What COR-RAY PAINTING does

COR-RAY PAINTING Co. (CRPC) is an industrial painting and specialty coating contractor founded in 1964 and headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California. The company delivers four core service lines — surface preparation (abrasive blasting, water blasting, lead abatement), corrosion control, fireproofing (intumescent and cementitious), and specialized applications (twin wire arc spray metalizing, plural-component epoxy/polyurethane/polyurea systems) — supported by company-owned equipment, ISO 9001-compliant cloud-based Total Quality Management documentation, and STOP WORK safety authority at every employee level.

The company serves six primary verticals — Department of Defense, Power & Energy, Aviation, Aerospace, Infrastructure, and Architectural — for clients including Southwest Airlines, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority, Air Force Civil Engineering Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base, the Intuit Dome (Steve Ballmer/Murphy's Bowl LLC), and a southern California power plant. Operations extend beyond California to Hawaii, Guam, Diego Garcia (BIOT), and Japan, and AMPP QP1, QP2, QS1, and QP8 certifications qualify the firm for highly regulated federal and nuclear-eligible work.

CRPC operates as part of the Pacific Waterproofing family of brands alongside sister companies Southwest Specialty Coatings, Innovative Painting & Waterproofing, and Waterproofing & Restoration. In 2024 the company transitioned to a 100% employee-owned structure (ESOP). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales and federal contract procurement, with revenue generated project-by-project through quote-based, scope-specific engagements ranging from one-day turnarounds to multi-million-dollar contracts; long-cycle bid work with government agencies, utilities, and large industrial owners dominates the mix. No consumer-facing channel or transactional e-commerce exists.

Name

COR-RAY PAINTING

Legal name

Cor-Ray Painting Co.

Website

https://corraypainting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COR-RAY PAINTING is a 60-year-old, 100% employee-owned industrial painting and specialty coating contractor serving Department of Defense, power, aviation, aerospace, infrastructure, and architectural clients across the US and Pacific via surface preparation, corrosion control, fireproofing, and metalizing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coating Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment) (IMAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK), Architectural & Decorative Painting (Interior/Exterior) (IMAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Industrial coating services
• Surface preparation
• Corrosion control
• Fireproofing coatings
• Metalizing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Coating Services: Project-based revenue from providing industrial painting and specialty coating services including surface preparation, corrosion control, fireproofing, and specialized applications. Services range from time-sensitive one-day turnarounds to multi-million dollar projects nationwide and internationally.
2. Specialty Coating Applications: Revenue from specialized high-performance coating solutions including metalizing, plural component, intumescent, cementitious, and polyurea coatings for industrial and commercial applications.
3. Government and Defense Contracts: Contract revenue from Department of Defense and highly regulated federal specialty coating projects requiring AMPP certifications and strict compliance with federal regulations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COR-RAY PAINTING provides industrial and specialty coating application services including surface preparation (abrasive blasting, lead abatement), corrosion control, fireproofing (intumescent and cementitious), and specialized applications (twin wire arc spray metalizing, plural component coatings, polyurea). The company delivers these services to commercial, industrial, and government clients through project-based engagements ranging from short turnarounds to multi-million dollar contracts nationwide and internationally.

Product overview

COR-RAY Painting Co. is an industrial painting and specialty coating service provider founded in 1964, operating as a unified service offering organized around four core service lines: Surface Preparation (including abrasive blasting methods and lead abatement), Corrosion Control, Fireproofing (intumescent and cementitious), and Specialized Applications (metalizing, plural component, and polyurea coatings). The company serves six primary industry verticals—Department of Defense, Power & Energy, Aviation, Aerospace, Infrastructure, and Architectural—delivering protective coating solutions nationally and internationally through project-tailored approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surface Preparation

Quantifiable outcome

• Robust financial history enabling low-rate payment and performance bonds
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Southwest Specialty Coatings (SWSC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company founded in 2008 to service Las Vegas, Nevada market with industrial coating services.
• Innovative Painting & Waterproofing (IPW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company acquired offering spray applied waterproofing application services.
• Pacific WaterproofingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Pacific Waterproofing family of brands, providing traditional waterproofing installation services.
• Waterproofing & Restoration (PWR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company acquired in 2024 offering traditional waterproofing installation services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Carboline: Manufacturer of high-performance industrial protective coatings and fireproofing used in power, marine, and infrastructure applications — comparable product line (intumescent, epoxy, plural component) referenced in Cor-Ray's specialized applications offerings.
• BrandSafway: Largest North American industrial services and access solutions provider, with a sizable specialty coatings, surface preparation, and industrial painting arm serving power, infrastructure, and industrial clients — directly comparable federal/industrial contractor footprint and self-perform model.
• Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine: Protective and marine coatings business of Sherwin-Williams, supplying high-performance coatings and certified applicator networks to industrial, marine, and infrastructure markets — comparable end-customer base and corrosion-control technology overlap, though primarily a manufacturer rather than self-perform applicator.
• PPG Protective & Marine Coatings: PPG's protective and marine coatings division serving infrastructure, marine, and energy customers with specified coating systems — adjacent incumbent supplying into the same federal, power, and aerospace asset maintenance programs Cor-Ray serves.
• Mistras Group: Industrial services and non-destructive testing provider serving power, oil & gas, aerospace, and defense — overlaps with Cor-Ray in DoD/aerospace inspection-adjacent coating work and shared federal customer relationships.
• Tnemec Company: Manufacturer of high-performance protective coatings for water/wastewater, industrial, and architectural infrastructure — comparable in coating technology (epoxy, polyurethane, fluoropolymer) used on the same NSF-approved and chemical-resistant projects Cor-Ray executes.

Direct peers

• Champion Specialty Services: National industrial painting and specialty coatings contractor serving power, refining, and infrastructure markets with self-performed field crews — overlapping service lines (corrosion control, fireproofing, plural component) and similar AMPP-certified contractor positioning.
• TMI Coatings: U.S. industrial painting and specialty coatings contractor providing surface preparation, corrosion control, fireproofing, and tank linings to industrial and infrastructure clients — closely comparable mid-sized services model and federal/industrial customer mix.
• Brock Industrial Services: Industrial painting and specialty coatings contractor with AMPP-certified crews serving power, refining, and infrastructure clients — directly comparable services portfolio and similar reliance on certified industrial applicators for federal and energy projects.
• KTA-Tator: Protective coatings consulting, inspection, and certified contractor support firm serving DoD, infrastructure, and industrial clients — overlapping federal specialty coatings ecosystem with comparable AMPP-certified inspection and quality-management services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cor-ray-painting-co

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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