Find the Right 3M Product

3M products for paints and coatings can be used in an almost limitless number of ways to help reduce costs, enhance performance and improve processing in paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, mastics, grouts and much more. The following lists some of the more common product enhancements that our customers rely on 3M technologies to provide.

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Desired Enhancement

Recommended 3M Products

Reduce or eliminate surface defects, such as fish eyes, orange peeling and cratering, in paints

3M™ Novec™ Fluorosurfactants

Improved leveling and flow control in aqueous and solvent-borne paints

3M™ Novec™ Fluorosurfactants

Improved coating performance on oily, contaminated and low surface-energy surfaces

3M™ Novec™ Fluorosurfactants

Improved scrubbability, burnish and stain resistance for architectural paints

3M™ Ceramic Microspheres

Gloss control, corrosion resistance, reduced VOCs for architectural and industrial paints

3M™ Ceramic Microspheres

Reduced resin demand

3M™ Ceramic Microspheres

3M™ Glass Bubbles

Weight reduction, reduced shrinkage, improved sandability of spackling compounds, wood patch, joint compounds, tile grout

3M™ Glass Bubbles

Water resistance

3M™ Glass Bubbles

Improved stain resistance and release characteristics on porous materials, such as stone and concrete

3M™ Stain Resistant Additives

Easy clean characteristics to ceramic sanitary ware, glass and glazed wall tile