Description
Product Features
Dual cast vinyl film with cast over lamination
- 2 distinctive-looking finishes: matte, gloss
- Use the film right out-of-the-box with or without graphic protection
- Pressure-activated adhesive
- Non-visible, air release channels for fast, easy, bubble-free installations
- Available in 59 inch rolls—allowing almost any section of the vehicle to be wrapped without seams
- Removable with heat and/or chemicals.
- Expected Performance Life (no warranty on printed film):
– 7 years for Matte and Gloss
Recommended Types of Graphics and End Uses
- Solid color vehicle detailing
- Standard vehicle graphics, detailing and decoration, multiple layers of graphics
- Commercial vehicle and fleet graphics, emblems or striping
- Watercraft graphics applied above the static water line only
Physical Characteristics
*NOTE: Gray adhesive color may be darker or lighter depending on the film color.
Characteristic and Value
Material – Vinyl, cast
Thickness
Without adhesive: 5.5 mil (0.14 mm)
With adhesive: 7.5 mil (0.20 mm)
Adhesive – Pressure-activated, slideable, repositionable, air release channels
Adhesive Color – Gray
Liner – Polyethylene-coated paper
Adhesion, Typical
24 hours after application
Substrate – Adhesion:
ABS – 4 – 5 pounds/inch (0.72 – 0.89 kg/cm)
Acrylic enamel – 3 – 4 pounds/inch (0.54 – 0.72 kg/cm)
Automotive clear coats (OEM) – 3 – 5 pounds/inch (0.54 – 0.89 kg/cm)
Tensile Strength – 5 pounds/inch at 73 °F (0.9 kg/cm at 23 °C)
Chemical Resistance
• Resists mild alkalis, mild acids, and salt
• Excellent resistance to water (does not include immersion)
• Resists occasional fuel spills
Flammability
ASTM E84 test report go to the On-line Catalog at 3Mgraphics.com
Application Characteristics
Characteristic and Value
Finished Graphic Application
Recommendation
Surface type: Flat, simple curves, moderate compound curves
Substrate type: ABS resins, chrome, glass, paint (check adhesion
to power-coated or water-based paints) fiberglass with gel coat
Application Temperature: 60 – 90 °F (16 – 32 °C)
Application Method: Dry
Applied Shrinkage 0.015 inches (0.4 mm)
Temperature Range After
Application
-65 to +225 °F (-60 to +107 °C) (not for extended periods of time
at the extremes)
Graphic Removal
Removable with heat and/or chemicals from most substrates
within the Expected Performance Life at 50 °F (10 °C) minimum
(air and substrate)
Warranty
FCW Carbon Series With Graphic Protection 3M8518
U.S. Vertical Exposure
* U.S. Vertical Exposure in years
0-3 years* None
U.S. Horizontal Exposure
0-3 years* None
