Corrugated cable tidy

May 15, 2026 Last reply: 1 month ago 9 Replies

IKEA sell a corrugated plastic tube, slit along the full length. They certainly hold the cables. I glued them under my desk to keep them out of the way. I used something like No-Nails.



After a while, they fell down while the adhesive remained afixed to the wooden underside of my desk, there is no evidence of any adhesive left on the corrugated tube.



Can anyone recommend an adhesive that will "stick" to the plastic tube and of course the underside of the desk, still with the old adhesive bearing a distict impression of the corrugations?



TIA Alan


It's probably polyethylene or polypropylene (does it have a code in a triangle such as PE, PP or number 2 or 5?)

If so, you need a specialised adhesive for low surface energy plastic, such as 3M DP8005 or DP8010 not cheap, needs special applicator and mixing nozzle.

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Maybe use self-adhesive pads for zip-ties instead?

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Blu-tack? Or possibly those double-sided self-adhesive foam pads?

If it's this one:

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then the website says it's made from polyethylene.

Could do worse than trying these:

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I'd try blu-tack first though.

Why not use saddle brackets screwed to the underside?

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Also available in black and 25mm diam.

Richard

+1 for the self-adhesive pads and cable ties

Split the tube open, staple from the inside into the underside of the desk :-)

Stapling upside down into solid oak is a no-no for starters. The tubes are full with cables and it would be too disruptive to move them. So after some research I have decided to chance my arm with "Sticks like Sh't".

But SCrewfix closed just as I arrived! :(

Alan

"PRECAUTIONS IN USE =================== EVO-STIK Sticks Like Sh*t Adhesive White will not bond Polyethylene, Polypropylene or Teflon."

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Loctite 2-part super glue for plastics is pricy but works well, even with soft plastics that nothing else will stick:

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The small tube of glue always runs out long before the activator, but I find that using the remaining activator with standard super glue works fine.

I bought a tube of "Sticks Like Sh*t" from Screwfix. It has done the job.

Alan

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