Testing & Innovation

Staying Ahead of the Curve

If you want to be the best, you don't just wait for it to happen - you have to work at it. You need to be constantly striving to find what works where, and why, and make it better.

Pelletier's Auto Body takes great pride in working hard, investing time and resources to find the best solutions possible. We work closely with 3M and AkzoNobel (maker of Interpon and Sikkens), prototyping new systems and driving the industry forward.

Pelletier's is one only a small number of industry test-beds for 3M Canada, a fact that we're very proud of, and a testament to our attitude of innovation.

The Two Best Reasons

You and the environment. If we think that a new product, process, or tool is going benefit our customers or minimize our harm to the environment, then we'll invest in it. This concern for reliability, performance, efficiency, and reponsibility drives us to try, innovate, and succeed. That's why we actively work with our partners to discover what works best.

Nestled in the scenic forests of Thunder Bay, Ontario lies one of the almost hidden gems of Canada's Collision Repair and Powder Coating Industry. Pelletier's Auto Body and Powder Coating are a family-owned company and are leaders in innovation always using the most advanced technology in repair equipment and products. Automobiles repaired and painted at Pelletier's are refinished with the Sikken's Autowave waterborne paint system.

3M Automix adhesives and the 2008 NACE best new product 3M Dynamic Mixing System are used for a guaranteed body repair. 3M masking and adhesives systems ensure proper paint adhesion. The 3M Paint Preparation System is utilized on all paint jobs to achieve flawless paint coverage and corrosion prevention. Sikkens and 3M products used by Pelletier's are eco-friendly, ranging from low VOC coatings, 3M Purple Clean Sanding Disc Dust-Free Abrasives, solvent-free 3M masking tapes to the waterborne 3M Perfect-It Polishing System.

Pelletier's technicians are highly skilled and dedicated to delivering your prized vehicle back to you looking better than when you left it.

Brett MacNeil
Paint and Autobody Consultant, Automotive Aftermarket Division
Manitoba/NW Ontario
3M Canada Company

Powder Coating

Steel rims. Aluminum rims. Magnesium rims. Car parts. Bike parts. Boat parts. Extrusions. Milled parts. Steel doors. Computer components. Lighting fixtures... If it's metal, we can coat it.

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Collision Repair

Our certified technicians specialize in high-quality, environmentally responsible vehicle repair, using industry-leading materials and processes.

Don't compromise. Choose Pelletier's.

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Environmental Commitment

Pelletier's Auto Body is proud to be Northwestern Ontario's leader in environmentally responsible automotive maintenance and repair solutions. It's what matters most.

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Project: 1963 Corvette Stingray

An amazing example of the rare split-window 1963 Corvette Stingray Coupe is in our capable hands for a glass-up restoration. We're not dreaming. We checked.

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