Chemistry
for Every
Finish Line.
Process chemistry for pretreatment, plating, passivation, sealing, rework, and waste treatment, backed by expert technical support.
Pretreatment through post-treatment
Troubleshooting and lab analysis
Specialty chemistry delivered nationwide
Technical Support, Close to the Process.
When a finishing process is not performing as expected, customers need more than a product recommendation. California Chemical’s Chino R&D and service laboratory provides technical and analytical assistance, research support, and custom formulation capabilities for metal finishing customers.
Process Troubleshooting
Technical support around finishing-process challenges.
Laboratory Analysis
Analytical support for process evaluation.
Custom Formulation
Chemistry adapted to specific requirements.
R&D Support
Research solutions for unique applications.
Chemistry Behind the Finish.
From heavy-duty soak and electrocleaning to non-silicated immersion cleaners, alkaline etchants, and specialized de-smut deoxidizers, California Chemical supplies proprietary formulations engineered for modern metal finishing lines.
CALFIN PREP FP100S
CALFIN PREP FP200 E
CALFIN Prep FL300 DA
CALFIN ALUMPREP AP100
CALFIN ALUMETCH AP200
CALFIN ALUMDEOX AL300
Need Custom Titration Schedules or Bath Setup for CALFIN™ Chemistry?
Our Chino, California analytical laboratory provides direct chemist support, bath operating window optimization, and periodic bath titration for every CALFIN™ installation.
Chemistry Across the Finishing Market.
From FAA-approved commercial flight hardware and high-throughput automotive chassis plating to connector-grade electronics, California Chemical formulates and delivers bath chemistry engineered to satisfy the strictest OEM, ASTM, and MIL-SPEC standards.
Certified Standards.
When It Matters Most, We Show Up.
Great partnerships aren't proven on easy days — they're proven when something goes wrong. California Chemical maintains certified quality systems and regional stocking so finishing lines get consistent chemistry and a supplier who picks up the phone.
ISO 9001
Verified quality management systems ensuring consistent batch lot-by-lot reliability.
NMSDC
Nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise supporting corporate diversity procurement.
Chino, CA Technical Center
Direct chemist access for bath titration, troubleshooting, salt spray analysis and custom formulation.
Rapid Dispatch Commitment
On a Saturday, a customer mid-run on a tank build came up short on material. Our facility was closed. We opened it anyway and delivered to their Los Angeles site within the hour.
“If a shortage threatens to shut down your line, you need a vendor who picks up the phone and shows up — not one that tells you to wait until business hours. That's the standard we hold ourselves to.”
One Supplier Across More of Your Process.
California Chemical supports the finishing operation from substrate preparation through final treatment and wastewater chemistry.
Cleaners & Surface Preparation
Powder and liquid soak cleaners, electrocleaners, and specialty cleaners.
Surface Conditioning
Acid salts, deoxidizers, and rust preventatives.
Electrodeposition
Zinc · Copper · Nickel · Chromium · Cadmium
Electroless Nickel
Low · Mid · High Phosphorus Nickel
Passivates
Traditional, hex-free, and high-corrosion conversion coatings.
Topcoats & Sealers
Silicated topcoats, acrylics, cross-link, and CrIII options.
Strip · Vibratory · Deburr
Selective metal strippers and mass finishing compounds.
Waste Treatment
Precipitants, coagulants, flocculants, and neutralizing reagents.
SELECT PROCESS CATEGORY TO EXPLORE SPECIALTY CHEMISTRY
Pretreatment Chemistry
Powder and liquid soak cleaners, electrocleaners, specialty cleaners, acid salts, deoxidizers, and rust preventatives.
CALFIN™ Exclusive Line: Steel Soak/Electro Cleaners & Aluminum Deox
Featuring CALFIN Prep (FP100, FP200 E, FP150 SE, FL300 DA) and CALFIN Alum (AP100, AP200, AL300, AL300 FE).
Substrate PreparationOne Supplier.
More of Your Process.
Whether you're evaluating new plating chemistry, troubleshooting an existing process, consolidating commodity chemical purchases, or strengthening supply continuity, scope the project in seven quick steps and a metal finishing specialist will follow up.
- 1Process
- 2Substrate
- 3Need
- 4Volume
- 5Timeline
- 6Contact
- 7Review