Reflective Tape in black?
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Reflective Tape in black?
Does anyone know where I can buy black reflective tape - preferably online? What brand is the best to use? I'd like it to be as reflective as possible. 3M doesn't make it in black, and I'd like to use that color to match my frame, so I'm at a loss for what brand would be good.
Anyone have any experience with this?
Anyone have any experience with this?
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I've bought white from here, but they also offer black. $20 for a 35' 1" wide roll.
https://www.streetglo.net/reflective.tape/
I have tons left over. if anyone has some red that they'd like to trade for some white, I'm listening.
https://www.streetglo.net/reflective.tape/
I have tons left over. if anyone has some red that they'd like to trade for some white, I'm listening.
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You can usually find coupons for the site, too.
You can usually find coupons for the site, too.
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Gall's police supply. https://www.galls.com/category2.html?...talog&cat=2698
I bought some a few years ago. They sell the 1 in by the foot. The black I got reflects gold. I would try to take a picture but it always washes out due to the flash
I bought some a few years ago. They sell the 1 in by the foot. The black I got reflects gold. I would try to take a picture but it always washes out due to the flash
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Yeah, it's good stuff. I've used a fair amount of their tape. The stuff they used to sell was pretty strong and stretchy, but the current stuff doesn't stretch very much. If you need it to go over a compound curve, it helps to heat it up a little with a hair dryer and go slow. If you're building up a wheelset, you can do the whole inner surface of the rim with reflective tape, it looks great.
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I got mine at an AutoZone parts store. Don't remember the cost, but it was the same as the white & red.
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Least expensive reflective black tape I've found: https://www.identi-tape.com/
I put this stuff on a couple of years ago, and it's still going strong.
Black reflective tape isn't the brightest stuff in the world, so I interspersed white reflective tape on my bike also. Not stealth, but I want to be seen!
I put this stuff on a couple of years ago, and it's still going strong.
Black reflective tape isn't the brightest stuff in the world, so I interspersed white reflective tape on my bike also. Not stealth, but I want to be seen!
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I bought some from Streetglo.net too, but I bought the Black Magic kind. Very bright.
https://www.streetglo.net/reflective....frame.kit.html
https://www.streetglo.net/reflective....frame.kit.html
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