The Rigid 360° Applicatoris is more than a spray wand. It is a 36-inch-long, customizable applicator wand with a true 360-degree spray pattern. Watch the video to learn more and see four different uses for this versatile tool.

Check out this video by Jeremy Winters of the BoothTalk podcast to see him spray a bedliner on a Silverado using Rock-It XC™. 

Many technicians are surprised to learn they can spray select 2K Dual-Mix products from the SEM line. They are even more surprised to learn how simple the process is. Check out our video on how to spray Dual-Mix products with the Quick Spray System.

Rock-It XC™ offers collision centers a way to create an additional revenue stream. Learn how Rock-It XC differs from polyurea coatings and drop-in liners. 

SEM announces the release of four plastic sheeting options and branches into an all-new category with reliable and easy-to-use masking films that cling to substrates for optimal protection against overspray and other contaminants.

It's important to remember that what's behind the panel is just as important as what you apply to the outside of a panel. In this video, learn about the different types of sound dampening coatings and foams and their applications. 

Watch this product demo to see new XXX Specialty Gel Adhesive Remover in action. Learn about the benefits of its slow-evaporating formula and run-resistant, vertical hold capability. 

This is your complete guide to SEM's 1K seam sealer offering. Watch the video or review the summary to learn about differences between 1K and 2K seam sealers, advantages of MSP technology, and Tech Tips including using ORBiT™ or SHFT™ tips with 1K Seam Sealers.

SEM Products unveils the first gel adhesive remover for the automotive refinish market along with an improved formula for existing adhesive removers in the XXX line.

The SHFT™ tip helps technicians easily duplicate OE hem flange seams commonly found on doors, hoods and deck lids.  In this video, we share our best tech tips to help you master using the SHFT tip to save time and money in the shop.

VIDEO: Watch and learn to see how 2K Urethane Chip Guard builds heavy textures while eliminating common issues seen with 1K products including long flash times, pinholes, solvent trap, delamination and solubility.

Ever wondered why every manufacturer of 2K cartridges instruct users to equalize and purge the cartridge before attaching the static mixer? Here's your chance to find out why these steps are so important and how to do them properly.

Ever wondered why SEM offers so many different types of 2K seam sealers in our DUAL-MIX line? With the increase in post-inspections, we want to be sure you have what it takes to duplicate factory seams for any repair. For the first time, we've released a complete 2K seam sealer product demo on video. Watch now to learn more.

We all know that the shorter the job time, the more jobs you can service each week.  You can prevent bottlenecks in the shop by using aerosols.  SEM’s OEM Refinishing System uses 3 products to reduce labor up to 85% when refinishing inner support parts, rails, cut-ins, and jambs.

Want to reduce the time to complete a hem flange seam by up to 65%? The new SHFT™ SEM Hem Flange Tip allows technicians to reduce repair times, steps and waste when replicating OE hem flange seam sealer beads commonly found on doors, hoods and deck lids. Utilizing the SHFT tip means, no more masking or spreading.

SEM Products releases innovative, 50 state compliant, 2K Urethane Chip Guard for replicating OE textured chip guards on lower vehicle panels. New 2K Urethane Chip Guard is OEM recommended, tintable and delivers extensive texture variation with two-component technology to ensure maximum durability for impact and chemical resistance.

Effective August 30, 2019, SEM Products becomes the exclusive distribution partner for Mothers Professional products in the United States and Canada to deliver unparalleled accessibility to best-in-class products and procedures for the collision market.

We are saddened by the passing of our modern-day founder and matriarch, Marilyn Scranton. Marilyn crossed peacefully, joining her husband Don, early Sunday morning. The Scrantons leave behind a profound legacy of extraordinary generosity and unrivaled dedication to the people of SEM.  We gather this morning to pay our respects and reflect on the positive effect Marilyn and Don had on each of us.

 SEM Products releases 40887 Dual-Mix Rigid Plastic Repair Material, a two-component epoxy designed for cosmetic repairs and/or bonding on SMC, fiberglass, Metton® and other rigid plastics.  Dual-Mix Rigid Plastic Repair Material enables technicians to reduce repair times with three curing options. Its unique, fiber-enriched formula helps control halos or swelling, common issues with rigid plastic repairs.  

In today's climate, restoring a damaged vehicle back to OEM standards is more important than ever. SEM is here to help with 4 resources for duplicating the most difficult OE seam sealer beads with precision and speed. 

