Differences in slippery tape. I’m neck-deep down this rabbit hole after reading thockpop’s guide for their Dry H.U.M.P stab mod. As the title suggests, it’s a mod aimed at silencing stabs without lube.
The trick here is they leverage PTFE Teflon tape. It’s coated with the stuff they make frying pans out of. Neat.
After some very nerdy articles about plastic surface viscosity, I stumbled across something called UHMV (Ultra-High Molecular Viscosity) tape … sound familiar? Lol.
Apparently, it’s more durable and has improved sound dampening characteristics over PTFE. I found some reasonably priced on Amazon, so I picked up a few rolls for testing.
This was hands down the best part of my research!
