Air Tabs
Looking at AD regarding a product called AirTabs. Claims to improve handling and gas milage. Has anyone used this product and how did it live up to its hype. I have not seen any on RVs or tractor trai...
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MadsenRV wrote:Hudsoner wrote:MadsenRV wrote:
I would recommend the versions in panels/ Strips instead (v-spoilers.com). The Airtabs look silly and impossible to remove without spending countless hours and ending up with bad marks on your RV... Whereas the V-Spoilers do the job, looks integrated, and removable. (and I guess cheaper)
Why would you say that these are easier to remove. Both are attached with 3M VHB tape (the actual version might be different, but removal should be similar)
The Airtabs I know is not with 3M VHB but another type (foam tape) that left foam tape pieces on the vehicle, almost impossible to remove. Maybe there are other versions of the Airtabs with different types of adhesive?
All 3M exterior double sided tapes are based of a foam like substrate. The difference is the density and thickness of the foam. The typical automotive trim adhesive tape uses a very high density, gryisch looking foam as base substrate, other 3M adhesives use more yellowish, lower density foams.
The lower density foams can be initially cut with a thin fishing line or a thin wire, and the residue can be removed with widly available adhesive removers. The gray tape is actually harder to remove, because one cannot cut it that easy.
