Blue tape retainers

[ben]

On 6/9/2015 5:38 PM, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> On 09/06/2015 22:32, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>> One thing that I recall is that many tape manufacturers used a blue,
>> sort of "sticky silicon" tape to hold ends in place.  This stuff never
>> seems to degrade.
>
> Since I used to buy them, I can say with some authority that (1) they're
> vinyl tape, as others have surmised, and yes it's the same stuff that
> adhesive-free window "stickers" are made from, and (2) they came in lots
> of colours - I have almost every one except purple, and, oddly enough,
> blue.  So the item on Amazon might be a very good option.
>
Have you checked the places that sell professional audio reel 2 reel tape?