摘要 |
A CLEANING TAPE (12) IS EDGE-STABILIZED USING AN ADHESIVE (24,26) THAT IS SOLVENT RESISTANT. THE EDGE-STABILIZING ADHESIVE (24,26) IS A ONE-STEP CROSS-LINKABLE FORMULATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, AMMONIUM ZIRCONIUM CARBONATE, AN ACETYLINIC SURFACTANT AND A NON-SILICONE DEFOAMING AGENT. THE FORMULATION IS APPLIED TO THE SIDES (16,18) OF A WOVEN COTTON CLEANING TAPE ROLL (10) AND THEN IS ALLOWED TO DRY AND CURE. THE RESULTING CLEANING TAPE (12) CAN BE USED IN A SURFACE BUFFING OPERATION IN WHICH A SOLVENT IS APPLIED TO THE CLEANING TAPE(12) , WITHOUT CONTAMINATION OF THE SURFACE TO BE BUFFED BY FIBERS FROM THE TAPE (12) OR BY THE EDGE-STABILIZING ADHESIVE (24, 26).FIG. 1 |