Hartford, CT… Permatex, Inc., a leader in innovative chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just added three easy-to-use, multi-purpose cleaning products to its proven line of service chemicals. The products, developed by Spray Nine Corporation, a recent Permatex acquisition, include Spray Nine -Tough Task Cleaner and Disinfectant, Grez-Off® Heavy Duty Degreaser, and Earth Soap® Concentrated Cleaner. Spray Nine has been a leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality cleaning products since 1948, and is credited with introducing the industry’s first “spray-on, wipe-off” disinfectant cleaner.

According to Tony Battaglia, Director of Marketing for Permatex, “We are very excited about the addition of these exceptional Spray Nine products. They fit well with our overall offerings and are ideal for both the professional and DIY customers we serve.”

Spray Nine is a multi-purpose cleaner and fast-acting surface disinfectant. It easily tackles dirt, grease, and tough soils, and is very effective in controlling mold and mildew. Spray Nine’s water-based formula is safer than solvent-based cleaners. Permatex is offering it in 5, 24, and 32 oz. spray bottles, 1 gal. capped bottle, and a 5 gal. pail.

Spray Nine's heavy-duty degreaser, Grez-Off, leaves no oily film residue and has a pleasant, citrus fragrance. It out-performs most solvent-based degreasers and easily removes grease from engines, equipment, workbenches, shop surfaces, asphalt, stainless steel, chrome, condenser coils, and exhaust hoods. Grez-Off is made from an aqueous-based, biodegradable and non-flammable formula that is VOC compliant in all 50 states. This proven automotive degreaser is available in a 5 and 32 oz. spray bottle and 1 gal. capped bottle.

Spray Nine's Earth Soap is a powerful biodegradable, VOC compliant cleaner and degreaser made in part from renewable farm crops. This water-based cleaner contains no petroleum solvents and is effective for removing dirt, oil, grease, carbon, adhesives, and more. Its concentrated formula requires less application, making cleaning more cost-effective. Earth Soap is offered in a 32 oz. trigger spray bottle.

“Based on our research, we selected specific sizes of the Spray Nine cleaners for our line that we felt would be the most popular and fastest moving for our customers. However, larger sizes for bulk users, such as 15 gal. cans and 55 gal. drums are available directly from Spray Nine Corporation, www.spraynine.com,” noted Battaglia.

Permatex, Inc. is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of premium chemical products to the automotive maintenance and repair markets. Since 1909, Permatex has been an acknowledged leader in the development of innovative new products and services for the automotive aftermarket. Permatex markets a wide range of products under well-known ITW brand names such as Permatex®, Fast Orange®, No Touch®, NOS®, Spray Nine®, the Right Stuff®, Gel Twist®, PermaPoxy®, Ultra Bond® and Dr Bond®, Spray Nine®, Grez-Off®, and Earth Soap®. NOS is a registered trademark of Nitrous Oxide Systems® 2005.

Permatex currently operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the U.K. and exports products to more than 85 countries around the world. North American operations include Permatex’s headquarters in Hartford, CT, a state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution, and technical center located in Solon, OH, and a manufacturing facility in Kansas City, KS.

Permatex is part of ITW (Illinois Tool Works Inc.), a US based, NYSE listed corporation, founded in 1912. ITW is a Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company.