AluEtch Assassin — one-step aluminium cleaner and etch.
Cleans, Etches, Ready to Coat.
By Green Guard Industrial Solutions. Professional and industrial use only.
The reject you cannot see at production is the one that costs you the customer.
Bad prep does not fail on the line. It fails six months later, in the field, at your customer’s premises — and then it is rework, a warranty claim, and a client who gives the next job to someone else. Prep is the cheapest place to save money and the most expensive place to get it wrong.
Two steps, one drum.
AluEtch Assassin cleans off grease, oil, smut and forming-lubricant residue, and micro-etches the surface so powder coat and paint grip — in one step. It replaces a separate cleaner and a separate etch, which means one less tank to control and one less place for the process to drift.
| Fluoride etch | Pre-treatment systems without fluoride do not etch aluminium properly and give poor adhesion. This one etches where iron-phosphate-only systems fall short. |
| Silicate-free | No scale or sludge build-up in the tank. |
| Concentrate | Diluted 1 to 20% depending on the job, so one drum makes many drums of working solution. |
Aluminium and soft metals. Trade only.
| Metals | Aluminium, and other soft metals — magnesium and zinc. |
| Who uses it | Powder-coaters, anodisers, extruders, fabricators and metal-finishing shops. |
| Not for | Consumer or DIY use. We supply it to industrial and professional buyers only. |
| Not a pickle and passivate | It is not that, and it should never be described as one. |
| For steel and stainless | Use Corrosion Assassin instead. Where Corrosion Assassin stops, AluEtch Assassin starts. |
Dilute. Apply. Rinse. Coat.
Dilute 1 to 20% depending on the job, apply, rinse off with clean water and do not let it dry on the metal, then coat.
5L and 25L. Enquire to order.
There is no order button on this page, deliberately. It is supplied to trade buyers, and the company name on the enquiry is how that is enforced.
Enquire to order
We supply AluEtch Assassin to industrial and professional buyers only.
The questions buyers actually ask.
What is it for?
Cleaning and etching aluminium before powder coating or painting. Powder-coaters, anodisers, extruders, fabricators and metal-finishing shops.
What metals?
Aluminium, and other soft metals — magnesium and zinc. For steel and stainless, use Corrosion Assassin.
Is it one step or two?
One. It cleans off grease, oil, smut and forming-lubricant residue and micro-etches the surface in the same pass, replacing a separate cleaner and a separate etch.
Is it a concentrate?
Yes. Diluted 1 to 20% depending on the job, so one drum makes many drums of working solution.
What dilution do I use?
It depends on the job, and the figure per job is being pinned down. It is not published here until it is, because guessing it would cost you a batch.
Why does fluoride matter?
Pre-treatment systems without fluoride do not etch aluminium properly and give poor adhesion. This one etches where iron-phosphate-only systems fall short.
How do I order it?
You enquire, and we come back to you. We supply it to industrial and professional buyers only, which is why the company name is required.
Green Guard Industrial Solutions (Pty) Ltd · Registration 2024/528680/07 · VAT 4880323474 · B-BBEE Level 4 · Edenvale, Johannesburg · Manufactured in South Africa · Nationwide delivery, export to Zambia, the USA and Canada · Cleared funds before dispatch