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Scotch Box Sealing Tape 371 is an industrial grade packing tape that securely closes a wide variety of medium weight box materials. The polypropylene film backing is easy to unwind and resists abrasion, moisture and scuffing. The backing easily conforms around edges and on rough surfaces for a tight seal.

3M Urethane Foam Tape 4116 is a firm, high-density, open-cell foam tape with a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive on one side. This tape will adhere to a variety of substrates and can be used in numerous applications to dampen sound and create a clean and durable product.

Scotch Fine Line Tape 218 is a high-performance polypropylene plastic tape that has both a low profile and high adhesion for use in painting long straight lines and sweeping curves where a crisp, sharp paint line is desired. It is often used as a layout tape for high value multi-color and custom painted graphics.

3M Vinyl Foam Tape 4726 includes a closed cell, medium-density foam backing with a pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive on one side. It allows for quick-stick to a variety of substrates including many metals, glass and plastics. The silicone treated white paper liner allows for die cutting without having to laminate another liner to the foam.

3M Double Coated Tape Extended Liner 476XL is a general purpose tape with a pressure sensitive adhesive mounted on a removable extended paper liner for easy liner starting and removal. It is ideal for a variety of closure applications, point-of-purchase displays and indirect food contact applications.

3M Double Coated Paper Tape 401M tape is a robust double-coated tape made with a strong rubber adhesive that offers a dependable hold for temporary attachments and project stabilization. Offering a total thickness of 9 mils without the liner, it holds securely for splicing and core starting of papers, foils, films, and fabrics and will tolerate elevated temperature environments — withstanding long-term use at a temperature up to 150 °F (66 °C) with short-term use up to 180 °F (82 °C). The adhesive is coated on a paper carrier designed to increase strength and help with removability for construction, fabrication, arts and crafts, and many more applications.

Additionally, 3M Double Coated Paper Tape 401M serves as a reliable solution for mounting rubber or photopolymer printing plates to print cylinders and attaching golf club grips.

3M VHB Tape 4941 is a double-sided tape comprised of a multi-purpose acrylic adhesive with a conformable, foam core backed on a 3 mil thick 54# densified kraft paper liner, delivering a total thickness of 45 mil (1.1 mm) when applied. This tape provides an excellent balance of strength, conformability, and adhesion to high and medium surface energy materials, making it a smooth, seamless alternative to rivets, welds, and screws. These unique attributes equip 3M VHB Tape 4941 to take on many bonding and sealing applications, including attaching metal panels to frames and stiffener attachment. Discover new ways to design thanks to the versatility, viscoelasticity, and powerful bonding potential of 3M VHB Tape 4941.

3M Vibration Damping Tape 434 is a low temperature, silver, dead soft aluminum foil tape. The constraining layer is coated with a pressure sensitive viscoelastic polymer on a blue polyethylene easy release liner. This tape absorbs and dissipates vibration and reduces noise. It is useful for a variety of applications in the aerospace, automotive, construction, appliance and MRO industries.

3M High Performance Masking Tape 2693 offers excellent paint masking performance with high solids paints and urethane clear coats used in the transportation industry. This heavy duty, mini-crepe paper features clean removal from most surfaces without adhesive transfer, in bake temperatures up to 325°F (163°C) for 30 minutes.

3M Impact Stripping Tape 500 features a green, rubber backed tape with a paper liner. It has a specially formulated, backing that withstands impact against common blasting media such as aluminum oxide, steel shot, glass bead, and plastic. This tape is the thinnest of the portfolio yet provides outstanding conformability.

Scotch High Temperature Fine Line Tape 4737S is a vinyl paint masking tape for fascia, rocker panels, two-tone and other multiple color applications where critical paint break lines are required.

3M Adhesive Transfer Tape 9502 features 3M Industrial Acrylic Adhesive 220, which provides a good bond to HSE materials. This 2.3 mil adhesive is applied to a 4.2 mil polycoated kraft (PCK) paper liner, which protects it until it is ready to be bonded to the substrate.