karelian Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I had one coil that had a cable that was badly sun burnt and brittle. A bit of heat shrink and tape fixed it, but looked nasty. The Snake Skinz covered the mess nicely. Looks like a useful solution to a common problem. Probably will fit most coils, certaily good camo for repairs. All the best. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Wow for a minute there I was thinking that it went over the whole shaft cable and all as those are basically down sized fishing rod protectors...but you did give me a good idea as I have lots of them! thanks for the heads up. strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Steven Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thanks for the idea and info. It is always nice to have a few extra "tricks in the bag" for this hobby. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 12 hours ago, karelian said: I had one coil that had a cable that was badly sun burnt and brittle. A bit of heat shrink and tape fixed it, but looked nasty. The Snake Skinz covered the mess nicely. Looks like a useful solution to a common problem. Probably will fit most coils, certaily good camo for repairs. All the best. Guess I am not quite getting it? Are these waterproof? If not how would it help broken cracking cables? Once it is on/applied how would you know if you had a further cable cracking problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelian Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Snake Skinz are not waterproof, it will shade the cable preventing or slowing further UV damage. You can still inspect the coil when the Snake Skinz is on. I repair coils with tape, heat shrink rubber tubing, liquid rubber film that is painted on. All effective but look terrible, the Snake Skinz is purely cosmetic in that it improves UV protection and appearance. I applied these remedies before the cable broke and exposed the inner wires. Living in Australia I think it is a good preventative for sun damage, whilst looking kind of cool. All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 It's also available on Amazon as generic rolls in different diameters, ie. 1/2, 3/4, 1", etc., lenghts, and colors! It's mainly an abrasion, and appearance cover for automotive wiring, in the form of an interwoven mesh! But I found that the size that Snake Skinz comes in won't go over all coupling sizes! Hence, how i found alternative sources!!👍👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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