Contract blending and specialty coatings · Flint, Michigan 810-407-6937  ·  sales@tcblends.com
Contract Manufacturing · Flint, Michigan

Your formula.
Our tanks.
Blended right.

Tru Custom Blends runs toll blending for coatings and chemical companies, and makes specialty coatings from a proven formula library built over three decades.

30+YEARS BLENDING
370+PROVEN FORMULAS
NDAON EVERY PROJECT

What we run for you

  • Production and short-run batch blending
  • Water-borne and solvent-borne coating systems
  • Pails, drums, totes and bulk, packed to your label
  • Retained samples, COAs and batch records
  • Formulation review when you want a second set of eyes
Batch sizes we say yes to
Short to full run
Toll Blending

A contract blender that picks up the phone.

You bring the formula and the spec. We bring the tanks, the people who have blended coatings for decades, and a schedule you can plan around. The jobs the big blenders pass on are the ones we like.

Direct accessTalk to the people running your batch.
Formula securityNDA first. Your IP stays yours.
Flexible runsTrial batches through production.
Central locationFlint, MI. Great Lakes and Midwest reach.
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How a project runs

From first call to full production.

01

Conversation

Your product, volume, packaging and timing.

02

NDA and Spec

We sign first, then review the formula and spec.

03

Quote

Clear pricing per batch, package and run size.

04

Trial Batch

A pilot run you test and sign off on.

05

Production

Scheduled runs with QC records on every batch.

Our formula library
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Decades of proven coating formulas, ready to work.

Latex, acrylic, epoxy, masonry, lacquer and specialty systems, developed and run in production over decades. It is the starting point for our own specialty coatings and a head start when a customer needs something custom.

Specialty Coatings

Made from our own formulas.

Specialty coatings built on proven chemistry, with a focused product line coming. We make and supply the product; application stays with your crew or contractor.

Why Tru Custom Blends

Small enough to answer. Experienced enough to deliver.

  • No account-team layersYou speak with the people who schedule and run your product.
  • Real coatings experienceWater-borne, solvent-borne and two-component systems.
  • Your formula is protectedNDA before spec review, and access limited to the job.
  • Documented qualityRetains, certificates of analysis and batch records.
0+Years blending and formulating
0+Formulas in our library
MIFlint-based, shipping nationwide
1:1Direct line to production
Who we serve

Built for industrial customers.

Coatings manufacturersSpecialty chemical companiesPrivate-label brandsAutomotive aftermarketConstruction productsMetal fabricationIndustrial maintenanceCommercial building

Have a formula that needs a home?

Tell us the product, the volume and the timing. Email or call and we will get back to you within one business day.

Email sales@tcblends.com Call 810-407-6937