tesa® 4174

Fineline tape for design painting in the automotive industry


Product Features
  • Excellent masking performance on painted and non-painted substrates
  • No ghosting or residues until 150°C/302 °F (1h)
  • Good conformability with multidimensional surfaces
All product features

Product details and specifications

Product Features

  • Excellent masking performance on painted and non-painted substrates
  • No ghosting or residues until 150°C/302 °F (1h)
  • Good conformability with multidimensional surfaces
  • Edge does not lift off and residue-free removal

Application Fields

tesa® 4174 is suitable for various types of masking applications.

Example applications are:
  • Masking of painted and non-painted substrates (e.g. automotive plastic parts) that require sharp and flat paint edges
  • Two-tone car body masking

To ensure the highest performance possible, our aim is to fully understand your application (including the substrates involved) in order to provide the right product recommendation.
Adhesive Type natural rubber
Backing material PVC film
Total thickness 110 µm
Elongation at break 200 %
Tensile strength 25 N/cm
Easy to remove yes
Sharp color edge yes
Paint anchorage yes
Temperature resistance (60 min) 302 °F
150 °C
Flame retardance very good
Suitable for die cutting yes
Adhesion to Steel 2.11 lbs/in
3.7 N/cm
tesa® 4174 in small width (<10mm): adhesion to steel = 2,4N/cm 21.9 oz/in
tesa® 4174 is also available for converting and die-cutting with a paper liner 4174 PV4: adhesion to steel = 4.4N/cm, peel off force from liner = 14 cN/cm 1.3 oz/in
Also available as customized die cuts upon request as tesa® 54174
tesa® products prove their impressive quality day in, day out in demanding conditions and are regularly subjected to strict controls. All technical information and data above mentioned are provided to the best of our knowledge on the basis of our practical experience. They shall be considered as average values and are not appropriate for a specification. Therefore tesa SE can make no warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user is responsible for determining whether the tesa® product is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application. If you are in any doubt, our technical staff will be glad to support you.
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Total thickness
110 µm
80 µm
110 µm
130
60 µm
150 µm
115 µm
61 µm
62 µm
40 µm
195 µm
Adhesive Type
natural rubber
natural rubber
natural rubber
natural rubber
natural rubber
silicone based
synthetic rubber
EVA
water-based acrylic
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
Backing material
PVC film
PP film
PVC film
PVC film
TPP
PET film
TPP
polyolefinic film
BOPP
PP film
glassfiber & PET
Last updated on Jun 18, 2026