wrote:
On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:30:32 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

OK, finally had an opportunity to try some of his magic tape. I had a
landscaping light that was out, and I thought it was just the bulb.
Opened it up, and it was a third full of dirt and moisture. Ants had
tunneled up into the enclosure and made a home there. I had a new
replacement fixture, so I cut the wires, spliced and soldered in the new
one, and got a roll of the tape.

What a pain in the ass! The stuff has a separating layer which is a
thin piece of white plastic that must be peeled off before using. That
was the first challenge. Then it has to be stretched to 2/3rds of its
width and overlapped by 1/2 while wrapping. Easier said than done when
working with small gauge wires.

In the end I got the splices wrapped, and now it will be interesting how
well it holds up to outdoor, exposed use. Interesting stuff. Thanks, Greg.

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I can tell you from experience that it degrades outdoors when exposed
to the UV rays in sunlight. I recommend an inner layer of Greg's tape
to seal out moisture and then an outer layer of PVC tape to block the
UV. I've been using similar products on boats for many years and that
is what has worked best for me.



And if you take PVC pipe glue to the PVC tape, will be totally waterproof.