can't use tape under the cloth (Q 219): https://frc-qa.usfirst.org/Question/...ool-noodles-th

Then do you think they'll let you use tape on the outside of the cloth?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

Well, if the Q&A says you can't use tape under the cloth (Q 219): https://frc-qa.usfirst.org/Question/...ool-noodles-th

Q&A says you can't use tape to secure the pool noodles to the wood. That doesn't preclude using tape for other purposes, e.g. repairing ripped bumper fabric.