Blue tape retainers

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I have had them  come in    them  for  video  tape  too   and  they were  
seem to be white vinyl  in  this  case
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In a message dated 6/9/2015 5:04:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca writes:

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?