In article <lamdnY_obreW3JPVnZ2dnUVZ_ruqnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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jjs <jjs.jjs.net> wrote:
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>TIP - or my two-bits worth. Gaffer's is too sticky for some masking jobs.
3M
>has "blue" masking tape. If you look on the side of the roll they have
the
>stickiness factor from less to more sticky (1 to 5). I use #2 because it
>releases easily and doesn't take underlying paint or whatever off the
>surface. Highly recommended for small jobs. (Expensive stuff, too.)
I like that stuff. I use the black gaff tape on bellows because if the
bellows is black, it generally matches well enough to not look too bad
if left in place, it is easy to tear neatly to match the existing width
of the bellows fold being fixed, and the adhesive _seems_ to not be
acidic enough to eat the bellows material underneath and turn it to
dust (though I have never left any in place longer than about 10 years,
and that on a synthetic, not leather, bellows). It gives me some peace
of mind lest the Permatex should come loose and the bellows suddenly
leak light -- that won't happen, with the gaffer's tape on there.
--
Thor Lancelot Simon
tls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"The inconsistency is startling, though admittedly, if consistency is to
be abandoned or transcended, there is no problem." - Noam Chomsky
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