

The metal finishing industry is a vast collection of different processes, equipment and procedures that all require specific chemical solutions that can quickly become overwhelming and frustrating. By using BASF’s Metal Surface Treatment additives, it’s much easier to prepare and navigate the industry successfully, and create a product that is custom tailored to your project.
ChemPoint carries a diverse catalog of top and basic brighteners, flux additives, surfactants, chelating agents, and corrosion inhibitors from BASF that are designed to be used on their own or formulated into finished surface treatment products. BASF metal surface treatments enhance and protect metal surfaces, providing desired surface finish and performance during metal cleaning and pre-treatment, electroplating or electroless plating, soldering, and post-treatment processes. To learn more about BASF Metal Brighteners, please see below.
METAL SURFACE TREATMENTS
- Basic brighteners
- Top brighteners


GOLPANOL® METAL SURFACE TREATMENT | LEARN MORE
GOLPANOL® metal surface treatments aid in final product finish during nickel electroplating using:
- Non-ionic surfactants
- Brighteners additives
- Decorative coating


LUGALVAN® METAL SURFACE TREATMENT | LEARN MORE
LUGALVAN® metal surface treatments are used during zinc, tin, and copper electroplating, and consist of:
- Lubricants
- Flux ingredients
- Complexing agents


LUTRON® METAL SURFACE TREATMENT | LEARN MORE
LUTRON® metal surface treatments are typically used for soldering and specialty metal finishing applications, and include:
