About Us

Dumond Chemicals, Inc. provides innovative and environmentally safe solutions in the areas of coatings removal, stone and masonry care, graffiti control, and lead abatement & encapsulating products. Our easy-to-use and differentiating products offer a complete solution for the DIY, professional and industrial consumer.

The Dumond story began in 1981 when we revolutionized the international paint and coatings removal industry on the principles of providing environmentally responsible solutions and quality products to safely remove unwanted coatings from an array of surfaces in a user-friendly, cost effective manner under the Peel Away^® brand. Peel Away^® technologies are specifically developed to replace unsafe harsh chemicals and unacceptable mechanical removal methods still common in the industry today. The introduction of Peel Away^® 1 was the industry's "first" safe paint removal system and an effective alternative to open flames, heat guns, sanding and traditional blasting methods while minimizing or eliminating containment procedures. After 27 years, Peel Away^® 1 remains the leading product used to perform historic restoration and lead abatement.

Seeing a need for other commercial and industrial paint and coatings removal products, driven by the eagerness of contractors for alternatives to complex, costly and time-consuming removal methods addressing a vast range of high performance coatings and surface combinations, subsequent Peel Away^® formulas were developed to provide efficient solutions to daunting jobsite challenges.

In 2006, Dumond, under the Peel Away^® brand, introduced Smart Strip^®, a revolutionary paint remover that is positioned as the safest, most effective, and environmentally friendly method to remove virtually any coating from any surface. This customer-driven technology to simplify paint removal projects has eliminated confusion from the buying/selling process and Peel Away^® remains the most recognized brand in the non-methylene chloride stripper category with DIY, professional, and industrial end-users.

Responding to the unique challenges of the masonry restoration industry, Dumond launched its Safe n' Easy^® line in 1998. Engineered to exceed the exacting end-user demands of cleaning and restoring limestone, granite, marble, and other natural and manmade masonry surfaces, Safe n' Easy^® products are safe, easy to use, and powerfully effective.

Drawing upon its depth of unparalleled paint and coatings removal expertise, Dumond launched Watchdog^® in 2005, its complete line of graffiti control products. Watchdog^® barrier coatings protect porous and other surfaces by keeping graffiti inks, paints, markers, and other coatings from penetrating. Watchdog^® graffiti removal products are formulated to tackle old, deeply embedded graffiti and can even remove the ghostly images other removers leave behind. The needs of the commercial/industrial paint and coatings removal and masonry cleaning/restoration markets are as demanding as they are diverse, and DIY projects can be equally as challenging. A lot has changed since 1981, but Dumond's strategic direction remains the same.