Rescue Tape

[Ralph]

Came across this product while browsing

http://www.rescuetape.com/

Trying to find where I can buy some because I reckon it will come in very handy

[Blknight.aus]

believe it or not......

That stuff started out life as a type of trauma tape for wrapping peoples bits in....

just like I use dental picks for getting little engine bits clean a lot of stuff that winds up in wierdo places starts out life innocently somewhere else.

[sclarke]

believe it or not......

That stuff started out life as a type of trauma tape for wrapping peoples bits in....

just like I use dental picks for getting little engine bits clean a lot of stuff that winds up in wierdo places starts out life innocently somewhere else.

I use dental picks to clean teeth... how about that....

What's wrong with good old 100mph Tape...

[sclarke]

i give it 6 months before a copy is made and you can get it at the $2 shop.....

Sounds good thou..

[spudboy]

How does it know to stick to itself when you wrap it around something ..... and not when it is still on the roll? Hmmmmmm. Tricky stuff. Sounds good.

[Handbrake hates Camping]

Anyone interested in getting some???? I wouldn't mind getting some, but like anything the more we order it is most likely the cheaper we will get it. Or maybe AULRO could become the Aussie distributer????:):):)


Doc

[Teks]

Came across this product while browsing

http://www.rescuetape.com/

Trying to find where I can buy some because I reckon it will come in very handy

That tape is called Self Amalgamating Tape in Australia and is available from most marine accessory stores. I have used for years as insulation tape on marine wiring and wrapping over stainless steel swaged cable ends. Great stuff for weatherproofing radio aerial coonections too. Last for years but is difficult to cut and remove if need be.

[51jay]

"Amalgamating Tape "
I think this stuff is different, I've used it for a long time too, it appears to be rubber based, i've only seen it in black.

[waynep]

I would think this is different beast to the common self-amalgamating tape used by riggers. As said above, that stuff is more like a rubberised compound used for sealing off antenna connectors etc.. I don't think it would stand the heat and pressure from say, an emergency radiator hose repair.

Overseas I saw a product called X-Treme Tape - claims to handle temps up to 500 degrees F and pressures of 600 psi . Haven't seen it in Australia but I'd like to know if you can get it here. It looks similar to the product mentioned at the start of the thread. Would be useful thing to have in the emergency repair kit.

http://www.amazon.com/X-TREME-TAPE-3-Pack-TPE-XZL3C-Silicon/dp/B0002Z3HNK

[Blknight.aus]

that extreme stuff isnt actually an adehisve tape.....

when you get your silicone hoses, clean and dry the outside of them (JIC they got dusty) then try pressing them against each other and sliding them....

it essentially works on the grip of the tape on itself when stretched same as some crepe type bandages.


# No Adhesive, Bonds Only to Itself
# Won't Melt up to +500F (+260C), Remains Flexible to -60F (-54C)

and the second part is pretty much the specs for most silicone based waterproofing caulks.

I'll take a punt and say that of the rescue tape and the extreme tape (possabley others we havent found yet) that they are all knock offs of a version of the tape that was simply rebadged tape that was designed for one thing yet amazingly good at others.

log onto a tape enthusiasts forum with 2 different nicks and post a which is better this or that, make a couple of claims to support each side and see what floats out.... (kinda like coming in here and saying that a defender is better than a disco)

But this definately isnt the same as the amalgamating tape that sort of "melts" into itself

[JDNSW]

I got some of this stuff to try - unfortunately, like a lot of tapes, only more so, its effectiveness is spoiled by dust, which is ubiquitous in most of Australia. Other problem is finding jobs where the cost is justified compared to alternatives.

John

[100I]

That tape is called Self Amalgamating Tape in Australia and is available from most marine accessory stores. I have used for years as insulation tape on marine wiring and wrapping over stainless steel swaged cable ends. Great stuff for weatherproofing radio aerial coonections too. Last for years but is difficult to cut and remove if need be.

Gday,
Is it any worse than heat shrink or on a par?

[GrahamH]

This tape appears to be similar to PolyIsoButylene self-amalgamating tape (PIB Tape). It's extremely good for sealing moisture out of things like electrical and RF connectors but ...

