3m Innovative Properties Company

Michael J Moszer

Jeffrey Robert Janssen

Larry A Meixner

Kevin M Eliason

Larry R Lappi

The present disclosure relates to a profiled masking article and method of masking a substrate to be treated or painted that provides a feathered or soft edge between painted and unpainted areas. The masking article described herein may be used as a single strip, or as multiple strips, placed side by side, wherein a strip is removed between treatments of different types. This allows successive treatment layers to completely cover previous layers, thus avoiding defects resulting from exposed layers of material. In an embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a masking article comprising: at least one elongate body (), said body () having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least two lateral surfaces, wherein at least a portion of said body comprises an adhesive material; and a generally planar top portion (), connected to the body along at least one surface, said top portion () having a microstructured surface.

Masking article and method of masking of substrate

The present invention relates to color-matching articles used to color-match paint formulations to target substrates.

Color-matching article

The present invention describes methods of color-matching paint formulations to target substrates.

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Forest Lake, MN, United States of America

Michael J Moszer