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Title: carpet tape
Post by: Car54 on August 26, 2016, 09:09:00 PM
Anybody have any problems using carpet tape with cold or hot temperatures? I'm using it to tape on a piece('s) of leather on my shelf.
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: Bud B. on August 26, 2016, 09:15:00 PM
No problems with the NC cold, heat, and humidity.
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: Car54 on August 26, 2016, 09:21:00 PM
Good to hear...I forgot to add humidity, we have a little here in Houston. LOL Thanks!
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: Pine on August 26, 2016, 10:16:00 PM
I've used it for years to attach leather to my bows .
Never a problem .
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: Snow Crow on August 26, 2016, 11:21:00 PM
I've used the indoor/outdoor version (stickier with fiberglass backing) in my neck of the woods to good effect:  leather to strike plate, multiple types of fabric to shelf, even as a base for tight spiral wound flu flu fletching.

Long exposure to humidity is usually what warrants a re-taping...
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: M60gunner on August 27, 2016, 10:32:00 PM
Sorry, but I will be different agian. For years I have used the carpet tape. That was until I moved to AZ. Our "dry heat" turns the glue to goo. My rests slipped, my leather grips came off. I made the switch to 3M mounting tape for outdoor use. So far it is holding up. My only complaint is the tape is thicker that carpet tape.
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: McDave on August 28, 2016, 12:11:00 AM
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Originally posted by M60gunner:
Sorry, but I will be different agian. For years I have used the carpet tape. That was until I moved to AZ. Our "dry heat" turns the glue to goo. My rests slipped, my leather grips came off. I made the switch to 3M mounting tape for outdoor use. So far it is holding up. My only complaint is the tape is thicker that carpet tape.
Thickness could be an advantage if you're trying to build out your strike plate a little. Do you think multiple layers would work?
Title: Re: carpet tape
Post by: M60gunner on August 28, 2016, 12:03:00 PM
McDave, I have only used two layers at once. I added a layer to a brush rest on a more than center cut riser. So far so good.