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Royster81
Left handed surfer
Ireland
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 Posted - 28/01/2008 : 10:06:19
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i have a loom that needs a few repairs (actually need a new loom but hey lol)and as a result i have had to strip off some of the tape around it,i was going to use just normal pvc electrical tape but had heard it makes the look very hard and unwilling to bend
so what have other on here used for loom tape,it there a specail tape you can buy that won't make the loom rigid but will keep it all from falling apart?
i had a look on ebay but only one looks like it would do the job,this looks like the stuff and this just looks like pvc electrical tape ,'the finested harness tape available' or is it just more ebay sh1te |
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Edited by - Royster81 on 29/01/2008 10:14:17 |
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Tham
Familiar Member
United Kingdom
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Craig S
Forum Veteran
United Kingdom
7144 Posts |
Posted - 28/01/2008 : 12:19:40
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| I've been using heat shrink to any 'amendments' I've needed to make to my NC30's wiring. |
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Evilchicken0
Nice thong !
United Kingdom
13161 Posts |
Posted - 28/01/2008 : 12:59:59
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| Don't use insulation tape ... the glue goes all runny and gets everywhere. |
Heated grips are the Devil's dildo's |
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little nick
Familiar Member
262 Posts |
Posted - 28/01/2008 : 13:06:31
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| self amalgamating tape is your friend |
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leopard_pagan
The Oracle
United Kingdom
10898 Posts |
Posted - 28/01/2008 : 13:42:34
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normal leky tape sucks.. after a few days it starts to peel off and looks a mess!
recommend....
heat shrink with a hot air gun/hair dryer
material/cloth tape that set with heat |
>^..^< NC29 RR-L with all sorts of custom bits and mods |
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Russ Tyson
Settled In Member
United Kingdom
146 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 03:59:51
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| have used the self amalgamating tape lots of times and as said at first it seems not to stick but when it does its good,the trick is to wrap it as tight as you can so it stretches on. Russ |
92 UK SPEC NC30,FEW MODS... |
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viffer106
Senior Member
United Kingdom
2175 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 08:48:29
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I dont know what make of PVC electrical tape you lot are using..... But I always use PVC Electrical tape for my looms.... Ive had no trouble whatsoever with it!! My loom is bendy enough to go where I want it to, and rigid enough to stay in place... It has not leaked glue anywhere (Even the bits around the engine block) and has not started to peel since the day I put it on there ~ 2.5 years ago.
There are some pretty shoddy examples of PVC tape around, but if you get a good one, then its perfectly fine to use... |
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90' VFR 400 NC30 "If it 'aint broke, dont fix it!" |
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Tham
Familiar Member
United Kingdom
345 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 10:16:34
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PVC tape by its nature - less viffer stuff is 'Majic Smokio Tape PVC (T)'- will not properly for a water tight seal. But yes good stuff is good (but howd you tell? quality of foreighn stuff, poor spelling ~ bad puntuation .....)
I wouldn't say stretch the amalgamated stuff as hard as you can - as it will stretch for miles - but yeah give it a goood pull, and use plenty of over lapp. Its like that rubbery wrapp found on dropp down handle bars on racing cycles, matt textured and grippy. |
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viffer106
Senior Member
United Kingdom
2175 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 11:27:21
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| Ive no idea what it is.. I aquired it from somewhere... |
New E-mail: chris.cannon396@gmail.com
90' VFR 400 NC30 "If it 'aint broke, dont fix it!" |
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Graeme France
Senior Member
United Kingdom
2129 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 12:10:22
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Use the correct loom tape - bit like a junior version of SAT - I buy it from Vehicle Wiring
Products - then use the sticky std. electrical stuff to seal the ends.
I have several rolls in stock - £2 a roll delivered if that helps.
Cheers
Graeme
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Meiling Li
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Royster81
Left handed surfer
Ireland
3914 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 13:09:16
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| bollocks as i just bought some other stuff.......... |
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Micpec
Regular Member
Netherlands
867 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2008 : 23:09:12
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| I have some tape rolls too if needed for waterproof loom fitment. Have some experience with an int.company that makes cables, harnesses etc. including for Automotive industry. |
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giff
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United Kingdom
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advice on loom tape please
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