Flap tape coming off. Replacement?

[mark]

The flap tape on some of the 8x10 holders is dried up and coming off.

1. Can I replace it with electrical tape until I find the correct replacement?

2. Is this just fabric tape or is it something specific?

3. Any idea where to buy it?

 

[Peter Schrager]

book tape should do it. google it; most art supply stores have Linco or some other brand. one roll will last you
use electrical at your own discretion; it might be difficult to get it off

 

[removed account4]

hi mark !
glad you made it back

the best tape to fix the flap is "bookbinders tape".
amazon has it >>. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bookbinder+tape&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
also places like gaylord brothers and talas in NYC has it too

good luck !
John

 

[papagene]

I also recommend bookbinder's tape. It works quite well.

 

[Sirius Glass]

No not electrical tape. It degrades. Use Gaffer's tape.

 

[mark]

What is the difference between gaffer’s tape and bookbinder’s tape?

 

[shutterfinger]

Gaffers tape is easily removed, leaves little or no residue.
Electrical tape leaves a sticky residue, shrinks with age.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Bookbinder's tape does not remove easily and will leave a hard to remove the residue.

 

[mark]

Thanks folks.

 

[btaylor]

Gaffers tape degrades fairly quickly. It is made for gaffers to temporarily hold things in place. Electrical tape is great for electricians. Bookbinders tape is made for the long haul. Use the Amazon link above and you won’t be disappointed IMO.

 

[DWThomas]

Bookbinder's tape does not remove easily and will leave a hard to remove the residue.

IMHO a good adhesion is a very desirable characteristic. I used the Lineco bookbinder tape on some 8x10 holders and it did a nice job. I suspect it will easily outlast me! The 8x10s were wooden holders and the old tape did leave a residue, but I just very carefully sanded it off.

 

[Ian Grant]

No not electrical tape. It degrades. Use Gaffer's tape.

Gaffer tape degrades and makes a terrible mess.

I use up my off cuts of shutter cloth, I restore a lot of shutters for LF cameras, the cloth is much thicker than used for 35mm or 120 cameras. I'll also use the off cuts of cloth I use for recovering cameras, the most important part though is the right adhesive I use Evostick contact adhesive, it's used to glue bellows to their panels and other similar uses, I can't remember the US equivalent at this moment

Ian

 

[Donald Qualls]

Is that Evostick the stuff where you apply to both surfaces, let dry till no more than barely tacky, and then put them together -- and get only one chance, because they'll bond permanently on contact? In the USA, we call that "contact cement" and one of its common uses is adhering laminate counter top (generic for Formica) to the structural top of a counter, etc. Every hardware and home improvement store will have it, usually in cans that resemble small paint cans.

 

[Bob S]

Is that Evostick the stuff where you apply to both surfaces, let dry till no more than barely tacky, and then put them together -- and get only one chance, because they'll bond permanently on contact? In the USA, we call that "contact cement" and one of its common uses is adhering laminate counter top (generic for Formica) to the structural top of a counter, etc. Every hardware and home improvement store will have it, usually in cans that resemble small paint cans.

Use it only in a well ventilated area!

 

[Ian Grant]

Is that Evostick the stuff where you apply to both surfaces, let dry till no more than barely tacky, and then put them together -- and get only one chance, because they'll bond permanently on contact? In the USA, we call that "contact cement" and one of its common uses is adhering laminate counter top (generic for Formica) to the structural top of a counter, etc. Every hardware and home improvement store will have it, usually in cans that resemble small paint cans.

Yes, you use the term "cement" for what we call adhesive, comes in tubes, tins and spray cans. There was a solvent free version of Evostick Contact adhesive it was absolutely useless, latex based, and just peeled off.

Ian

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

What do you use when the pages are coming out in the middle?

 

[Donald Qualls]

What do you use when the pages are coming out in the middle?

A hammer? That'll at least keep you from using the bad holders by mistake...

 

[Kilgallb]

Electrical tape, particularly the vinyl type, is NOT light tight. It passes IR. I found out the hard way.

 

[rjbuzzclick]

The tape hinge on film holders is not part of the light seal so it doesn't need to be light tight. The flap itself takes care of that as long as it's not warped.

Bookbinder's tape works really well. It's much thinner than gaff tape and doesn't break down nearly as quickly.

 

[mark]

Thanks folks I bought both tapes. Bookbinders tape was on the slow boat, and the gaffers tape was one day. I do not understand Amazon these days. Anyway the plan was to use the gaffers tape until the bookbinders tape got here and I had time to switch them out. Then life suddenly took a bad turn and now it will all have to wait a few weeks. Death sucks.