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Raabe Company Acquires Customer Base from Custom Finishes, Inc.


Menomonee Falls, WI.-August 24, 2009 -- Raabe Company, LLC, a leader in the supply and manufacture of custom color touch-up paints for a multitude of industries, announces the acquisition of the assets and customer base from Custom Finishes, Inc.

Custom Finishes, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Brighton, Tennessee, manufactured custom matched, aerosol spray paints, brush cap bottled paints, vinyl and carpet dyes and camouflage paints.

According to Ed Derryberry, general manager for Raabe: "The acquisition of Custom Finishes' assets and customer base will expand Raabe's market reach and the CFI customers will benefit from the increased products and services that Raabe has to offer."

"This is a win-win situation for everyone," commented Larry R. Lewis, co-founder of Custom Finishes. "We have already started contacting customers to inform them that Raabe will be their new provider of the best touch-up formulas on the planet. In coordination with our established product lines, and now integrating with Raabe's service and technology, this will be a very positive development for all of our clients."

Raabe understands that a company's touch-up paint and other coatings' needs are unique and they have tremendous pride in offering a variety of packaging and labeling options. Raabe's Packaging Solutions include standard and customized options.

Raabe has been a major supplier of custom touch-up paints since 1951 and serves the industrial, automotive and wood stains markets. As technology has changed over the years, Raabe has maintained its leadership position supplying the needs of OEMs and the aftermarket with custom color matched touch up paint and other coatings' products and services.

Raabe Company, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. For more information, visit the company's web site at: www.raabeco.com.