Adhesive correction weight

A weight (11) for correcting imbalance in a rotary element (13) includes a number of discrete elements (14). The number of discrete elements (14) is selected to substantially correct the imbalance. A piece of double sided adhesive tape (16) has sufficient length for the number of discrete elements (14) to be adhered to it. A removable film (38) protects the adhesive on the side of the tape opposite the side to which the discrete elements (14) are adhered. The film (38) reduces the likelihood of contamination of the adhesive until the film (38) is removed to expose the adhesive on the side of the tape (16) opposite the side to which the discrete elements (14) are adhered, permitting the weight (11) to be applied to the rotary element (13). Preferably the tape (16) is elastic to enable it to stretch so that the weight (11) can be attached to rotary elements (13) of different radius. Preferably, each element (14) is coated on its entire surface to prevent manual contact with the material for which it is made.