Product Description With 3M Floor and Safety Marking Tapes you get the unparalleled flexibility of tape — no grinding, masking, or curing — with the unbeatable toughness of 3M adhesive technology. No wasted time. No wasted money. No compromises. 3M Vinyl Tape 471 is a versatile tape that provides long-lasting floor and safety marking, sharp paint lines on complex jobs and reliable seals or repairs in a variety of industries. Designed with unique stretch properties, this tape conforms to rough, irregular, curved and convex surfaces while remaining stretched and without lifting after application. The rubber adhesive offers quick stick and excellent holding strength on many substrates. It also maintains its color when exposed to abrasion, wear and many solvents. Using 3M Vinyl Tape is a faster, more versatile and less costly option than painting, which often requires ventilation and time-consuming prep and clean-up processes. Because 3M Vinyl Tape 471 has low leachable halogens and sulfur, it can be used in corrosion sensitive applications. Recommended applications include lane and safety marking applications, temporary surface protection, anodizing and electroplating, fine line paint masking, color coding, canister and storage container sealing, bundling and reinforcing, and decorating. From the Manufacturer 3M Vinyl Tape 471 sticks on contact to a wide variety of surfaces for fast application with no dripping, drying, or cleanup necessary, and removes cleanly, leaving no sticky residue. Vinyl tape is highly conformable, making it easy to apply to curved areas as well as rough or uneven surfaces. Available in many distinctive colors.3M Vinyl Tape 471 can be used in temperatures ranging from 40–170°F.Vinyl tapes are used to clearly mark lanes, corridors and hazardous or no-go areas in factories, warehouses, and hospitals. Using vinyl tape for lane marking instead of painting eliminates the need to ventilate paint solvents and since vinyl tapes can be removed quickly and cleanly, they are also a faster, more versatile, and less costly option than painting. These rugged tapes are also used in automotive maintenance and repair, construction, marine, commercial vehicle, and other industries.About 3M Industrial Adhesives and TapesFor more than a century, 3M has applied innovation and technology to improving our customers’ lives and supporting their business goals. Today the company, from its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, serves industrial and commercial customers and consumers in nearly 200 countries. 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes include application-specific products that provide durability, strength, and special characteristics such as temperature resistance and short- and long-term protection. The 3M brand, across thousands of products, represents consistency, superior quality, and value.
