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{{Short description|American architectural coating manufacturer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
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{{Primary sources|date=February 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2020}}
{{Notability|date=June 2024}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Minwax Company
| logo = Minwax Logo.JPG
| type = [[Publicly held company|Public]]
| industry = Coatings
| foundation = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States ({{Start date|1904}})
| founder = Arthur B. Harrison
| location_city = [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]
| location_country = United States
| area_served = [[North America]]
| products = {{ubl|Wood Stains|Clear Finishes|[[Industrial coating]]|Painting equipment}}
| brands = Minwax Wood Finish Stain
| aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies -->
| parent = [[Sherwin-Williams]]
| homepage = {{URL|minwax.com}}
}}
'''Minwax Company''' is a manufacturer of [[architectural coatings]] such as [[wood putty]] and [[Epoxy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Kaitlyn |date=2019-11-05 |title=Deciding on Wood Fillers |url=https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/painting/deciding-on-wood-fillers |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Fine Homebuilding |language=en-US}}</ref>
== History ==
Minwax was founded in 1904 by Arthur B Harrison. Harrison persuaded his employer at Clifford I. Miller to manufacture a line of waterproofing materials, and later bought the line in 1910,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.minwax.com/about-us/minwax-story/|title=The Minwax Story|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref> which he then named Minwax®.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minwax |url=https://yerang.am/en/minwax/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Yerang |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== External links ==
*{{official|http://www.minwax.com}}
[[Category:Companies based in Cleveland]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1904]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Ohio]]
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