wrapping hoses in electrical tape

[657pinkKTM]

so... i thought my bike would look good with the hoses wrapped in pink electrical tape, if i can find it. has anyone done this, does it melt or fall off alot? how does it work?

[fender bender 59]

Electrical tape will help hold the heat in... not really a good ideal

[ekulb14]

i do believe you can buy colored hoses

[KJ790]

Electrical tape will help hold the heat in... not really a good ideal

Your radiator hoses aren't doing a noticeable amount of heat transfer anyways. They are insulated heater hose already, it will not matter if they are wrapped in electrical tape.

[honda88]

The electrical tape will get gooey. Dont ask me how I know,LOL.

[657pinkKTM]

yeah i thought about it holding the heat in.. but didnt think itd be a big problem. yeah you can buy colored hoses... not in pink. lol

i figured it would get gooey... bummer.

[Padgett]

Go for it, what is there to loose a little of your time and 2 bucks worth of tape. May hold for a few days or 6 months. Do it and let us know how it works out.

[brentn]

Make sure the hoses are perfectly clean before you wrap, start with a clean edge of tape and not a torn piece. Wrap it consistantley the same, it'll look more professional this way.

Could look good, could look like shit, you won't know till you try it.

I wrapped my TPS and powervalve solenoid wires and connectors in brown electrical tape to keep the water out. Looks like crap, but it works.

[Chuck.]

The best electrical tape is 3M #33 tape, might need to go to a electrical wholesaler to find it but it is worth the effort. 3M also makes colored tape for coding electrical wires. Radiator hoses won't exceed 250 degree so the tape will be OK but I think the tape will become high maintenance. I suggest cleaning the hoses by wiping with a solvent such as Goof Off, xylol, lacquor thinner, etc.

[06yz]

It would look way better painted. Do like chuck4788 said and clean the hoses really well, then spray 2 or 3 coats of white paint on them, this will make the pink look better, then finish it off w/ 2 coats of pink spray paint.

Tape will look like shit and after a couple of rides dirt and sand will stick to all of the tape edges.

MAX!!!

[TommyB 754]

pink heat shrink?

[06yz]

Click here for pink heat shrink

MAX!!!

[ncdirtrider249]

Rather than just getting electrical tape, just try Plasti Dip. You can get it at Lowes, and comes in a few different colors.

[06yz]

That stuff looks awesome. What would you use to seal off the hose holes? I would think it wouldn't be good to get that crap on the inside of the hose.

MAX!!!

[657pinkKTM]

well i might try plastidip, it does come in neon pink... maybe i will try tape first, need to hunt around a little i think almost bought some online but i wasnt paying $8 shipping on a $4 roll of tape.

[SS109]

Click here for pink heat shrink

MAX!!!

That really isn't heat shrink like most think of. That is for covering RC, CL, and FF model airplanes. I have worked with that stuff a lot and I would not dare try it on radiator hoses.

[crzyatv]

I would also try plasti-dip, the stuffs pretty cheap and should be easy to take off if you dont like it. Tape will just hold sand and get ratted looking real fast.

[06yz]

Thanks to this thread I now know of plasti dip and I want to do my hoses yellow. My bike is all black so I think yellow would look cool and I'm not spending $80 on a CV4 hose kit. I guess wine corks would be good to plug the hoses with.

MAX!!!