Wire glue-the solution when you can't find the soldering iron, don't want to bother, are out in the woods, don't quite trust a fifth-grader with a hot gun, can't reach the connection with both hands, whatever. This stuff conducts low voltage AC and DC circuits in a permanent bond and is easy to use. Our high-tech support group suggests that a toothpick is a good way to apply it. Cures overnight. Our each is a 0.3 oz/9ml jar.

One promotion above 1st Lieutenant Polyimide? Nope-- tape material that makes duct tape hang its head in shame. Kapton polyimide is used in everything from flexible printed circuits, to the Apollo moon missions, to cryogenics. In this case, it’s a transparent golden-yellow 1/2” wide x .0025” thick adhesive tape on a 36-yard roll. Has a normal tensile strength of 30 lbs, insulates up to 7500V, and has a working temperature from -100F to 500F. High temp tolerance makes it perfect for masking during powder coating. Made in the USA.

Nuclear physicists speak of five fundamental forces: weak, strong, electromagnetic, gravity, and duct tape. Sizes and colors of duct tape come and go in the world of surplus –– right now, we have 2" wide by 60 yd. long rolls on 3” cores, all select seconds or better. We offer you a standard grey color.

Tuck this small roll of black duct tape in your glove box and drive away secure in the knowledge that you’ve got what it takes to repair a leaky hose under the hood at midnight in the rain. Measures 1-7/16” wide on a 1-1/2” core, and you’ll get (15) feet of tape, enough to fix a hose and stick a broken mirror back on the door. Dead-center in the you-don’t-know-you-need-it-until-you-need-it category.

Actually it means polyvinyl chloride, but PVC tape is the choice when you need a non-corrosive pipe wrap or something similar. Peels clean, conforms to awkward shapes, is water resistant and flame retardant. Also stretchy. Our each is (15) feet of 3/4” wide red PVC tape on a 1-1/2” core.

We don't normally like electrical surprises, but in this case it's a just a color. Our vinyl electrical tape is 3/4" wide on a 66-foot roll and we'll send you (3) rolls from our lovely selection of purple, red, green, brown, gray and boring black. It will give you something to look forward to. UL listed.

Stick to it with (2) 0.07 oz (4g total) tubes of cyanoacrylate super glue. Best on ceramics, glass, metal, rubber, leather, wood, many plastics and artificial nails (the one on your fingers, we assume). Tubes have applicator tips. You will get (2) packs of (2) tubes with each order. Say that ten times fast!

Our Associate VP for Residual Tackiness says this cloth tape is not as residual as duct tape (meaning it won’t leave as much residue behind when you pull it up), but tackier than gaffer’s tape. Strong and sticky, easy-to-tear, and just right for repairing vinyl, upholstery, plastic, canvas and most other stuff. On 4-meter (approx 13-foot) rolls, they’re 1-7/8” wide on a 1-1/2” core. You pick red or white.

You can be that masked man for next to nothing. Just order our masking tape specials in 3/4" or 1" widths (Actual widths are 0.71" and 0.94" respectively.), both on 60-yard (or 180-foot, whichever comes first) rolls, both on 3" cores. If this tape looks familiar, it's because it's been a long-time A.S.& S. store favorite, and now you out-of-towners can buy it through the catalog and website!

Fix those larger cracks or tape seams with this 1-7/8" wide fiberglass mesh drywall repair tape. You’ll get (2) rolls, 65 feet each. Made in Poland, a major exporter of carpenters and sheetrockers, so they ought to know.