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Accu-Labs, Inc. [Chicago, IL]

Accu-Labs, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary chemistry for the metal finishing industry, included the former Patclin, Rin, Accurate and Alcor product lines. Accu-Labs offers a complete product line of anodizing specialties, chromates, brighteners, cleaners, acid activators and strippers for both plated and painted products.

Acheson Colloids Company [Port Huron, MI]

World class manufacturer and supplier of conductive coatings, inks and paints marketed under Aquadag, Electrodag and Dag. Products offer excellent design flexibility, conductivity, adhesion. We're here to help...ask which product is right for you.

Agate Lacquer [Middlesex, NJ]

Manufacturers of waterbase, high solid, solvent base compliant coatings. Air dry or Bake for spray, dip or flow coat. We design coatings to meet specific requirements.

Alsa Corporation [Vernon, CA]

Alsa Corporation is a full service decorative coating and finished product supplier. Alsa is the exclusive North American distributor for Becker Industrial Coatings, the European leader in paint color styling for plastics and metals.

Antique Mirror Patina Solution Produced by: AMPS Industries Inc. [Birmingham, AL]

Antique Mirror Patina Solution effectively simulates the appearance of tarnished or distressed mirror on new mirror material. Simply spray, brush or pour Antique Mirror Patina Solution onto the mirror plating surface for the desired effect.

Atotech USA Inc. [Rock Hill, SC]

The world leader in electroplating chemistry for the general metal finishing industry, and chemistry & equipment for the printed circuit board production industry. Industrial accounts only please.

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Canadian Finishing Systems Ltd. [Burlington, Ontario]

Plating chemicals, equipment, electroplating supplies, nickel, chrome, chromates, cleaners, Canning distributor, electroless nickel, tin, lacquers, phosphating chemicals.

Chung Kong Chemical Co., Ltd [Hong Kong, China]

Chung Kong Chemical mainly supplies a full line of chemicals and various organic colors to aluminum anodizing industry. Products include pre-treatment chemicals, organic colors, screen printing resist inks, non chrome/chromates and post-treatment chemicals.

Cohler Enterprises, Inc. [Baltimore, MD]

Manufacturers of Rhodium, Gold and Silver plating solutions for the jewelry, dental and optical industries. Specializing in Rhodium pen and bath solutions. Worldwide shipping.

Coyne Chemical Co., Inc. [Croydon, PA]

Complete metal finishing and plating source, stocking hundreds of chemicals and proprietaries. Complete lab analysis capability for testing. Qualified representatives. Also offering environmental and contract services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S.

CST-SurTec, Inc. [Middleburg Heights, OH]

CST-SurTec, Inc. is committed to providing the metal finishing industry high quality processes that meet OEM and Tier One suppliers' specifications, while keeping with environmental and safety regulations. Through our partner SurTec GmbH Germany, we provide our customers with the latest in technological advancements in surface finishing applications for the automotive industry.

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Distek NA [Elk Grove Village, IL]

Equipment, chemicals and related know how for the application of the ArmorGalv Brand Non-Toxic and Pollution Free updated version of Sherardizing, high corrosion resistant vapor diffusion zinc/iron coating.

Dura-Chem Inc. [Lake Elsinore, CA]

Thermobond 3 - Solvent free metal repair filler/putty for powder coating, cosmetic patching for metal finishers.

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Electrochemical Products Inc. [New Berlin, WI]

Manufacturer of brighteners and additives for copper, nickel, zinc, silver, brass, tin and cadmium plating. Black oxides. Room temperature metal blackeners and antiquing/oxidizing processes. Phosphate finishes, rust preventatives, metal cleaners, etchants, surface preps.

Everbrite, Inc. [ Reno, NV]

Everbrite Protective Coating is a one part, easy to apply, self leveling clear coat which will refinish faded metal, bringing out the original color and finish. It will protect surfaces from corrosion, oxidation, salt air, U.V., acid rain and other damaging elements. It will never chip, crack peel or discolor and can be maintained indefinitely.

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Flatwater Inc. [O'Fallon, IL]

Metal protectant for all types of metals. In most applications, one coat lasts many years. Can be reapplied in the field. Also aluminum cleaner and one step metal polish.

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GALKIM Finishing Technologies [Istanbul, Turkey]

Manufacturer of Metal Finishing Chemicals including Functional Plating Processes, Decorative Plating Processes, Aluminium Processing, Paint Pretreatments, Precious Metal Salts & Processes and Post Finishing. GALKIM designs and manufactures Automatic Plating Systems and a full line of high quality plating tanks (PP,PVC,PE).

