Originally Posted by
deux jambes
And the celo tape held in place well?
I’ve wrapped from top down once, but that was with cotton tape. The thick overlapping edges tended to curl forward under weight.
I suppose that as thin as the celo tape is, this shouldn’t be a worry as long as the wrap is good and tight?
I used the stuff religiously bitd, and wrapped from the top down, affixed with cellophane tape and reinforced with electrical tape as finishing tape. Yes, the edges on the upper part of the bend will curl over time if you use the top/bottom method, but guess what? If you wrap bottom/top, the tape will curl from use on the bottom part of the bar. I guess it all depends where you want the curling to occur
As far as the heat thing, I never bothered - I just wrapped it about 1/2" longer at the end of the bar, folded it inside and installed the bar end caps. Works like a charm. Stretch it a bit when mounting.
Here's what my recent use of Benotto tape looked like after completion:
DD