Surface Pretreatment

Used to remove organic soils such as dirt, oils, and grease. Applied by recirculating spray systems, immersion cleaning operations, and spray wand units.

Powdered immersion cleaner designed for steel and stainless steel metal finishing operations.

Applications: Grease, oil, and difficult soil removal

Non-silicate, non-etching immersion cleaner for aluminum alloys and mixed metals.

Applications: Low-temperature soak cleaning

Combines alkaline builders, chelates, and detergents for maximum soil penetration.

Applications: Spray washers, ultrasonic, CIP cleaning

Heavy-duty ferrous metal cleaner with flash rust protection during processing.

Applications: Pre-phosphate cleaning operations

Engineered for removal of oils, chlorinated paraffins, and varnished drawing compounds.

Applications: Heavy manufacturing cleaning

Optimized alkaline detergent for ferrous metals, titanium, copper, and nickel alloys.

Applications: Multi-metal cleaning systems

Heavy-duty liquid cleaner for steel and stainless steel finishing applications.

Applications: Removal of rust, oxides, and lubricants

Gentle alkaline cleaner concentrate formulated for ferrous, galvanized, and aluminum metals.

Applications: Drying-sensitive cleaning operations

Used prior to applying conversion coatings on metal surfaces and designed to remove inorganic soils such as weld scale, laser scale, rust, oxides, smut, and other surface contaminants.

Liquid acidic cleaner concentrate for ferrous, aluminum, and zinc surfaces in spray washers.

Applications: Surface preparation before painting and conversion coating

Phosphate-free acidic cleaner removing oxide, smut, mill scale, and discoloration from aluminum alloys.

Applications: Welding, anodizing, burnishing, and conversion coating preparation

Removes carbon, fly ash, oxide films, oils, and particulates from metal surfaces.

Applications: Dip tanks and recirculating cleaning systems

Removes natural oxide coatings while lifting oils, coolants, and soils from aluminum surfaces.

Applications: Aluminum cleaning and passivation

Acidic concentrate designed to remove oxides and scale from aluminum prior to finishing operations.

Applications: Anodizing, painting, and conversion coating preparation

Non-crystalline, nonmetallic conversion coatings chemically adherent to the metal substrate to improve paint adhesion and corrosion resistance.

Highly concentrated iron phosphate cleaner/coater for steel, zinc, and aluminum surfaces.

Applications: Steam gun and spray wand pretreatment systems

Cleaner/coater with wetting agents and accelerators designed for spray and immersion phosphating.

Applications: Spray washers and immersion pretreatment systems

Low-temperature iron phosphate cleaner/coater for steel, aluminum, cast iron, and galvanized surfaces.

Applications: Energy-efficient spray washer operations

Iron phosphate cleaner/coater using non-molybdate accelerators for dense phosphate coating formation.

Applications: Recirculating washers and immersion systems

Acidic phosphating compound producing dense coatings with superior paint adhesion and flash rust resistance.

Applications: Long production runs and high-performance paint systems

Conversion coatings offering high-performance corrosion protection beyond iron phosphate and compatible with all major paint systems.

Manganese-modified zinc phosphate designed for paint bonding and corrosion inhibition on steel and mixed metals.

Applications: High-quality mixed metal pretreatment operations

Fine-crystal zinc phosphate coating for steel, galvanized steel, aluminum, and zinc alloy coated steel.

Applications: Spray and immersion pretreatment systems

Liquid activating agent designed to produce fine zinc phosphate crystal structures in immersion systems.

Applications: Low-temperature zinc phosphating pretreatment. AKTIVATOR® 3 is a registered trademark of Kluthe.

Nickel-containing zinc phosphating treatment producing uniform phosphate coatings under standard conditions.

Applications: Low-pressure spray and immersion systems. DECORRDAL® is a registered trademark of Kluthe.

These next-generation phosphate-free conversion coatings provide an environmentally responsible alternative to traditional phosphate coatings on metal surfaces.

Acidic zirconium concentrate that cleans and coats ferrous and aluminum substrates with enhanced corrosion resistance.

Applications: Pretreatment before painting and powder coating

Transforms ferrous and aluminum substrates into highly corrosion-resistant surfaces with excellent topcoat adhesion.

Applications: High-performance powder coating systems

Applies highly corrosion-resistant coatings to ferrous and non-ferrous metals while outperforming traditional iron phosphate systems.

Applications: Industrial pretreatment operations

Reactive non-chromium coating designed to replace iron and zinc phosphates while reducing water consumption.

Applications: Dry-in-place and e-coat pretreatment systems

Zirconium-based cleaner coater optimized for large production parts and spray-to-drain applications.

Applications: Sustainable large-part pretreatment systems. UniCoat® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

These products are designed to enhance the performance of conversion coating systems for multi-metal applications by improving corrosion resistance, paint adhesion, and post-treatment protection.

Acidic liquid formulated for the final stage of multi-stage metal cleaning and phosphating operations.

Applications: Iron and zinc phosphate sealing

Performs similarly to traditional chrome sealers while improving corrosion protection and paint adhesion.

Applications: Ferrous and non-ferrous phosphate processes

Designed for steel, galvanized, galvanneal, aluminum, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, and yellow metals.

Applications: Corrosion protection and paint adhesion enhancement

Chromium-free, phosphate-free, non-foaming sealer that helps protect against flash rusting at low concentrations.

Applications: Environmentally conscious post-treatment operations

Products formulated to prepare synthetic materials for liquid painting, powder coating, and vacuum metalizing applications.

Removes mold release, shop dust, and fingerprints from plastic and composite substrates.

Applications: Spray cleaning systems

Mild acid phosphate-free detergent for cleaning plastics and composite materials.

Applications: Spray cleaning operations

Final-stage rinse additive designed to improve drying and reduce water spotting.

Applications: Plastic washing systems

Conductive coating formulated for powder coating and electrostatic liquid painting on plastics.

Applications: Spray, immersion, and manual coating systems

Fast-drying conductive coating for electrostatic liquid paint and powder coating applications.

Applications: Spray, immersion, and manual applications

Acidic and near-neutral descalers engineered to remove inorganic soils including weld scale, laser scale, rust, and other metal oxides while improving paint adhesion and corrosion resistance.

Designed for spray multi-metal applications and efficiently removes weld and laser cutting scale from complex geometry parts.

Applications: Multi-metal spray washer descaling. UniPrep® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

Immersion descaler operating at near neutral pH to reduce substrate etching and lower wastewater treatment costs.

Applications: Immersion descaling and oxide removal. UniPrep® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

More aggressive acidic descaler designed for difficult scales and challenging oxide removal applications.

Applications: Spray and immersion descaling systems. UniPrep® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

Qualified and approved pretreatment technologies for military, aerospace, automotive, and heavy equipment finishing applications.

QPL-listed tri-chrome aluminum passivation meeting MIL-DTL-81706-B and MIL-DTL-5541-F specifications.

Provides exceptional bare metal corrosion protection and superior paint adhesion for aerospace and automotive applications.

Applications: Aerospace and military aluminum pretreatment. SurTec 650 is a registered trademark of SurTec International GmbH.

Phosphorous-free zirconium oxide coating system for steel, aluminum, zinc, and magnesium substrates.

Enhances adhesion and corrosion resistance for wet paint and powder coating applications.

Applications: CAT 1E4093A approved pretreatment product. Interlox® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

Phosphorous and nitrogen-free zirconium coating optimized for immersion applications.

Provides excellent performance for liquid paint, powder coat, and e-coat systems with improved corrosion resistance.

Applications: CAT 1E4093A approved immersion pretreatment product. Interlox® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.

Phosphorous-free cleaner/coater depositing zirconium oxide coatings on steel, zinc, magnesium, and aluminum.

Designed for recirculating spray washer systems with two, three, and four-stage processing lines.

Applications: CAT 1E4093B approved pretreatment product. UniCoat® is a registered trademark of Atotech / MKS.