Topic: What's the smooth, rubbery type tape that you can tie stuff together with?

[su6oxone]

Gaffer tape leaves residue if you want to remove it later, and looks messy.  There's some kind of smooth, rubbery tape that I have seen cables tied together with that was great but I don't know what exactly it is or what it's called.  I couldn't un-tape it, but had to cut it off with an exacto knife, but it left no residue and the tape had a nice clean look when on the cables.  Anyone know what kind of tape this is?

[rhinowing]

electric tape?

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

Gaffer tape leaves residue?  That's news to me.  Sorry I can't help on what you're looking for though.  I love gaffers tape!

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

electric tape + heat = sticky icky mess.   

electric tape?

[vanark]

Gaffer tape leaves residue?  That's news to me.  Sorry I can't help on what you're looking for though.  I love gaffers tape!

Gaffer tape wrapped around cables definitely leaves residue.

[su6oxone]

electric tape?

Hmm, I'll have to check it out, thanks for the input. 

[fozzy]

are you sure it was taped and not heat shrink tubing?

[su6oxone]

are you sure it was taped and not heat shrink tubing?

What I remember is that it appeared that a black, smooth, tape-like strip was wrapped around the cables several times, but had melded together and couldn't be unwound (had to be cut off).  I don't know what heat shrink tubing is but it seems possible based on the name (heat shrink)... I'll have to google electric tape and heat shrink tubing.  Thanks for the input everyone. 

[flipp]

are you thinking of something like a silicone stretch-n-seal tape?
http://www.findtape.com/product160/Nashua-386-Silicone-Sealing-Tape.aspx

< looks like it is also marketed as "Rescue Tape"  http://www.filmtools.com/rescuetape1.html >

[mfrench]

3M makes a real professional electrical tape that is quite rubbery (not the cheap plastic $1 roll stuff). You can get it at Home Depot.

[su6oxone]

are you thinking of something like a silicone stretch-n-seal tape?
http://www.findtape.com/product160/Nashua-386-Silicone-Sealing-Tape.aspx

< looks like it is also marketed as "Rescue Tape"  http://www.filmtools.com/rescuetape1.html >

Ohhh... that looks very promising, I may have to order one of those. 

3M makes a real professional electrical tape that is quite rubbery (not the cheap plastic $1 roll stuff). You can get it at Home Depot.

I'll check this one out too, thanks guys. 

[Todd R]

That Nashua tape is probably what you want.  In general, it is called cold shrink tape -- it doesn't have adhesive, so it can't leave a residue.

Here is another version:
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=350-044

[anr]

Self amalgamating tape.


The use of "gaffer tape" or anything similar on electrical connectors should be avoided due to the residue it deposits.  Over time, this degrades the electrical contacts, to the point where you lose connectivity.

[sunjan]

Self amalgamating tape.

Yep. Or self-vucanizing tape:
http://www.google.com/products?q=vulcanizing++tape&oe=utf-8&scoring=p

I found one brand called Atomic Tape:
http://www.atomictape.com/atomic_tape_fact_sheet.htm

[su6oxone]

Huge thanks to everyone for the info and suggestions!  These look like the exact kind of tape I was looking for... now I just have to pick one.