Masking Tape
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
3m Masking Tapes
3M is the brand that made a name worldwide because of the quality and solutions it has provided to many industries and households. 3M masking tape, which was first introduced in 1925, is one of the many leading products of 3M. To mask means to cover or disguise, but in the case of this adhesive, it simply means to cover. It was designed as a useful tool for temporarily covering sections during a painting job. This original masking tape is supplied on a crepe backing with standard width sizes of 13 mm, 19 mm, 25 mm, 38 mm, 51 mm, and 76 mm. For more than 80 years, the company has continued to develop and improve the product through innovations and supporting products for its continued use.
Masking tapes were originally made for automobile painting jobs, specifically to protect one area when doing a two-tone paint job. This type of adhesive is a convenient tool for painting cars, walls, furniture and other products. With the help of 3M tapes, any painting job can have a professional finish.
Temperature is one factor that affects the performance of masking tapes. It is recommended to remove the adhesive when the surface temperature is just right, meaning, when it is neither too hot (350 degrees Fahrenheit or 177 degrees Centigrade) nor too cold (around 150 degrees Fahrenheit or 66 degrees Centigrade). In too hot temperatures, there are tendencies that some adhesive residue will be left, and too cold temperatures can cause easy tearing in masking tape. These factors were considered in the manufacturing of 3M masking tapes and were the reason why the company made several types of this adhesive to address the different conditions it can be subjected to.
In the company’s tradition of continued innovation and creation of unique solutions, the following types of 3M masking tapes were produced. It is coded and grouped according to its specialty.
- Code 2693, 231, and 232 are tapes made especially for critical paint lines and for clean up removal on high valued products. It has the best holding power.
- Code 2380, 2364 and 234 are tapes with reliable masking and clean removal on surfaces. These are designed for jobs such as functional coatings or paints, splicing, and on heavy-duty materials.
- Code 2307, 200 and 2214 - these are tapes for light duty bundling and stacking. It is made to perform easy with clean removal.
This type of adhesive has found many other uses besides “masking”. It could be used to seal packages, hold a drop cloth in place, splice poster board and other materials, labeling and bundling items together, and so much more. 3M masking tape is the leading and most reliable brand in the market today. It is available in different widths and is sold in rolls of different lengths. You can shop for 3M masking tapes on-line or in stores and it is available worldwide.
About the Author
Hillas Packaging offers a wide selection of 3M Masking Tapes for bonding, protecting, masking, enhancing, bundling, shielding, damping, splicing, reinforcing, color coding, case sealing, and more to meet your specific needs.
How do you keep the masking tape from ripping the new paint off the wall when you are painting interior walls?
We have used the painters tape and the regular masking tape, we are just out of ideas, any help would be great. My wonderfully fantastic husband has been working very hard on this to impress my parents and they come into town tomorrow morning.
try heating it with a blow dryer
Masking Tape
Painting - How to apply masking tape
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3M Scotch Masking Tape $5.99 0% 1 Roll 1" 234-1 3" 3M 60 yd All-purpose masking tape with crepe paper backing is highly sensitive to fingertip pressure, yet easily removed. Holds firm when wet or dry. Cream Masking Tape Multipurpose No Scotch Masking Tape www.3m.com |
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3pce. Masking Tape $3.79 Indispensable masking tape set for masking during painting and decorating work. The tape can also be written on, can be used for hobby purposes and is thus universal in use. The set contains the following sizes: 18 mm/ 24 mm/ 36 mm. 50 m roll of each |
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3M Highland Masking Tape 2600 $22.99 0% 0.75" 12 / Pack 2600 260018A 3" 3M 60 yd Use masking tape for bundling, sealing, holding and other noncritical applications. Tape features a 3" core. Bundling Cream Highland Highland Masking Tape 2600 Holding Labeling Masking Tape Mounting No Wrapping www.3m.com |
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Sparco Utility Purpose Masking Tape $4.99 0% 1 Roll 2" 3" 60 yd 64003 Utility-purpose crepe paper backed tape is designed for holding, bundling, sealing, noncritical masking and many other jobs where a pressure-sensitive tape is needed. Design features a 3" core. Bundling Crepe Paper Masking Masking - Noncritical Masking Tape No Packing Paper Sealing Sparco Sparco Products Utility Purpose Masking Tape |
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Scotch High Performance Masking Tape $7.99 0% 1 Roll 1" 232-1 3" 3M 60 yd High performance paper masking tape is designed to be used in the medium temperature paint baking operation. Smooth crepe paper tape that is treated with a heat solvent-resistant coating. Features a 3" core. Clear Crepe Paper High Performance Masking Tape Masking Masking - Papers Masking Tape No Scotch Solvent Resistant (Coating) www.3m.com |
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Scotch General Purpose Masking Tape $11.99 0% 1 Roll 2" 234-2 3" 3M 60 yd All-purpose masking tape with crepe paper backing is highly sensitive to fingertip pressure, yet easily removed. Holds firm when wet or dry. Cream Crepe Paper General Purpose Masking Tape Masking Masking Tape No Removable Scotch www.3m.com |
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Universal Office General Purpose Masking Tape $4.99 0% 0.71" 1 / Pack 3" 51334 60 yd The real beauty of masking tape is its versatility and ease-of-use. Use these crepe tapes for a variety of purposes around the home or office. General Purpose Masking Tape Masking Masking Tape No Not Included Removable Universal Office Universal Office Products www.universalofficeproducts.com |
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3M Scotch General Purpose Masking Tape $11.99 0% 1 Roll 1.50" 234-1-1/2 3" 3M 60 yd All-purpose masking tape with crepe paper backing is highly sensitive to fingertip pressure, yet easily removed. Holds firm when wet or dry. Cream Masking Tape Multipurpose No Scotch General Purpose Masking Tape www.3m.com |
How to Choose the Right Type of Masking Tape for your Work
When painting the house it may be quite difficult to avoid certain areas that should not be covered during the process, and this is when an item such as masking tape proves more than just efficient. With a paper backing, masking tape is so very easy to both apply and remove from a particular surface that one doesn't have to bother too much about its usage. The main property on which this tape relies its the adhesiveness that is well controlled both at the beginning and the end of the process that requires the use of the masking tape in the first place. There are no residues left behind and you should fear no damage to the freshly painted surfaces.
The intensity of the adhesive can be measured on a scale from one to one hundred, and one needs to choose the type of masking tape according to the nature of the process where it is required. As a general rule, the masking tape models classified with a fifty point rating are the best ones when it comes to painting operations. Nevertheless, there are other various chores carried on around the house that normally benefit from the use of weaker adhesive masking tape.
Very often masking tape is used for race cars that need to be painted in a very customized way. Thus, besides the many commercial banners stuck to the car surface, the painted parts exposed need to be as evenly designed as possible so as to ensure a correct air flow. The use of masking tape during the painting process makes the procedure a lot easier, with the mention that for such cases the rating of the adhesive may be lower. Here we should probably remember the fact that the fist models of masking tape ever used had such a strong adhesive that sometimes they peeled of the fresh paint.
Besides the normal paper-backed masking tape, there are other models more specialized in usage and usually required by very delicate operations. Thus the masking tape may include polymer films or polyester films instead of paper, and these models are generally useful for etching, powder coating or for regular electronic procedures. Even more advanced masking paper varieties use vinyl and glass cloth structures for industrial operations. In case a higher level of adhesiveness is required, rubber-based masking tape is usually recommended, whereas models that incorporated silicone in the adhesive part are the ones to resist best to high temperatures.
About the Author
Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Tapes for Years. For More Information on Masking Tape, Visit His Site at MASKING TAPE
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