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Old February 4, 2018   #46
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Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha View Post
Can't hurt to try that!

Still, I am surprised that the tape doesn't come off in the rain. I tried using duct tape for an auto mirror and it came off in two weeks. Loctite didn't work either , not did jweld. Gave in and spent $165 on a new one.

-Lisa
I suppose shipping tape would start to come off if it were put on a porous surface that sucked in water from behind the adhesive. I use on plastic mainly with plain paper or an Avery label underneath the tape.

My truck mirror snapped off in an ice storm when a branch fell on it, just hanging by the remote wire. I used gorilla glue and duct tape (it was a plastic mirror housing painted to match the truck). When I took the duct tape off a couple weeks later it was a solid bond. I sold the truck 5 years later, mirror was still good to go!
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