| Coatings | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Wire |
| Cover: | Coatings album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 21 October 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1985–1990 |
| Genre: | Alternative dance, experimental rock, post-punk |
| Label: | WMO |
| Chronology: | Wire compilation album |
| Prev Title: | Turns and Strokes |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | 1977–1979 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Coatings is a compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released on 21 October 1997 and compiles studio recordings from the band's second era (1985–90) that appeared only as B-sides, alternate mixes, bonus tracks previously unavailable in the UK and several Peel Session tracks.