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What Wiring Loom Tape
Scuzzle - 25/8/13 at 04:13 PM

As above, whats the best tape for wiring looms, is it good old insulating tape or the fabric Tessa tape that comes on the German cars. Is being able to breathe a good or a bad thing or is sealed and fully waterproof better.

big_wasa - 25/8/13 at 04:29 PM

I use Tesa tape over a spiral wrap.

Brett Jones - 25/8/13 at 04:30 PM

3M does a good product but its not cheap.

loggyboy - 25/8/13 at 04:31 PM

self amalgamating is quite good as it leaves no sticky residue. certainly shouldnt need to be waterproof as the insulation should take care of that, its just good for keeping it neat and tidy. if you do want to keep it more sealed some flexible conduit with heat shrink at either end.

Macbeast - 25/8/13 at 05:08 PM

Don't use electricians' insulating tape. The sticky oozes and the backing hardens with heat.

Sloan85 - 25/8/13 at 05:21 PM

I used this

Slimy38 - 25/8/13 at 05:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
Don't use electricians' insulating tape. The sticky oozes and the backing hardens with heat.


I'm finding that with my donor's loom. The alarm was fitted with at least two rolls of the stuff, and it's made the whole thing really manky and hard to work with. I might have to try mopping it up with IPA or something before I look at splitting it.

gremlin1234 - 25/8/13 at 06:23 PM

http://www.frost.co.uk/non-adhesive-loom-tape-33m-x-19mm.html

and use a minimal amount of self amalgamating tape to hold the ends.

as others have said, sticky quickly becomes yuk

big-vee-twin - 25/8/13 at 07:02 PM

PVC sleeving is what I used, very easy and makes a very neat job.

Scuzzle - 25/8/13 at 07:08 PM

Cheers guys, leaning towards the tesa tape or the self amalgamating tape now.