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U-POL Tiger Seal Adhesive Sealant (VIDEO)

Dan Reutter discusses U-POL’s Tiger Seal Adhesive Sealant, which is ideal for a variety of automotive, marine and industrial applications.

Adhesives for Toyota Collision Repair

BASIC GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES! The use of adhesive materials in collision repair is expanding. That’s because vehicles have changed how they are manufactured at the factory and how they are repaired in collision repair facilities. Therefore, adhesives play a vital role in both processes. Just as you need to use the right tool for the

PPG, DOE Partner to Test Adhesives for Lightweight Vehicles

PPG announced it has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) partnership that will use supercomputing resources to accelerate the development and testing of structural adhesives for vehicles built from lightweight materials.

3M Releases Best Practices on Adhesive Repair

3M has released new best practices for adhesive application during the body repair process.

Henkel Opens Vehicle Repair Training & Application Center in North America

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a leading provider of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings worldwide, has announced the opening of a new customer training and application center in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Adhesive Bonding: Sticking to the Repair Plan

The John Eagle case has made body shops a little gun shy about using adhesive bonding, but as long as you follow the automaker’s guidelines, there should be no problems.

Adhesive Collision Repair: Everything You Need to Know

Why adhesive collision repair, or glue-pulling, is grabbing hold – and what you need to know about it.

Repairing Collision-Damaged Plastic Bumpers with Adhesives

For single-sided and two-sided plastic repair, the first step is to wash both sides of the bumper with soap and water.

Spray Products Corp. Acquires Manufacturing Facility Near Cleveland

Spray Products Corp., a Conshohocken, Pa.-based manufacturer and distributor of aerosol and liquid products used in body shops and other applications, has taken ownership of a 270,000-square-foot facility in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland.

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Keeps NASCAR Teams in Fast Lane

It’s said that an individual is never more than 10 feet away from a 3M product. In the NASCAR garage, it can be said that a crewmember or driver likely is in constant contact with a 3M product.

Fiat Chrysler Recommends SEM Adhesives, Seam Sealers, Foams for Collision Repair

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) now officially recommends 14 SEM products for auto body repair in accordance with FCA repair procedures.

Riveting Stuff

As we see more aluminum enter our industry, along with hybrid construction materials, we’ll see a lot more rivets being used.