▁The ▁resulting ▁entity ▁was ▁renamed ▁D icks - Arm strong - P ont ius , ▁which ▁was ▁eventually ▁short ened ▁to ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁D AP . ▁ ▁D AP ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁the ▁market ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁late x ▁ca ulk ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁introduced ▁numerous ▁other ▁ca ul ks , ▁se al ants , ▁ins ulating ▁fo ams ▁and ▁other ▁patch ▁and ▁repair ▁products . ▁They ▁followed ▁with ▁ac ry lic ▁late x ▁technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁sil ic one ▁se al ants ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁Pl astic ▁Wood ▁brand ▁was ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁D AP ▁port folio ▁of ▁products , ▁and ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁D AP ▁acquired ▁both ▁Ph en ose al ▁and ▁Custom ▁Building ▁Product s ▁ready - mix ▁repair ▁products . ▁▁ ▁Today , ▁D AP ▁has ▁three ▁manufact uring ▁plants ▁and ▁four ▁distribution ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁serving ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁D AP ' s ▁products ▁are ▁sold ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ret ail ▁stores ▁throughout ▁North ▁and ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Tool ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8