We see it often. The silicone adhesive may cause dewetting around the edges
of the tape or tape dots. Sometimes this can be desirable to keep the
coating off the masking making it easier to remove. Some coatings exhibit
no dewetting what-so-ever. As Doug would say, it depends.

Lloyd Duso
Diamond-MT
Plant Manager
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com


On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Stadem, Richard D. <
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> Do you think the silicone adhesive on Kapton and Shercon tapes can create
> a manufacturing issue during conformal coating or for sensitive electronics?
> Doug, I would be especially interested in your respected input on this
> question.
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