Scotch® 8959 Bi-Directional Filament Tape 1" x 55 Yds. 5.7 Mil Clear

Description

3M™ Scotch® 8959 bi-directional filament tape is reinforced along its length with continuous glass yarn filaments providing a very high tensile strength in both the longitudinal and transverse direction along with a biaxially oriented polypropylene backing. The adhesive is specifically formulated to provide good adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces including metallic plastic and fiberboard.

Features

• Backing provides excellent abrasion moisture and scuff resistance
• Aggressive adhesive specifically formulated to provide balanced performance due to high adhesion and long term holding power
• 5.7 mil thickness
• Clear polypropylene backing reinforced with bi-directional glass filaments and a synthetic rubber adhesive
• High cross-direction tensile strength
• Allows printing and illustrations to be seen through the tape
• Excellent shear and initial adhesion
• Excellent aging
• Protection of filaments and adhesive to provide longer package life
• Performs better than paper backings when exposed to outdoor and humid environments
• Resists center seams slitting in both machine and cross direction increasing the performance of the tape
• Excellent holding power under wide range of application conditions with minimum amount of tape
• Hold with minimum rubdown doesn't require water to activate
• Boxes remain closed for long periods of time