Corrosion Resistance for Industrial

Yes. With 200+ colors at Delta E 1.5 consistency and custom color matching available, Cerakote delivers show-quality finishes that also withstand road conditions. Abrasion resistance of 4,000 cycles per mil (ASTM D4060) means the finish holds up under brake dust, gravel impact, and repeated cleaning. The coating bonds to aluminum, steel, titanium, and even carbon fiber, covering the full range of custom automotive substrates.

Yes. Performance and racing applications frequently require custom team colors, sponsor colors, and distinctive finishes. We match any target color to Delta E 1.5 using spectrophotometer verification. Cerakote's thin-film application at 0.5-2 mils adds minimal weight while providing color durability that survives heat, vibration, chemical exposure, and track debris that would damage conventional paint. Custom color formulations are retained for reorder consistency across race seasons.

Yes. Raw AM parts, particularly polymer SLS and MJF builds, have surface and near-surface porosity that allows moisture and chemical ingress. Cerakote fills and seals these pores during application, creating a continuous barrier layer at 0.5-2 mils thickness. This sealing effect provides corrosion protection exceeding 3,000 hours salt spray on metal AM parts and chemical resistance on polymer AM parts that raw printed surfaces cannot achieve.

Standard passivation turnaround is 14 days, with 7-day and 3-day expedited options to match seasonal agricultural equipment production schedules. We handle batch orders of all sizes and maintain consistent processing quality, backed by over 20,000 parts with zero quality issues. For operations running both stainless and aluminum components, we can process both materials under one roof to simplify your supply chain.

The combined stack provides layered protection: chemical conversion coating creates an adhesion-promoting base and initial corrosion barrier, passivation removes free iron and surface contaminants, and Cerakote delivers the final 3,000-hour salt spray barrier (ASTM B117). Running all three processes under one roof at ColoradoKote eliminates the handling damage and contamination risk of shipping parts between multiple vendors for each step.