[Healeys] Tape

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Nov 29 08:53:24 MST 2015


Great suggestion, thanks!  I might buy that and the Gorilla tape, and 
see which works better.

On 11/28/2015 6:53 PM, ATIGHTPROD at aol.com wrote:
> You might want to check into Gaffers Tape. Used all through the 
> entertainment industry, gaffers tape is a cloth tape that can be used 
> just about anywhere. Holds tight, yet can be lifted up and leaves no 
> to little residue. Can be hard to find, but can be obtained through 
> ebay and many camera supply stores. I use it all the time for 
> situations it wasn't designed for and for situations it was designed 
> for, and it seems to always get the job done.
> I used to do video production work and used it everywhere for 
> everything. A quick trip to ebay and here's a good place to start: 
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR7.TRC2.A0.H0.Xgaffers+tape.TRS0&_nkw=gaffers+tape&_sacat=0
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
> In a message dated 11/28/2015 5:14:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> bspidell at comcast.net writes:
>
>     The seam the top front of my hood has split.  I have effected repair
>     with duct/duck tape, but it doesn't last too long and, of course,
>     looks
>     cheesy (although it does add a bit of LBC 'charm').  A friend
>     recommended sail tape, but our local marine supply has shut down
>     (possibly due to the drought).  The same friend also suggested
>     'Gorilla
>     Tape,' but I've found their claims for their glues to be exaggerated.
>
>     Suggestions?  The hood is otherwise in splendid shape; just that one
>     damn seam at the front (which I guess gets subjected to the strongest
>     wind forces).
>
>     TIA,
>     Bob
>     _______________________________________________
>
>

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