I removed some lead tape from a racket recently, and the adhesive side of the tape took with it some of the paint job off of my Prestige Pro. I was really bummed. Has anything similar to this ever happened to you?
Beware with Boris Becker frames....the cross-hatched design at 3:00 and 9:00 on many of them comes off like wallpaper if you remove lead tape from that area.
But I am pretty hard on equipment, IMO racquets are made to be played with, not looked at.
J
Yea a few chips come off sometimes, I don't see the big deal.
But I am pretty hard on equipment, IMO racquets are made to be played with, not looked at.
J
Yeah i heard it does happen a lot, so i put a layer of clear tape on my racquet before applying the lead tape.
Much easier to take off than the lead, and no damage done to the paint.
Yes sometimes.Keep a few sharpies around for touch-up work.
I find it amazing reading about all the folks here at TT, who have experienced paint lifting from lead tape removal :shock:
I've put lead tape on at least 50 different frames of varying ages, brands, etc. and have never seen the paint lift one time when removing.
I burnish the lead tape onto the frame. Sometimes, the paint is removed to the graphite when the tape is lifted off.
Why do you burnish it? Just place it and press lightly as it won't come off.
Perhaps, folks are trying to secure it too well.
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For those who have experienced the lead tape lifting the paint on removal... what brand of lead tape are you using?
Why do you burnish it? Just place it and press lightly as it won't come off.
Perhaps, folks are trying to secure it too well.
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For those who have experienced the lead tape lifting the paint on removal... what brand of lead tape are you using?
I burnish it because it does come off in mid swing or at ball contact in the CENTER of the frame. I've experienced that and so have my players who didn't burnish it. When it does happen, you have to search the court to hunt it down, and hope that you aren't playing on clay or Har Tru where some of the particles stick onto the tape, forcing you to cut more--if you have it on-court--stopping play, or, dumping the stick and playing with another. I have enough things to concentrate on while on-court then my own preventable irresponsible behavior.
You've experienced a 4-6" strip of 1/4" lead tape flying off your frame?
I know I would be annoyed by little cosmetic imperfections on my racquets if I saw them. Because I know this I don't let myself examine them too closely. This works well for girlfriends too.