. Product Description
A. Product Features  2‐mil white, vinyl film with a luster finish
 Pressure-activated adhesive for easy sliding, tacking, snap up and repositioning
 Non-visible, air release channels for fast, easy, bubble-free installations
 Superior conformability and lift resistance; perfect for vehicle wraps with deep channels
or concave areas
– Stretch selected finished graphic constructions up to 150% (i.e., a 10 inch film
piece can stretch to 15 inches) without primer or relief cuts and maintain lift
resistance; see details and exceptions in Section 10.
 Removable with heat and/or chemicals
B. Recommended Types of
Graphics and End Uses
When constructed and used as described in this Bulletin, these types of graphics and end
uses may be warranted by the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty or the 3M Performance Guarantee.
Please read the entire Bulletin for details.
 Vehicle wrap graphics
 Watercraft graphics applied above the static water line only
 Non-vertical and horizontal vehicle wraps when protected with 3M overlaminate 8548G
C. Performance Overview 3M tests the performance of both individual products and finished graphic constructions.
This table shows the best performance expected from this product without a Warranty
Period and with a Warranty Period.
For detailed graphic construction and application options along with specific Warranty
Periods, please see the Warranty Information, Section 5.
Expected Performance Life. This is the estimated period of time the product should perform satisfactorily.
Unprinted film with no graphic protection, applied to a flat vertical outdoor surface in a non-abusive
environment.
10 years
Unwarranted Period
3M™ MCS™ Warranty. This is the maximum period of time 3M will warrant the finished graphic performance.
Printed film with the best 3M ink and graphic protection option, applied to a flat, vertical, vehicle surface. 5 years
Warranty Period
3M Performance Guarantee. This is the maximum period of time 3M will warrant the performance of the 3M materials used.
Printed film with the best ink and graphic protection option, applied to a flat, vertical, vehicle surface. 4 years
Warranty PeriodProduct Bulletin PIJ380Cv3 – 2
A. Limitations of End Uses This 3M product is not designed or recommended for the following uses. Please contact us
to discuss other options.
(1) Unsuitable End Uses
for This Film
 Graphics applied to:
– stainless steel
– non­3M films (see Removal Warranty)
– watercraft when the graphic is below the static water line
– watercraft graphics that are not edge sealed
– painted substrates with poor paint to substrate, or paint-to-paint bond
– substrate surfaces that are not clean and smooth (little or no variation in texture)
 Do not use prespacing tape in cut and weeded applications where the tape must
adhere to the exposed liner.
 Film without graphic protection
 Graphic removal from:
– applications with poor paint­to­substrate adhesion
– existing graphics that must remain intact; damage may occur during removal of this
film
– outdoor, horizontal applications (except graphics using overlaminate 8548G as de­
scribed in this Bulletin)
 Graphics subjected to gasoline vapors or spills at gas pumps, automobile fuel­tank
ports, or top­feeding, petroleum tankers
(2) Important Information
About Bus Applications
Film used on buses must not be applied so as to restrict the safe use of emergency window
exits. See the most current version of Instruction Bulletin 5.4 for details.
2. Compatible Products This section provides a list of products that are approved by 3M for use with the base film
covered in this Bulletin, and used for the creation of a graphic that is covered by the 3M™
MCS™ Warranty or 3M Performance Guarantee. Refer to the Product and Instruction
Bulletins listed in 3M Related Literature at the end of this Bulletin for more information
about the compatible products.
A. Inkjet Inks and Printers for
3M™ MCS™ Warranty Ink Series Printer
(1) Solvent Inks and Printers  3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 1500v2 EFI™ VUTEk 150, 2360/3360,
3300/5300 and 3000/5000 Printers
 3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 4400 HP XL 1200 and XL 1500 Printers
 3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 4800 HP Scitex TJ8300 and TJ8350 Industrial
Presses
 3M™ Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 6200 Agfa :Jeti 3312, 3318, 3324, 5024
[Gandinnovations] Printers
 SIIT GX 3M Ink Series Seiko I Infotech ColorPainter™ H-74s, H2-74s,
H-104s, H2-104s, W-54s and W-64s Printers
(2) Latex Inkjet Inks and Printers  HP 3M LX600 Specialty Latex Ink HP Designjet L65500; Scitex LX600, LX800,
LX820 & LX850; Latex 820 & 850 Printers
 HP LX610 Latex Ink HP Designjet L65500, Scitex LX600, LX800,
a 3M™ MCS™ Warranty Component LX820 & LX850; Latex 820 & 850 Printers
 HP 792 Latex Ink HP Designjet L26100, L26500 & L28500
a 3M™ MCS™ Warranty Component Latex 210, 260 & 280 Printers
 HP 881 Latex Ink HP Latex 3000 Printer
a 3M™ MCS™ Warranty Component