Heat-resistant, paintable two-sided acrylic-based adhesive tape and method of applying to substrates

A method of adhering two substrates to a heat resistant two-sided acrylic based tape comprising:

• 1.) providing first and second substrates;
• 2.) providing a heat resistant two-sided acrylic-based tape comprising a solid acrylic-based carrier, a prepolymerized acrylic-based adhesive on both sides of said carrier, and a conformable heat resistant liner comprised of polyvinyl-chloride based material adhered to at least one side of said adhesives on said carrier;
• wherein said adhesive and liner withstand temperatures of 300° F.;
• 3.) adhering one side of said heat resistant two-sided acrylic-based tape to at least one area of said first substrate;
• 4.) removing said heat resistant liner from the other side of said tape and adhering the other side of said tape to at least one area of said second substrate;
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• 5.) exposing said substrates and said tape to temperatures up to 300° F., wherein the bonding properties of said tape are not reduced.