Paints and Stains

Paints and Stains

BOND TOGETHER AGAINST THE ELEMENTS WITH THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF GILSONITE STAIN AND PAINT ADDITIVE.

Paints and Stains

For weatherproof paint bonding and fade-resistant stain pigments, Gilsonite is the high-performance, cost-effective choice.

Because of the unique properties of Gilsonite®, it gives paint an excellent bond to almost any material that needs to be protected from the elements. It is a critical high-performance, low-cost paint additive for anticorrosive paints, underbody paints and pipe coatings.

The superior performance of Gilsonite means you can find it in the majority of wood stains produced in the U.S. In this application, the unique properties of Gilsonite make it both a binder to protect the wood, and a pigment that gives a deep, rich color that won’t fade over time. Gilsonite paint additive is Naturally Better® and you just can’t get this performance with any other material—natural or synthetic.

  • Superior binding properties for many materials
  • UV light stability
  • Fade-resistant transparent pigment that gives a deep, rich color to wood stains

PRODUCTS

  • Gilsonite® Selects 325
  • Gilsonite® Selects 347

To learn more about how Gilsonite can benefit your company, click on your industry below.

WHAT IS GILSONITE?

Gilsonite is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon resin with properties that enhance the performance of critical applications across multiple industries.

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    OIL & GAS APPLICATIONS

    Drilling Fluids

    Drilling Fluids

    Gilsonite improves drilling efficiencies, wellbore stability and filter cake development
    Cementing

    Cementing

    Gilsonite is an effective lost circulation material that assures zonal isolation

    Industrial applications

    Asphalt

    Asphalt

    Use Gilsonite in asphalt binder and recycled asphalt to build roads that last
    Foundry

    Foundry

    For high-value iron castings, Gilsonite performs in foundry sand like no other carbon
    Inks, Paints & Stains

    Inks, Paints & Stains

    Superior binding, fade resistance and carbon black dispersion

    “We value our long-term relationship with American Gilsonite Company for their open and honest communication, attentiveness and innovation to bring new technologies and procedures to maintain us both as industry leaders.”

     – Leading Canadian Oil Company

    “For over 15 years American Gilsonite Company has provided us with great customer service and consistent, premium-performing Gilsonite® products.”

     – Representative from a large U.S. independent drilling fluids company

    “American Gilsonite® is a high-quality material that requires less consumption. It provides superior performance and repeatability across all basins and with all mud weights.”

     – Representative from a large U.S. independent drilling fluids company

    “Bri-Chem Supply has enjoyed doing business with American Gilsonite Company for almost 30 years because they have always maintained high quality, consistent performance and a reliable supply to meet our needs.”

     – Representative from Bri-Chem Supply

    “We recommended American Gilsonite Company to our client because their products have performed with consistent quality and cost-effectiveness for the last 17 years. I sincerely appreciate their representatives’ responsiveness and the way they conduct business.”

     – Manager in Major (Global) Drilling Fluids Company

    “I wanted to thank you for your ongoing technical support and product availability, even with short lead times. 2020 market conditions have been tough, but you’ve made managing this part of the business much easier.”

     – Manager in Major (Global) Drilling Fluids Company

    “Gilsonite® has been the fluid loss control additive of choice for OBM’s in the Columbian foothills since the 1990’s. To this day we continue to use Gilsonite® with consistently satisfactory results.”

     – Regional leader in Major (Global) Drilling Fluids Company

    “Based on the impressive, consistent results of these field trials, we have replaced all alternative OBM fluid loss additives with American Gilsonite® throughout our Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma operations.”

     – Representative from a large U.S. independent drilling fluids company

    “Gilsonite® controls free water, lowers the slurry water ratio, prevents lost circulation, increases yield and mixes faster without foaming. I’m sold on Gilsonite® G-Bond as a cheaper option to glass beads.”

     – Kevin Swikert, WTC Engineer and Technology Manager, West Texas Cementers

    “Our testing highlighted that the superior performing fluid contained American Gilsonite® uintaite versus a lower tier product employed in the competing mud system.”

     – Company spokesperson for a large, international E&P oil company with a significant presence in the US unconventional market

    “Gilsonite®-modified binders can help make stronger, longer lasting roads using significantly less product. Gilsonite® should be considered an advantageous alternative to TLA.”

     – ASPHALTA Prüf- und Forschungslaboratorium, an independent research facility located in Berlin, Germany