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electrical tape melts off after a while and makes the wiring sticky after it falls off. is this the stuff i should use? would you use it on yours? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... AUS%3A1123
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That's the stuff they used to use on factory harnesses.

It's tough to wrap correctly without doing it on an automated machine, but it will work fine if you take your time and make sure each successive wrap overlaps the last.

Have you considered the corrugated split loom? Unless you're going for a TRUE factory look, that would be my product of choice.
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I used to work at a place that made the wiring harnesses for a Lincoln, I forget which car. That looks exactly like the stuff we used and the wrapping was all done by hand. I still have a couple of rolls of it that I picked out of the garbage bin.
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After wrapping with the self-adhering tape you can cover with Powerbraid for a sano look: http://www.painlessperformance.com/webc ... ield=70902
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What you guys call electrical tape us electricians call Marking tape or Phasing tape.
This is what electricians call electrical tape
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... XJ738G1Xbl

Or this.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... XLTWRRM0bl

But this is what I do to racing harnesses.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... VRG3P95Jgl
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yes both of those are electrical tape. i just want to wrap up my wires in the tape to hold it together so it isnt a mess. all of that plastic stuff and woven braided material is for show trucks of course. well the plastic coil stuff isnt. anyway. i fiugred that was the stuff that i posted.
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The tape I showed will not come off and get sticky and messy. That is why electricians use it.
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I like the stuff BobbyFord posted. I think thtas what i'll go with when I get to that point :thup:
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