3M Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979 Slate Blue, 48 mm x 22.8 m (Pack of 1)
3M™ Performance Plus Duct Tape  8979 resists wear, moisture, and UV exposure for up to 12 months. Indoors or outdoors, it removes cleanly up to six months after application on most opaque surfaces. It is constructed of polyethylene film laminated to cloth, backed by a rubber adhesive. The tape conforms to irregular and curved surfaces, resists curling, and tears off the roll cleanly for ease in application. It is an excellent choice for containment operations, where it provides a tight seal for attaching poly draping and closing cuffs.3M™Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979 was tested according to UL723, ASTM E84. It is 12.1 mils thick, has adhesion to steel of 48 oz/in, tensile strength of 36 lbs/in width and elongation at break of 19%. The tape can be used at temperatures up to 200 degrees F.Originally developed for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) applications, duct tape is today used in a variety of maintenance, repair and construction settings. In addition to the traditional silver, it is now sold in an array of colors that enhance utility and aesthetics. The sturdy cloth-reinforced tape can be torn from the roll and sticks instantly, providing solutions for patching, bundling, reinforcing, tabbing, taping/splicing insulation, capping pipe, securing conduit ends, marking, labeling, temporary repair, hanging polyethylene drapes and protecting against light sandblast overspray.  Duct tape (sometimes mistakenly referred to as “duck tape,” is used in construction, electrical, industrial, marine, military, abatement, trucking and automotive markets, a mainstay in every toolbox.For more than a century, 3M Company has applied innovative technologies to improve people’s lives and support customers’ business goals. Today, from headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, the company serves industrial and commercial customers and consumers in nearly 200 countries.3M industrial adhesives and tapes include application-specific products that provide durability, strength, and special characteristics such as temperature resistance and short- and long-term protection. The 3M brand, across a spectrum of thousands of products, represents consistency, superior quality, and value.