With all the redneck jokes about duct tape, I almost hate to suggest this stuff, but…
Do you have a building or car that ‘glows’ due to light seeping through?
Do you want to add ‘seams’ to an otherwise plain sheet roof or wall?
Do you need to fill a gap with putty and need to back it with something so it doesn’t fall through?
Do you need ‘windows’, but don’t want to cut holes? Or don’t want anybody to be able to see the interior?
Do you need a model mirror?
Do you need ‘chrome’ trim?
Do you need harnesses for your horses?
Do you need a quick and easy moisture or insect barrier on the bottom of a wood model?
Do you need to conduct electricity but don’t have anywhere to hide the unsightly wires?
Do you need to hinge a small opening, but can’t attach a real one?
You can do all those things with furnace tape. It’s basically adhesive backed foil. You can cut it in strips or shapes with scissors as easily as paper, rub it with a round tool to emboss it to irregular surfaces. Bugs won’t eat it, light can’t penetrate it, if sealed down properly water won’t penetrate it. It’s polishable. paintable, tough yet summat flexible, heat resistant, and sticky on one side for easy mounting… and it’s cheap. - As in the neighborhood of $8 for a 75 foot roll. You just cut it to size/shape, peel the backing, stick, then burnish it in place to get any wrinkles out. The only major drawback is sometimes it’s a bit TOO sticky should you decide you need to remove it in one piece to reposition it.
