🛡️ Protect your ride, own the trail—because your bike deserves the best!
MTB Protex Helicopter Tape is a premium 320-micron thick, clear vinyl paint protection film designed to shield MTB, eBikes, and road bikes from scratches, stone chips, and wear. Self-adhesive and waterproof, it’s easy to cut and apply, providing durable, invisible protection that keeps your bike looking pristine in all conditions.
Color | Clear |
Size | 50mm x 1M |
Material type | Vinyl |
Number of items | 1 |
Features | Self Adhering, Transparent, Strong |
Batteries included? | No |
Brand | MTB Protex |
Manufacturer | MTB Protex |
Package Dimensions | 8.4 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm; 41 g |
ASIN | B09J3XJ5X9 |
A**R
Great tape, if you are willing to take your time and apply it properly.
The tape is great, as long as you cut out the appropriate shapes without right angles (I would recomend cut the pieces in such way that all the corners are rounded), and clean the bike.I followed instructions that I read in one of the other comments, where I cut the tape into right shapes with the protective paper still on, I cleaned the bike with 50:50 solution of isopropanol/water and dired the bike with a dust-free microfibre cloth. Right before the application of the tape I sprayed the frame and the sticky side of the tape with filtered water containing just a drop of washing-up liquid. Water prevents the tape from sticking right away and allows to avoid air bubbles. The tape is pressed with fingers (a piece of cardboard or squeegee also works great) from the centre to the edges, making sure that any air bubbles are pushed to the edges of the tape. The wet edges of the tape may require you to press on them for ca. 5s but they will stick. Once the tape is on, it's really on. I applied it at room temperature, and did not play around with any hairdryers or heat guns. I got absolutely no air bubbles, and you cannot even tell that the tape is on the bike. Really happy with the product. The tape is also reasonably thick, which I really like. The whole application is not quick (takes a few hours), but the results are absolutely great. If you plan to protect most of the frame and the fork, I would definitely recommend to buy at least 3m.Edit: I added two photos of the tape that I applied to the down tube, after two months of constant riding. After two months the nothing is happening to the tape. Still looks absolutely great and does not peel. It already saved my frame from a number of scratches, and already at this point it more than paid for itself in paint work!
A**R
Great protection
Very good product, slightly thicker than I wanted. With the right preparation this helicopter tape went on smoothly and securely.
T**X
Excellent and thicker than expected
Very good abrasion resistance. Slightly thicker than other brands so doesn’t bend so sharply but does what it’s designed for extremely well.
D**O
Durable & Good Quality, Requires Patience for the Best Results
I bought the 50mm X 3M roll and ended up buying another one as I wasted a couple of strips getting used to how to best apply it to my bike forks which were fiddly. I've used it as a bike frame protector and I think this film will take pretty much anything that is thrown at it. It's thick and very durable, with excellent adhesion. BUT, note, it's thickness means you need to take csre. Like some of the other reviews here, I recommend you use isopropryl alcohol mixed with water 50/50 and a lint free microfibre cloth to clean all the grease/residue off after washing the surfaces you want to cover. You will get a MUCH better result if you use a hairdryer or heat gun to soften the film, especially if you want it to go over curved surfaces. Once lightly softened, the fils is much easier to work with. Use a craft knife or sharp scissors as it's too thick for anything blunt and you won't get clean edges. Overall, excellent, I hope it performs over the long term.
D**T
It is OK but I would not say value for money
It is OK but not value for money as abit to pricey, durability is good but but to do the under frame of a bike you need to put 2 pieces side by side as the tape is not wide enough. Then that does not leave you much to do the rest of the bike .
B**E
Very good thick protector tape
Thick tape, like dyedbro but cut to whatever shape you want. Ideal for paint protection on any painted surface. Used on ebike worked pretty good for an amateur.
J**W
Exellent product
Brought this a few times to protect bike frames, is easy to install only issue is doesn't always end up 100% transparent as can always see some more bubbles underneath but only if closely Inspect but rather use it then be constantly touching up the paint from chips and scratches
M**.
If your good with stickers it's good, if your useless it's hard work.
It works, it's quite thick so certainly has substantial protective properties & it sticks well, I'd definitely buy this again for protecting specific areas... But I personally I'm not blessed with the ability to stick things very well so id not attempt to do a whole bike again.... it's not difficult to use but if your not blessed with the ability to stick things well then don't expect this to be an easy process, its thickness is nice but it sticks to itself and creases (heat helps ALOT but once it creases/folds that's it.)I bought 3m - 50mm width which is enough to cover thin areas like chain stay, rear of seattube etc and probably fine on other skinny framed Road bikes but if you have oversized downtubes I'd recommend going for 150-300mm widths else you'll need to line up edges and it'll just not be a quality looking job.
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