Comments on: Ask Mike: All hail duct tape

By: Alan garcia

Alan garcia — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:26:41 +0000

i made a fitted NY yankees flat brimmed hat out of red duct tape

By: luj

luj — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:06:39 +0000

Its fine to say duck tape instead of duct tape accualaly b/c when it was first invented for use in ww2 thats what it was origginally called cuz it was water proof and green then they renamed it duct tape b/c after the war was over they used it to repair ducts.. but so many people dont say the t at the end anyway so prettty much either is acceptable now, so seriously people get the facts before you make rude comments about “stupid people”

By: M G

M G — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:22:12 +0000

I used white duct tape to cover an ugly rotted away part of a wood window frame. Holding well and you can’t even tell from up close!

By: esskaypolymers

esskaypolymers — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:50:56 +0000

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By: Angel

Angel — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:30:28 +0000

I Just fixed a leaky pipe with it It’s good to make cargo boxes waterproof too!

By: WuffieWereWolf

WuffieWereWolf — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:27:11 +0000

Man, all these comments are really good, but some of ‘em had me ROFLMFAO!

I’m not LOLing at y’all, im LOLing wit’ y’all

DUCK TAPE. It ROX, It ROLLZ, It ROOLZ!!!11!1

By: Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:11:18 +0000

#1) I worked with sheet metal in one of my past lives. Most of our work was making and installing A/C ductwork. Duct tape is neither appropriate nor allowed in that work. There is a solid aluminum tape made for that purpose.
#2) For the most part I hate duct tape. The adhesive gets on everything and will not come off – ever! On the other hand, the adhesive hardens (especially in hot, cold, and/or moist conditions) and the tape backing will come apart.
#3) As an endorsement: I drove Heavy Haul trucks cross country for many years (over 2,000,000 miles) and got the front of my truck run over by a tractor trailer in a truckstop one night in Indiana. I duct taped the fender, which was literally only attached at the rear, back to the hood, went to the West coast, then went to New England before returning to the terminal in Atlanta and having the front end replaced. This was in the winter too, so was subjected to much cold, slush, and salt. But it was only a matter of about a week or two and I cleaned the surfaces extremely well before applying. Took a roll and a half and I had to redo/add on West Coast.
#4) So duct tape is useful for emergency repairs sometimes but you will not be able to use whatever it is in the same way as before – it will have to be replaced.
#5) Gaffer’s tape is to duct tape as painter’s tape is to masking tape. Use the first if you have a choice, the second destroys!

By: bagel in a can

bagel in a can — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:29:23 +0000

I once wrapped my sock in duct tape, it was a long road trip and had a roll so…
I was going to test if I could put it in my pook without getting my sock wet but the problem was that I couldn’t get my sock off!

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:50:56 +0000

There’s only three things I’ve never been able to fix with duct tape.( *temp.repair material,gray)
1 A broken promise
2 A broken heart
3 Stupid

*description you put on a work order when you need to make “I duct taped it” sound hi-tech

By: fww

fww — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:36:29 +0000

I agree that Gaffer’s tape is even better. It’s like duct tape on steroids. It holds everything