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Form:

This specification covers three types of masking in the form of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Application:

This tape has been used typically for temporary indoor protection of aircraft surface from finishinng materials where adhesive transfer to the finished surface is undersirable, but usage is not limited to such applications. Also for use on chemical conversion coatings or on anodized aluminum alloy surface which have been finished with epoxy primer and urethane top coatings and for use on all clean metal surfaces.

Classification:

The tapes covered by this specifiation are classified as follows:

Class 1: Creped paper, intended primarly for application to curved surfaces.

Class 2: Flat back paper, intended primarly for application on flat surfaces.

Class 3: Fine-line masking tape, intended primarly for applications when a clean color separation line is desired.