Exterior

When it comes to the automotive market, automotive design and styling can be extremely important when choosing one brand over another. Help ensure your auto exterior is as stylishly sleek as it is lightweight and durable with 3M automotive exterior products.

Badging

3M™ Nameplate Tapes meet specific requirements for attaching nameplates and emblems.

Clip Bonding

3M™ Molding Retention Clips use 3M™ Structural Bonding Tape to attach and hold moldings in place.

Light Management

3M™ Light String provides unique applications for light management and design in protected exterior applications.

Paint Defect Repair

3M™ Trizact™ Finesse-it™ Paint Defect Repair System is used to repair minor clear coat defects and generate a haze-free finish.

Paint Protection

3M™ Paint Protection Films protect paint and other vulnerable surfaces from stone chips, scratches, bug damage, road tar, fluid stains, and punishing outdoor weathering.

Paint Replacement

3M™ Paint Replacement Films eliminate the need for paint in many exterior trim applications, such as door pillars and sashes.

Sealing and Weatherstrip

3M™ Weatherstrip Attachment Tapes make the job of attaching primary and secondary seals easier, and the resulting bonds are far more effective.

Tape-Attached Trim

3M™ Acrylic Foam and Acrylic Plus Tapes are industry leaders for attaching exterior trim and accessories.

Weight Reduction

3M™ Glass Bubbles are high-strength, low-density additives made from a water-resistant and chemically stable soda-lime-borosilicate glass while maintaining a paintable class A surface.