Gold Touch, Inc. [Cleveland, OH]

Portable 24 karat gold brush plating systems, equipment and chemicals for plating onto nickel, stainless steel, car emblems, conductive plastic, as well as other metals.

Grant Manufacturing & Alloying, Inc. [Birdsboro, PA]

MANUFACTURER: Tin, Tin/Lead ANODES: Cast (1"x4", "D" Shape 2"x4"), Extruded (Star, 16,12 & 10 point, Oval 1.5"x3", Slab 1"x3"), Ball (0.87", 0.75", 0.45" Diameter), Flat-Top (1.625"), Chunk (1"x1"). ALSO: Mossy Tin, Tin Shot, Babbitt, Pewter and Solder. DISTRIBUTOR: Copper, Zinc.

Guardian Anti-Corrosives Private Limited [ Chennai, India]

We manufacture chemicals for Phosphating, Chromating, Black Oxidizing etc. and proprietary rust removers, acid cleaners, rust preventives etc. Our products include Vanguard ISP, Vanguard ZS, Vanguard RC, Ferroguard, Vanguard M, Durophos, Pedigree, Defiance, Dominator Plus, Endurokote-631 and Endurokote-32.

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Heatbath Corporation [Indian Orchard, MA]

Black oxides, phosphate conversion coatings, electroless nickel, zinc plating brighteners, chromates, and metal cleaners. Expert technical services. Direct sales from three manufacturing facilities: Detroit, Chicago, and Springfield, MA.

Henkel Technologies [Madison Heights, MI]

Henkel Technologies is the world's leading provider of products, services and systems for the treatment and protection of metal or plastic surfaces. HST offers products for cleaning, coating, bonding, sealing and structural reinforcement.

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Liquid Corrosion Control Systems [Victoria, British Columbia, Canada]

Ship-2-Shore rust inhibiting coatings eliminate the need for cathodic protection and provide solutions to difficult rust and corrosion problems using Fluid Thin Film Coating technology (FTFC).

Liquid Development Company (LDC) [Cleveland, OH]

LDC manufactures a full line of chemicals and equipment for the worldwide brush plating / selective plating market, offering a wear resistant hard trivalent chrome, brush plating services worldwide.

Luster-On Products, Inc. [Springfield, MA]

Luster-On Products manufactures a complete line of surface preparations and finishing processes for the metal finishing industry. Our corporate name was originally our trade name for the original bright chromate conversion that added "luster" onto cadmium and zinc plated surfaces.

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MacDermid, Inc. [Waterbury, CT]

MacDermid Inc. has over 75 years of experience offering the metal finishing industry a diversity of high performance and superior quality products for pretreatment, decorative, functional, electroless nickel, tin and tin/lead plating. Also offered is a full line of environmentally friendly hex-chrome free finishes and topcoats which meet today's requirements.

Martex Paints Ltd [Birmingham, England]

Martex offers industrial and decorative powders including Artpow one-bake wood grain powder coating system, metallic powder coatings, and unique colors including verdi-gris and rust, plus Anoprime -- a low-VOC waterborne primer which requires no baking because it is cured when the applied powder is baked.

Maskcoat LLC [West Monroe, LA]

Stop-Off Lacquers, Liquid Maskants. For selective plating, anodizing for temporary protective coating of those surfaces not requiring complete processing. Fast cure brush, dip or spray peelable/strippable coatings and strippers/reducers. Masking.

Metal Coating Process Corporation [Charlotte, NC]

Electropolishing Chemicals, Equipment, and Process Technology. Informational seminars held monthly in Charlotte, NC.

METALAST International, Inc. [Minden, NV]

METALAST provides process control, chemical management software, equipment and chemistry (specialty dyes) along with METALAST TCP-HF a drop-in replacement to hex chromates and QPL listed product to the metal finishing industry.

Metalline Chemicals Corporation [Mequon, WI]

High strength metals cleaners, environmentally friendly chemical polishes and non-chrome corrosion inhibiting chemicals for all metals.

Metalx, Inc. [Lenoir, NC]

B-9 Nickel Strippers. Supplier of cyanide-free chemicals for stripping nickel and nickel alloys from all base metals and substrates. Strip electroless nickel, electrolytic nickel, and nickel-iron.

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G. J. Nikolas & Co., Inc. [Bellwood, IL]

Lacquer and EPA compliant liquid coatings for brass, bronze, silver, copper, aluminum and other decorative metals. Coatings for most applications from air dry to bakes in spray, dip, and aerosol applications. Specializing in EPA solvent borne coatings that utilize existing equipment and do not require retraining yet provide a beautiful finish. Call us!

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Oakite Products, Inc. [New Providence, NJ]

Chemetall Oakite is a leading specialty chemical company which designs, manufactures and supplies related equipment to manufacturing and related industries.

