KLEI ADHESIVES

With the success of our KLEI™ Epoxy putty, Ocello Enterprises, Inc., announces our newest product, KLEI™ Extreme Hide Paste. KLEI™ (pronounced CLAY) Extreme Hide Paste is an innovative adhesive, with many unique features unlike any other hide paste currently on the market.

Here are some of the features of this product.
 

1. A long shelf life due to specially designed high barrier packaging bags, that protect against the effects of oxygen, moisture, and light.

2. Eliminate the need to pay for shipping water in pre-mixes- “mix as needed” eliminating waste, dated product and poor product adhesive performance.
 

3. A unique blend of chemistry allows a tenacious bond to many different surfaces such as polyurethane foam, water based sculpting clay, steel, and plastic ear-liners.
 

4. A completely water- based product with NO VOC’s (volatile organic compounds)
 

5. An easy to mix of 7.5 ounces of water (R/O or distilled) to 1 lb of powder. A plastic measuring cup included for easy mixing. The low water demand allows the adhesive to penetrate into the leather of animal hides, due to our “osmotic driver”, creating a tenacious bond with an appropriate work time that allows the paste to dry slowly.
 

6. No worries about freeze-thaw stability, or loss of adhesion due to added cryoprotectants
 

7. Works on ALL commercially available tanning methods but is not compatible with borax preservatives.
 

8.  A thixotropic white paste that dries white/off white that can be custom pigmented by the artist with the addition of small amounts of tempera or acrylic pastel powders
 

9. Cleans up with water and detergent in the uncured state or can be brushed out of hair in the dry state.
 

10.  Available in 1 lb, 10 lb and 40 lb packaging and soon, 10 ounce caulk tubes.

 KLEI HIDE PASTE AVAILABLE FROM:   

 MIDWEST DISTRIBUTOR (Michigan)

 T.J. Flagg 

(517) 648.3672

 Flagg1tj@gmail.com 

SOUTHEAST DISTRIBUTOR

Joe Coombs Classics

48555 Highway 445, Loranger, LA 70446

Destin Bailey

General Manager

Phone: 985.542.2777

Email: destin@joecoombs.com

WEST COAST DITRIBUTOR/MANUFACTURER

OCELLO ENTERPRISES, INC 

Corporate Office

300 N Isabel Street Unit 12 

Glendale, CA 91206

Office: 818.253.9077

email:info@ocelloenterprises.com 

 
CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR    
Windy Ridge Tanning
Nathan Mason
42023 Range Road 280
Hill Spring, Alberta T0K-1E0
E-mail: windyridgetanning@hotmail.com

Web: windyridgetanning.com

Peter J. Ocello is the CEO of Ocello Enterprises, Inc., located in Glendale, CA.

Peter is an award-winning artist, author, sculptor, inventor, manufacturer, anatomical model-maker and consultant. With more than 40 years in the industry, Peter has created thousands of wildlife art pieces and has built more than 55,000 anatomical models for veterinary education and training. His patented technology "A Method for the Preservation Of Biological Tissue" US Patent # 5,431,952 revolutionized anatomical/pathological specimen preservation and changed human and veterinary anatomy/pathology teaching programs in the United States and abroad.

Peter was the nationwide distributor and technical adviser for the Taxidermy and Wildlife Art industry for 6 years representing Innovative Polymers, Inc.(Rampf. Group, Inc.) and Silicones, Inc. Ocello provided technical expertise used in reproducing durable, life-like and artistically attractive models of large and small mammals, birds, fish and more.

Peter also was a former contributing author to TAXIDERMY TODAY Magazine from 2006 to 2011 providing information about new materials and methods that can help taxidermists improve their preservation and artistic skills.

Currently, Ocello Enterprises, Inc. has introduced a brand of  self curing epoxy adhesive for the taxidermy industry; KLEI EPOXY PUTTY. KLEI Epoxy Putty is available from World Renowned Fish Taxidermist and Artist Rick Krane, from Anglers Artistry,  Matuska Taxidermy Supply, and Second 2 Nature Taxidermy Supply.

With the success of our KLEI Epoxy Putty, Ocello Enterprises, Inc is currently formulating  water based  adhesives in powder form, water based sculpting clay and a paper mache product for the taxidermy industry. These products will be available soon.

Peter J. Ocello has earned BS, MS and PhD degrees in Biological Sciences with emphasis in Anatomy and Preservation Sciences. Peter was the founder and former Director of the Preservation and Research Education Laboratory in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. He also was a Professor of Anatomy at Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI.