Industries

Architectural & OEM Coating


Color-matched, durable finishes for products people look at as well as use — storefront and railing components, light poles, fixtures, furniture frames, displays and OEM housings. Matched to a target and held across production.

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What we run

Coatings we run for architectural and OEM

On a product finish, two things get you fired: the color drifting between runs, and the coating failing where the customer can see it. Both are process control problems, and both are solvable.

Architectural Powder Coating

Durable, UV-stable powder systems for exterior and high-traffic interior components. Excellent edge coverage on extrusions, formed sheet and welded frames.

  • UV-stable exterior systems
  • Extrusions, sheet and frames
  • Gloss, satin, matte and texture

Custom Color Matching

Send a chip, a part, a RAL or a FED-STD-595 number. We match to it, record the formulation and hold it, so the second order looks like the first and spares match the installation.

  • Match to physical or numbered target
  • Formulation kept on file
  • Consistent across production runs

Liquid & Specialty Finishes

Where powder is impractical — heat-sensitive substrates, oversized assemblies, or a specified liquid coating system.

  • Heat-sensitive substrates
  • Oversized fabrications
  • Specified liquid systems

Silk Screening & Branding

Logos, product identification, model markings and instruction text screened directly onto the finished surface and protected.

  • Logos and product identification
  • Artwork matched to file
  • Coated over where required
Why us

Why OEM buyers work with us

A product finish is part of the product. It gets specified once, then has to be reproduced identically for as long as the product is sold and serviced.

Color held over years

Formulations are recorded, not remembered. A service part ordered two years later is matched to the same standard as the original run.

Rack marks placed on purpose

Every hung part has them. We agree where they go before the first article rather than defending where they landed afterward.

Cosmetic surfaces identified

Tell us which faces are seen and which are hidden, and fixturing is designed around that.

Batch and production

Prototype quantities and production runs go through the same process, so what you approve is what you receive.

Questions

Architectural and OEM coating FAQ

Can you match a color exactly?

We match to a target you supply — a chip, a painted sample, a RAL or a FED-STD-595 number — and we keep the formulation on file. Exact is a word worth being careful with: powder and liquid systems in different gloss levels will read slightly differently under different light, which is why we match to a physical standard where one exists.

Will the finish hold up outdoors?

With the right resin system, yes. Standard polyester powders are fine for most exterior work; where the specification calls for long-term UV and chalk resistance, a super-durable or fluoropolymer system is the answer. Tell us the exposure and the expected service life.

Where will the rack marks be?

Somewhere — the part has to hang. The useful conversation is where, and we would rather have it before the first article. Mark the cosmetic faces on the drawing and we will fixture from the hidden ones.

Can you coat aluminum extrusions?

Yes. Aluminum needs a conversion coating first for adhesion and corrosion protection, and that runs at Gleco Plating in the same company, so it is one order.

Do you handle texture and specialty finishes?

Yes — textures, hammertones, matte and satin gloss levels, and metallics. Send a physical sample of the effect you want rather than a description; the vocabulary varies between suppliers.

How do repeat and service orders work?

The formulation and process parameters stay on file against your part number. Reorder against it and the finish is reproduced rather than re-specified.

Send the part and the color target.

Substrate, finish, exposure and which surfaces are cosmetic. Quotes typically back within one business day.