teflon tape

[wedge40]

I hope this is the right area. I was making up some new air hoses so I could use my 3/4" ratchet to tighten the nuts on my bushog blades.
How in the heck to you get rid of the static electricity on the tape. It's a real pain to handle when it keeps wanting to pull toward your finger and not around the threads.
Is there some sort of trick, or do I just deal with it?

Wedge

 

[Sherweld]

Everyone has their own trick, mine is to hold the tape spool in my left hand (like a tape dispenser with my ring finger thru the tape spool center) with a bit of tape sticking out, and the threaded fitting, hose, pipe etc in the right hand, then turn the threads clockwise just like you would screw it in, winding a couple of turns of tape onto/into the threads. This allows holding the proper tension and winding on the tape in the proper direction.

 

[CFHartman]

I think the right way is what works best for you. Myself I always hold the fitting in my left hand. I then hold the end of the tape with my thumb then I turn about three wraps of tape around the treads as if you were tightening a fitting on them.

 

[ultrarunner]

The Heavier, Mil Spec., Teflon Tape isn't as susceptible to Static.

I've have it in Yellow for Gas Pipe and Pink for Water and Air...

 

[the bear]

be careful using teflon tape that you dont over tighten it and split the nut i use pulmbers paste so as to not split the brass its like never sieze but made for water connections wonderful stuff and no hassels with static elictricty