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Eclipse Black Chrome

The Eclipse Black Chrome is truly one of its kind. This type of chrome plating is the darkest black chrome on the market and Master Finish is one of the first companies in North America to put it into production. This specialized plating system offers a variety of different benefits. It is capable of being plated on exterior and interior grade surfaces. Our dark, lustrous Eclipse coating is ideally suited for a variety of decorative automotive applications where a fashionable finish is necessary.

Master Finish can produce this Black Chrome to match FCA’s color code CM606.  We are working with other OEM manufacturers to obtain mastery plaques for use on their vehicles as well.  Globally, there are uses in the Toyota and Honda supply chain which we are also researching for applications in the North American market.  Not only does it look slick, but it’s also extremely stable over a long period of time. Unlike paint, Eclipse Black Chrome holds its finish in UV light and through rough corrosive environments.  It’s highly tolerant to attack from calcium chloride containing salts. Because of its stability, fewer expensive treatments are needed and color matching remains easy over time. Performance is nearly identical to bright chrome, which leads the industry in corrosion protection and abrasion resistance. 

Here at Master Finish, we pride ourselves in our commitment to the environment and this plating process is no exception. Eclipse Black Chrome is environmentally friendly, from start to finish. It meets local environmental standards and air treatment requirements, along with the associated monitoring time.

An Interview with John Mulder, Master Finish

BY SCOTT FRANCIS Editor-In-Chief, Gardner Business Media John Mulder, president of Master Finish of Grand Rapids, Mich., discusses his company’s experience with trivalent chromium and offers advice for those thinking of transitioning their current hexavalent chromium...

Decoding Chrome Plating: A Guide to Decorative vs. Industrial Chrome Plating

Welcome to the Master Finish Company's Plating Blog – your go-to source for unraveling the mysteries of chrome plating! If you're in the market for enhancing the durability and aesthetics of your products, you've likely encountered the dilemma of choosing between...

Understanding the Difference Between Electroless and Electrolytic Nickel Plating

When it comes to metal plating, nickel is one of the most commonly used materials due to its excellent corrosion resistance and versatile properties. However, there are different techniques for applying nickel plating, with two primary methods being electroless and...

Proven Process

Master Finish has been on a journey using EOS (Entrepreneur Operating System) to manage all the critical elements of our business.  We started on this Journey in 2016 and have found it instrumental to our success in so many ways.  It helps set a framework in...

Streamlining Success

How Master Finish Implemented Automation to Improve Production and Boost Customer Satisfaction As companies in the manufacturing industry face increasing challenges with production labor, it is becoming more critical to automate tedious tasks that are currently being...

Automation

Automation   Automation vs. Manual Processing for data and traceability. Machine data available from automated plating lines helps the team at Master Finish diagnose and correct plating issues on the fly to reduce scrap. The data on each motion in the plating...

Cyclemaster Remastered

Cyclemaster Remastered   Master Finish’s new plating line is now ready for business. Back before the pandemic swept the country and production plating demands were at an all time high Master Finish invested into a new state of the art automated rack plating line...

Hungry for More Innovation

Industry 4.0 makes manufacturers nimble during pandemic, hungry for more innovation BY JAYSON BUSSASunday, January 16, 2022 06:30pm John Mulder recently noticed that an inordinate amount of his staff’s time was being used to field calls from clients inquiring...

Master Finish Receives MacDermid Enthone DecoKlad License

This license makes the Michigan shop the first DecoKlad applicator in the Americas and the fourth to be certified globally in the program. Master Finish Co. has been awarded a license from MacDermid Enthone that makes it the first DecoKlad applicator in the Americas...

Welcome to the Team!

Please join us in welcoming Galvano to the Master Finish team. He plays an important role at Master Finish. He is our newest addition that demonstrates the quality of the plant wastewater Master Finish sends back to the city of Grand Rapids POTW. Galvano is named...