WestChem supplies a comprehensive range of metal finishing chemicals and pretreatment solutions for industrial manufacturing and finishing applications. From initial surface cleaning and preparation through phosphate coatings, rust removal, pickling and passivation, our products help prepare, treat and protect metal surfaces throughout the finishing process.
Explore our general metal finishing products by application, including advanced pretreatment, metal finishing cleaners, iron phosphate, zinc and manganese phosphate, paint and rust removal, and stainless steel pickling and passivation.
Not sure which chemistry or process is right for your application? Talk to the WestChem team. With local warehousing, laboratory services and technical support in Western Canada, we can help evaluate your process and identify the right solution for your metal finishing requirements.
General Metal Finishing FAQs
Metal finishing encompasses processes used to clean, prepare, treat and protect a metal surface. Depending on the application, this can include cleaning and degreasing, pretreatment, phosphate coating, rust or paint removal, and pickling and passivation.
WestChem supplies products across a range of metal finishing applications, including advanced pretreatment, metal finishing cleaners, iron phosphates, iron phosphate replacements, zinc and manganese phosphate, paint strippers, rust removers, and stainless steel pickling and passivation.
Proper pretreatment helps create a clean and appropriately prepared metal surface for subsequent finishing processes. The required pretreatment will depend on the substrate, contaminants present and the coating or finishing process that follows.
These are different phosphate treatment processes used for specific metal finishing requirements. The appropriate chemistry depends on the substrate, application and desired finish or performance. WestChem can help determine which process and product are appropriate for your operation.
Yes. Stainless Steel Pickling & Passivation is one of WestChem’s dedicated general metal finishing categories.
Yes. WestChem provides technical support, complimentary lab services and external audits through its technical representatives to help customers evaluate and improve their processes.
WestChem is headquartered in Western Canada and provides customers with access to local warehousing, laboratory services and technical support.
