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In its first trial run, it fell off the car and the frustrated auto painter growled at Drew, "take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put more adhesive on it!" [3] (By "Scotch", he meant "cheap".) The nickname stuck, both to Drew's improved masking tape, and to his 1930 invention, Scotch Brand cellulose tape.
Automotive weatherstripping is commonly made of EPDM rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) mix of plastic and rubber, and a thermoplastic olefin (TPO) polymer/filler blend. Sunroof weatherstripping can also be made from silicone due to the extreme heat encountered by automobile roofs.
However, these same properties, combined with the lack of traditional gum adhesive, make tape removal, if needed, quick, clean, and easy. Another form of self-amalgamating tape is made from ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) and has similar uses as silicone self-amalgamating tape but is non-vulcanising and has good moisture resistance.
Flex Seal is an American brand of adhesive bonding products made by the family-owned company Swift Response in Weston, Florida. [1] Founded on February 28, 2011, [1] the company employs 100 people led by its pitchman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Swift. [1]
Thread seal tape is appropriate for use on tapered threads, where the sealing force is a wedge action. Parallel threads may not seal effectively with or without tape, as they are intended to be sealed by a gasket. Thread seal tape is almost always applied by hand, although at least one machine is available for the production wrapping of fittings.
RTV silicone (room-temperature-vulcanizing silicone) is a type of silicone rubber that cures at room temperature. It is available as a one-component product, or mixed from two components (a base and curative).