Is the tape solvent resistant?
A. Yes, 3M acrylic foam tapes are resistant to most common automotive solvents like gasoline, diesel fuel, washer solvent, etc. Solvent resistance is a function of type of solvent, time of exposure and temperature. Back to Top of Page 3M Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Acrylic Adhesive Substrates Comments AR-7 Rigid Clear Coat Paints High performance PSA suitable for many exterior trim and weatherstrip applications AR-5 Rigid Clear Coat Paints High performance PSA suitable for many exterior trim and weatherstrip applications; somewhat lower initial adhesion than AR-7 DS-6 Rigid Clear Coat Paints Low performance PSA suitable only for narrow molding (>25mm) applications with good sheet metal match VL-2 Flexible Clear Coat Paints High performance PSA suitable for use without adhesion promoter on most flexible clear coats TX-1 Most Automotive Low Surface Energy Plastics (LSE) High performance PSA suitable for use without adhesion promoter on most TPO and PP materials and many automoti