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nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sat May 26, 2001 9:53 pm
by Rick McNelly
Here is an example of what the reflective tape looks like on our helmets.
The pics are taken in the living room with the camera at the same position
as the light source.
I may add some night shots from headlight illumination if the weather gets
better. These things shine really bright under those conditions.
Denise did a great job applying the tape, and getting me motivated to do my
helmet. We co-designed the graphics on my Shoei, and she applied the tape.
We are thinking about using urethane clear coat to prevent the tape from
peeling off.
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292608749&idx=0
72/73,
--Rick, KE4IZH
KLR650-A14
'01 Blast
Chesapeake, Va
nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sat May 26, 2001 11:53 pm
by Rich Kickbush
Rick,
Swweeeeeeeeet job on the helmets - that's given me a bunch of
ideas. I'm guessing you used the 3M scotchlite? I had a strip of it on the
back of my white dirt helmet, you could hardly see it during the day, but at
night it sticks out like dog's balls, reflecting any bit of stray light. I
had a small piece on the rear of my panniers, and that was as bright or
brighter than my tail light when hit with a headlight. Lets cages know how
wide you actually are. The stuff is super cheap too, I grabbed mine from a
sign design place.
Nice job!
Rich
> Here is an example of what the reflective tape looks like on our helmets.
> The pics are taken in the living room with the camera at the same position
> as the light source.
>
> I may add some night shots from headlight illumination if the weather gets
> better. These things shine really bright under those conditions.
>
> Denise did a great job applying the tape, and getting me motivated to do
my
> helmet. We co-designed the graphics on my Shoei, and she applied the
tape.
nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 7:26 am
by Dan Oaks
Your helmets look great, but I don't think spraying anything over tape is a
good idea. It's doubful that it will do anything but make a mess if and wehn
the tape peels off.
--
bierdo
Rick McNelly wrote:
> Here is an example of what the reflective tape looks like on our helmets.
> The pics are taken in the living room with the camera at the same position
> as the light source.
>
> I may add some night shots from headlight illumination if the weather gets
> better. These things shine really bright under those conditions.
>
> Denise did a great job applying the tape, and getting me motivated to do my
> helmet. We co-designed the graphics on my Shoei, and she applied the tape.
> We are thinking about using urethane clear coat to prevent the tape from
> peeling off.
>
>
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292608749&idx=0
>
> 72/73,
>
> --Rick, KE4IZH
> KLR650-A14
> '01 Blast
> Chesapeake, Va
>
2970 Robins Nest Ct.
Saint Cloud, FL 34772-8182 USA
800 522-6257
407 957-7887 (fax)
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nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 9:49 am
by Rick McNelly
Thanks Rich!
We ordered the tape from:
http://www.identi-tape.com/safety.htm
They have all kinds of tape, including some glow in the dark tape that I'm
planning to use around the ignition switch.
We have also used some SOLAS tape for our jackets and soft luggage that is
incredible stuff:
http://www.landfallnavigation.com/ssrt1.html
It works on anything. I have tried a small patch on a junk helmet and it
works well but is thick and conspicuous.
72/73,
--Rick, KE4IZH
KLR650-A14
'01 Blast
Chesapeake, Va
> Swweeeeeeeeet job on the helmets - that's given me a bunch of
> ideas. I'm guessing you used the 3M scotchlite? I had a strip of it on the
> back of my white dirt helmet, you could hardly see it during the day, but at
> night it sticks out like dog's balls, reflecting any bit of stray light. I
> had a small piece on the rear of my panniers, and that was as bright or
> brighter than my tail light when hit with a headlight. Lets cages know how
> wide you actually are. The stuff is super cheap too, I grabbed mine from a
> sign design place.
> Nice job!
>
> Rich
nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 9:53 am
by Rick McNelly
You have a point about not covering the tape. Denise believes it will hold
up ok, and if some does get damaged, it will be easy to just put some new
tape on.
72/73,
--Rick, KE4IZH
KLR650-A14
'01 Blast
Chesapeake, Va
> Your helmets look great, but I don't think spraying anything over tape is a
> good idea. It's doubful that it will do anything but make a mess if and wehn
> the tape peels off.
>
> --
> bierdo
nklr reflective helmets
Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 5:05 pm
by ktmh53@aol.com
In a message dated 5/27/01 8:28:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bierdo@... writes:
> We are thinking about using urethane clear coat to prevent the tape from
> > peeling off.
>
I use 3M reflective tape on my US NAVY flight helmet and I strongly urge you
not to put anything over reflective tape as this may/will degrade the
reflective properties.
My . 03 cents worth
Kurt Thomas
NAS Patuxent River, MD
N38.26.762, W76.44.614
http://members.tripod.com/kurt_thomas/">The Thomas' Family, US NAVY, KLR650 and VW Website
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2001 1:57 pm
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