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Contact Information

Please visit: www.valspargelcoats.com

Phone: (972) 647-9049
Toll-Free: (800) 662-2350
Fax: (574) 522-7314

Mailing Address:
2350 114th St.

Grand Prairie, TX USA 75050

Sales Contact: Richard Chang , (310) 874-5369 rchang@valspar.com

Engineer Contact: Richard Chang , (310) 874-5369 rchang@valspar.com

Additional Locations:

» 1915 Second St. W Cornwall , Ontario, Canada (613) 938-5366

Products/Services:
Producers of a wide range of low-VOC products for composites manufacturers, including gel coats, bonding adhesives, mold releases, Fourgard/Fourseal, Blisterguard and specialty resins.

A Special Message from Valspar Composites

A Legacy of Innovation. A Commitment to Ongoing Support.

Valspar Composites offers a comprehensive line of coating solutions and is the fastest growing marine market gelcoat leader. Get the best product in the marine industry backed by the largest marine technical support group.

Product Categories of Valspar Composites

Materials
- Matrix resins, thermoset
  - Unsaturated polyester
    - Unsaturated polyester, DCPD-modified
    - Unsaturated polyester, fire-retardant
    - Unsaturated polyester, isophthalic
    - Unsaturated polyester, orthophthalic
- Prepregs, thermoset
  - Bismaleimide
    - Bismaleimide, <12K tow
    - Bismaleimide, Fabric
  - Cyanate ester
    - Cyanate ester, <12K tow
    - Cyanate ester, Fabric
  - Epoxy
    - Epoxy, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, Fabric
  - Epoxy, 250 F cure
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, Fabric
  - Epoxy, 350 F cure
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, Fabric
  - Epoxy, toughened
    - Epoxy, toughened, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, toughened, Fabric
  - Phenolic
    - Phenolic, <12K tow
    - Phenolic, Fabric
  - Polyester, unsaturated
    - Polyester, unsaturated, <12K tow
    - Polyester, unsaturated, Fabric
  - Polyimide
    - Polyimide, <12K tow
    - Polyimide, Fabric
  - Vinyl ester
    - Vinyl ester, <12K tow
    - Vinyl ester, Fabric
  - Other
    - Other, <12K tow
    - Other, Fabric
- Gel coats
  - Chemical-/corrosion-resistant
  - Conductive
  - Fire-retardant
  - General-purpose
  - Marine
  - Potable-water grades
  - UV-curable
  - Other gel coats
- Coatings and sizings
  - Conductive
  - Decorative
  - Flame retardant
  - In-mold
  - Paint
  - Protective
  - Other coating materials
- Casting resins
  - Unsaturated polyester
- Resin additives & modifiers
  - Colorant, pigments
Tools/tooling materials
- Tooling materials and supplies
  - Mold releases
    - Mold releases, liquid external
    - Mold releases, waxes
- Other tools/tooling materials
Design, testing, consulting, other services
- Education/Training

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