Black Tie Affair

TomG2 wrote:
I won't be around long enough to get the benefit of fifty year Ties. I am curious if the difference between white ties and black is five versus three years or ten versus five? Maybe two against one? I have never used either color in direct sunlight.

I've used both, and unless you know what bag the black ones came from and that they ARE UV resistant (there are lots of "black" zip-ties), they will break almost as fast as any other exposed zip-tie. It also depends on your climate. A zip-tie on the Oregon coast will last years longer than one in the Arizona desert or in the clear air at 5000'. Thats why anything I NEED to know won't fail gets a SS zip on it. This is one of those you get exactly what you pay for discussions.