No Mine is X-TREME tape from harbor freight tools. I will try to get some genuine Rescue Tape or other brand to try. This HFT tape is labeled MOCAP. It seems kind of thin, like I could break it if I pulled too hard. You just have one layer on your hose? Edward At 04:00 PM 7/5/2010, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: >---- Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Well, I'm up to 3 layers on my garden hose now and still have some > > leakage. I re-read the package about the bonding time and it said to > > not try to reposition after 2 minutes and it reaches full strength in > > 24 hours at room temp. On the 3rd layer I only waited a couple hours > > before testing it. Each application I did1/2 overlapping as I wound > > around, and I reversed direction with each layer. The water is > > definitely squeezing out between the layers like David says below. > >Ed, do you have "Rescue Tape," or another brand of silicone >tape? Mine is Rescue Tape, and my garden hose is leak free. I >wrapped 3 layers, stretched as tight as I could pull, overlapping by >1/2 with each wrap. Did it yesterday, tested after an hour, and >tested again today. DMc >David McNeely |
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