My heavily-used headphone band does started to fray. Any recommendations on a tape that would innocuously shore it up?
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Amazon has small scraps of leather. That and some glue (contact cement or even super glue) and you could get a nice look that will last longer. You don't even have to remove the old.
I would recommend folding it like upholstery is done. It will make it look really good.
@worldsendless Take your headphones model number, go to aliexpress, look up spare parts for that model and most likely you'll find a replacement not only for the headband, but those old cushions too. There are spare parts for surprisingly old models of headphones there. Good luck.
@worldsendless not sure about your model there (SHR240?). Stuff like this puts you at $4.95.
@worldsendless your best bet is probably to disassemble it, slip some heat shrink tubing on it, reassemble it, and hit it with a hair dryer. Won't come off, doesn't have seams to betray the repair, pretty abrasion resistant.
If you must have tape, a black cloth hockey tape is probably the sweet spot between inconspicuous and durable? Just make sure you press the edges down well all along the length of the tape, or the adhesive might grab a chunk of hair when you go to remove the headphones.