TEFLON TAPE

(ptfe thread seal tape)

The tape is sold cut to specific widths and wound on a spool, making it easy to wind around pipe threads. It is also known by the genericized trade-name Teflon tape. Thread seal tape lubricates allowing for a deeper seating of the threads, and it helps prevent the threads from seizing when being unscrewed. The tape also works as a deformable filler and thread lubricant, helping to seal the joint without hardening or making it more difficult to tighten, instead making it easier to tighten. Typically the tape is wrapped around a pipe’s thread three times before it is screwed into place. It is commonly used in applications including pressurized water systems, central heating systems, and compressed air systems.
Builtec 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 the tape and are intended to be sealed by a gasket. Thread sealing tape is also extremely applied by hand. Builtec PTFE tape is also commonly used in the stretching of body piercings, through a process known as taping, because it is inert and safe for this use. The wearer wraps layers of the tape around a plug, slowly increasing the size and thus slowly increasing the size (gauge) of the piercing.

Our Product Range:
 Builtec: 100% PTFE Thread Seal Tape 12mm x 0.077mm x 10M