User Guide

Flexible, flame-resistant, printable material designed especially for banners.
3M trade name for an adhesive characteristic that permits air bubbles to escape
through channels in the adhesive as a film is being applied.
3M trade name for films with pressure-activated adhesive that can be positioned
and repositioned until moderate pressure is applied.
3M trade name for films with pressure sensitive adhesive that bond to the
substrate with light pressure.
A clear film that can enhance or change the gloss of a graphic as well as provide
resistance to dirt, abrasion and harmful UV light.
A liquid clearcoat that can enhance or change the gloss of a graphic and provide
resistance to dirt and harmful UV light.
3M trade name for a highly reflective graphic film that allows an image to be
clearly seen in low or no light situations when a light source is directed at it.
A feature found in some short-term graphic films that allows easy graphic
removal without heat, chemicals or accessories, leaving little or no adhesive
residue and without damage to sound substrates.
A feature in some graphic films that allows it to conform around curves and
rivets.
A grid of small holes found in some printable films that allows an image to be
seen on one side of a clear substrate, but allows a viewer to see through the film
from the other side.
An adhesive property that makes it to difficult to remove a graphic even with
heat, chemicals or accessories; may leave excessive adhesive residue and may
damage the substrate during graphic removal.
An adhesive that is positionable and repositionable until moderate pressure bonds
it to the substrate.
An adhesive that bonds to a substrate with light pressure.
An adhesive property that allows some long-term films to be removed with heat,
chemicals and/or accessories with some adhesive residue.
3M
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Banner Material
3M's Comply
™
Adhesive
3M
™
Controltac
™
Plus Graphic Film
3M
™
Scotchcal
™
Graphic Film
3M
™
Scotchcal
™
Overlaminate
3M
™
Screen Print Clear
3M
™
Scotchlite
™
Reflective Graphic Film
Changeable
Conformable
Perforated
Permanent
Pressure-activated Adhesive
Pressure-sensitive Adhesive
Removable
Commercial Graphics – Glossary
NOTES:
*All fleet graphics and other graphics subjected to abrasion require graphic protection.
**Please refer to the applicable product bulletin for a list of compatible products and intended uses.
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BONDING
TAPES
PERFORMANCE
LABEL
MATERIALS
COMMERCIAL
GRAPHICS
RELEASE
LINERS AND
PRINTABLE
FILMS
SINGLE COATED
TAPES
RECLOSABLE
FASTENERS
SPECIALTY
PRODUCTS
FLEXOGRAPHIC
MOUNTING