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Hot Melt is the adhesive type on this tape. There are three types of adhesive for plastic carton sealing tape (Hot Melt, Acrylic and Natural Rubber). Visit
http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/resources/buyingguides/tape.html for an explaination of which will work better for you. You do not need heat to seal this type of tape.
Answered on 9/3/2009 by Customer Care from Staples