thanks for all the great ideas!

Given our limited budget, I'm using some wiring wrap purchased at my local Advance Auto.

If Daniel wants to go more period correct someday, I'll watch him from the sidelines and cheer on the banged up knuckles!

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Brokengate: and softball bats. twice a season....

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Here's a ditto on the Scotch 33, best all weather tape, remains pliable, stretchable with excellent adhesion in cold temperatures, extremely durable and lasting in outdoor weather extremes. 40 years of outdoor use as a railroad signalman and I purchase nothing else for my personal use. I used it in repair of my engine compartment loom single wrap with 50% overlap it is effectively double thick and there is no need to wrap again. As DryLakesRacer said always relax and cut the edge on terminal wrap do not stretch pull and tear, it will last many many years.

The problem with friction is it will not clean up like the vinyl will as the exposed surface is the friction, great for hockey sticks, used many rolls.

Ted, Redding, CA

No. It didn't seem sticky at all.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

If you are going to choose vinyl electrical tape I can explain how to keep it from unraveling. After being a Power Plant electrician for over 45 years and making hundreds of high and low voltage splices, bus connections, and motor splices there are ez ways to keep it looking good. 1st and foremost buy a good tape; I prefer fresh Scotch 33 plus. Start the taping with tape relaxed. After 1 or 2 half laps pull the tape to approximately 7/8 width low voltage (car) wiring; continue to the end in this manner 1/2 lapping the tape over itself. For finer work 3/4 lap it. As you approach where you want finish taping relax the pulling and cut the tape off perpedicular leaving approximately 2 raps for the end. Leave it sit 1 to 2 minutes then lay down the tape over your last pull point NOT pulling on it. It must be relaxed as you finish.

We have used this procedure for years and never had the tape undo. If your going to tape the wires twice follow its procedure both times. If you do your top layer(only layer) coming from the firewall to the front of the car it will look the neatest. If possible have all your wires straight and not crossing over each other. They can come in the middle of the loom with a little care....Good Luck

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

I don't think I would use friction tape. Doesn't the outside stay sticky?

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

The fabric stuff was called friction tape. It is still available. Checked ebay and they have a lot of it listed.



54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I think by the 60's all the cloth was long gone.

Some of the older cars used black cloth electrical tape. I have a roll that I used and it matched perfectly and it didn't seem to stick well to anything but itself.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

Just my opinion, but nothing looks better than wrapped in electrical tape. Neat and clean. Any of the tubing I have seen always is the wrong size or otherwise looks terrible because the you can never get the fitment looking good.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