I thought Frank prohibited blade tape on the tail rotors (not sure about the Main set)
Also, wanted to just restate the obvious for any one that might not know..
If you find that the paint has worn back behind the bond line on the R44 Main Blades... dont be tempted to fly the machine until you have repainted and recovered that bond line.. they can delaminate very quickly .. 3 revolutions .. i was told..
I was guilty of flying a machine back to my Engineer with the bond line exposed and got (quite righty) something of an ear bashing. So if you find yourself in a spot that has no suitable paint?? Use what ever you can find... (my engineer was happy for me to use plain old house paint to cover the bond line the next time i found myself in the same position)