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    Has anyone tried using PTFE tape? It's thinner, but I'm not sure how you could make it stay in place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajagra View Post
    Has anyone tried using PTFE tape? It's thinner, but I'm not sure how you could make it stay in place.
    Electrical tape will hold it in place.

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    I did try scotch tape but it doesn't lend itself to making the fold without wrinkling or to sticking well with the water encountered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    I did try scotch tape but it doesn't lend itself to making the fold without wrinkling or to sticking well with the water encountered.
    scotch tape is also nearly invisible. I honed through the tape once without realizing it and ended up with some uneven spine wear
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