Why does cold weather negatively affect the performance of adhesive tape?

Potentially cold weather is a weather condition that defies even bands of the highest characteristic. If the adhesive tape you use does not stick well in cold weather or becomes dry, brittle or does not stick at all, it can create a frustrating waste of time and money and a compromised project.

In order to fully understand the reason why adhesive tape does not stick in the cold, it is necessary to consider the different types of adhesive available and the way they are created. Some adhesives are applied as liquid and then turn into a solid. Depending on their function, they are designed accordingly.

What happens to Banta in the cold?

What makes adhesive tape different from other adhesives is that it has both liquid and solid properties. The liquid component is necessary to provide "wetness / moisture" (initial retention or stickiness) for good first contact. The solid component, on the other hand, is critical to resist any force that can create situations such as lifting, falling, losing its stickiness of the applied tape.

Yet in cold weather, the liquid component of the adhesive tape hardens, similar to the butter in the fridge. The tape loses its natural shape and general stickiness. For this reason, it can no longer provide the sufficient contact needed for good adhesion. If the temperature continues to drop, the tape eventually freezes, turning the liquid component into a non-sticky solid.

When Does The Tape Freeze In The Cold?

So, at what temperature does this happen? It depends on the type and design of the adhesive. Standard adhesive tapes will freeze long before the freezing temperature of the water is reached, while some specially designed tapes will remain below freezing temperatures.

If the tape does not stick due to cold weather, its performance decreases, you have two options:

1-increase the temperature of the tape and the surface on which the tape is applied; ideally you can increase it to about 18-20 degrees Celsius.

2-you can use a tape specially designed and designed to work in cold weather.

As a result, when working on a tape application in cold weather, you have no solution from the above option unless you are using a special tape that has not been developed for these conditions. It should be noted that not all bands are designed to work in such weather conditions.