Amerigo

What we source

Metal finishing

Amerigo sources metal finishing from American finishing shops: powder coating and wet paint, zinc and nickel plating, anodizing, passivation and blasting. Send the drawing or a parts list with the finish spec and we route it to a few shops that run that finish. Each shop that quotes sends back its own name, price and ready date, and you pay one price through Amerigo.

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About metal finishing

Finishing is protection and appearance: powder coat and wet paint for steel and aluminum in a specified color and texture, zinc or zinc-nickel plating for corrosion protection on steel hardware and brackets, anodize (Type II or hardcoat Type III) for aluminum, passivation and electropolish for stainless, and blasting or tumbling for a uniform surface before any of them.

Most finishing rides on the fabrication or machining order: the fabricating shop finishes in house or sends it to a partner. Finish-only work is for parts you already have, or a finish your fabricator does not run. Masking, racking and plugging threaded holes are the details that change price, so call them out on the drawing.

Questions buyers ask

Can I send my own parts for finishing?
Yes. Send the drawing or a parts list with quantity, material, the finish spec and color, and where the parts are now.
What finish spec do I put on the drawing?
The one your application needs: a color code and gloss for powder coat, a plating spec and thickness for zinc or nickel, MIL-A-8625 type and class for anodize, ASTM A967 for passivation. If you do not have a spec, describe the environment and the shop can propose one.
Do finishing shops mask threads and faces?
When the drawing says so. Unmarked threaded holes get coated, so call out every surface that must stay bare.
Can the finish be on the same order as the fabricated parts?
Yes. Put the finish on the drawing and the fabricating shop quotes it with the parts, finished in house or through its finishing partner. The quote states what it includes.