SEM Products builds upon its 70-year heritage of providing profitable, labor-saving solutions to collision centers with the introduction of Dual-Mix Quick Set 50 – Clear. The new two-component, urethane adhesive offers a transparent color, a 45 second working time, and fast cure that is ready to sand in five minutes. 

We’re all looking to maximize efficiency and drive profits. Accomplish these goals and more with SEM’s intelligent product design. To learn about profitable solutions that help you repair bumpers 2x faster, turn one extra car per week and save up to 85% of labor, read on or watch the videos now.  

SEM Products releases a patent pending, game-changing solution with the addition of new gray and beige Dual-Mix™ Heavy Bodied Seam Sealer and ORBiT™, the OE Ripple Bead Installation Tip. Now all four colors are available as Heavy Bodied Seam Sealers, designed with a high viscosity to hold tooling marks. When paired with ORBiT, these products offer a one-of-a-kind solution for duplicating the hard to match OE ripple bead withou...

We've been excited to see SEM products featured on some of our favorite industry YouTube channels. We're writing to give a big thanks for their support! Make sure you check their awesome projects.

Congratulations to Justin Allgaier and Kevin Harvick on their racing victories this weekend! Check out the race reports and highlights. 

JR Motorsports Race Report: 
Race 21 of 33: Rock N Roll Tequila 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Race Winner: Justin Allgaier

Harvick Scores Season’s Seventh Win at Michigan
Event: Consumers Energy 400 (Round 23 of 36)...

SEM Products now offers a complete range of 1K aerosol clears with the introduction of new 1K HS Matte Clear. SEM’s new 1K HS Matte Clear is a time saving, clearcoat for matching the sheen of bare or exposed basecoat on many underhood and inner panels parts, such as trunk pans and strut towers. 

Allgaier said that innovation is always to be admired, and it is that spirit of SEM’s innovating, constantly refining and making its products better that appeals to him.

“My first time working with SEM was back in 2003, 2004, when I was racing open-wheel cars, dirt late models, ARCA...all kinds of stuff,” he said. “They’ve been supporters of mine for years. Any time you have a relationship that’s l...

SEM Products introduces Trim Black Ultra, a ground-up modernization of our original, industry standard, Trim Black product. With a spray gun-like application and finish, fast coverage, adhesion to a multitude of substrates, and superior UV resistance, Trim Black Ultra ensures our product offering is best-in-class for today’s automotive trim colors.

SEM Products, Inc. bolsters their weld-through primers offering with the addition of all-new Zincweld aerosol primer.  Zincweld is specifically formulated to deliver best-in-class corrosion protection, bar none.  

In 2016, Backyard Legends was born out of a passion for automotive restoration and hot rods. With 20 years of automotive restoration experience and a dream of bringing old American muscle cars back to life, Adam Nicholson opened up a custom restoration and hot rod shop in Concord, North Carolina. They spent the first few months of 2018 working feverishly to finish two Porsches for the Werks Reunion in Amelia Island, Florida. After ma...

SEM Products, Inc. introduces 6 new colors to the Factory Pack basecoats line. Factory Pack is a professional grade, urethane basecoat packaged in a shop floor compliant, convenient aerosol can. Now with 40 OEM matched colors, spanning 224 crossovers,  Factory Pack offers up to 85% time savings when used with the OEM Refinishing System&...

As manufacturers seek new ways to make lighter cars, plastic becomes more prevalent in the newer model vehicles. Replicating OEM textures in the shop eliminates the need to wait for replacement parts. 

SEM’s Texture Coating duplicates OEM textures, increases your billable hours and returns cars to customers faster.

SEM Products is committed to designing and delivering top performing products that reduce time, steps and waste for collision centers. In this quickly changing industry, innovation is essential to keeping up and staying in the game.

We also know it takes more than best-in-class, OEM recommended products to complete flawless repairs in record time. You need experience, skill and know-how. That's why we prioritize...

SEM racing is coming off a fantastic 2017 campaign with our drivers winning the Monster Energy, Xfinity and ARCA Championships. It was easily our most successful year yet!  The 2018 roster has started red hot with 4 more victories since the start of the season.

SEM Products, Inc. expands GripTide™ Non-Skid Deck Coating line to include Midnight Black and introduces 6.25 gallons bulk packaging options. GripTide Non-Skid Deck Coating is a protective, grip enhancing, textured coating that provides a durable, finish for marine surfaces. GripTide is the strongest on the market and cures 40% faster than the competition.  

When Kevin “Pigpen” McCain, owner of Rusty Volks Restoration in Fruitvale, Colorado, came across this 1967 Bronco the project was too cool to pass up. His customer, Garry, shared that the Bronco has been in the family for 50 years, passed down from generation to generation. Kevin set out to restore this old gal to back to her original 1967 Turquoise Frost glory. 

SEM is proud to announce, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) now officially recommends 14 SEM products for use in collision repair facilities in accordance with FCA repair procedures.  These products can be used as dictated by brand and part # or “equivalent” on repair procedures outlined by FCA Technical Service Bulletins (TSB).

Tony Carr has been refinishing cars for a little over 8 years, and has even placed in national competitions. Of all his killer projects, Tony shared with us his 2010 Camaro SS – finished primarily with SEM Products! With the help of friends and family, the project took nearly a year to complete. A big thanks to Tony for sharing his SEM story with us. We’re thrilled you chose SEM Products and we’re impresse...

Today, we’re thanking Albert Traille for sharing his SEM story with us. Starting with a bare frame and body in 1996, Albert built this amazing car, painted with Hot Rod Black - 8 years later the paint still looks as good as the day it was sprayed. 

New pouch packaging reduces waste by 8 - 20% compared to traditional packaging. SEM Products Inc. now offering Metal Bite Finishing Glaze, Bumper Bite Flexible Glaze and Carbo Fill+ enriched filler in soft-side pouches.

The SEM Racing team celebrates a wildly successful racing season with sponsored drivers winning 1st place in three Series Championships and another 2nd place championship ranking. 

SEM Products, Inc. unveils a new website with simplified navigation, powerful imagery, and amplified search tools to deliver a best in class experience, just like its products.

SEM’s top selling truckbed liners, Rock-It Liner™ and Pro-Tex™, are now available in 5 and 54 gallon drums. Both brands are available in black and tintable versions. These protective coatings are ideal for applications requiring protection, texture and durability.

OEM recommended Ez Coat has expanded its color offering from seven to nine factory-matched colors. New colors Field Drab and Dark Green are found on e-coats throughout a wide variety of 2015 -2017 Toyotas, Ford F-150s, Hondas, Nissans, and more.

SEM continues to bolster its premium, heavy-duty XXX brand portfolio with new Universal Adhesive Remover. Collision center personnel will benefit from its powerful, fast-acting formula to remove adhesive residue, tar, and more. Available now in convenient aerosols or quart cans, XXX Universal Adhesive Remover will not soften, discolor, or distort plastic, vinyl, or fabric.

SEM Products releases the newest addition of OEM recommended products: Dual-Mix™ Structural Impact Resistant Adhesive. Abbreviated as SIRA, this two-component, epoxy-based adhesive is built better for bonding structural and non-structural components where specified by the vehicle manufacturer.

Justin Allgaier and the BRANDT Professional Agriculture team had two reasons to celebrate on Saturday afternoon after winning the DC Solar 200 and claiming the first $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize of the season. Allgaier led 85 of 200 laps on his way to earning his fourth-career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and the first NXS win at Phoenix International Raceway for JR Motorsports.

Use SEM's five step standard operating procedure (SOP) for flawless panel and rivet bonding repairs.

Follow SEM's four step standard operating procedure (SOP) for refinishing support parts, cut-ins, and jambs to reduce labor up to 85%.

Follow SEM's three step standard operating procedure (SOP) for professional truckbed liner application.

Haas Automation/Monster Energy Driver Takes Lead on Final Lap To Score VictoryDate: Feb. 26, 2017Event: 59th Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36)Series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup SeriesLocation: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Format: 200 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/60 laps/80 laps) Start/Finish: 8th/1st (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)Point Standing: 1st (56 points, 12 ahead of second)Race Winner: Kurt Busch of Stewa...

The hot topic as of recent has centered on the use of corrosion inhibitive products in the collision repair industry with some insurance companies adopting policies to ensure they are used. Direct to metal primers, weld-through primers, cavity waxes, undercoatings, sealers and even adhesives all fall into this category but questions of what, when, where, why and how still seem to plague technicians. The following should help to clear up those qu...

Greetings from Rock Hill, SC! It is time for another exciting NASCAR racing season. The SEM Racing team is coming off a bittersweet 2016 campaign which saw three drivers make the Sprint Cup Chase, a second and third place finish in the Xfinity Chase and Johnny Sauter winning the Camping World Truck Series Championship; however, we also saw the retirement of Tony Stewart.As a result, 2017 brings a few changes to the SEM Racing family! NASCAR seas...

SEM Products Inc., is excited to announce a new and improved formula for 1K HS Clear. This high solids clearcoat is perfect for refinishing small accessories, door jambs, and new part cut-ins.

Follow SEM's four-step Sprayable Sound Dampening Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for proper application.

Follow SEM's four-step Plastic Refinishing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for consistent, professional results.

“Some low VOC products in the market lack effectiveness. Our customers wanted solvent strength in a waterbased formula; they demanded a powerful surface cleaner that they could use to remove dirt, oil, grease, and silicone.”– Nick Karayannis, Category Manager at SEM Products, Inc.

“This Custom Fill blank gives technicians freedom to use the products they rely on in aerosol form. This frees up a paint booth, air hose line, and painter by enabling technicians to prime, basecoat, or clearcoat support parts, cut-ins, and jambs directly on the shop floor through NESHAP 6H compliance.”– Nick Karayannis, Category Manager at SEM Products, Inc.

Follow SEM's three-step Inner Panel Corrosion Protection Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for consistent protection from rust and corrosion.

New 2-in-1 solution removes solvent-based and waterborne coatings from spray equipment through best in class XXX Universal Gun Cleaner from SEM. Recognizing the demand for dual purpose, contaminant-free cleaner, SEM developed a formula that works equally well on both solvent and waterborne paint systems.

Follow SEM's standard operating procedure (SOP) for duplicating OEM textures on raw plastic or painted surfaces.

Busch Beer’s tagline “Earning It” might be a perfect way to describe Kevin Harvick’s gritty win in Sunday’s rain-postponed and rain-delayed Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) outlasted the field – and several rain delays – in a race that started on Saturday night and ended Sunday evening. In all, Harvick led four times for a total of 128 la...

We’ve gotten a lot of thanks for reducing cycle time and increasing throughput with our direct-to-metal and paintable immediately seam sealers. So much so, that we wanted to work out the math to show other collision centers the true time, labor, and material savings, along with additional revenue, gained by using Dual-Mix™ Seam Sealer.

SEM’s booth #342 at NACE | CARS Expo & Conference on August 9 – 13, 2016 will show how to reduce repair steps, waste and time with SEM to decrease cycle time and increase throughput.

Chris Buescher grabbed his first Sprint Cup Series win Monday, using pit strategy to put the No. 34 Ford out front before bad weather cut the race short at Pocono Raceway. The victory is the second for Bob Jenkins’ growing team and the first since David Ragan took the No. 34 to Victory Lane in 2013.

Even the newest and least experienced technician can consistently and efficiently protect lower panels with this 5 step SOP.

With NACE | CARS just a few weeks away, PPX Reps' (Pacific Produx, Inc.) elite sales team for the automotive aftermarket has been hitting the streets and visiting with repair shop owners and managers throughout Southern California to personally invite them to attend NACE | CARS 2016 and visit the PPX Reps' co-located booths. All attendees may visit them at the NACE | CARS Expo, taking place Thursday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 12 at the Anaheim Con...

Turn more hours with direct to metal and paintable immediately 1K Seam Sealers. These OEM recommended products come in all 4 OEM matched colors: White, Gray, Beige, and Black, to ensure pre-crash condition on every seam.Follow this 3 minute video to duplicate OEM texture and patterns on interior or exterior seams, joints, and voids flawlessly every time.

To the victor go the spoils. After winning Sunday’s Save Mart 350k at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway, that adage is one Tony Stewart intends to fulfill to the tune of a berth in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Championship. Driving the No. 14 Code 3 Associates/ Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), Stewart took the lead with 22 laps to go and sparred with Denny Hamlin on the last lap to score his 49th career Sprint Cup Series win, his third...

Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), overcame team and fuel challenges to win Monday’s rain-delayed Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The win was Busch’s 28th career Sprint Cup victory, his third ever at Pocono and his first of 2016. With the victory, Busch has virtually locked himself into a spot in the 16-driver, 10-race Cha...

Reduce steps and save money on your next SMC repair with SEM’s new 2-in-1 Fleet Line™ Composite Adhesive & Repair.Also compatible with fiberglass, carbon fiber, Metton®, and other rigid plastics, Composite Adhesive & Repair has exceptional bonding strength, sanding, and featheredging characteristics. Follow this 4 minute video to complete SMC Repairs flawlessly every time.

Learn how to panel bond with SEM's OEM recommended Dual-Mix™adhesives. Multi-Purpose Panel Adhesive and Door Skin & SMC Adhesive takes all of the guess work out of choosing the right product for the right application at the right time.

One lucky winner will encounter three 170 mph jaw dropping laps with Dale Jr. around the track in Charlotte plus a DVD of the ride. Take in the rush of 3Gs of acceleration with 2 tickets to the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES and XFINITY SERIES races during your five night stay. Experience VIP treatment, a Q&A session and meet-n-greet with Dale Jr. plus much more.

While visiting a collision center, one of our team members, Mark, noticed a frame tech placing a truckbed side back on a vehicle with a rusty inner wheel house. The tech explained that they don’t fix the rust because it isn’t considered part of the damage. Mark pointed out, though, that if the rust isn’t fixed, the customer would ultimately bring this back due to rust damage, resulting in a costly re-do since the collision center was last to touc...

Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 1 OneMain Chevrolet, took home the victory in Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. The win, Sadler’s first with JR Motorsports and 11th in NXS competition, puts him back atop the series points standings.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s first NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Richmond International Raceway since September 2002 ended in similar fashion to that night nearly 14 years ago, with the two-time series champion dominating the race on his way to victory lane. Today’s victory, Earnhardt’s first Xfinity Series win since 2010, was also his fourth in six career starts at the Virginia short track.

SEM’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for plastic tab repair shows you how to efficiently repair most automotive plastic tabs for bumpers, mirror housings, and more. Follow this 2 minute video to complete plastic tab repairs correctly every time.

General Motors (GM) awards SEM Products, Inc. 52 recommendations spanning 218 SKUs. Recommended products should be used as “equivalent materials” during repairs outlined by GM Technical Service Bulletins. Recommendations include adhesives, foams, panel bonding adhesives, plastic repair materials, seam sealers, stone guard coatings, and undercoatings. Specialty coatings are recommended for out of warranty repair scenarios.

Chase Elliott won Saturday’s Power Shares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway for JR Motorsports, giving the company its third NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) win at the famed superspeedway.

SEM’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for plastic repair shows you how to efficiently repair most automotive plastics including bumpers, mirror housings, and more. Follow this 3 minute video to complete plastic repairs correctly every time.

It is time for another exciting NASCAR racing season. The SEM Racing team is coming off a great 2015 campaign which saw two drivers make the Chase with Kevin Harvick finishing in 2nd place, narrowly missing a back to back championship.Daytona Speedweeks are underway and the 2016 NASCAR season will officially begin with the Daytona 500 on February 21! With the many rules changes and the introduction of the Chase format to the Xfinity and Camping...

No matter how much you love your watercraft, time is going to take its toll. Cracked, faded, and stained vinyl seats are unfortunately par for the course when you own a boat or jet ski, and replacing or traditionally restoring these seats can cost hundreds of dollars!Thankfully, Vinyl Coat is available for marine enthusiasts who want to keep their seats looking like new, all year long. Vinyl Coat is an easy-to-use aerosol spray that can be applie...

Collision center technicians save time and expensive materials while reducing re-work on every job with Premium Powder Guide Coat from SEM. Packaged in a convenient aerosol, the product dries instantly and sands immediately. No more messy tubs, wasted product, masking, or clogged sandpaper. This premium guide coat has exceptional detection of even the smallest pinholes, reducing re-work and assisting in a flawless finish.

4 Products Address the Majority of RepairsCommercial fleet repair simplified with SEM’s new Fleet Line adhesives, seam sealer and repair materials. The four SKU line covers a wide range of repairs across heavy-duty, vocational, commercial, and marine fleets.

In preparation for SEM School, our New England team came down to set up product demos. As part of their display, they revived this 2013 Honda Ridgeline truckbed. The fiberglass composite bed was chalked-out, faded and showed fiberglass hairs. It was a sad sight for a 2 year old bed. The team used the new and improved Rock-It Liner to get this truckbed’s dignity back.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the information, knowledge and skills required to perform complete, safe and quality repairs in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.SEM, an approved I-CAR USA Industry Training Alliance program training provider for over six years, is excited to bring training to Canada.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), finished second in the Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway as well as the final 2015 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup season standings.Harvick was one of four drivers contending for the championship at Homestead, with his fellow title contenders being Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. Busch scored the race victor...

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), finished second in the rain-delayed and rain-shortened Race for Heroes 500k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway to advance to the Championship Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Do you want to turn more hours and put more money in your pocket? Do you want to lower paint costs to look good in front of your boss? Do you want to grow a thicker beard and have biceps that easily bend solid steel like putty?Factory Pack can make all of this come true. Well, at least the first two. How? By matching 18 of the top 20 OEM

Treat, restore and protect against rust with new high gloss, moisture cured urethane from SEM. Apply Rust Trap directly to rust or bare sanded steel to seal existing rust and prevent rust formation. Rust Trap dries to a glossy, non-porous, rock hard surface with excellent durability and chemical resistance. With simple preparation, Rust Trap quickly gets equipment back to work.

Don’t leave money on the table. Refinishing automotive vinyl, plastic, and leather is fast, simple, and lucrative. For about $20 in materials, you can easily refinish interior parts to add $75 - $250 per repair order.

Date:             Oct. 4, 2015
Event:            AAA 400 (Round 29 of 36)
Series:           NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location:        Dover (Del.) International Speedway (1-mile, concrete oval) 
Winner:         &...

Use SEM Marine Vinyl Coat to apply boat registration letters or numbers on your vinyl or plastic watercraft in just a few simple steps.

1. Apply stencil then mask.
   Apply registration stencil. Then, mask off the area around the stencil to protect against overspray. 
2. Prep surface
   Vinyl
   Clean with SEM Soap and a gray scuff pad. Rinse with water or a clean, damp cloth and d...

SEM releases improved Scuff & Clean prep paste in a new user-friendly pump package. Scuff & Clean is an abrasive material that cleans and prepares panels for repair or refinish. The improved formula boasts better sudsing, easier rinsing and no settling.

SEM adds the next member of the trusted Dual-Mix Quick Set adhesive line. Quick Set 180 is a two-component, general purpose, black, urethane adhesive for plastic, steel, aluminum, glass, SMC and fiberglass parts. The extended three minute working time works for large repairs in hot climates, while still functioning as a fast set adhesive.

Professional collision centers can now match any interior carpet, velour, vinyl, plastic, or properly prepped and primed metal color with an aerosol. SEM delivers aerosol blanks for filling Color Coat formulas using SEM’s Custom Fill machines.

Add Services With Custom Aerosols

Jobbers can provide custom mixed Color Coat solutions to anyone that...

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. – SEM Products, Inc. has joined forces with the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team once again, this time for one of the tour's most demanding races.The team announced Friday that SEM, the Rock Hill, S.C.-based manufacturer of innovative paints, adhesives and coating products, will sponsor the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro, piloted by Lawson Aschenbach in his NASCAR debut, in Saturday's Road America 180 Xfinity Series race.

Increase Throughput with Direct-to-Metal and Paintable Immediately 2K Seam Sealers

When it comes to 2K seam sealers, direct-to-metal (DTM) and paintable immediately* technologies help shops turn more cars per week. DTM seam sealers eliminate initial primer application, gun cleaning, and scuff time, reducing cycle time as much as 75 minutes while reducing material waste. The capability to paint immediately can save an additional 30 minu...

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Saturday at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway by finishing second in the Irwin Tools Night Race.Harvick started seventh and was in position to score his third victory of the season before having to settle for his 12th top-two finish of the year. The top-five result was Harvick’s 17th this seaso...

AutoRestoMod does an excellent job demonstrating how to restore a 40 year old car with Color Coat. AutoRestoMod uses our ready to spray Color Coat Landau Black, but many jobbers have Color Coat Mixing Systems to mix custom colors when needed. Their video shows how well SEM Soap, Vinyl Prep and Color Coat work together to produce exceptional ad...

Save replacement costs up to 94% by refinishing with SEM’s Marine Vinyl Coat™. 

Here are 4 easy steps to make boat seats look new with SEM: 

1. Prep seat by removing mildew with general purpose mildew remover. 
2. Clean seat with SEM Soap...

July 15, 2015 – ROCK HILL, SC – SEM introduces a first of its kind solution to cleaning one-component sprayable seam sealer applicators with 29433 Sprayable Seam Sealer Gun Cleaner. Whether a body shop technician is performing routine maintenance or needs to quickly switch seam sealer colors, Sprayable Seam Sealer Gun Cleaner makes this task easier.

“29433 makes the difficult task of cleaning these applicators much easi...

July 15, 2015 – ROCK HILL, SC – SEM provides collision centers World Class™ EZ Finish™ Clearcoat: SEM’s newest production oriented, national rule urethane clearcoat for exceptionally easy application and refinishing. With three activator speeds available, body shop technicians can apply EZ Finish Clearcoat on any size job, in any environment.

“EZ Finish Clearcoat is an exciting addition to SEM&rsq...

JULY 15, 2015 - 70200 Aluminum Repair & Refinishing Cabinet is an assortment of popular products geared to the repair and refinish of aluminum and steel panels.

• Complete assortment - cleaner, adhesive, seam sealer, glaze, primers, & mixing tips
• 5% discount over buying separately
• Free 71119 Universal Manual Applicator ($127 shop value)
• Free cabinet ($149 shop value)

Aluminum Repair &...

An Alaskan body shop technician coated his 1990 GMC Suburban with Hot Rod Black to give it an intimidating new look. This Suburban features a custom built rear roll pan and all LED lighting. The owner used SEM XXX Adhesion Promoter and Texture Coating on the mirrors, grill and headlight bezels.

Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn by winning the rain-shortened Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
 
It was the 29th point-paying Sprint Cup win for SHR since its inception in 2009 and the organization’s fourth this season. Busch won earlier this year at Richmond (Va.) Internatio...

Justin Allgaier No. 51 SEM Products ChevroletPocono RacewayAxalta "We Paint Winners" 400 Post-Race ReportLONG POND Pa. (June 8, 2015) - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) made its first of two stops in the Pocono Mountains, where Justin Allgaier drove a Hot Rod Black painted Chevrolet with SEM Products as the sponsor.

Hot Rod Black…The No. 51 Chevy’s primary sponsor this weekend at Pocono is SEM Products. Allgaier’s car is painted with SEM Products’ Hot Rod Black for this weekend. Hot Rod Black is the industry leading matte, two-component, single stage black for low gloss accent stripes, hoods or entire vehicles.

SEM unveils the next generation of industry leading Trim Black paint products: Trim Black Euro Jet.

SEM releases new 40786 Brushable Copperweld, a brushable version of SEM’s popular Copperweld aerosol weld-through primer for superior corrosion protection between welded substrates... Read More

Coming to a jobber near you, SEM products are showing off a brand new look.

40377 Heavy Bodied Black Seam Sealer now boasts a shorter working time of 10 minutes and set time of 15 minutes. These times are consistent with all SEM two component seam sealers to increase body shop productivity. Packaging reflects this change in the upper left hand corner of the cartridge.Use 40377 for sealing interior or exterios seams, joints and voids. Apply on bare metal, OEM finish, epoxy primers, and DTM urethane primer.

Another week, another win for SEM sponsored Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing. Coming off his first-place finish last week in Las Vegas at the Kobalt 400, Harvick led a race-high 224 total laps in Phoenix to win the CampingWorld.com 500k... Read More

SEM is celebrating Kevin Harvick’s big win at the Kobalt 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway....Read More

SEM is proud to sponsor another exciting year of racing. The SEM racing team is coming off a great 2014 campaign, which saw three drivers make the Chase and Kevin Harvick win the Sprint Cup Championship. In addition, Ben Rhodes won the K&N East Series title. View our drivers and teams for 2015

All American Ford of Hackensack, New Jersey, proved truckbed liners aren’t just for truckbeds. This dealership sprayed a new 2014 F-150 FX4 exterior entirely with SEM’s #1 selling truckbed liner, Rock-It Liner™. The result is an impressive, rugged look that catches attention across the showroom... View More

Last year, SEM Products, Inc. celebrated being in business for over 65 years delivering quality American-made products. This year the company continues to celebrate as May marked the biggest revenue month in the company’s history. Clearly they are doing something right!“Our success comes from empowering our people,” says President Steve Fussy. “We give them the room and the tools to do their jobs. We make everyone feel...

SEM’s Marketing Manager of Technical Services & Training, Larry Trexler, led a webinar on preparing for the future of steel and aluminum repair. Larry simplifies SEM’s Dual-Mix line of adhesives, fillers and sealers to the 6 products that cover the majority of collision center repairs.... View More

Body shops, mobile technicians, and detailers agree that headlight output is critical to safe driving at night. Restoring a car’s headlight lens increases light output, which improves safety, and enhances clarity for an attractive appearance.Follow these instructions to make any vehicle’s headlight lens look and perform its best.... Read More

When it comes to selecting the best primer for your automotive plastic, the choices can be overwhelming. Start by answering this question: Am I repairing or refinishing? Learn More...

Learn more about the products these champions use to look and perform the greatest.

General Motors recommends SEM Products’ 39977 Panel Vibration Control Material

SEM is proud to sponsor 2014 Sprint Cup Champion Kevin Harvick and the #4 Stewart-Haas Racing team. During the 2014 Sprint Cup season, Kevin piloted his Chevy SS to 5 victories, 8 pole positions and led more laps than any other driver. As a result, Kevin qualified for the new “playoff-style” Chase format. He survived, advanced, and ended the season with winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 in Homestead, FL, crowning him the 2014 Sprint Cup Champion!...

Jobbers, as a partner to the collision center, need to know - what’s in the can matters more than the price tag on it. The ability to explain what makes one product better than another is essential to improving collision center profitability.

A quick guide to determine what type of automotive plastic you’re working with.TPO, PPO, PP, ABS…. there are several plastics used in the automotive industry. It can be difficult to tell the difference between them while preparing to refinish or repair a vehicle. This guide defines the two major categories of plastic, provides ways to identify them, and gives instructions on how to work with each.

We recently received a thank you letter from Dave, who used SEM’s flexible coating Color Coat to refinish the dashboard and doors of his car. Dave writes, “I used SEM Color Coat on the interior panels of my custom sports car 10 years ago and it still looks amazing. No cracking or flaking or fading. Looks like the car came that way.”Want to get Dave's results? Here are 4 easy steps to use Color Coat on your next interior plastic refinishing job.

NEW: SEM now offers a high performance, modified silane polymer (MSP) 1K Sprayable Seam Sealer in four OEM colors. With SEM’s new sprayable seam sealers, body technicians are equipped to duplicate OEM sprayed seams on floor pans and trunk sections. This versatile sealer can also be used under rocker panels and inside wheel wells to meet or exceed OEM quality sound dampening.

SEM creates a mid-gloss, aerosol, acrylic clear for body or paint technicians refinishing OEM lower gloss panels. 1K HS Semi-Gloss Clear protects the color of and adds a mild gloss to basecoats.

Automotive technicians searching for an OEM matching white seam sealer need look no further. SEM releases 40477 Heavy Bodied White Seam Sealer with these technicians in mind. A high viscosity, two-component epoxy, 40477 is for use on interior or exterior seams, joints, and voids. 40477 is excellent for collision repair and fleet vehicles because of its outstanding adhesion to multiple surfaces, its flexibility, and its resistance to shrinking or...

The EZ Mix™ app puts over 5,000 formulas at your fingertips for mixing Color Coat and Sure-Coat™.The days of flipping through 200+ pages of mixing formulas are over with the introduction of SEM’s EZ Mix app. Designed for jobbers or technicians with Color Coat or Sure-Coat mixing systems, the EZ Mix mobile app eliminates the need for paper formulas. Users simply enter the SEM color number and quantity needed for formula and VO...

The Problem:It's obvious that the shorter the job time, the more jobs you can service each day. But how do you shorten labor time when you’re required to wait on mixing paint, flash times, vacant paint booths, and the time to clean your tools after each use?Find out how to lower your labor time up to 85% with SEM's OEM Refinishing System.

ROCK HILL, SC -- May 29, 2014 – SEM Products, Inc. releases a truckbed liner solution for VOC regulated states with their new Rock-It Liner 1.7. Built in the path of progress, SEM delivers on the demand for a VOC compliant bed liner. This high quality, urethane, textured coating provides a durable, protective finish for truckbeds and restoration projects. VOC regulated regions include California, Maryland, Delaware and parts of Canada.