Scotch
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Performance Masking Tape
231/231A *
Technical Data
*231A designation was added 12/04 for the Aerospace market
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February, 2010
Product Description
Scotch ? Performance Masking Tape 231/231A is a premium high performance
crepe paper masking tape designed to perform well in most industrial painting
situations, including the use of bake cycles. This smooth to the touch masking tape,
embodies all the features that are desirable of a paint masking tape and designed
specifically for the professional painter.
Construction
Backing
Smooth mini-crepe paper, treated
Adhesive
Rubber
Color
Tan
Standard Roll Length
55 m (60.15 yds.)
with a heat resistant saturant.
Typical Physical
Properties
Note: The following technical information and data should be considered representative
or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.
ASTM Test Method
Adhesion to Steel:
Tensile Strength:
Elongation at Break:
Tape Thickness:
Temperature Use Range:
38 oz./in. width (41 N/100 mm)
28 lbs./in.width (490 N/100 mm)
10%
7.6 mils (0.19 mm)
Up to 300°F (149°C) for up to 30 min.
Removes cleanly
D-3330
D-3759
D-3759
D-3652
Features
? Can be qualified for ASTM D-6123 (replaces obsolete PPP-T-42C, Type I,
(CID-A-A-883B).
? Rubber adhesive with instant adhesion that sticks easily and allows fast application.
? Good holding power that resists lifting or curling that helps reduce rework.
? Superior adhesive transfer resistance with clean removal that helps reduce rework.
? Smooth mini-crepe backing results in excellent surface contact with very secure
holding.
? Excellent conformability and easy handling that reduces time involved in
application.
? The backing is solvent and moisture resistant that helps reduce bleed-through
minimizing rework.
? The backing has excellent dead stretch for minimal recovery that reduces rework.
? Easy to tear backing aids in handling, yet strong enough to resist slivering giving
one piece removal to help reduce labor.
? Special backsize treatment gives a balanced unwind that helps reduce waste.
? Paint flake resistance that reduces rework due to contamination, results in a quality
paint job.
? Designed for indoor use only as it should not be subjected to outdoor exposure for
prolonged periods of sunlight as the tape may become very difficult to remove.
Best results are obtained if applied and removed within 24 hours.
