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Lifer
Apr 26, 2020
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Oops...looks like that link was to the adhesive version by mistake....below is the non-adhesive......but I'm only seeing 3" size on there right now. You may have to look around for narrower rolls.

TapeCase - TC790 1" X 100' TC790 Dry Vinyl Tape - 1 in. x 100 ft. Black Chrome Plating Tape Roll with High Conformability. Adhesive Tapes https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00823G...i_i_KA9R9NP2VHYBFA1EXCXN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
 

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Lifer
Apr 26, 2020
2,770
9,071
51
Where NY, CT & MA meet
Oops...looks like that link was to the adhesive version by mistake....below is the non-adhesive......but I'm only seeing 3" size on there right now. You may have to look around for narrower rolls.

You were right the first time. It’s the same one I bought. There is no adhesive but the description is misleading.
 
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Franco Pipenbeans

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 7, 2021
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I’m starting to think that this stuff is called something different over here…but I don’t know what that is?

I put in “Frisky Bondage Tape” into the Amazon UK search bar and it has come back with…

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every type of tape known to God and man but not the tape you recommend.

Does anyone know what the English, English name for this stuff is??

Mind you, “Frisky Bondage Tape” does sound…er…like it might be…er…used for certain…erm…well…niche activities and past times?? ?
 

MacMarty89

Can't Leave
Dec 8, 2021
309
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Greater Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
I've been playing with the idea to replace my BJ Long rubber bits with something else. I've been using them for years. But they don't fit properly on wide stems or narrow ones. And they are a pain to remove as well. So I figured I would try isolation tape instead. Three layers should be enough not to leave toothmarks on my stems.

The result is most satisfactory. It looks and feels better than the bulkier BJ Long bits. I've been thinkering with two variants: regular black isolation tape and 'Power Perfect' tape (it has some sort of mesh-layer). I will try both, but I am leaning towards the thinner isolation tape for now.

Regular isolation tape:
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Power perfect tape:
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Different looks:
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Tapes:
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Keep you guys posted on the durability.
 
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