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Good find!
That's what we used to call F-4 tape in the Air Force. Probably because that was all that was holding some of those bent-wing bastid Phantoms together. It's officially called self-vulcanizing tape and its impervious to almost anything except a tank of JP-4 (aircraft naptha based fuel). It tends to attract every bit of dust and dirt though and God forbid if you ever want to take it off. Winds up tight to make one hell of a rubber ball for a quick flightline game of stick ball.
That's what we used to call F-4 tape in the Air Force. Probably because that was all that was holding some of those bent-wing bastid Phantoms together. It's officially called self-vulcanizing tape and its impervious to almost anything except a tank of JP-4 (aircraft naptha based fuel). It tends to attract every bit of dust and dirt though and God forbid if you ever want to take it off. Winds up tight to make one hell of a rubber ball for a quick flightline game of stick ball.
Yep, good ole self vulcanizing tape. I used it quite a bit when I worked on radars. You'd wrap all the outside exposed electrical connectors with it and it would seal great. Very useful for something like that. However, its ironic that they choose a picture of a home plumbing setup as an example. Not too long ago, one of the pipes in my house developed a leak and I tried to fix it with that tape. No go. Because of its great flexibility, it just balloons out if there is any significant pressure. Low pressure, like drains, it would work fine.
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cardimon said:
I guess that it's "wrapping itself around" surface you put it on, with an effect similar to melting plastic onto something.
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It's also called Tommy Tape. Their web site is here: http://www.tommytape.com/
It's true about the attracting dust like crazy. It's like a dust magnet. But it really does stick to itself like a mutha.
It's true about the attracting dust like crazy. It's like a dust magnet. But it really does stick to itself like a mutha.
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cardimon said:
The Tommy-tape company calls it self-fusing which is probably a better term than the Air Force label self-vulcanizing. Doesn't stick to much else than itself but it leaves a tacky feeling after application. Makes makes for a good racquetball or tennis racket grip.
I didn't know it was used so extensively in boating circles. Can't say why it isn't more well known. It took a company like Rain-X to bring a silcone windshield coating to market. The same coating had been used extensively throughout the Air Force on aircraft windscreens and canopies for years prior. Better marketing?
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that stuff in the Navy, only we call chafe tape, we use it on hyd lines, landing gear & other wire bundles, etc. Stuff works ok, but it must be used with spot-tie, or something to keep it in place, it can unravel or peel back with time.