With all of the options, how do you pick the right industrial masking tape for your job?

Masking Made Simple from 3M™ can help you understand the differences between each type of masking tape and the impact they will have on your job.

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3M™ 101+ Value Masking Tape

For light duties you don't take lightly.

Use the lightest colour for your lightest jobs. This tape is ideal for indoor, light-duty applications like marking, temporary holding and wrapping.

SHOP 101+

Duty
Light

Paint
No

Temperature
Low
66ºC (150ºF)

Comformability
Low

Best Suited For
Marking, Wrapping, Temporary Holding

3M™ 201+ General Use Masking Tape

For everyday jobs that need some extra gusto.

This tape is a little darker and a little stronger. Use it for indoor, light-to-medium duty applications, like bundling, labeling and identifying.

SHOP 201+

Duty
Light/Medium

Paint
No

Temperature
Low
93ºC (200ºF)

Comformability
Fair

Best Suited For
Bundling, Labeling, Identifying

3M™ 301+ Performance Yellow Masking Tape

For jobs between tough and typical.

This tape is designed for tasks that are somewhere in the middle. Use it for paint masking, as well as industrial strength bundling, holding and colour coding.

SHOP 301+

Duty
Medium

Paint
Yes

Temperature
Moderate
107ºC (225ºF)

Comformability
Good

Best Suited For
Paint masking, Bundling, Holding, Colour coding

3M™ 401+ High Performance Green Masking Tape

For paint jobs worth envying.

Use this tape to create super sharp paint lines – even for two-tone colour applications. It sticks confidently, resists bleed-through and removes cleanly in temperatures up to 121°C (250°F) for 30 minutes.

SHOP 401+

Duty
Heavy

Paint
Yes

Temperature
High
121ºC (250ºF)

Comformability
Excellent

Best Suited For
High performance paint masking, including two tone paint

3M™ 501+ Speciality High Temperature Masking Tape

For paint jobs that demand royal treatment.

Use this tape for high temperature paint baking, fascia painting and pipe coating applications in temperatures up to 149°C (300°F) for 30 minutes. It is designed to stick confidently, resist bleed-through and remove cleanly for your most complex composites, under your most critical conditions.

SHOP 501+