Does the appearance of 3M Acrylic Plus Tape PT 1100 change after being exposed to a paint bake cycle?
A. No, the appearance remains visually unchanged. If the parts shrink after being exposed to the paint bake process, the tape will have to be stretched 3-4% during lamination, which is within our normal tape processing guidelines. If the tape is not stretched during lamination to the parts and the parts shrink, a slight wrinkling pattern may be observed in the tape after the bake cycle. This wrinkling pattern is not desired, as it may affect the wet-out of the tape. Q.