Orison Marketing, L.L.C. [Abilene, TX]

Orison offers premier maintenance chemicals such as Evapo-Rust Rust Remover, SC-Aircraft & Metal Cleaner, CP90 Rust Inhibitor, Piston Kleen, BIOsafe Paint Solvent and IceClear Deicers. Our products are sold worldwide to industry and military.

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Palm International, Inc. [LaVergne, TN]

Manufacturer and distributor of nickel, cobalt, rare earth and other chemicals. Specializes in products for electroless nickel plating. Manufacturer of automated and manual plating systems, tanks, filters, heat exchangers, evaporators. Also, Palm presents the ENSchool Electroless Nickel School, which is known worldwide as a complete introduction to electroless nickel plating.

Plating Systems & Technologies, Inc. [Jackson, MI]

PS&T is the leader in the art and science of mechanical plating and galvanizing, offering a complete line of products for both processes and providing the best technical support in the industry.

Plating Technologies, Inc. [Warren, MI]

Supplier of chemistry and equipment for plating on plastics, EMI/RFI shielding, and electroplating. Also available for consulting and troubleshooting. We can find qualified sources for your plastic plating and shielding needs. Fax your requirements for competitive quote.

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Restore It Yourself, Inc. [Carlsbad, CA]

Manufacturer of safe cleaning solutions, rust inhibitors and polishes for metal. Inventors of SCRATCH-B-GONE^TM, first Do-It-Yourself kit for scratch and rust remediation from grained finishes on stainless steel appliances, sinks and grills.

Russamer Lab [Pittsburgh, PA]

Environmentally safe super-polishing of nitinol, cobalt, nickel, stainless steel, niobium. Blackening titanium, titanium color anodizing technology. Environmentally clean acid-free polishing & passivation technology for stainless steel 300 and 400 series. Titanium photo-etching technology.

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Sanchem Inc. [Chicago, IL]

We specialize in chrome-free pretreatments for aluminum, zinc, magnesium, steel and galvanized metal. Our high performance chrome-free alternatives to Irridite/Alodine can give you both a clear and golden color from the same tank. Your product and process line is unique. We will make an easy to use environmentally friendly process for you.

John Schneider and Associates, Inc. [Mequon, WI]

Speciality chemicals and equipment for the metal finishing industry. Anodizing - Antiquing - Black Oxide - Burnishing - Chemical Polishing - Chromates - Cleaners - Detergent Acid Additives - Electropolishing - Lacquers - Paint & Plating Strippers - Post Treatments - Rust Preventatives

Stellar Solutions [Algonquin, IL]

CitriSurf is an environmentally friendly citric acid based cleaner and passivation product for use with all grades of stainless steel. CitriSurf replaces hazardous Nitric Acid products, and meets ASTM A-967.

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Tally Metal Sales, Inc. [Glenview, IL]

Produce high purity zinc anodes of all shapes. Distributor of Outokumpu nickel anodes - cadmium balls - copper anodes - copper wire - tin anodes.

Technic Inc [Providence, RI]

Leading supplier of precious and non-precious plating chemistry in the U.S. (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, tin, tin-lead and PCB chemistry) for the electronics, PCB, semiconductor, general metal finishing and decorative industries.

TIGER Drylac U.S.A., Inc. [Ontario, CA]

Since 1984, TIGER Drylac has been providing the metal finishing industry with environmentally friendly and technologically advanced decorative and functional powder coating solutions for every application. TIGER Drylac continues to be the leader in the powder coating industry with the world's largest selection of over 600 colors and finishes and six locations to serve you.

Titan International Inc. [Moorestown, NJ]

Anodes, chemicals, baskets, hooks, bags, tanks, racks, heaters, rectifiers, liners, brass, bronze, copper, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, tin, lead, zinc, filters, sulfamate, MSA, cyanides, stannate, graphite, sulfate chloride, potassium. Depolarized, solder, alloys, silver, chrome, chromic.

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U.S. Specialty Color Corporation [Monroe, NC]

For more than 16 years, U.S. Specialty Color Corporation has been a major supplier of aluminum dyes for the anodizing industry. In addition, we also offer a complete line of pretreatment chemicals, chromates and sealing agents.

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Zinex Corporation [Oxnard, CA]

Industry leader in developing environmentally friendly plating solutions and processes suitable for production baths in both "Job" and "Captive" shops. These processes do not contain cyanide, chrome, chelators, organics, selenium, lead or hydroxides. Additionally, these processes are user friendly and easily controlled. Also, Zinex manufactures D.C. power supplies for the electroplating and electro-polishing processes.

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