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Been using the brown stuff from LMI for 13 years. Love it. I do use the filament strapping tape in some areas like F holes.

Shellac and hair drier for removal. Still have to watch the runout. Knock the sharp edge off the binding in the waist area and cutaways to prevent tearing.

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I got some of the 3M 233 from the local Napa... Will try that out and see.... As you guys mention - it does seem a whole lot stronger than the usual blue tape....

If that's not enough - I will move on up to strapping tape...

Thanks

Paul, I've never been able to tear it. As was said, it seems yours was cut, a problem at the inside curve of the waist, where the force on the tape is concentrated where the edge of the tape intersects the edge of the binding; less of a problem on outside curves, where the force is concentrated at the middle of the tape.

Wasn't me with that clever idea about the double tape dispenser. Sounds interesting, though!

Pat

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Wow. That green #233 tape works about 1,000x better than the blue tape I was previously using. I think I will stick with this stuff for a while.

No need for doubling. No need for pre-cutting a million pieces. No ugly gaps. How come I didn't know about this stuff before.

Thanks