Release Liner for Flashing Tape Applications
Many specialty tapes are used in the building and construction industry because tapes are an excellent replacement for traditional fastening, bonding, mounting, and sealing mechanisms. Specialty self-adhesive tapes are lightweight, versatile and the variety of adhesives in the market enables customization to the specific needs of the application.
Flashing tape is a specialized product used to ensure moisture does not enter buildings around windows and doors.
For more information about Fox River Associates’ release liner for flashing tape applications, call us at1-800-647-6579 or fill out the form on this page. Our team is ready to work with you.
Demanding Application for Release Liners
Release liners used for flashing tapes are subject to several unique and demanding requirements. Release liners must:
- Be compatible with the variety of aggressive adhesives used to bond to a variety of substrates – including asphalt, butyl, and acrylic adhesives
- Hold up to thick adhesives – flashing tape adhesives can be up to 40 mils
- Perform well in a wide range of indoor and outdoor application temperatures
- Be able to be slit into many roll widths
- Be easily and cleanly removed by hand at the construction site
Contact Fox River Associates today to learn more about our full product offering for building and construction tapes – Message us today at info@foxriverassocaites.com to learn more about our full line of paper release liners and film release liners for building & construction applications including flashing tapes.
Seam Tape/Flashing Tape
Seam Tape/Flashing Tape provides protection in the rough opening of window and door installations. Anywhere where water can cause damage, you might find flashing tapes on a job site. These pressure sensitive tapes help prevent water from penetrating into the building which could cause mold, mildew and other complications that can affect the structural integrity. Flashing tape can be found on windows around windowsills, used with shingles on roofing, near vinyl siding or door jambs.
A flashing tape construction utilizes several types of adhesives and a variety of release liners. Adhesives used in seam tape/flashing tape include acrylic, butyl, hot melt, modified asphalt, and SBC. A variety of film release liners and paper release liners are used in these applications, including:
Film Release Liners for Seam Tape/Flashing Tape
- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) S1S
- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) S2S
- Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) S1S
- Polyester (PET) S1S
- Polypropylene (PP) S1S
- Polypropylene (PP) S2S
Paper Release Liners for Seam Tape/Flashing tape
- Direct Coated Paper S1S
- Direct Coated Paper S2S
Ready to learn more about the appropriate release liner for your building & construction application? The Fox River Associates team is ready to work with you. Call us today at 1-800-647-6579 or fill out the form on this page.
Building & Construction Market Applications
Flashing tapes are only one of the many products used in building & construction that include a release liner. The market is characterized by highly technical performance requirements, stringent regulations, extreme variability in environmental conditions and tight timelines for delivery.
Applications for pressure sensitive products using release liners from Fox River Associates include sub-roofing, waterproofing, weather barriers, sound insulation, climate insulation and a wide variety of specialty industrial bonding tapes.
Both paper release liners and film release liners are used in the building & construction market. Applications using paper release liners often require moisture stability, stiffness, and the ability to be die cut and printed. Applications using film release liners often require puncture-resistance, tear-resistance, temperature-resistance, and chemical-resistance. These filmic release liners must offer strength, anti-skid properties and be able to be die-cut into intricates shapes.
Building & construction applications utilize aggressive rubberized asphaltic compounds, bitumen, butyl compounds and a wide range of adhesives and sealants.
The Fox River Associates team is ready to work with you to identify the appropriate options for release liners in your technical building & construction application. Email the experienced team today at info@foxriverassociates.com or fill out the form on this page.
Fox River Associates Delivers!
Fox River Associates offers a full range of release liner substrates and coatings for flashing tape applications. Whether flexibility is required, or a special liner is needed because of adhesive mass, we have the right release liner for your application. Our product offering includes siliconized film release liners and siliconized paper release liners.
It is critical that the release liners for flashing tape be designed for compatibility with the adhesives being used. Working closely with our customers, Fox River Associates ask the right questions to understand the manufacturing and processing environment for the flashing tape application. By partnering with customers, we deliver the optimal release liner for the application.
Once the correct release liner is specified, Fox River Associates’ service program will deliver the right product in the quickest time frame. We are committed to carrying inventory that allows us to deliver with short lead times to help our customers/partners grow. With Fox River Associates, you are not restricted by large minimum order quantities or long lead times. For pressure-sensitive tape applications, our ability to deliver converted, slit rolls to match your exact requirements makes Fox River Associates your preferred release liner supplier.
Call Fox River Associates today at 1-800-647-6579 to experience how we can help you design the optimal release liner for your flashing tape applications or fill out the form on this page and an experience technical release liner associate will reach out to you. We’re ready to work with you.
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