Easily Enhance Your Grip
When mated with another gripping material, our 3M™ Gripping Material GM531 provides high durability and high coefficient of friction properties. This firm but soft, black gripping material utilizes our proprietary micro-replication technology to create thousands of tiny replicated fingers that enhance grip and reduce slippage. This peel-and-stick product is designed to bond to many surfaces, providing a quick and easy increase in traction. Used alone, this material provides a secure grip with medium friction, but when used in conjunction with another gripping material, such as sewn into a glove and wrapped onto a handle bar, grip strength is maximized even in wet or oily conditions. This gripping material provides the best wet and oil grip when used with only a bare hand.
Recommended Applications
- Equipment handles, levers and grips on industrial equipment and tools
- Truck, forklift and auto steering wheels
- Power tools, gardening equipment, lawn mowers and snow blowers
- Sports equipment handles
Here’s a Grip Tip
3M™ Gripping Material GM531 is constructed with a thin and flexible fabric backing that is laminated to an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive designed to easily apply using a peel and stick application method. It bonds to a wide variety of surfaces, including low surface energy substrates, such as low surface energy plastics and powder coated paints and can be spiral wrapped around handles and shafts. 3M™ Gripping Material products can be shear cut, die-cut, laser cut or converted by other applicable methods.
Performance in a Wide Range of Temperatures
3M™ Gripping Material GM531 performs well across a broad range of temperatures, ranging from -40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C) indoors and outdoors.
About our 3M™ Gripping Materials
Our gripping materials are available in roll or sheet form in a wide range of tactility from very soft to firm. Soft gripping material products are designed to be more comfortable during skin contact and tend to be more flexible to contour more easily to tighter curves. Firm gripping material products are extremely durable, and tend to be stiffer. If prolonged service life in harsh use conditions is a critical feature for your product, durability of the gripping material increases with firmness. Actual service life will depend on frequency of use and severity of end use conditions, but typically, most 3M™ Gripping Material can outlast leather in a factory or in the field. 3M™ Gripping Material products are designed to be used alone, or as a two-part mated system. When used alone (on a single surface), the 3M™ Gripping Materials provide a strong secure grip. When used as a two-part mated system, for example, on a glove and handle bar, grip strength is maximized.

Standard Abrasives 42679, A/O Flexible Flap Wheel 613126, 2 in x 1/2 in x 1/4 in 80, 7100033337, 10 per case
3M 53034, 663FC, 3/4" X 90", 20u, Diamond Trizact Belt 7100205969
3M™ 07010, Supplied Air Respirator Hose W-9435-25/07010(AAD), 25 ft, 3/8 in ID, Industrial Interchange Fittings, High Pressure, 7000005374, 1 EA/Case
Standard Abrasives 717078, Cartridge Roll Mandrel, 3/32 in x 3/4 in x 1/4 in x 1 in x 2-3/4 in CM-2E, 7000121813
Dynabrade 11477 Dynabelter Abrasive Belt Tool, Heavy-Duty
3M 45208, Disc Pad Face Plate, 5 in Soft White, 7000120521
3M 25138, Scotch-Weld Threadlocker TL43, Blue, 10 mL Bottle, 7100039219, 10/case
3M™ 72010, Replacement Filter Kit 523-01-29, 7000056891, 1 EA/Case
3M 53914, Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979N Nuclear Red, 48 mm x 54.8 m 12.1 mil, 7000049014, 24/ case
Dynabrade 59339 Vacuum Cuff, 1", w/Groove
3M 16091, PPS Mix Ratio Inserts, Large (28 fl oz), 7000028411
Dynabrade 11486 Dynabelter Accu-Grinder Abrasive Belt Tool, Heavy-Duty
3M 14345, Marine Adhesive Sealant 4000 UV, Black, 3 oz Tube, 7010367954, 6/Case
3M 45714, Cubitron II Hookit Cloth Disc 947A, 120+ X-weight, 3 in x NH, D/F 3HL, Die 300BE, 7100113113
3M 11414, Roloc Disc 361F, P120 XF-weight, TR, 1 in, Die R100N, 7000045104
Dynabrade 15420 Dynafile III Abrasive Belt Tool
Dynabrade 53533 Cone or Plug Grinder (Triple Extension)
3M 21543, Scotch-Brite Roloc Clean and Strip XT Pro Extra Cut Disc, TR, 2 in x NH, A XCS, 7100179815, 60/box
3M 29835, Sanding Screen, 80 Grit, 18 in x NH, 7100160844
3M 22394, Roloc Disc 361F, 50 YF-weight, TR, 3 in, Die R300V, 7000045096
3M 76623, Roloc Disc 777F, 50 YF-weight, TR, 1 in, Die R100N, 7000045619
3M 10118, Synthetic Steel Wool Pads, 10118NA, #0 Fine, 7000126148
3M™ 53797, Flexible Diamond Belt 6451J, 1/2" Dia x 18" L, M125 Micron, Type G, Pattern B2, 7010509272
Standard Abrasives 42663, A/O Flap Wheel 625405, 3 in x 1 in x 1/4-20 in 60, 7010369121, 10 per case
3M 45709, Cubitron II Hookit Cloth Disc 947A, 80+ X-weight, 6 in x NH, Die 600Z, 7100113080
3M 22407, Roloc Disc 361F, 80 YF-weight, TR, 1-1/2 in, Die R150S, 7000045099
3M 16578, Accuspray ONE Spray Gun Kit, 7100096182
3M 39493, Scotch Magnetic Tape MT004.5S, 0.5 in x 48 in (1.27 cm x 1.21 m), 7100237866
Dynabrade 11476 Dynabelter Abrasive Belt Tool, Heavy-Duty
Dynabrade 95848 Dynabrade Gear Oil
3M 45710, Cubitron II Hookit Cloth Disc 947A, 120+ X-weight, 6 in x NH, Die 600Z, 7100113139
3M 03647, Scotch-Brite Edger Disc Pad, 7 in x .875 in, 7000133920
3M 24049, Wetordry Cloth Disc 281W, P1000 YF-weight, 8 in x NH, Die 800JM, 7000045052
Dynabrade 95544 Gear Grease, 2.5oz. Tube
3M 33349, 641WY 1/4" X 24", 220 Mesh Diamond Cloth Belt, 7010534919
Dynabrade 51706 .1 hp Straight-Line Pencil Grinder, Rear Exhaust, 35,000 RPM, 1/8" Collet
3M 41595, Polyurethane Sealant 540, Black, 310 mL Cartridge, 7100001804, 12/Case 
