:banghead: try this if u like regular old teflon tape. take some off the roll, and dip it in gasoline, it will dissapear. when u do use it, run it up to the edge, not past at all. even better is a liquid teflon paste made by permatex,completely smooth, no lumps or ground up teflon. I`ve been plumbing for 43 1/2 yrs., this is the best I`ve found, it`s the only thing we have had perfect sucess w/ in a water treatment plant w/ all the chemicals. hard to find tho--------just fyi-----bob