News: Malco Marine® Rebrands to the Presta Marine Line
Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 9:00 am
Malco Marine is the dedicated marine detailing and surface-care division of Malco Products, Inc. (formerly Presta Marine), built to serve professional detailers, boat owners, captains, marinas, and dealers who need reliable performance in harsh marine environments. Rooted in decades of cleaning and finishing expertise, Malco Marine delivers purpose-built solutions that protect, restore, and elevate marine surfaces, from gelcoat and fiberglass to metal, glass, vinyl, and upholstery.
The shift from Presta to Malco Marine represents an essential step in Malco Products’ commitment to serving vertical markets with unified innovation and reliable quality. Malco’s customers may recognize several products and solutions previously offered under the Presta name. The trusted performance standards and formulas will remain the same, now integrated under Malco Marine to create a clearer, more cohesive experience for the audiences they serve.
Malco Marine customers can expect performance-driven results across multiple marine surfaces with products that deliver in a range of climates and detailing processes. Above all, Malco Marine is dedicated to supporting customers by protecting their investment, minimizing daunting maintenance efforts, and keeping every vessel looking its absolute best.
Malco Marine is a fourth-generation boating family, deeply rooted in ties to the Great Lakes. Marine care is not a category Malco entered; it is a way of life the brand has earned on the water. Seth Glauberman, President of Malco Products, adds, "Malco has been part of our family for four generations, and life on the water has been part of our story from the beginning. Growing up in Ohio, just a short drive from the Great Lakes, we never saw boating as just another market. It was where we spent our summers, learned the value of hard work, and passed down pride in caring for what matters.
Bringing our marine line fully under the Malco name is a natural extension of that legacy. While the name on the bottle may change, the commitment behind every product remains the same: delivering trusted performance, exceptional quality, and the results boaters and professional detailers have relied on for generations."
The Malco Marine product line is organized into four categories of care: Wash, Clean, Restore, and Protect. The Clean category provides expert solutions to the harsh realities of marine surface contamination, such as salt deposits, mildew, waterline buildup, and hard water spotting, with tough formulas engineered for gelcoat, fiberglass, vinyl, metal, and upholstery. The Restore category is built for the arduous task of bringing a vessel’s surface back to its original condition by reversing UV oxidation and surface degradation, making the process simple and streamlined. The Protect category provides long-lasting defense against salt, sun, and spray, ensuring protection between services. These three categories are designed to work in tandem to impeccably clean, restore, and protect Malco Marine customers’ vessels.
Malco Products Inc. proudly manufactures its product lines in the U.S.A. Every Malco product is conceptualized, manufactured, and produced locally, distributed from three plants in Akron, Alliance, and Barberton, Ohio. This key piece of differentiation is rooted in Malco Products, Inc.’s core values: quality, trust, family & legacy, and community. Domestic manufacturing ensures close oversight of every stage of testing and production from the very beginning to the end, which sets Malco apart from its competitors. For professional detailers and original equipment manufacturers whose reputations depend on this, this reliability of quality and consistency is not optional; it is entirely necessary.
Lauren Osina, Director of Marketing, says, "This launch honors our heritage while positioning us for the future. The new Malco Marine & RV brand reflects who we are today and where we're headed tomorrow. It brings new energy to a growing category while reinforcing the quality, innovation, and performance our customers have come to expect. We are excited to introduce the new brand to professional detailers, distributors, retail partners, and boating enthusiasts around the world."
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