... PIB tape is not very UV resistant - back in NZ when using it to seal antenna connectors for low power broadcast antenna systems we used to put a finishing layer of Denso tape (grease-coated fibre tape) over it to keep out the UV (unfortunately near ground level cows are rather fond of the Denso tape and eat it). Here in Aus we just use a few layers of good quality PVC tape to shield it from the UV.

... PIB tape is inclined to melt, or at least flow under high temperatures. It could provide a very good temporary seal on a small split in a radiator hose in the short term but would need over-coating with something rather stronger - "gaffer" tape would be ideal.

PIB tape is cheap and readily available from electrical wholesalers - Lawrence and Hanson, for example and it's well worth keeping a roll in the truck for all sorts of uses, but keep a roll of something like Gaffer tape or Duct tape with it.

This "Rescue" tape appears to overcome the disadvantages of PIB tape and I look forward to it becoming widely available ... and cheap.

[waynep]

log onto a tape enthusiasts forum with 2 different nicks and post a which is better this or that, make a couple of claims to support each side and see what floats out....


you definitely gotta get out more Blknight :D

[100I]

believe it or not......

That stuff started out life as a type of trauma tape for wrapping peoples bits in....

just like I use dental picks for getting little engine bits clean a lot of stuff that winds up in wierdo places starts out life innocently somewhere else.

I've been told that super glue started life as an emergency suture in Vietnam war era.

[loanrangie]

I've been told that super glue started life as an emergency suture in Vietnam war era.

And it certainly holds skin together well ! , hands up who has stuck their fingers together with superglue as a child .

[jase]

I thought it was russian circa WWII


I've been told that super glue started life as an emergency suture in Vietnam war era.

[51jay]

Wife managed to slice her leg last Sunday, looked to me like it needed a couple of sutures, so, off to emergency. They used a type of superglue on it with a few steristrips on top....no sutures. she was feeling quite smug until they said "will need a tetanus injection" :D

[George130]

Wife managed to slice her leg last Sunday, looked to me like it needed a couple of sutures, so, off to emergency. They used a type of superglue on it with a few steristrips on top....no sutures. she was feeling quite smug until they said "will need a tetanus injection" :D
Thats Surgical glue. They used it on my wife after her ceaser wound re opened (It didn't work).

[51jay]

Thats Surgical glue. They used it on my wife after her ceaser wound re opened (It didn't work).

Yes....but it is a type of superglue :)

[George130]

True.

[Blknight.aus]

plain old superglue works just fine on skin injuries but is not much good for subdermal work.

[George130]

plain old superglue works just fine on skin injuries but is not much good for subdermal work.

Yea so we discovered. Not nice having to go back into surgery a week later to have the dead tisue cut out and be restitched instead of enjoying a new born:mad:.

[djhampson]

Hands up who has stuck their fingers together with superglue as a child .


Whaddaya mean as a child???

[Rogue]

found this webpage

http://www.rsaustralia.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?obs=sObs&name=SiteStandard&No=0&N=0&Ntk=I18NAll&Ntt=Silicone%20tape&Nty=1&D=Silicone%20tape&Ntx=mode%20matchpartial&Dx=mode%20matchpartial&callingPage=/jsp/search/search.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@0652693487.1193399798@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccladdmflefkficefeceeldgondhgm.0&cacheID=aunetscape&Nr=avl:au
3m scotch 70 silicon tape 1inch by 30 foot $58.80

or just search google australia for "3m silicon tape"

[RichardK]

Reminds me of amalgamating rubber used for insulating and hose repairs

[RobHay]

And it certainly holds skin together well ! , hands up who has stuck their fingers together with superglue as a child .

I have ! I have ! .........but superglue wasn't around when I was child :o:p

[JDNSW]

Yes....but it is a type of superglue :)

Correct - among other things it has made heart and lung transplants a lot more practical - used (together with a few stitches) to join blood vessels - a lot easier and quicker to get a sealed joint than just stitching at arterial pressures.

John

[Dirty Disco]

Came across this product while browsing

Rescue Tape Self-Fusing Silicone Tape ~ The Ultimate Multi-Purpose Repair Tape! (http://www.rescuetape.com/)

Trying to find where I can buy some because I reckon it will come in very handy

I got some in the states a couple of years ago. There is a great article in
4WD Action this month. The Australian distributors email address is rescuetapeautralia@bigpond.com

I contacted them and they sent me a spec sheet. He said it is available in marine stores nationally but should be available at OL stores in the coming weeks. Its good stuff , goes out to 260c etc

[Dirty Disco]

Rescue tape I got was 25mm x 3.6m for $15.95. I found it easy to keep the bulldust off it by leaving it in the bags until it was ready to use.

