Thread tapes are used to seal, lubricate, and prevent seizure on threaded bolts, studs, and fittings. They are commonly referred to as: Teflon tape PTFE tape PTFE thread seal tape plumber’s tape ...

Non-adhesive industrial tape does not have an applied adhesive, but may be self-adhering. Examples include PTFE thread-sealing tape, a product more commonly known as Teflon ® tape (DuPont).

Now start unrolling the tape and look at interface where the tape leaves the rest of the roll. You should see a dim blue illumination. The effect is quite striking and rather surprising.

1. RTV silicone is an alternative to “pipe dope” or Teflon tape when assembling plastic pipe fittings used on sprayers. The silicone sealant allows adjustment to align fittings after assembly, ...

And when star catcher Kinzie Hansen squats behind home plate to corral unruly pitches, she does so clad in not just her traditional backstop regalia but also with a lump of blue tape residing on ...

We did use Teflon tape everywhere there were threads ... They make both home and commercial electric pressure washers, and their AR Blue Clean consistently appears on lists of the best pressure ...

The germanium transistor for instance, thermionic valves (“tubes”), helical-scan video tape, or the CRT display ... and one for blue. There is a grid of red, green, and blue phosphor dots ...

Cookware startup Made In produces an excellent blue carbon steel skillet for around $80, but there are cheaper options out there. The Teflon brand stopped using PFOA, the offending chemical behind ...

In this series, Sharon Lerner exposes DuPont’s multi-decade cover-up of the severe harms to health associated with a chemical known as PFOA, or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX.