Masking methods using flexible strip
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1. A method of masking a portion of a surface comprising the steps of:
- providing a gasketting material comprising a length of flexible foam strip and first and second layers of adhesive applied on opposite sides of the strip, the adhesive forming the first layer of adhesive being less aggressive than the adhesive forming the second layer of adhesive;
attaching the strip to the surface by adhering the first less aggressive layer of adhesive on the strip to the surface; and
attaching a sheet of material to the strip by adhering the sheet of material to the second layer of adhesive so that the gasketting material and sheet isolate the portion of the surface to be masked from a contiguous portion of the surface.
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Abstract
A method of masking an area of a surface using a length of flexible foam strip having a layer of adhesive applied on opposite sides of the strip. The strip is attached to the surface by one of the layers of adhesive and a sheet of material is attached to the opposite side of the strip by the other of the layers of adhesive. The strip and sheet then isolate the area of the surface from contiguous areas of the surface.
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1. A method of masking a portion of a surface comprising the steps of:
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providing a gasketting material comprising a length of flexible foam strip and first and second layers of adhesive applied on opposite sides of the strip, the adhesive forming the first layer of adhesive being less aggressive than the adhesive forming the second layer of adhesive; attaching the strip to the surface by adhering the first less aggressive layer of adhesive on the strip to the surface; and attaching a sheet of material to the strip by adhering the sheet of material to the second layer of adhesive so that the gasketting material and sheet isolate the portion of the surface to be masked from a contiguous portion of the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A gasketting material comprising a length of flexible foam strip having first and second opposite longitudinally extending surfaces, and a layer of adhesive applied on each of said surfaces, the adhesive in the layer of adhesive on said first surface being more aggressive than the adhesive in the layer of adhesive on said second surface.
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