--- title: "Molten salt chemicals, equipment, and support: Extreme Cleaning Technologies® since 1939" url: "https://www.kolene.com/" description: "Kolene molten salt systems remove paint, scale, sand, and casting shell. We also make heat treat and FNC salts. ISO 9001:2015 certified. Detroit, since 1939." site: "Kolene Corporation" updated: "2026-09-25T04:30:44+00:00" --- # Molten salt chemicals, equipment, and support: Extreme Cleaning Technologies® since 1939 From process testing on your parts to bath analysis and field service, we help you remove coatings, scale, casting residues, and other difficult soils. [Contact us](https://www.kolene.com/contact/) [Browse applications](https://www.kolene.com/applications/) ## Visit us at FNA 2026 Meet the Kolene team on the show floor to talk about molten salt heat treatment, cleaning, nitriding, and equipment. [Request a meeting](https://www.kolene.com/contact/) ### Upcoming shows 1. FNA 2026 Booth 443, October 12–14, 2026 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN 2. ICI 2026 Booth 327, October 25–28, 2026 DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI 3. SAE/DOW 2026 Booth 732, December 8–11, 2026 Fort Lauderdale, FL ## Process chemistry ### Cleaning Chemicals Kastech®, Virgo™, and Kolene No. series salts and the Recover® paint stripping process, for descaling, casting cleaning, and paint stripping. [Browse cleaning chemicals](https://www.kolene.com/product/cleaning-chemicals/) ### Heat Treat Chemicals Iso-Heat® neutral salts, Iso-Therm® martempering and austempering quench salts, Iso-Braze® brazing salts, and quench oils. [Browse heat treat salts](https://www.kolene.com/product/heat-treat-chemicals/) ### Ferritic Nitrocarburizing Salt bath FNC for wear- and corrosion-resistant steel parts: Kolene FNC-Base® bath salt, FNC-Regen® regenerator, and QS® oxidizing quench salt. [Browse FNC salts](https://www.kolene.com/product/ferritic-nitrocarburizing/) Need a Safety Data Sheet? [Request an SDS](https://www.kolene.com/sdsrequest/) ## Equipment ### Cleaning Systems Molten salt cleaning systems for paint stripping, casting cleaning, and descaling, designed around your parts, from batch salt baths to Kontinuous™ in-line rack stripping. [See cleaning systems](https://www.kolene.com/equipment/cleaning-systems/) ### Nitriding Systems Salt bath nitriding lines from prewash and preheat through nitriding furnaces and oxidizing quench, specified together with the Kolene® salts they run. [See nitriding systems](https://www.kolene.com/equipment/nitriding-systems/) ### Replacement Parts Replacement parts for our salt bath and nitriding equipment, from burner tubes and igniters to sparging rings, with help identifying the part you need. [See replacement parts](https://www.kolene.com/equipment/replacement-parts/) Heat treat furnaces come from [Upton Industries, A Kolene Company](https://www.uptonindustries.com/), which has built salt bath, batch, pit, and specialty furnaces since 1937. ## Applications ### Strip paint and coatings - [Paint & Powder Stripping](https://www.kolene.com/application/paint-powder-stripping/) - [Hook, Rack & Fixture Stripping](https://www.kolene.com/application/paint-powder-stripping-hook-rack-fixture-stripping-molten-salt/) - [Reject & Salvage Stripping](https://www.kolene.com/application/reject-salvage-stripping/) - [Flame Spray & Plasma Coating Removal](https://www.kolene.com/application/flame-spray-plasma-coating-removal/) - [Glass & Porcelain Removal](https://www.kolene.com/application/glass-porcelain-removal/) - [Polymer Removal](https://www.kolene.com/application/polymer-removal/) - [Precious-Metal-Coated Parts](https://www.kolene.com/application/precious-metal-coating-reclamation/) ### Clean castings and engine parts - [Aluminum Investment Casting Cleaning](https://www.kolene.com/application/aluminum-investment/) - [Investment Casting Cleaning](https://www.kolene.com/application/investment/) - [Cast Iron & Sand Casting Cleaning](https://www.kolene.com/application/cast-iron-sand/) - [Engine Core Cleaning & Overhaul](https://www.kolene.com/application/engine-core-cleaning-overhaul/) - [Jet Engine Component Cleaning](https://www.kolene.com/application/jet-engine-component-cleaning/) ### Descale and remove lubricants - [Advanced High-Strength Steel](https://www.kolene.com/application/advanced-high-strength-steel/) - [Alloy Scale & Oxide Conditioning](https://www.kolene.com/application/alloy-scale-oxide-conditioning/) - [Fastener Lubricant Removal](https://www.kolene.com/application/fastener-lubricant-removal/) Also see [Marine Applications](https://www.kolene.com/application/marine-applications/), [Military Applications](https://www.kolene.com/application/military-applications/), and [Support Products](https://www.kolene.com/application/support-products/) (hex chrome treatment, brightening agents, and sludge management). ## Services ### Commercial Processing Send us rejected painted parts or castings and we strip or clean them at our Detroit plant with Kolene Recover and Kastech processes. [See commercial processing](https://www.kolene.com/service/commercial-processing/) ### Field Services Kolene technicians start up lines, run preventative maintenance inspections, pump out and recharge salt baths, and train your operators on site. [See field services](https://www.kolene.com/service/field-services/) ### Lab Services Salt bath and sludge analysis for cleaning, heat treat, and FNC baths, so you can keep bath chemistry in range and parts consistent. [See lab services](https://www.kolene.com/service/lab-services/) Have parts to strip, clean, or heat treat? Tell us the alloy, the coating or residue, and your volume, and we will recommend a salt, a system, or a service. [Contact us](https://www.kolene.com/contact/?interest=Unsure) KOLENE®, EXTREME CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES®, KASTECH®, RECOVER®, ISO-HEAT®, ISO-THERM®, ISO-BRAZE®, KOLENE FNC-BASE®, KOLENE FNC-REGEN® and KOLENE QS® are registered trademarks/service marks of Kolene Corporation. VIRGO™ and KONTINUOUS™ are also trademarks/service marks of Kolene Corporation.