It's exactly what you think. The adhesive is not incredibly strong, so be sure to clean off the surface with alcohol or similar solvent first. The corners tend to lift a bit.This is really made for electrical applications, for shielding, which it does very well, and I"ve tested. If you're using it for decoration, be mindful that the copper will quickly tarnish. If you're using it to deter slugs from your raised garden bed, or similar, try something wider (more copper) and without the conductive adhesive. No sense in paying extra for electrical conductivity if it isn't needed.Material does not compare favorably with the 3M brand. This stuff tears way to easily. I was able to make it work for my application, but I did end up buying genuine 3M for future use and put this in the don't plan to use it again bin.it's fineThis is great shielding tape; the adhesive is conductive, so block out noise from things to your heart's content. I had enough to fill a 3x2x5 project box, coat the cavity covers for a Les Paul guitar, and fill the cavities of my P-bass clone with some left over. I also gave myself a papercut; not sure if that happened on the tape or the very rigid backing paper, but I suppose my advice would be to be less of a klutz than that.I use it to keep slugs and snails out of my raised beds in the garden. This is the same as the tape you can get at the garden store for that purpose, but significantly less expensive.This is just as advertised, but the shipping was a little too much in my opinion. It could be mailed in a bubble package for only a couple dollars. Other than that, the product is fine.Perfect to shield the cavity of an electric guitar. The 1 inch width made it very easy co cover everything smoothly with just a little overlap. If you have a guitar with single coil pickups you can't beat this stuff, and you will be amazed at how little the factory pait did!its copper tape, what could go worng? shipped quick no problems ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !