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.

 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.  

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. 

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...

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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. 

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.  

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&...

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.  

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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...

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.

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...

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.