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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cobrajeff96" data-source="post: 1526521" data-attributes="member: 29141">Forgot to add also, there's two other kinds of tape that I'll use outside the cabin that are kind of special.They're both self-vulcanizing, meaning they only adhere to themselves and not the thing they are covering. One is called F4 tape and it creates this bonded coating that when spiraled on itself over the length of the run it becomes very tough, yet still somewhat flexible. I think it's actually silicone material. I used this on a 1/0 hot (+) cable going from my trunk battery toward the front of the car, but specifically in an area where chaffing was a potential concern through the rear shock towers. I had burred out the passage pretty well to where the surrounding metal pathway was very smooth... but you never know so I added this tape to the wire and it's held up for well over five years now. It should hold up forever being silicone. (pic attached)The other kind of self-vulcanizing tape is more like a cloth than a silicone material. This stuff is great because it's cheap, plentiful, super easy to manipulate, very flexible, and it waterproofs everything it covers. Only downside is that it's thin but sometimes that's a good thing.</blockquote>