DAP traces its roots back to 1865, when Robert H. Dicks and Elmer Wiggim began producing sealing wax for food-canning out of Dicks’ garage in Dayton, Ohio. Today, DAP has three manufacturing plants and four distribution facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, serving North America and the world. DAP’s products are sold in more than 60,000 retail stores throughout North and Latin America.