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General Formulations Concept® 285 RoughMark™

Product Bulletin Concept 285 RoughMark CONFORMABLE CALENDERED VINYL REMOVABLE ADHESIVE Concept 285 RoughMark is a 3.5 mil matte opaque polymeric vinyl film coated with a high-tack removable HTR acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive on a 90 layflat liner. The 90 liner provides excellent dimensional stability for digital printing. Concept 285 accepts a variety of solvent-based eco-solvent latex and UV curable inks common to wide format digital printing systems. Applications Concept 285 RoughMark can be used in applications where a conformable removable vinyl is desired. This film conforms well with controlled heat and features clean removability from a variety of moderately textured substrates including brick block and concrete surfaces vertical application only. If a high gloss finish is desired it is recommended to use Concept 242 gloss clear cast laminate. NOTE If applied to a painted surface the paint must bond tightly to the substrate. Test all applications prior to use. Not designed for coated sealed treated stainless steel brass or bronze surfaces Thickness Film Adhesive Liner 3.5 mils. 1.8 to 2.1 mils. 6.5 mils. Thickness variation - 10 Temperature Ranges Minimum application temperature Service temperature 40F. -40F to 200 F. Removability Removable up to 6 months for common substrates under normal exposure conditions. Adhesion Stainless steel 16 Oz inch minimum PSTC-101 Method A Dwell is 24 hours at room temperature. Solvent Resistance Expected Exterior Exposure Water Resistance Humidity Resistance Storage Stability Good resistance to intermittent exposure from petroleum oils grease aliphatic hydrocarbons and gasoline. Up to five 5 years outdoor durability under normal exposure conditions. Excellent. Excellent. One year shelf life stored at 70 F and 50 relative humidity. Recommendations Completely evaporate inkjet solvents before application. Failure to do so may facilitate solvent penetration resulting in vinyl degradation. For UV Curable inks please consult

with the ink manufacturer for specifics on ink flexibility. Product Codes 285-54 285-5475 285-60 285-6075 54 x 150 54 x 75 60 x 150 60 x 75 Manufacturers of Pressure Sensitive Films Traffic Graffic Floor Advertising Films Custom Coatings and Printing Inks. We believe the information on this product to be accurate. However since we cannot anticipate or control the conditions under which this information or our products may be used we cannot guarantee results obtained through their use. Tests of our products should be made by users to determine the suitability of these products for a specific purpose. The products are sold without warranty either express or implied. The purchaser should refer to General Formulations Incs Price List for Terms and Conditions or Sale Including Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.