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Metal Surface Treatment

We provide high-level sector expertise in metal surface treatment chemistry, helping customers to achieve operational efficiency, consistency and sustainability.

Our MST division supplies specialty chemical solutions across pre-treatment, pickling, anodising, zinc electroplating, nickel plating and blacking processes.

Metal Surface Treatment product list

Following the acquisition of Alutech in 2020, we inherited a rich 30-year heritage of metal surface treatment chemicals within our portfolio.

Products and finishing systems available include cleaning, etching, de-smutting, brightening, sealants, blacking salts, fume suppressants, zinc and nickel electroplating solutions.

For guidance on the best surface treatment solutions for your requirements, contact our team of product experts.

Available products in this category

Anodising Dyes

A range of anodising dyes offering excellent, long-lasting colour, suitable for all types of aluminium. Ideal for decorative and architectural anodisers.

Anodaire Black HLWAnodaire Blue LWAnodaire Fast Gold LWAnodaire Fiery Red ML
Anodaire Orange ERL


Blacking Salts

UltraBlack blacking salts provide excellent coatings on a variety of substrates, producing a uniform black finish.

UltraBlack


Electroplating Nickel

The UltraMax range uses a combination of four specialised addition reagents to produce fully bright, levelled nickel deposits in very short plating times. Excellent chromium reception is a major feature of this process.

UltraMax 20 BrightenerUltraMax 30 LevellerUltraMax NSA 10 CarrierUltraMax WA Wetter


Pickling

Our UltraCon range is designed to degrease and derust a variety of metal substrates ready for passivation.

UltraCon Pickle Aid


Specialist Aluminium Treatment Range

An innovative, state-of-the-art suite of products specially designed for the treatment of aluminium and its alloys.

UltraClean SC-ALUltraDox ALUltraEtch EA 2000UltraEtch EA 2001
UltraLyte 170 FSUltraLyte 170 XLUltraLyte 41UltraMist ZM
UltraSeal HS100


Ultrasonic Cleaners

For removal of limescale, oxidation, debris, carbon, grease, oil and other heavy contaminants across a range of applications.

General Purpose Ultrasonic CleanerUltrasonic Cleaner Polisher and BrightenerUltrasonic Heavy Duty Cleaner


Zinc Electroplating

Explore our UltraZinc range of products for brightening and levelling in the zinc plating process.

UltraZinc AZBSUltraZinc AZC