''Products Finishing'' is a monthly American trade magazine and web site focused on reporting on the use of organic and inorganic finishings and the technologies used to deliver them. The Publisher is Todd Luciano, the Editor is Scott Francis. Editorial offices are located in

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, USA. ''Products Finishing'' is published 12 times per year. No-charge subscriptions are offered by qualification and are BPA-audited. As of June 2012, monthly circulation was 30,000+ subscribers.

History

The magazine was launched in 1936 by Donald Gardner of Gardner Publications, Inc., the publisher of '' Modern Machine Shop''. In the introductory letter of the first issue, Gardner noted that due to rapid advancements in the

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and production of metal products at that time, "the most important factor in the merchandising of metal products today is appearances".Products Finishing, v.1, i.1, October 1936, pp. 2-3 As stated in that issue, the magazine's staff would undertake the task of "searching out and disseminating the newest and best information available concerning metal finishing methods...including cleaning, polishing, buffing, plating, ndlacquering".

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External links

Products Finishing , The Voice of the Finishing Industry
Monthly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1936 Professional and trade magazines Magazines published in Cincinnati