[Dirty Disco]

Anyone interested in getting some???? I wouldn't mind getting some, but like anything the more we order it is most likely the cheaper we will get it. Or maybe AULRO could become the Aussie distributer????:):):)


Doc

I got some in the states a couple of years ago. There is a great article in
4WD Action this month. The Australian distributors email address is rescuetapeautralia@bigpond.com

I contacted them and they sent me a spec sheet. He said it is available in marine stores nationally but should be available at OL stores in the coming weeks. Its good stuff , goes out to 260c etc

[Jezzaol]

I have just ordered full display and stock for my shop, you should see it in all Opposite Lock Stores soon as they have negotiated a deal.

Cheers

[djhampson]

Dirty Disco - you right mate? We got the message after the first time. :D

[Dirty Disco]

Dirty Disco - you right mate? We got the message after the first time. :D

Sorry guys new to this

Could anyone recommend a chip for a Series 2 TD5 ?

[djhampson]

Sorry guys new to this

Could anyone recommend a chip for a Series 2 TD5 ?


Ahh no worries mate and Welcome aboard!

Each post gets added to the bottom of the page forming a thread which is kind of like a conversation.

As for your TD5 chicp check out this page http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/50668-tombraider-ecu-upgrade-winners.html

Tombraider is pretty good with that stuff.

[Jezzaol]

Sorry guys new to this

Could anyone recommend a chip for a Series 2 TD5 ?

I just posed some info regarding the Tunit's under CHIPS.

Cheers

Jeremy

[Xavie]

Looks good I think but the guy in the video looks to much like a tape pimp to me.:p

[cucinadio]

if its the same as the tape we use in the med kit at work, its top stuff you use it to tape up a dressed wound and I'm telling you the only way you can get it off is to , as in the vid cut it off.
l used it when l once sliced clean through half my index finger a few months ago. it only cost about $3 from the chemists.

[dhard]

I've been told that super glue started life as an emergency suture in Vietnam war era.

emergency suture yes but think it was from alot earlier than Vietnam.

[Dirty Disco]

I found this the other night, Rescue Tape Australia - Home (http://www.rescuetapeaustralia.com.au)

[pohm66]

OK I confess that maybe I'm a bit of a cheapscate? but though I'd give this a try....:)

My intercooler hoses are in reasonable condition but the 2 into the turbo were a little on the soft rubbery side..... hmmmmm $200+ for new silicon hoses :( vs $30 for 2 rolls of silicon rescue tape.

Took the hoses off and wound a couple firm layers of this over the top... not too tight though... didn't want to compress the hose and risk delaminating.

Anyway its been on for a few weeks now and other than a noticable increase in pick no other issues. :cool:

[Jezzaol]

OK I confess that maybe I'm a bit of a cheapscate? but though I'd give this a try....:)

My intercooler hoses are in reasonable condition but the 2 into the turbo were a little on the soft rubbery side..... hmmmmm $200+ for new silicon hoses :( vs $30 for 2 rolls of silicon rescue tape.

Took the hoses off and wound a couple firm layers of this over the top... not too tight though... didn't want to compress the hose and risk delaminating.

Anyway its been on for a few weeks now and other than a noticable increase in pick no other issues. :cool:

Just for interest sake, its works perfectly in that application, and you can also buy it in 2"wide very long roll for just under $50 which is easier to fit and looks better when done ;)

[LandyAndy]

Another place to watch for it is at 4x4/camping shows etc.
We got a few rolls last time.They offer a cheap deal in bulk,we just went halves in the deal with another person watching the display:cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[Dirty Disco]

I blew the soft elbow out of my TD5's turbo line, wrapped it in rescue tape and drove home 400+ k's. I forgot about it and got a call from the spanner man asking what it was it had been on for about 8 weeks. Good stuff.

[Grover-98]

Looks like great tape! now that really could fix anything :D

[Searover]

Came across this product while browsing

Home (http://www.rescuetape.com/)

Trying to find where I can buy some because I reckon it will come in very handy

Opposite Lock stores stock it, I got 3 rolls at last years caravan & camping show for $30. Don't buy the copy stuff it don't work apparently.

Cheers