User Guide

Increasing holding power, line sharpness, and clean removal
Yours for the masking...streamlined selection
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Professional Masking Tips and Techniques –
Guide to help you make the most of your time and tape.
www.3M.com/masking – Quick source for product
data and time-saving application information.
Technical service –
Personal attention from a masking expert.
Custom rolls and shapes –
Contact your 3M representative or distributor sales
representative for details.
Application development –
3M masking specialists to help you put your new
masking ideas into practice.
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Best-in-class holding power for critical
paint lines and clean removal on high
valued products or processes.
Reliable masking and clean removal on
surfaces for functional coatings or paints;
heavy duty maintenance.
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Clean removal for light duty bundling,
attaching, and labeling.
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Best-in-class for conformability on sharper
curves in high value processes
Heavy duty workhorse for long, straight
lines on flat surfaces
Conformability to curves in
lower temperature applications
Best-in-class holding power
and backing strength for
thick-coat paint or caulk
Holding power and backing
strength for thick-coat
paint or caulk
Best-in-class for no bleed through and flaking with any paint
Economic protection against low viscosity, low solids paint
Economic protection against high viscosity, high solids paint
Gross masking for large area protection against overspray and incidental direct spray
Increasing conformability and clean removal
Increasing holding power and backing strength
Increasing resistance to bleed through and paint flaking
Increasing temp
performance*
Increasing temp
performance*
Temperature*
Increasing temp
performance*
Temperature*
Increasing temp
performance*
Increasing temp
performance*
*30 min. bake
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2693 up to 325°F (163°C) 4737T up to 325°F (163°C) 2525 6700 7300 7260M 726OM
up to 300°F (149°C) up to 210°F (99°C) up to 310°F (154°C) up to 315°F (157°C) up to 315°F (157°C)
231 up to 300°F (149°C) 4737S up to 325°F (163°C)
232 up to 250°F (121°C) 4735 up to 300°F (149°C)
2380 up to 325°F (163°C) 218
up to 250°F (121°C)
2517 6600 7000 6727 6730
up to 300°F (149°C) up to 400°F (204°C)
up to 310°F (154°C)
up to 225°F (107°C) up to 225°F (107°C)
2364 up to 300°F (149°C) 6728
up to 225°F (107°C)
234 up to 250°F (121°C)
6742
up to 225°F (107°C)
2307 up to 200°F (93°C) 471 up to 170°F (77°C)
6537
up to 400°F (204°C)
200 up to 200°F (93°C)
2214 up to 150°F (65°C)
Crepe tape holding
window glass until
sealant sets
Fine line tape
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Crepe tape with
gross masking paper
Crepe paper tapes for general industrial Fine line tapes Flat back paper tapes
masking and other applications for sharpest possible paint lines with high strength backing Paper less Film less Film sheeting Film bags
for surface protection than 36" wide than 36" wide 60-200" wide 60-96" wide
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