Sequoia Corporation was founded in 1960 by Edward Swindle... Ed saw a need for a mask off tape that would not contaminate nor leave adhesive.  Necessity is the mother of invention and so he developed GSV-1 non-adhesive, used predominately in hard chrome plating.  Ed started the American Electroplaters Society's first school for electroplaters, when he needed to learn more about plating.  He got Mort Schwartz to teach and the rest became history.

In 1970, Ed suffered a major heart attack and his wife Carolie took over Sequoia and found a need for a tape for the inside diameter of parts.  Using Ed's basic PVC formula and a Hycar-Nitrile type adhesive, SC-1 was developed.  As other needs arose, new products were added to Sequoia's line to meet customer needs.  In 1988, daughter Sandi took over management.  Sandi can be seen exhibiting yearly at Sur-Fin and the Airline Plating Forum.

Sequoia Corporation has no sales people.  We believe, if you offer the public the best possible product at the lowest price, maintaining high quality control, it will sell itself.  This has proven to be true.  We sell 90% of all hard chrome, electroles nickel, andodizers, crankshaft rebuilders and government repair stations in the United States as well as the world's major airlines and aircraft manufacturers, also many P.C. board manufacturers and janitorial suppliers.