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FAQs
Heat Shrink Tubing
− HOW DO I SHRINK THE TUBING?
We recommend you use a hot air gun – for large volumes a specialist oven is best. You can read more about this here.
We supply a range of heat guns and accessories which are suitable for this task.
− CAN YOU PRINT ONTO HEAT SHRINK TUBING?
Yes – either using thermal transfer printing, ink jet or laser marking. We have cable identification products which are suitable for this task.
− IS HEAT SHRINK TUBING AVAILABLE IN COLOURS?
Yes – standard colours are black, brown, red, blue, yellow, green, grey, white, clear green/yellow plus non-standard orange and violet. More details here.
− CAN YOU CUT HEAT SHRINK?
Yes, but you need to use a cutting machine to provide a clean cut to prevent splitting of the product when you recover the tubing by applying heat. You may be interested in our cutting services.
− IS EXPANDABLE BRAIDED SLEEVING AVAILABLE IN COLOURS
Yes – standard colours are black, grey, blue, yellow, white and red.