3M Masking Made Simple
How to Choose the Right Tape
Selecting the right 3M masking tape for the job is essential to ensuring your operations run smoothly. That’s why 3M has developed a simple 5-tape system that will help you choose the industrial masking tape built on the level of performance you need. Find everything from basic indoor use to high temperature 3M tapes.
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3M™ Value Masking Tape 101+
The basic tape for basic jobs.
- Indoor use
- Light-duty applications
- Ideal for marking, temporary holding, wrapping and sealing
3M™ General Use Masking Tape 201+
The tough tape for everyday jobs.
- General indoor use
- Light- to medium-duty applications
- Smooth and conformable
- Sticks with confidence to a wide variety of surfaces
- Easy to handle, apply and remove in one piece
- deal for bundling, labeling and identifying
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3M™ Performance Yellow Masking Tape 301+
The dependable choice for industrial performance.
- Good conformability to irregular surfaces
- Resists paint bleed-through to help create sharp paint lines
- Yellow backing ensures good visibility
- Ideal for industrial paint masking, bundling, holding, marking, color coding and sealing
- Withstands surface temperatures up to 225°F (107°C) for 30 minutes
3M™ High Performance Green Masking Tape 401+/233+
The industrial strength GREEN colored performance.
- Highly conformable to many surfaces
- Superior adhesion to metal, rubber, glass and plastic
- Removes cleanly in one piece with no residue
- Resists paint bleed-through to create sharp paint lines
- Green backing improves visibility and accuracy during paint masking
- Ideal for high-performance industrial painting, including two-tone color application on trucks, buses, trailers, trains, fire trucks, ambulances and airplanes
- Withstands surface temperatures up to 250°F (121°C) for 30 minutes
3M™ Specialty High Temperature Masking Tape 501+
The highest degree of industrial performance.
- Exceptionally conformable to irregular surfaces
- Superior adhesion to metal, rubber, glass and plastic
- Removes cleanly in one piece with no residue
- Extra-strong backing resists bleed-through from most industrial paints to create sharp paint lines
- Ideal for all high-temperature paint baking, fascia painting and pipe coating applications
- Withstands surface temperatures up to 300°F (149°C ) for 30 minutes