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Established in 1952, Cardinal Paint & Powder draws on more than 70 years of experience. A leader in the manufacture of high quality coatings, we offer a wide range of liquid and powder coating systems. These were developed to meet and exceed the most demanding performance and emission standards. Cardinal’s reputation is based upon our dedication to solving customers coating challenges. From facilities across North America and Asia, we are ready to provide the solution to your coating challenges.
Marvin Ekstrom founded Cardinal Industrial Finishes based upon the premise that since most things were painted, paint would be a profitable product to manufacture.
Cardinal began producing aerosol spray cans after the company purchased Perma-Pak.
Cardinal 2, the first facility outside of southern California, was opened in San Jose.
Cardinal acquired High Performance, a leader in water based paint technology.
Cardinal began producing powder coatings when the Stimson facility in the City of Industry was opened.
The presidency of Cardinal was passed from father to son when Marvin appointed Stan as the new president of the company.
Cardinal's expansion continued with the opening of Cardinal 8 in Washington.
Powder production moved from the 23,000 sq ft Stimson facility to the 107,000 sq ft Don Julian facility.
Stanley W. Ekstrom passed away on August 20th, 2015.
After the passing of Stanley W. Ekstrom, Cardinal is moving boldly into the future.
President of Cardinal Paint and Powder Inc.
Director of Powder Coating
Executive Officer
Liquid Plant Manager
Director of Operations
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Sales
National Sales Manager
Northern California Lead Sales Representative
Pacific Northwest Coast Lead Sales Representative
Midwest Lead Sales Representative
East Coast Lead Sales Representative
Cardinal is ready to supply both liquid and powder coatings to our customers. We're able to formulate products that complement one another and meet customer application requirements. With the added bonus that Cardinal can provide in-house testing to ensure compliance.
Cardinal rigorously tests our products to ensure that they meet the required level of performance. The testing battery includes salt spray resistance, UV resistance, and flame spread testing. We make the results of these tests available so our customers can select the best coating for their specific project.