Our Mission is to manufacture, supply, and service a full range of guitar finish systems including Nitrocellulose, Urethane, UV and more.

Cardinal is a family owned company based in Los Angeles since 1952.

For 60 years Cardinal has manufactured coatings of various chemistries.

Over the last few years we have dedicated ourselves, working closely with a select group of Luthiers, studying the art of fine guitar building from the beginning to the final finish.Through this process, we have now dedicated a team who not only manufacture and service a variety of specialized musical instrument finishes but also understand the guitar building process. Learn more...