My first purchase of DIY magnetic mosquito insect net screen was around 2013; it lasted a long time. My second purchase had problems - the 3M double-sided tape was not sticking well, even after I cleaned, window frame surface with ethanol before applying the 3M double-side tape. This post is about fixing/ repairing the DIY magnetic insect net screen that keeps peeling off. To fix this, our options are (1) buy a new magnetic screen set to redo everything, (2) buy a roll of 3M weather-resistant double-sided tape and redo the taping ourselves.
This post is about option (2) buying a whole roll of weather-resistant 3M double-sided tape, so if I tape it wrong, I can redo the taping again since I have a whole roll :)
It took me a while to identify/ guess the 3M double-sided tape used by the DIY magnetic insect screen seller is probably "3M55280", see photo below. Strangely I can't find even find this model on the official www.3m.com.sg, and had to get it from overseas sellers from sites such as Lazada, Qoo10, Shopee. According to some online seller's specs, it is supposed to be water-proof, and is able to withstand temperature of 80℃.
Another magnetic insect screen seller uses "3M9495LE/ 3M300LSE" for their magnetic strip, see photo below.
I bought both to try out, and "3M55280" seems to be better. Before reapplying the double-sided tape, I clean floor first to remove any dust. When sticking the double-side tape to the magnetic strip, rest both the roll and the strip on the floor, such that the magnetic strip is "standing upwards", see photo below, so that we can get a better (it won't be prefect) alignment.
When storing the double-sided tape roll, I will place a piece of plastic sheet on both sides of the roll, so that the sides do not pick up dust overtime. Hope this helps.
