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Title: Tape width
Post by: T Folts on November 23, 2013, 10:02:00 AM
Is there any tape available at 1.5 inches, the blue tape is 1.41 and drives me nuts.It used to be 1.5 whats up with that.
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: LittleBen on November 23, 2013, 11:34:00 AM
If I had to guess I imagine they wen't metric .... 1.41" is almost exactly 35.5mm
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: kennym on November 23, 2013, 11:43:00 AM
I found both at our wm store, so got the 1.5
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: Bowjunkie on November 23, 2013, 01:47:00 PM
Why does it bother you? I've been using tape that's wider than the glass for many years, just align it with one edge and trim the tape along the other edge with a utility knife. It takes seconds.
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: David Flanrey on November 23, 2013, 08:24:00 PM
Bowjunkie, his glass is wider than the 1.41 tape.  I had the same problem.  

T Folts, 3M makes a true 1.50 tape.  Works very well.  Got mine at ACE.
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: 2treks on November 24, 2013, 06:39:00 AM
Buy 1.75 or 2" and do like Bowjunkie says(I use a mill file to trim)Done for years as well
or,
Just run the 1.41 down the middle. It is only .0045" on each side. By the time you clean up your squeeze out its fine.
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: Bowjunkie on November 24, 2013, 07:11:00 AM
Yep, buy wider tape, put it on aligning it with one edge, and trim the other.
Title: Re: Tape width
Post by: T Folts on November 24, 2013, 08:59:00 AM
I have been using the 1.41 and running down the middle, looked around here and all the stores carry 1.41 only WM, HD ect, I'll look at ace.
I Have used the 2 and trimed it that works just waste.