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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape 06/18/09 at 20:37:47 I'm looking for heat-shrink tape (that has adhesive) that I could wrap around wire bundles (as I would standard electrical tape) and then shrink with a heat-gun. Does such a tape exist? TIA!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #1 - 06/18/09 at 20:44:39 I dunno, but there is a liquid electrical tape you can smear on.Harbor Freight has it. Ive used it & I like it. YMMV
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Savage Eddie Full Member Offline Custom Bob's ROCK! Posts: 204 40 miles west of Chicago Gender:	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #2 - 06/18/09 at 20:47:56 Google is your friend...... I think this is what your talking about click here
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #3 - 06/18/09 at 20:50:51 Doing the buying for a warehouse I came across the Thomas REgisters. It several volumes of cross referenced manufacturers & products. They are online now. Here is the product end of it. http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html?heading=0000000&WT.mc_t=PPC&WT.mc_n=mcgoo... Z3a1662Z3aZ3a
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Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape
Reply #4 - 06/18/09 at 20:52:20

There used to be just what you were looking for but I haven't seen it in years. Another possibility is "emergency tape" that binds on itself and holds real tight. Also I buy 3m brand electrical tape from an electrical supply store that is tons better than the $0.89 from China. I get it 1 1/2 " wide and it really works well. Found the first roll on the highway where it must have fallen off a PUD truck. Took the spool to the electric store and they ordered me a couple. Max

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Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape
Reply #5 - 06/18/09 at 20:54:07

Walmart sells this stuff as "marind grade heat shrink" ..

I think he was looking for a wrap, maybe that stretch wrap tape they use on new car harnesses would work?
I have wrapped electrical tape, then used liquid tape over it,,,,depends how clean your install is as to how well it stays though.

The 3M 1 1/2 inch stuff is nice.mmmmmm

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #6 - 06/18/09 at 20:54:33 http://cableorganizer.com/adhesive-heat-shrink-tape/ http://www.hobbytool.com/heatshrinktape.aspx
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kenshi YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Shelton, Washington Gender:	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #7 - 06/18/09 at 20:57:03 Sweet! Nice justin..=) I gotta bookmark that for next payday...lol
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #8 - 06/18/09 at 22:02:48 Thanks to everyone who has tried to help out. None of the tapes referenced above are sticky at room temperatures. I need something that goes on like electrical tape (sticky) and then can be heat-shrunk. Any more ideas?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #9 - 06/18/09 at 22:21:30 Got some tape a while back, self bonding electricle type. It's at wally world. auto section.
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alcoa Full Member Offline never let the bastards wear you down Posts: 155	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #10 - 06/19/09 at 03:55:27 Try RADIO SHACK
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #11 - 06/19/09 at 05:55:03 Any good auto parts store will have heat shrink. I had no idea there was so many flavors. I just get whats on the shelf that has the diamiter I need, slide it on, and use a bick lighter to shrink it over the connection.
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Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape
Reply #12 - 06/19/09 at 06:29:21

Hey, Digger, looked to me( I only gave a quick scan) like one of those would wrap & hold, then shrink tight. If youve been thru the products in the Thomas Register & havent found what you need exactly, you may need to try one of these that you dont really think will do what you want. If I was where you are in your hunt, Id call Grainger supply & see if they have a product available to solve your problem. If thats a bust, Id ask them if they had a clue who might be able to help. Then Id call an electrical supply house & tell them I needed to heat shrink a loom w/o unhooking it & see what they have. Let me know how it goes, cuz heat shrinking in the middle of a harness would be great.

Edit: Grainger is wholesale only, but all you need is a business name & the owners name & you can buy. The local bike shop owner lets me use his place as long as I dont buy from Grainger what I could get from him.

& Ohh yea, maybe dosing the area( lightly) w/ the liquid electrical tape, letting it set up, then wrapping with a shrink tape would make the seal you want.

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Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape
Reply #13 - 06/26/09 at 20:33:03

I found some tape that fit the bill at Centennial Electronics (here in the Springs on Bijou).

It does indeed have adhesive that is active at room temperature. I tested a bit of it out today. The shrink ratio appears to be less than 2:1, but it seems as if it will work great for my needs.

You can find it online at: http://www.altex.com/Black-Heat-Shri...B-P146136.aspx

Thanks to all who helped out!

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Looking for Heat-Shrink Electrical Tape Reply #14 - 06/27/09 at 03:35:27 Awwww craprumbaa, it says "Bad Request"
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