Maritime / Marine
Precision Cerakote ceramic coatings for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
What Maritime Environments Demand
Salt water does not forgive exposed metal
Corrosion-Resistant Cerakote® Coating
3,000 hours of ASTM B117 salt spray resistance. Molecular-level protection for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
Coatings Engineered for Marine Performance
Cerakote® ceramic coating creates a molecular-level barrier against saltwater corrosion, UV degradation, and galvanic attack that marine environments impose on every exposed surface.
Saltwater creates an aggressive electrochemical environment that accelerates galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals. Cerakote®'s ceramic barrier isolates substrates from salt spray, humidity, and direct immersion while resisting UV degradation that breaks down conventional marine paints.
The thin-film application at 0.5–2 mils maintains the dimensional precision that marine hardware requires for proper fit and function in structural and mechanical assemblies.
Why Ceramic Coating Outperforms Marine Paint and Anodizing
Marine paint requires frequent reapplication and still fails at edges and fastener holes. Anodizing works only on aluminum and adds nothing to steel or stainless components. Cerakote® bonds to all marine metals with 3,000+ hours salt spray resistance in a single, thin-film application.
Certifications behind every coating
We hold the credentials your industry demands. Every coating we apply meets or exceeds the standards that keep your components performing.
AS9100 quality management
The highest standard for quality management in coating operations, ensuring our processes meet the most demanding traceability requirements.
ITAR defense manufacturing compliance
Authorized to handle controlled defense articles and technical data with proper security protocols.
ISO 9001 quality systems certification
Demonstrates our commitment to consistent quality and continuous improvement across all operations.
How We Coat for Maritime Applications
Substrate-specific preparation for marine corrosion protection
Receiving & Specification Review
Components inspected and logged. Substrate identification (stainless, aluminum, bronze, steel) determines preparation protocol and Cerakote® formulation selection.
Surface Preparation & Masking
Media blasting to optimal surface profile for marine substrates. Threaded connections, mating surfaces, and precision bores masked. Ultrasonic cleaning removes salt deposits, oils, and marine contaminants.
Application, Cure & Inspection
Cerakote® applied with full-coverage verification on complex marine geometries. Oven-cured per specification. Post-cure inspection includes thickness, adhesion, and visual examination. Certificate of conformance with lot traceability accompanies shipment.
What We Coat for Maritime
From deck fittings to below-waterline fasteners and coastal equipment
Why Cerakote for Oil and Gas Weight Savings
Thin-film protection for demanding environments
Why Cerakote for Medical Weight Reduction
Thin-film protection for precision instruments
Why Cerakote for Maritime Weight Reduction
Thin-film saltwater protection at reduced mass
Why Cerakote for Industrial Weight Reduction
Thin-film protection that preserves design tolerances
What matters most
The performance data that matters for your operation
3,000+ Hours Salt Spray Resistance
ASTM B117 verified. Molecular-level barrier protects steel, stainless, aluminum, and bronze marine components against continuous saltwater exposure and galvanic corrosion.
Full ISO 9001 Documentation
Certificate of Conformance with every shipment. Material batch numbers, cure parameters, thickness measurements, and adhesion test results documented for marine equipment traceability requirements.
9H Hardness, UV and Chemical Resistance
ASTM D3363 verified hardness resists deck abrasion and anchor chain wear. UV stability prevents chalking and color fade in direct marine sunlight exposure.
Multi-Substrate Consistency
Single coating system bonds to all marine metals—stainless, aluminum, bronze, and steel—with consistent finish and protection. Eliminates the material-specific coating systems that complicate marine maintenance programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about our coating processes and technical capabilities
Maritime equipment with failed or obsolete components can be reverse-engineered and AM-produced without original tooling, then post-processed by ColoradoKote for production-grade corrosion protection. This eliminates the lead time and minimum order constraints of conventional manufacturing for marine replacement parts. Our 14-day standard turnaround with 3-day expedited option gets vessels back to service faster. The Cerakote finish provides salt spray resistance exceeding 3,000 hours, matching or exceeding traditional marine coating performance.
Yes. We match hull colors, deck hardware finishes, and brand-specific marine colors to within Delta E 1.5 using our spectrophotometer verification process. Cerakote's UV stability maintains color accuracy through years of sun and salt exposure that fades conventional marine coatings. Our documented color standards ensure replacement hardware and maintenance recoats match the original appearance.
We blast oil and gas components at 80 to 100 PSI using appropriate media to achieve the surface profile Cerakote requires for maximum adhesion. For stainless steel components, we follow blasting with passivation to restore the chromium oxide layer before applying ceramic topcoat. This multi-step approach ensures the coating system performs in the aggressive environments oil and gas equipment operates in.
No. Cerakote's 0.5 to 2 mil film build adds minimal mass to AM parts that are often topology-optimized for minimum weight. Powder coat at 4 to 6 mils would partially negate the weight savings that drove the AM design decision. Cerakote preserves both the weight advantage and the dimensional accuracy of additive manufactured components while adding full corrosion, wear, and aesthetic performance.
Cerakote acts as an electrical insulator between dissimilar metals, breaking the galvanic circuit that drives accelerated corrosion at material interfaces. Dielectric strength of 3,000 volts per mil (H-900 series) provides substantial electrical isolation. This is particularly valuable on assemblies combining aluminum with steel, titanium with stainless, or any multi-material design where galvanic corrosion would otherwise require sacrificial anodes or isolation washers.
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