3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape 5344, Gray, 1.14 mm

Unique foam core that provides stress relaxation when high application loads are encountered, while maintaining tight bond-line aesthetics

Bonds to a variety of automotive substrates

Provides high final adhesion and peel strength

Description

3M™ Acrylic foam tape 5344, Gray, 1.14 mm is a gray, medium density foam tape providing a balance of conformability and strength, commonly used for the attachment of automotive exterior trim parts such as body side moldings. The acrylic foam core has unique viscoelastic properties that allow it to elongate and relax when put under a load, thereby minimizing stress on the adhesive bond line.

3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape 5344 (PDF, 175.6 Kb), Gray, 1.14 mm is a medium density foam tape providing a balance of conformability and strength. The acrylic foam core has unique viscoelastic properties that allow it to elongate and relax when put under a load, thereby minimizing stress on the adhesive bond line. 3M AFT 5344 has two different adhesives — one on each side of the tape for effective bonding.

This tape has a liner side adhesive for bonding to automotive paint surfaces, and a non-liner side adhesive for bonding to exterior trim parts. Since product performance will depend on actual conditions within a specific application, it is essential that the user evaluate the 3M product to determine whether it is fit for a particular material purpose and suitable for the user's method of application.

A red, 3M branded liner provides easy one-piece release for efficient application.

3M recommends the use of 3M™ Adhesion Promoter for tape-to-part adhesion with 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape 5344 on all parts, especially plastics such as RIM, TPO, PPO, PP and PC.

Confidence in Your Purchase
The 3M branded liner (PDF, 147.53 Kb) features a subtle 3M logo marking to provide evidence to the customer that they are receiving the 3M quality they expect from their purchase. The liner makes our tapes easy to identify and difficult to imitate. The proprietary branding technology is designed to help identification of 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape.

Recommended Applications

Attaching roof ditch moldings
Attaching body side moldings
Attaching appliques
Attaching wheel flares

Better Science for Better Adhesion from 3M
Since 1925 when one of our lab assistants invented masking tape, 3M has been applying science to life —developing adhesive products and technologies that help entire industries and individual businesses worldwide. The work that began with a single 3M engineer now spans decades and generations - and all of it goes into each of our products developed for automotive OEM, like 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape 5344.

Highlights

Unique foam core that provides stress relaxation when high application loads are encountered, while maintaining tight bond-line aesthetics
Bonds to a variety of automotive substrates
Provides high final adhesion and peel strength
Medium density foam tape provides a balance of conformability and strength
Viscoelasticity allows elongation and relaxation when put under a load, minimizing stress on the adhesive bond line
Liner-side adhesive is designed for bonding to automotive paint systems
Non Liner-side is designed for bonding to exterior trim parts