Patent ID: 8404343

Claim:
A tape comprising: a substrate having an adhesive layer applied to a surface thereof, wherein the substrate and the adhesive layer, together, after slitting, provide at least one cut surface that forms an edge face of the tape; and an edge coating that has been applied to the edge face of the tape after slitting, the edge coating including a lipophilic agent wherein the lipophilic agent includes at least one of (i) a reaction product of a reaction product of a glyceride and an acrylate polymer or methacrylate polymer, (ii) a lipophilic polyelectrolyte gel, (iii) a polyisobutylene, (iv) a styrenic polymer, (v) a styrenic copolymer, or (vi) a styrenic block copolymer; wherein the edge coating prevents or reduces the tendency for an applied paint or coating from infiltrating the substrate or the interface between the tape and an adherend.