Classic Coating’s News Blog

Master Chief Jason Schaefer has decided to come out of a 30 year military retirement to join an already successful team here at Classic Coatings. He is in training to take over as the Plant Manager at our Two Rivers facility. Jason is originally from Crowley Louisiana...

Almost 2 years ago we installed a new stage 5 wash system in our Sheboygan plant.  In order to provide the best quality that we can, we have ordered a 6th stage that will give the parts a final rinse of pure reverse osmosis water.  This will enhance our salt spray...

Classic Coatings Sheboygan plant has installed a new state of the are 6 stage wash system manufactured by PEM Industries. This replaces the 3 stage washer that has been there for many years. With this new washer we run two alkaline cleaning stages two R/O rinse stages...

Classic Coatings now has a system in place to remove laser scale on steel parts at our Two Rivers plant. This is an extra, over and above, our painting costs and is only offered if the customer specifically asks for it. This system works quite well but is limited to...

I live in Manitowoc with my fiancé Justin, and our 5yr old son Calum. I also have a 19yr old son Warren, and 2 step-children: Blake- 19 and Libby-15. I come from an incredibly fast-paced medical accounting background, so I am learning the manufacturing world and...

Classic Coatings is a member of the Powder Coatings Institute. The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) is a non-profit organization that represents the North American powder coating industry. It promotes powder coating technology by communicating the benefits of powder...

Welcome David Halle! David Halle started with us as the Plant Manager for the Sheboygan plant.  He lives in the Sheboygan area and his wife is a paramedic for the Manitowoc fire department.  David was working at Pace Industries in Grafton before joining our team. ...

On April 13, 2016, Classic Coatings' Two Rivers plant was recognized at the Two Rivers Water & Light Energy Conference with an award for reduction in electricity usage. This plant location reduced their electrical usage by 31,300 kilowatt hours in 2015.

Classic Coatings is starting 2016 on a little different note this year. For the past 15 years, Laura and I have owned 100% of Classic Coatings. As of January 1, 2016, we sold a percentage of Classic Coatings to James Braun and Brett Markowski. These individuals have...

The Valders High School Mini-Chopper Team expressed gratitude to Classic Coatings for the in-kind donation, time and support provided to them for their high school project. In a letter from the 10-person student team, it says, "Completing the mini-chopper project...

Mercury Marine's Supplier Integration Manager determined that Classic Coatings has met the requirements for graduation from the Supplier Integration Program. Graduation is based on several measures of quality improvement including SPR Quality score of 31 (out of 40)...

Classic Coatings always does what it can to reduce waste and be a good steward for our environment. We were awarded a Waste Reduction Certificate from ITU for reducing our towel waste in 2010. View certificate.

View flyer detailing Classic Coatings positive results using ITW Gema lightweight powder coating units with fluidizing hoppers. We have found at Classic Coatings that the Gema guns are much easier to operate than our previous guns. They are much lighter and deliver a...