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3M Automotive Solutions - 3M produces over 1,000 different products for the automotive industry used in the following application areas—Body, Paint, Chassis, Powertrain, Exterior and Interior.

3M Automotive Solutions


3M is a major global supplier of materials and finished parts to automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. 3M produces over 1,000 different products for the automotive industry used both in the vehicle and in the manufacturing process.
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Abrasives Products

Abrasives Products
Regardless of your grinding and finishing applications, 3M can help with its full line of abrasives for automotive manufacturing. Belts, discs, sheets, rolls, wheels and specialty items in a broad combination of minerals, backings and bonds offer solutions from a name you can trust.

Adhesives and Bonding Products

Adhesives and Bonding Products
3M offers a wide selection of structural and non-structural strength adhesives, tapes and innovative dispensing for use in automotive manufacturing.

Attachment Solutions

Attachment Solutions
Industry leaders for attaching exterior automotive components since 1978, 3M's double-sided foam tapes offer unique properties for excellent long-term performance. Adhesion promoters, related tapes and processing equipment are also part of the attachment solutions offerings.

Electrical Products

Electrical Products
3M offers automotive manufacturers a broad range of electrical tapes with a wide variety of backings and adhesives, heat-shrink tubing and molded shapes.

Filtration Products

Filtration Products
3M offers filtration solutions for liquids and paints used in the assembly plant, as well as for cabin air comfort for the driver and passengers inside the vehicle.

Fluoropolymers

Fluoropolymers
3M offers a wide selection of advanced fluoropolymer materials for use in automotive manufacturing.

Glass Microspheres

Glass Microspheres
With their low density and high strength, 3M™ Glass Microspheres are ideal additive materials in vehicle and part manufacturing.

Label Materials

Label Materials
3M offers many durable solutions for everything from warning and instruction labels to battery and tire labels.

Light Management Films
3M offers a wide range of Vikuiti™ display enhancement films that have the ability to make virtually any electronic display brighter, clearer, more durable or more private.

Masking Products

Masking Products
3M offers a family of masking products for many different applications and temperatures and in a wide variety of widths, thicknesses and adhesive coatings.

NVH Products

NVH Products
3M offers solutions for the noise, harshness and vibration problems faced in the automotive industry. Thinsulate™ Acoustic Insulations are quiet, versatile, lightweight, hydrophobic and cost-effective.

Paint Replacement Products

Paint Replacement Products
3M's extensive line of OEM-approved glossy and matte finish paint replacement films are often used as substitutes for paint to fill in areas of the automotive body that would be too expensive or difficult to paint.

Protective Products
Both temporary and permanent tapes and films are available and specifically designed for automotive use.

Styling Products

Styling Products
From graphics films to badges and emblems, 3M offers products to help designers differentiate vehicles.

Thermal and Emissions Solutions

Thermal and Emissions Solutions
3M provides the answer to catalytic converter mounting challenges with its 3M™ Interam® Mat Mount and Endcone Insulation offerings. The product is used to secure the ceramic monolith inside the converter and for endcone insulation.

Wheel Weight System

Wheel Weight System
The 3M™ Wheel Weight System combines conformable wheel balancing material and 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tape adhesive to provide an all-in-one, securely attached wheel weight balancing system.

Worker Safety Products
3M makes comfortable protection solutions designed to ensure worker safety and meet protection requirements.