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> >> Regardless of reports from others, I do not recommend using zip-wraps
> >> on gaitors or boots. The plastic deteriorates and pops off within a
> >> year or so.
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> >I agree with this. That's why I didn't even attempt to use the cable
> >ties that came with the gaiters.
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> Well, I'd like to offer a counter example. The plastic tie wraps that are
At the time I had one other reason for not using the ties that came with
my new gaiters; they looked chintzy. Since then I've come up with yet
another reason: if clamps can't be tightened enough to keep oil from
leaking out, how could cable ties ever be gotten tight enough.
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