Masking tape for painting is an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily covered or fixed. It is a single-sided tape that it’s backing is self-wound around, without release paper liner. Since masking tape’s intent is temporary, the removal needs to be residue-free.
Masking tapes temporarily protect areas from painting, soldering, blasting, spraying, coating, plating, and polishing while these procedures are administered to nearby surfaces. The different carriers of masking tape for painting use for different application.
At present, there are mainly 6 different types of carrier on the market: Crepe paper masking tape, Washi paper masking tape, PE cloth masking tape, Cloth masking tape, PVC masking tape, PET masking tape
Crepe paper tape or Washi paper tape have extra thin backing carrier. It’s conformable ability to create crisp paint line and without paint bleeding past the edge. This type of masking tape is usually used as Painter’s Tape. It contains light and soft carrier and water based Acrylic adhesive. So painter’s tape mainly use to masking painting walls, automotive body.
PE cloth masking tape has PE laminated flat yarns weaved cloth carrier. It is light and soft carrier but more stretch-resistant. The flat yarns cloth easy tear by hand with linear fracture. PE cloth masking tape coating water based Acrylic adhesive. It is fairly Anti-solvent and Anti-UV, waterproof. Most of applications are masking building steel structure, bridge steel structure, granite exterior wall, ceramic tile, concrete.
Holding tape is a PET masking tape for temporarily fix. It has a Polyester carrier have high resistance temperature and clarity characteristics. The tape is designed for the purpose of temporary fixation. So holding tape is often used to temporarily fix certain parts of electrical appliances or office equipment during transportation. Its ease of use and non-residue characteristic makes it an excellent functional tape.
Cloth masking tape has spun rayon cloth carrier that similar to duct tape’s carrier. It is thick cloth backing with heavy duty Rubber adhesive. So most of Cloth masking tape similar to duct tape but adhesive free-residue. It is good tack for irregular surface such as granite exterior wall, ceramic tile, concrete.
Sandblast tape also is a heavy duty Cloth masking tape with a tough resistant cloth backing and a strong adhesive. This abrasive blasting tapes mask components during sandblasting, shotpeening, or other coarse-media finishing process. The thick rubber adhesive and backing provides wear resistance to covered areas.
PVC masking tape has a vinyl carrier, the backing has good conformable ability, as well as more flexible workability. The tape is also relatively cheap. Most of PVC masking tape use to masking the metal panels, Aluminum alloy door and window frames, glass.
Automotive masking tape ideal for use with water or solvent based automotive paint, the adhesive resists water and chemicals as well as bleed-through, edge curl or lifting. It made of yellow washi paper backing specifically designed for performance in auto body paint repair and maintenance jobs.It also combines a roll of painter’s masking film for automotive painting. This Pre-taped masking film can be easily draped over during painting process.
Photographic Tape is black matte surface opaque paper tape. The crepe paper carrier’s backing do not reflect light. The adhesive layer removable without residual. It is used in general purpose camera applications, masking out unwanted portions of negatives, repairing camera bellows, sealing film envelopes and metal film containers.
