Tape to protect mesh?

[Logoman]

What Tape do you use to protect the Mesh on your Roller Frames?

[ericheartsu]

we've been using the black gorrilla tape, but i have to say, i really do like the yellow newman tape. It's light, durable, and flexible.

[Frog]

You may want to read this thread as well.
http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,3234.0.html

[Denis Kolar]

Polyken here.

[JBLUE]

Gorilla tape here too.

[Binkspot]

Same as Jblue and yes it does hold up in the dip tank

[prozyan]

I use gorilla tape as well.

[Evo]

Gorilla tape is awesome until you pop the screen, then it's a bit of a bear to get off. But fortunately, it makes popping the screen much less of a possibility.

The yellow Newman tape is great but it doesn't hold up in dip tanks long term.

[Orion]

We use the white solvent resistant stuff, I believe it is made by Polyken.

[ScreenFoo]

I've realized tape can not protect mesh, only threats of bodily injury.   

OK, just kidding, I use polyken too.  (or AWT's rebrand of it)

[JBLUE]

I've realized tape can not protect mesh, only threats of bodily injury.   

OK, just kidding, I use polyken too.  (or AWT's rebrand of it)

I have found that threats work too. Have a new guy in the shop and holes started appearing again. All I had to do was bring up the fact the holes started appearing when he started which means they will most likely go away if he leaves. Needless to say they have stopped and he is still here. Message read loud and clear.

[GKitson]

Found a good way to teach new staff to respect the mesh on our screens.  Anybody who damages, finds, tears mesh must date it, explain what happened and SIGN THE DAMAGED MESH with a sharpie and we leave them out for all to see.  Almost completely makes the problem of stupid mesh loss go away.

Should have included this photo the first time, sorry about implying we use humiliation, more like conditioning, ala' Pavlov and his dog

Kitson

[Admiral]

Found a good way to teach new staff to respect the mesh on our screens.  Anybody who damages, finds, tears mesh must date it, explain what happened and SIGN THE DAMAGED MESH with a sharpie and we leave them out for all to see.  Almost completely makes the problem of stupid mesh loss go away.

I like this.  I just went to the new guys reclaiming and told the the issues and to be more careful and stay further away with the power washer but adding this will be nice.

I think we have been at 2 screens a month or less though on mesh needing replacing -we have 75 newmans(need 100 or so though).

[Frog]

Found a good way to teach new staff to respect the mesh on our screens.  Anybody who damages, finds, tears mesh must date it, explain what happened and SIGN THE DAMAGED MESH with a sharpie and we leave them out for all to see.  Almost completely makes the problem of stupid mesh loss go away.

Howdy Greg, glad to see ya here finally.
I see two facets to your method here.
The first, is the humiliation angle, and the second, perhaps the more important, is the listing of the reason as an obvious lesson to be learned, because some behaviors and habits are just inherently riskier than others, and heck, experience is really the best teacher.
I think that seeing both the damage itself, and the reason spelled out by a peer will impress more than a handbook, or even formal instruction from management.

[ebscreen]

Personally speaking, humiliating me for a (likely) mistake means I won't work for you anymore,
regardless of whether you want me to or not. Jus' sayin....