verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message rsc brands type private industry automotive rubber chemicals founded 1924 founder i.d. blumenthal headquarters charlotte nc u.s. area served north america key people mike guggenheimer president and ceo alan blumenthal chairman revenue us 98.4 million operating income us 56.457 million net income us 43.834 million total assets us 178.998 million total equity us 56.575 million number of employees 210 website official website radiator specialty company is a privately held automotive products company based in charlotte nc with manufacturing headquarters in indian trail nc . it is one of the nation s top automotive products producers and the second largest producer of ancillary radiator products in the united states and canada . citation needed the firm is currently based in a 80 000 square foot 7 400 m2 facility in indian trail nc . citation needed it has a total employment of 210 people . its current president and ceo is john huber . 1 the company was founded as radiator specialty company in 1924 by i.d. blumenthal 2 who began marketing a product called solder seal to fix leaky car radiators . he was joined by his younger brother herman blumenthal in 1933 . 3 rsc s products also include gunk a line of degreasers 4 and liquid wrench a line of lubricants marketed as application specific competitors to wd 40 . 5 the company adopted the name rsc chemical solutions in 2010 . 2 the blumenthal family have been responsible for significant philanthropic efforts in north carolina including substantial funding for the north carolina blumenthal performing arts center in charlotte . 3 6 7 references edit top ranked medium businesses . charlotte business journal . 1 april 2011 . retrieved 24 september 2011 . a b susan stabley radiator specialty s greener shade of gunk charlotte business journal june 17 2011 . a b laureate herman blumenthal 1915 october 28 2001 at north carolina business hall of fame accessed november 12 2011 . philip h. dougherty advertising aiming gunk at the consumer the new york times december 22 1966 . andrew adam newman which grease for a squeaky wheel the new york times april 20 2010 . blumenthal touched charlotte with charity . longtime queen city philanthropist died sunday . he was 86 . charlotte observer october 29 2001 . friday lends name to program the robesonian february 9 1995 . external links edit rsc chemical solutions company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rsc brands & oldid 740502441 categories automotive companies of the united statescompanies based in north carolinacompanies established in 1924hidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2011all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 september 2016 at 13 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view