On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Joe Hourcle
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> You say that as if duct tape is a bad thing for auto repairs.  Not all duct
> tape repairs are candidates for "There, I fixed it!"[1].  It works just fine
> for the occassional hose repair.

At the risk of taking an off-topic conversation even further into
Peanut Heaven, automotive hose repair is actually one of the things
duct tape is least well-suited to. The adhesive doesn't bond when wet,
it's not strong enough to hold much pressure or vacuum (especially
moderate continuous pressure), and it fails very quickly at even
moderately high temperatures. And it tends to leave goo all over
everything, thus adding headaches to the proper repair you'll still
need later.

Duct tape is OK for keeping a wire bundle out of your fan or
something, but if you try to fix a leak in your radiator hose with it,
you'll still be stranded and also have gooey duct tape adhesive all
over the place.

Extending these points to the ongoing language debate is an exercise
that will benefit no one ;-)

Cheers (and just get that hose replaced ;-)
-Nate