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Features

• Pigmented backings maintain their vivid colors even when exposed to heavy

abrasion.

• Can be sold to Commercial Item Description A-A-1689 Type I & II

• Conformability and dead stretch properties are ideal for taping, wrapping or

sealing many curved, convex, or irregular surfaces.

• Rubber adhesive provides good adhesion to many surfaces for easier application

and excellent holding strength.

• Sharp colors for color coding or marking systems, draw attention and help

enhance plant safety.

• Clean removal from many surfaces which helps reduce clean-up and labor costs.

• Abrasion resistant and longer potential application life.

• Good solvent resistance for application protection and longer product life.

• 3M™ Vinyl Tape 4712 can be printed using the thermal printing process.

Application Ideas

• Excellent for many lane and safety marking applications. When used with an

applicator like the M-77 dispenser, 3M™ Vinyl Tape 471 can be quickly applied

to define storage and safety areas. The fact that 3M tape 471 tape is quickly and

cleanly removed in most cases makes it a faster, more versatile and less costly

option than painting. Using tape for lane marking instead of painting also

eliminates the need to ventilate paint solvents from an open area.

• Because they have low leachable halogens and sulfur, 3M™ Vinyl Tapes 471 and

4712 can be used in corrosion sensitive applications like the nuclear and stainless

steel industries.

• 3M tape 4712 is great for die cuts and large area masking.

• Printed 3M tape 4712 can extend the range of 3M tape 471 for color coding by

allowing multiple colors or identification on one tape.

• 3M tapes 471 and 4712 stretch to seal canisters and other storage containers that

require a tight seal.

• Vivid colors of the tapes make them ideal for color, coding and decorating.

Application Techniques

• Best results are attained when applied to a clean, dry surface at temperatures

between 60° to 85°F (16° to 27°C).

Note: While 3M tapes 471 and 4712 resist many common solvents, they should

not be exposed to ketones, chlorinated hydrocarbons and esters found in

lacquer thinner, degreasers, paint strippers, etc., which may cause the

backing to swell or curl.

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