Self amalgamating tape - ever heard of it? I certainly hadn't, till I was researching a particularly intractable plumbing problem.
To quote Wikipedia; "Self-amalgamating tape is a non-tacky silicone-rubber tape which when stretched and wrapped around cables, electrical joints, hoses and pipes combines or unites itself into a strong, seamless, rubbery, waterproof, and electrically insulating layer."
It's like magic, but you have to be very careful you don't accidentally allow it to brush against itself before you've wrapped it around what you intend to wrap it around, as it is impossible to separate once amalgamated. It's prevented from doing so when on a roll by a separating layer of plastic.
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