FIND YOUR FIXAbout J-B Weld
J-B Weld has been the world's strongest bond since 1969 — built for the people who'd rather fix it, rebuild it, or make it better than give up on it.
How it all began
A mom-and-pop operation
Sam Bonham needed a way to fix cracked engine blocks without a torch. Working with a Texas A&M chemist he formulated a two-part epoxy, mixed the first batch in his garage and named it J-B Weld.
He and Mary sold it out of the trunk of their car to auto-parts jobbers across east Texas. Word spread because the product worked — permanently.
More than fifty years later, the company Sam and Mary started is headquartered near Atlanta and sold at over 90,000 retail locations in more than 40 countries.
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1969
The Original Cold-Weld
Two tubes, one ratio, a permanent bond that can be shaped, tapped, filed, sanded and drilled once cured.
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2000s
One product becomes a range
KwikWeld, WaterWeld, SteelStik, MarineWeld, WoodWeld and PlasticWeld put a purpose-built option behind every kind of repair.
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2010
New ownership, new home
Chip Hanson acquires the company and relocates the corporate headquarters to Marietta, in the Atlanta metro.
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2010
A full lineup of putty sticks
J-B Weld introduces a complete range of epoxy putty sticks. Knead it, press it, done. No tubes, no tray, no measuring.
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2013
ClearWeld brings the syringe
ClearWeld launches J-B Weld’s syringe-dispensed epoxy, so both parts come out in the right ratio every time.
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2013
ClearWeld brings the syringe
ClearWeld launches J-B Weld’s syringe-dispensed epoxy, so both parts come out in the right ratio every time.
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2015
Putty sticks, made our way
J-B Weld acquires the epoxy putty stick product line, along with its base formulas and equipment, bringing the recipe and the machinery in-house.
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2017
Stronger north of the border
Walmart Canada and Home Depot Canada put J-B Weld on shelves in front of even more Canadian DIYers.
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March 2018
Stronger north of the border
Construction begins on a new distribution and production facility in the Texas town where it all started.
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April 2018
Nick Offerman makes it official
J-B Weld goes on TV and radio with Nick Offerman delivering the line that says it all: World’s Strongest Bond.
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October 2018
FiberFix joins the toolbox
Acquiring the FiberFix Repair Wrap line adds a fix for the cracked, split and broken things a tube of epoxy can’t quite wrap its arms around.
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October 2018
FiberFix joins the toolbox
Acquiring the FiberFix Repair Wrap line adds a fix for the cracked, split and broken things a tube of epoxy can’t quite wrap its arms around.
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2019
Down under and across the pond
New distribution partnerships bring J-B Weld to DIYers in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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2019
New manufacturing plant in Sulphur Springs, TX
The manufacturing team moves from their location on Como Street to a brand new facility at 400 C M H Road.
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2020
New aisles, new fixers
Placements at Dollar General and Michaels open up new customers, including crafters who’d been borrowing it from the garage for years.
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2020
Expanding into Mexico
Partnerships with AutoZone and Home Depot put J-B Weld within reach of DIYers and mechanics across Mexico.
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2021
Herculiner comes aboard
J-B Weld acquires the Herculiner truck bed liner brand, taking our toughness from small repairs to the whole bed of the truck.
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2021
Reaching further around the world
New distribution partnerships in Israel, Turkey and South Africa bring J-B Weld to more DIYers worldwide.
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2021
Be Your Strongest Self
A new campaign celebrates the moment someone realizes they can fix it themselves, and shows it off with a flex.
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2022
Manufacturing expands its footprint in Sulphur Springs, TX
The manufacturing facility at 400 C M H Road gets an expansion, nearly doubling in size.
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2026
A purpose-built office in Sandy Springs
The team moves north from Marietta into a new office designed around how we actually work — and how we test what we sell.
Be your strongest self
Whether you're patching a leaky pipe at midnight or rebuilding an engine on a Saturday, J-B Weld is the partner that never lets you down.
