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Adhesives, Coatings and Sealers for Collision Repair

The Hidden Heroes of Collision Repair

3M adhesives, coatings and sealers help ensure that your OEM-quality collision repairs will stay that way long after the vehicles leave your shop. These products have been scientifically developed to protect your work, improve your productivity and reinforce your reputation. They perform in areas that make all the difference: plastic and glass repair, panel and structural bonding, seam sealing, corrosion protection and more. 3M also supplies the equipment and resources you need to use them quickly and cost-effectively.

Collision Repair Adhesives, Coatings and Sealers Categories

Adhesives

Help keep repairs road-ready and showroom-worthy long after they are complete. A full selection of collision repair vehicle coatings includes undercoatings, chip guard and rocker panel coatings, hardeners and internal corrosion protection.
Coatings

Help keep repairs road-ready and showroom-worthy long after they are complete. A full selection of collision repair coatings includes undercoatings, chip guard and rocker panel coatings, hardeners and internal corrosion protection.
Seam Sealers

Available in urethane, epoxies, modified silane polymer (MSP) and more for reliable seam sealing where you need it, 3M seam sealers are designed for years of high performance without shrinking, cracking or becoming brittle.

Related Applications

Bumper & Plastic Repair

When replacement is not cost-effective – which can be often – here are the skills and knowledge to repair instead. Discover resources for fast, effective plastic and bumper tab repair.
Corrosion Protection

The repair process itself can often create chances for metal to corrode. Protect your work with these procedures and resources for applying 3M coatings, including 3M™ Cavity Wax Plus.
Seam Sealers & Coatings

Here are tips and procedures for weld sealing, seam sealer matching, liquid applied sound deadener (LASD) replacement and more for corrosion protection and reducing noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).

Product Spotlight

3M™ Structural Adhesive

3M™ Panel Bonding Adhesive and 3M™ Impact Resistant Structural Adhesive (IRSA) provide strength and galvanic corrosion resistance to a full range of repairs to help you meet critical OEM requirements. In fact, 3M is referenced more often than any other adhesive supplier in OEM collision repair procedures for panel bonding and impact resistant structural adhesives. These adhesives can be rivet bonded or weld bonded during working times when cured at room temperature, or heat-cured for accelerated cycle times.
3M™ Cavity Wax Plus

OEMs require corrosion protection after repairs, including cavity wax. The best way to ensure that your metal repairs are fully protected: apply three coats of 3M™ Cavity Wax Plus after paint and before detailing. Right from the can or using 360° applicator wands, Cavity Wax Plus is easy to apply even inside closed cavities or hard-to-reach areas.

Adhesives, Coatings and Sealers Videos

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Bumper Tab Repair

A profit-boosting repair job comes to life: this video captures the highlights of plastic and bumper tab repair.
Front Side Bumper Repair

This quick how-to video can help simplify and streamline the process for repairing torn or cracked bumpers.

Adhesives, Coatings and Sealers Resources

3M™ Cavity Wax Plus Flyer (PDF, 267.69 KB)

This flyer lets you keep product features, benefits and ordering information for 3M™ Cavity Wax Plus and the 3M™ Cavity Wax Plus Applicator Wand Kit at your fingertips.
Impact Resistant Structural Adhesive (IRSA) Brochure (PDF, 571 KB)

Learn about 3M™ Impact Resistant Structural Adhesive, an auto body adhesive specifically designed for structural bonding applications where specified by OEMs.

Important Note

There are of course many factors and variables that can affect an individual repair, so the technician and repair facility need to evaluate each specific application and repair process, including relevant vehicle, part and OEM guidelines, and determine what is appropriate for that repair.

Need More Information?

If you have additional questions about 3M adhesives, 3M seam sealers, 3M coatings or anything related to collision repair, we’re happy to help. To contact us, or to view more information about 3M Collision Repair products and solutions, click to the right. We look forward to working with you!

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