Dico Products

What Dico Products does

Dico Products is a US-based industrial manufacturer of buffing wheels, buffing compounds, polishing bonnets, power tool accessories, and abrasive brushes, organized as a division of the family-owned Divine Brothers Company and headquartered at 200 Seward Avenue, Utica, NY. Founded in 1892, the company has operated continuously for over 133 years and serves both professional metalworkers/fabricators and DIY homeowners through coast-to-coast wholesale distribution via hardware stores and industrial suppliers, alongside a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at dicoproducts.com. Its flagship sub-brand, Nyalox, is a proprietary line of nylon abrasive brushes whose bristles are infused with abrasive grains throughout each bristle — rather than coated — yielding color-coded grit levels (gray 80, orange 120, blue 240, white non-abrasive), longer service life versus wire brushes, and compatibility with drills, angle grinders, bench grinders, and key-cutting machines.

The company's go-to-market combines multi-channel retail/wholesale distribution (with a retailer locator tool, STAFDA trade association membership, and a Thomasnet distributor profile) and direct e-commerce, with transparent unit pricing on consumer-grade items ranging from $8.49 (3/4" Nyalox end brushes) to $39.99 (6"/8" bench grinder wheel brushes). Revenue is generated exclusively from hardware sales of these consumable industrial goods and power tool accessories. The company maintains an active social media presence (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram) with how-to video content aimed at top-of-funnel DIY discovery, while emphasizing its "Made in USA" manufacturing heritage and registered tagline ("Find Orange Thread, Find Quality Buffs").

The business is privately held under family ownership with 51-100 employees, has raised no external funding, and operates exclusively within the United States. No revenue figures, M&A activity, leadership changes, regulatory actions, certifications, or AI/technology stack disclosures are present in available data; financial transparency is limited by the private, family-owned corporate structure.

Name

Dico Products

Legal name

Dico Products

Website

https://dicoproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dico Products, a division of family-owned Divine Brothers Co., manufactures industrial buffing wheels, compounds, and Nyalox abrasive-infused nylon brushes in Utica, NY since 1892, serving professional metalworkers and DIY consumers across the USA through hardware stores, industrial suppliers, and direct e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Abrasives and Buffing Products: Revenue generated from the sale of industrial-grade buffing wheels, compounds, Nyalox abrasive brushes, polishing bonnets, and power tool accessories through wholesale distribution to hardware stores and industrial suppliers, as well as direct e-commerce sales to end consumers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dico Products manufactures and sells industrial buffing wheels, buffing compounds, polishing bonnets, and power tool accessories at its Utica, NY facility, with its Nyalox sub-brand offering nylon abrasive brushes featuring abrasive-grain-infused bristles for drills, angle grinders, and bench grinders. Products are sold coast-to-coast in the USA through hardware stores, industrial suppliers, and direct e-commerce for metal finishing, paint and rust removal, surface preparation, and polishing applications.

Product overview

Dico Products is an industrial manufacturing company offering buffing wheels, compounds, polishing bonnets, and power tool accessories—all made in the USA. The company's flagship sub-brand is Nyalox, the original nylon abrasive brush line featuring bristles infused with abrasive grain for drills, angle grinders, and bench grinders. Dico's product portfolio includes end brushes, cup brushes, wheel brushes, flap brushes, angle grinder attachments, key machine brushes, and bench grinder wheels in various sizes (3/4 inch to 8 inch) and grit levels (80/120/240/coarse/medium/fine). Founded in 1892 as a division of Divine Brothers Company, the products are distributed coast-to-coast through hardware stores, industrial suppliers, and online retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nyalox: Original and best nylon abrasive brushes for drills, angle grinders, and bench grinders. Features abrasive grain infused bristles in various grits for paint and rust removal.

Products and services

• Buffing Wheels Performance-driven buffing wheels engineered for precision metal finishing and polishing, all manufactured in the USA. Available in various sizes with the signature orange-thread construction identifying quality buffing wheels.
• Buffing Compounds Polishing compounds designed for use with buffing wheels to achieve high-quality finishes on various metal surfaces and materials.
• Buffing Kits Complete buffing kits combining wheels and compounds for comprehensive metal finishing solutions, designed for both professional metalworkers and DIY consumers.
• Polishing Bonnets Buffing pads and tie-on bonnets for smooth, consistent finishing on various surfaces during polishing operations.
• Nyalox Brushes The original nylon abrasive brush line with bristles infused with abrasive grain throughout each bristle, designed for drills, angle grinders, and bench grinders. Safer than wire brushes and available in color-coded grit levels (gray coarse 80, orange medium 120, blue fine 240, white non-abrasive).
• 3/4" Nyalox End Brushes (Mandrel Mounted) 3/4 inch end brushes with 1/4 inch hex mandrel mounting and abrasive-impregnated bristles, available in color-coded grits (gray coarse 80 grit, orange medium 120 grit, blue fine 240 grit, white non-abrasive).
• 2 1/2" Nyalox Cup Brushes (Mandrel Mounted) 2.5 inch cup brushes with 1/4 inch hex mandrel mounting. Nylon bristles infused with abrasives outlast wire brushes, available in color-coded grits (gray coarse, orange medium, blue fine, white non-abrasive).
• 3" & 4" Nyalox Wheel Brushes (Mandrel Mounted) 3 and 4 inch wheel brushes with 1/4 inch hex mandrel for quick changing. Max 4500 RPM. Color-coded grades: gray coarse (80 grit), orange medium (120 grit), blue fine (240 grit).
• 4" Nyalox Flap Brushes (Mandrel Mounted) 4 inch flap brushes with abrasive-infused bristles in flap configuration, used for old paint removal without marring surfaces. Available in gray coarse, orange medium, and blue fine grit with 1/4 inch mandrel mounting.
• 3" Angle Grinder Cup Brushes - Nyalox Brushes 3 inch angle grinder cup brushes with 5/8-11 thread for direct mounting onto angle grinders. Max RPM 12,500. Color-coded grades with white non-abrasive option available.
• 4 1/2" Angle Grinder Wheel Brushes - Nyalox Brushes 4.5 inch angle grinder wheel brushes with 5/8-11 thread. Max RPM 12,500. Color-coded grades (gray coarse 80 grit, orange medium 120 grit, blue fine 240 grit, white non-abrasive). Maintains shape and does not rust.
• Key Machine Brushes - Nyalox Brushes 3 inch diameter Nyalox key machine brushes that serve as the industry standard for deburring key blanks after cutting. 1/2 inch arbor hole fits all key machines. Grit sizes color-coded: gray is 80 grit and orange is 120 grit.
• 6" & 8" Nyalox Bench Grinder Wheel Brushes 6 and 8 inch bench grinder wheel brushes with abrasive-impregnated bristles. Grit sizes color-coded: gray is 80 grit, orange is 120 grit, blue is 240 grit. 8 inch wheels only available in bulk packaging.
• Power Tool Accessories Unique power tool abrasive accessories including mandrels and mounting hardware designed for buffing and brushing applications across the product line.
• Power Tool Abrasives Abrasives for power tools including flapwheels designed for metal finishing and surface preparation applications.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Divine Brothers CompanycoreOthersDico Products operates as a division of the Divine Brothers Company, sharing in a 133+ year manufacturing tradition. The parent company established the foundation for Dico's industrial buffing and abrasive product line, with Dico continuing the quality-focused manufacturing heritage established in 1892.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dicoproducts
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dicoproducts51
• Facebookfacebook.com/share/17YETMznfe
• Instagraminstagram.com/dicoproducts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dico-products-division-of-divine-brothers-co

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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