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cowtown · 05-17-2021, 07:16 PM

I,am putting together a 29 Closed Cab Pickup and installed the frame webbing with a New Product called Alien Tape. GREAT PRODUCT!!!! and worked really well.

Mike Peters · 05-17-2021, 10:25 PM

https://www.tryalientape.com/ALIENTA...wE&otsid=24292

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cowtown · 05-18-2021, 05:51 AM

YEP! Thats the Tape. Two sided and amazing tape.

Mike Peters · 05-18-2021, 07:31 AM

You used the alien tape to hold the frame webbing in place so that it didn't move while installing the cab, etc? Then you just left the tape in place?
I always punch the needed holes in the frame webbing while installing the webbing and then tie it in place with sewing thread to keep the webbing from moving. You tape idea is great and I'll try it the next time i do frame webbing.
Thanks for posting!

cowtown · 05-18-2021, 01:17 PM

I laid the tape down on top of the frame rails and laid the webbing on top of it and of course let the tape on. I then punched the hole's I needed with a punch and the webbing never moved. This is not a thin tape, Its a little on the thicker side. Boy does it stick!

nkaminar · 05-18-2021, 03:01 PM

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Unless I am mistaken, this tape is copied from the pads of geckos. They have tiny hairs that are so small that they use the molecular attraction. It is not static electricity but the same attraction that holds the molecules in solids together. The geckos have to actually peal their pads off surfaces. You see them climbing on glass. It is called Van der Waal force.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_setae

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 05-18-2021, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Peters

I always punch the needed holes in the frame webbing while installing the webbing and then tie it in place with sewing thread to keep the webbing from moving. You tape idea is great and I'll try it the next time i do frame webbing.
Thanks for posting!

It is much easier to use a piece of EMT conduit and a propane torch to burn a hole right thru the anti-squeak. Use small spring clamps to hold the fabric to the frame, and heat the end of the conduit until red. Then sear the hole right thru the webbing. Way faster. Once the aprons or fenders are installed, no need for any adhesives.

cowtown · 06-03-2021, 06:56 AM

Thank You Brent!!!! Yesterday I used a foot long piece of copper pipe to do the holes in the webbing on top of the frame. I heated it up good and then placed it over the holes and it burnt the Most perfect holes in the webbing. Great Idea and Thanks Very Much!!!!

05-17-2021, 07:16 PM	#1
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new I,am putting together a 29 Closed Cab Pickup and installed the frame webbing with a New Product called Alien Tape. GREAT PRODUCT!!!! and worked really well.

05-17-2021, 10:25 PM	#2
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new https://www.tryalientape.com/ALIENTA...wE&otsid=24292 This?

05-18-2021, 05:51 AM	#3
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new YEP! Thats the Tape. Two sided and amazing tape.

05-18-2021, 07:31 AM	#4
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new You used the alien tape to hold the frame webbing in place so that it didn't move while installing the cab, etc? Then you just left the tape in place? I always punch the needed holes in the frame webbing while installing the webbing and then tie it in place with sewing thread to keep the webbing from moving. You tape idea is great and I'll try it the next time i do frame webbing. Thanks for posting!

05-18-2021, 01:17 PM	#5
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new I laid the tape down on top of the frame rails and laid the webbing on top of it and of course let the tape on. I then punched the hole's I needed with a punch and the webbing never moved. This is not a thin tape, Its a little on the thicker side. Boy does it stick!

05-18-2021, 03:01 PM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,899	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Unless I am mistaken, this tape is copied from the pads of geckos. They have tiny hairs that are so small that they use the molecular attraction. It is not static electricity but the same attraction that holds the molecules in solids together. The geckos have to actually peal their pads off surfaces. You see them climbing on glass. It is called Van der Waal force. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_setae __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

06-03-2021, 06:56 AM	#8
cowtown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 185	Re: Putting a 29 CCPU together and found something new Thank You Brent!!!! Yesterday I used a foot long piece of copper pipe to do the holes in the webbing on top of the frame. I heated it up good and then placed it over the holes and it burnt the Most perfect holes in the webbing. Great Idea and Thanks Very Much!!!!