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  1. 12th October 2007, 03:49 PM #1
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    Rescue Tape

    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
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  2. 12th October 2007, 05:19 PM #2
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    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...
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  4. 12th October 2007, 05:57 PM #4
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    i give it 6 months before a copy is made and you can get it at the $2 shop.....

    Sounds good thou..
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  5. 12th October 2007, 06:08 PM #5
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    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.
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    Cool

    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????


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  7. 26th October 2007, 12:08 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralph View Post
    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.
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  8. 26th October 2007, 02:36 AM #8
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    "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.
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    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.../dp/B0002Z3HNK
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  10. 26th October 2007, 04:46 AM #10
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    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
    Dave

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