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                                                          EST. 1994

PICKLEX®

      
           US EPA Tested/Verified 
             
Environmentally Safe Product

        GREEN TECHNOLOGY

     Developed & Made in USA

Metal parts rusted before treatment with Picklex
Before Picklex®
Metal parts clear of rust after treatment with Picklex
After Picklex®
 
 


       Picklex® Process
 National Award Winner

Metal parts rusted before treatment with Picklex
Before Picklex®
Metal parts clear of rust after treatment with Picklex
After Picklex®
  CHANGING THE METAL SURFACE PREPARATION & PRE-TREATMENT PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO FINISHING

BY COMPLETE GREEN PROCESS

2-STEP TO 4-STEP PROCESS (MAXIMUM)

SAVING A LOT OF CONVENTIONAL STEPS, LABOR, TIME, COST & ENERGY


ELIMINATES ACID, PHOSPHATE, CHROMATE, CHEMICAL SEALER, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE TREATMENT, SLUDGE & DOWN TIME FROM THE METAL SURFACE PREPARATION & PRE-TREATMENT PROCESS BEFORE FINISHING

ALSO, ELIMINATES SANDING OR BLASTING OF NEW METAL SURFACE
 
 
WORKS ON BOTH FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL SURFACE INCLUDING
STAINLESS STEEL & GALVANIZED STEEL

The only Pre-treatment/Conversion coating which removes surface rust, white rust, weld scale and laser scale while providing a pre-treatment/conversion coating & seal in just one step.

  

Completely prepares the Metal surface for Priming, Liquid painting, Powder coating, E-coating, Hard Chrome plating, Anodizing, Galvanizing etc.

 
 


PICKLEX(R) is the only pre-treatment/conversion coating which can withstand around 2000
°F baking temperature (For High temperature Paint or Ceramic coating)

 

 

Short & Easy way to Passivate Stainless Steel

& prepare for clear coating, laminating etc.

eliminating Nitric Acid Passivation


No Waste Disposal, No Waste Treatment, No Sludge

Already Eliminated over a Million Gallons of Hazardous/Toxic Chemicals from Metal Surface Preparation & Pre-treatment Process

Keeping the Environment Clean
One company at a time



SINCE 1998, THERE HAS BEEN NO RUST PROBLEM, ADHESION OR QUALITY FAILURE

Complete Metal Surface Preparation and Pre-treatment

For Ferrous and Non-ferrous metal surface
  • Environmentally safe, Non-hazardous and Water Based product
  • Picklex® Process eliminates the conventional acid etching/pickling, phosphating, chromating and chemical sealer from the metal surface preparation and pre-treatment process before finishing such as powder coating, liquid painting, e-coating, electroplating etc.
  • Picklex® Process has no waste disposal, no waste treatment, no suldge, no concentration adjustment, no regular monitoring, no down time
  • Picklex® removes laser scale, weld scale, surface rust, white rust etc. from the steel & aluminum surface, eliminating media blasting and acid treatment
  • Picklex® eliminates Nitric acid passivation and passivates stainless steel
  • Very Long-Term Indoor Rust Protection (in terms of years)
  • Tested and published by US EPA as a nonpolluting and cost effective metal surface preparation, pretreatment and conversion coating before finishing
  • Picklex® provides equal or better quality results than phosphates and chromate for most finishing systems
  • Picklex® is the only pre-treatment/conversion coating which completely removes oxidation from the metal surface while providing a pre-treatment/conversion coating and seal the coating, all at the same time in one step.
  • Since Picklex® removes all oxidation and stops the oxidation process, the chances of adhesion (bonding) failure is zero.
  • Continuous process with no down time

  • Picklex® Product and Process Summary
  • Advantages of Picklex® Process
  • Zero Waste Disposal
  • Eliminate Flash Rust Problem
  • Pickling/De-Scaling/Conditioning/Coating
  • Storing and Shipping of Metal

 
Picklex20
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Other Product:  Picklex® 20  One-Step Metal Surface Preparation by manual process

Picklex® 20
performs multiple jobs in one single application as shown below:
  • Metal surface cleaner
  • Flash Rust remover (both red rust and white rust, eliminates acid etching)
  • Rust inhibitor (provides indoor rust protection in terms of several years)
  • Rust converter (converts 100% rust to a protective/conversion coating)
  • De-scaling/de-rusting (replaces acid pickling or blasting)
  • Provides Protective coating (conversion coating)
  • Complete Surface preparation for welding & anti-spatter
  • Complete metal surface preparation and pre-treatment for finishing
  • Only product in the market for complete surface preparation for galvanized steel for painting/powder coating, eliminating blasting or chromate treatment.
  •  Works on cold rolled steel including stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized steel etc. (any ferrous & non-ferrous metal surface)
Therefore, this single product can be used as a metal surface cleaner, rust remover, rust inhibitor, rust converter, protective coating (for long term rust protection), complete metal surface preparation/pre-treatment chemical before welding and also for finishing such as priming, liquid painting, powder coating etc.
 
For more information, or to learn more about Picklex®, please go to our Products page or click one of the links below.

 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF)
American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
 
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