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jodyk24

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Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« on: January 28, 2010, 01:25:15 AM »


I am going to order a roll of 100 piece of black thumb tape. How thick is the Brunswick 3/4" precut black tape. I have have Ebonite brand but is thicker and I want to stay with the thiner tape. The company only has the brunswick brand in 100 pieces.

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J_Mac

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 09:32:31 AM »
I'm not 100% on this, but the last batch of black Brunswick 1" tape I had was as thick, if not thicker than regular white tape.

For the most part I've stuck with 3/4 white and black tape from "The Bowler's Tape" simply because that's what's commonly available locally.  The white is thicker than the black with them.
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jodyk24

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 09:42:08 AM »

The pro shop did have The bowler's tape and think it was made for AMF, but now all I can find local is Ebonite and Vise brand which is thicker.

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Brickguy221

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 10:09:49 AM »
Give Valentino's Franken Tape a try. That tape is super thin, never leaves a sticky residue in the thumb hole, adhears extremely well, and is removable and reuseable again.
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Cambumbo

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2010, 10:24:13 AM »
As JMac stated, the Brunswick black is as thick if not thicker than white tape. I like it because its really easy to remove or otherwise work with. If you want to go thin, Frankentape is awesome.
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LaneHammer20

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2010, 11:46:53 AM »
Well the new Brunswick tape that everyone I have been talking to has been getting for a while now is so thin it is hard to work with. Everyone that has tried it has hated it, along with myself
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J_w73

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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2010, 04:32:53 PM »
I just got some brunswick black and don't like it.. it is very thin and like said hard to place in the hole.. I like the thickness of the vise tape but it is way to firm and stiff and pulls itself away from the hole.. I heard there was a recall on the vise tape.. not sure if they have fixed the issue..

I would stay away from the brunswick if you want something thick.
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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2010, 04:55:00 PM »
Have you tried Storm brand??
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Re: Thickness of Brunswick thumb tape
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2010, 07:32:40 PM »
I'll have to second the Frankentape. Slick, thin, and easy to insert and remove.
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