Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
You are taping to wood, so it really wouldn't matter, plus if your heat tape is damaged enough to shock you through the aluminum tape it's time to replace it. Maybe the stuff you are using is different, but every time I've heated duct tape it resulted in a sticky miserable mess when it came time to remove it.

At the end of the day I guess it really doesn't matter though, it's not like the duct tape is going to be a fire risk. To each their own.
I bought a rack with aluminum tape, had the same sticky mess and pealed off in 1-2 inch strips, took forever to get off, actually I dont think I ever got all of it off. Of course there are crappy versions of both kinds of tape, I just don't understand the need for aluminum tape, while both work, I see duct tape as the better option. To each their own.