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Old 01-29-09 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
Excellent idea. What original diameter shrink tubing do you buy? Will a hair dryer do to shrink it? I think a lighter flame is a bit harsh on the bar tape.

I've used small diameter shrink tubing to form ends on brake cables and shrink it with a butane lighter but I've never used it as the finishing "tape" for bar wrap.
The original tubing size is 1". I would not want to use any hair dryer on my hair that would also get hot enough to shrink this tubing. It begins to shrink at a temp of around 100C (Thats 212 F!!!!!! LOL).

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