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Main Applications of ARBOSTRIP F42
Recommended for use as a weather seal, dust seal, or in dry glazing of internal doors and screens. It is also suitable for make and break joints and the weather proofing and draught sealing of opening lights, ventilators and doors.
Versatile – can be used as a weather seal, dust seal or dry seal for internal doors and windows
Application Instructions
Joint Preparation
All surfaces must be clean, dry and grease free. Arbostrip F42 is supplied in roll form with a paper interleaf on the non-adhesive face. This allows the tape to be applied directly without stretching.
Technical Specifications
| Technical Data | |
|---|---|
| Colours: | Black |
| Application temperature: | + 5˚C to + 45˚C |
| Service temperature: | - 30°C to + 70°C |
| Chemical Resistance: | Excellent resistance to weather, oxidation, salt water, dilute alkalis and acids. Poor resistance to some solvents. |
| UV Resistance: | Excellent |
| Hardness: | 35-40 shore 00 Butt joints (movement in tension and compression): 50 %. 100 %. |
| Force required to compress: | 3.5N/cm² |
| Compression required for weather seal. | 30% |
| Compression deflection: | 2.0N/cm² 5% |
| Joint Depth | Minimum 10mm on porous substrates Minimum 6mm on non-porous substrates Maximum 10mm |
| Water Absorption: | 5% maximum |
| Available sizes: | 12 x 3mm, 9 x 3mm, 6 x 3mm, 12 x 6mm. |
Accessories for ARBOSTRIP F42
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CARLISLE® Construction Materials Ltd.
CARLISLE®
Adshead Ratcliffe & Co Ltd., United Kingdom
Derby Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1WJ
T +44 (0)1773 826661
F +44 (0)1773 821215
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