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The Best. Made Better.Meet Sun Gun™ II. We took everything that made the original Sun Gun™ the most popular hand-held light in the business, and added the upgrades you've asked for.Sun Gun™ II delivers a better battery, a wider, more even beam of light, and tougher construction. Learn More | |
Our Best Pads – Now in Six InchThe new size, popular worldwide but rare in the U.S., makes it easier to work around curves and on specialty panels like bumpers. They use the 3M Quick Connect attachment, meaning technicians can swiftly change between compact and full sized pads. Learn More |
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Super Fast Plastic Repair – New Color, Same QualitySuper Fast Plastic Repair – Black joins our clear Super Fast products in delivering a fast-setting adhesive that bonds to virtually any substrate. Has excellent gap-filling capabilities for bonding small parts like cracked eyelets. Learn More | |
Eye Safety — Two New Styles3M™ SecureFit™ Protective Eyewear, shown at right, is game changing. 3M Research has produced safety glasses that weigh less than one ounce, are self adjusting, and designed for comfort. Fits a wide array of head sizes, reducing the need to stock multiple frame sizes 3M™ Virtua™ CCS Protective Eyewear with Foam Gasket features a comfortable seal that helps limit eye exposure to nuisance dust while providing additional cushioning. The anti-fog lens coating and removable foam-lined gasket with airflow vents make this protective eyewear ideal for humid and dusty environments. 
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The Perfect-It™ Family GrowsThe ever-improving Perfect-it finishing system has a new tool, Perfect-it EX Rubbing compound. EX is designed to handle better in EXtreme conditions like high heat and humidity, show improved performance on EXtremely fresh paints, deliver EXtra cutting power (equal to Perfect-It Rubbing Compound), and offer EXtra easy clean up. Available in gallons, quarts, and a single-job packet. Learn More | |
Ear Safety With Audio AccessA great way to improve compliance with hearing regulations is to give your workers an incentive to keep their hearing protection in place. Combining hearing protection solutions with clear sound reception, the 3M™ Peltor™ E-A-R buds™ Headphones allow your team to listen to a wide variety of audio entertainment devices while reducing potentially harmful external noise. Learn More |
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Meet Flexibility that Works3M™ Flexible Abrasive Hookit™ Hand Sheets combine excellent cut and finish with high conformability and a soft feel. 3M™ Flexible Abrasive Hookit™ Hand Sheets are excellent for sanding panel edges and any parts that involve hard-to-reach areas; such as bumper covers, door pockets, and door jambs. Sheets can be used either wet or dry. The six grade range means you'll be able to use these hand sheets for jobs ranging from sanding primer and ecoat to clearcoat denibbing. Learn More | |
Better Purple Film, Now in 3-Inch DiscsGetting that perfect finish on clear coat got easier with the introduction of 3M™ Purple Finishing Film Discs, and now we've built those same improvements into our 3 inch finishing film discs. Available in five grades from P600 to P1500, they're specially formulated with an improved coating that levels surface defects on clear coat while greatly reducing pigtails. Designed in direct response to our customer’s requests, the long-lasting discs deliver high-performance sanding for blending panels and painting finishing. Learn More |
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Our DMS Line ExpandsDynamic Mixing system is not just for fillers and glaze anymore. It is being expanded to include tried-and-true products you know and trust: adhesives, sealers and plastic repair products. The expansion includes:
Plus, new Dynamic Mixing Nozzles and a Dynamic Mixing Nozzle Extension that makes duplicating many OEM seam sealer beads easier. Learn More | |
Accuspray System Spray Gun Gets a MakeoverYou talked. We listened. The HG09 Accuspray system gun has been upgraded to the HG18. At its core its the same great spray gun, but we've made changes users suggested to make it even better.
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Introducing: File Belt Sander, BeltsA great alternative to spot weld drillingWe're adding the 3M File Belt Sander, two Green Corps File Belts and three Scotch-Brite™ Durable Flex Belts to our product lineup. 
Use the P36 grade belts for spot weld and hem flange removal, and the P80 belts for weld dressing and refinement. We're also adding Scotch-Brite™ Durable Flex Belts (pictured, right), they offer the conformability and cutting power you need to access the tightest corners, tackle small welds and blend finishes. The new tool grinds welds faster, with less effort and less disruption of the metal. The tool's narrow profile helps workers reach tight spots, and improves their ability to see the area they are working on. Learn More | |
P80 Purple Clean Sand Disc with C Weight BackingDon't say we're not flexible. We're adding a C-Weight version of our Purple Clean Sand Discs in P80 because some people need the flexibility this backing delivers. The more-flexible 734U C-weight disc is re-joining the 3M Purple Clean Sanding Disc line -- but it won't replace the currently-offered heavy-duty 7451 E-weight disc in the same grade. Now there are two choices in P80 Clean Sanding discs, E Weight for a faster cut, and C Weight for better working on curves and contours. Learn More |
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A Better SanderDesigned to perfectly match 3M coated and surface conditioning discs, we're adding the 3M™ Disc Sander 28408 to the Automotive Aftermarket product mix. The 1 HP, high torque motor spins 4-inch to 5-inch discs and keeps them cutting without stalling the tool. 
We are also expanding our line of Fiber Disc accessories, adding more disc pad hubs, face plates and retainer nuts.
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Elite. Refined.We've added four new models of 3M Elite Series Random Orbital Sanders to our lineup built especially for the body shop. Two come equipped with our 05865 "Bodyman's" Clean Sanding Disc pad, giving users the firm backing they need for body work. The other two new sanders are built with the more-flexible 05551 Clean Sanding Painter's Pad. |
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Wetordry: New Grits, New PackagingUsers of Wetordry sanding sheets are getting two new grit sizes. Our new P3000 grade (PN 01999) and P800 grade (PN 01984) are built with Aluminum Oxide abrasives on an A-weight backing. The new product launch comes as our premium Wetordry abrasives are getting a packaging facelift. We're replacing our older-style packaging with a new, consistent look. Learn More | |
Trizact™ Power In Your HandOur two finest grades of paint finishing abrasives are now available for hand use. We've launched Trizact Foam Hand Sheets in P3000 and 5000 grits. They allow users to easily and effectively refine P1500 - P2500 scratches, reducing or eliminating the need for a messy compounding stage. They tackle swirl marks and fine scratches that are not easily removed by buffing. Learn More |
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Dirt Trap™ — Changes Big and SmallThe 3M™ Dirt Trap™ protection system has four new additions. Dirt Trap Material is now available in four-inch and six-inch wide rolls, as well as a 56-inch wide roll. All rolls are 300 feet long. In addition, a new floor applicator joins the Dirt Trap line. Combined with the 56-inch roll of Dirt Trap Material, it speeds the application of Dirt Trap to paint areas, further increasing the productivity boost Dirt Trap delivers. Learn More | |
