The Dumond story began in 1988, when Founder and President Hy Dubin rocked the paint and coating removal industry with the introduction of Peel Away® 1. Almost twenty years later, Dumond continues to rock the paint and coatings removal and related industries. Profiled by leading consumer and trade media including Consumer Reports, Popular Mechanics, This Old House, Stone World, American Painting Contractor, and Engineering News Record, Peel Away® 1 and other Dumond products have been used on hundreds of thousands of structures worldwide, among them historic landmarks, monuments and others of note, including The USS Arizona National Memorial, The National Portrait Gallery, The Grand Ole Opry, The Empire State Building, Griffith Observatory, Alamodome, Tivoli Building, The Lunt-Fontaine Theatre and The Old Corner House, (the original home of the Norman Rockwell Museum).
As subsequent events were to prove, in 1988, Peel Away® 1 was in the right place at the right time. Contractors were eager for an alternative to the complex, costly and time-consuming removal methods required by jobs involving lead-based paint, stubborn multiple coatings, and/or historic restoration. Performing a hat trick its competitors have yet to match, Peel Away® 1 combines strength, safety, and self-sealing properties that provided these first-time users of with a safe and effective alternative to heat guns, sanding, and blasting, while minimizing or eliminating containment procedures. It didn't take long to convince these professional beta users to ditch their heat guns and sanders; word-of-mouth soon catapulted Peel Away® 1 into market leading position, where it continues to consistently outsell the competition.

   Seeing a need for other commercial and industrial paint and coating removal products, Dumond Founder Hy Dubin set out to provide them. Addressing a vast range of coating and surface combinations, subsequent Peel Away® formulas provide efficient solutions to daunting jobsite challenges. Dumond continues to engineer its innovative product offerings to evolving end-user needs. In 2006, Dumond introduced Smart Strip, a revolutionary paint remover that is safe for the end user, the substrate, and the environment, and will strip virtually any coating from virtually any surface. Contractors and other professionals aren't the only end-users who trust Dumond to provide the safe, effective and efficient products they need to tackle complex and demanding projects. Consumers embraced Peel Away® 1 (and subsequent Dumond products) with equal gusto, securing the company a strong, and enduring toehold in the DIY market.
Responding to the unique challenges of masonry restoration industry, Dumond launched its Safe n' Easy® line in 1998. Engineered to exceed the exacting 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. As was Peel Away®, the Safe n' Easy® product line is well positioned to dominate market share.
Drawing upon its depth of unparalleled paint and coatings removal expertise, Dumond launched WatchDog®, its complete line of graffiti control solutions. WatchDog® barrier coatings protect porous and other surfaces by keeping graffiti inks, paints, markers and other coatings from penetrating. WatchDog® graffiti removal products are tough enough to tackle old, deeply embedded graffiti and can even remove the ghostly images other removers leave behind.

   The needs of the industrial/commercial paint and coatings removal and masonry cleaning/restoration markets are as demanding as they are diverse, and DIY projects can equally challenging. A lot has changed since 1988, but Dumond's overriding mission remains the same. Now, as then, Dumond is dedicated to designing safe, efficient and effective paint and coatings removal, masonry cleaning and restoration, and graffiti control products, engineered to the demanding challenges of applications including:

· Removing Paint/Architectural Coatings
· From historic substrates/structures
· From steel surfaces/structures
· From all other surfaces/structures
· Removing Lead-Based Paint
· From architectural surfaces
· From steel surfaces/structures
· Removing Industrial Coatings
· Removing Marine Coatings
· Cleaning Masonry Surfaces & Structures
· Restoring Masonry Surfaces & Structures
· Removing Graffiti
· Protecting Surfaces from Graffiti Penetration
· Encapsulating Lead-Based Paint
· Removing Carpet Mastic

   Headquartered in New York, Dumond products are available through a nationwide network of distributors, and home supply and paint stores. For a list of locations nearest you call Dumond's toll free number at 800-245-1191.