Tarjac - The History

Larry and Cindy Salerno founded Tarjac, Inc. in 1989. Like most successful businesses, Tarjac began with a vision fueled by a personal passion, and in the case of the Salerno’s that passion was hunting. When presented with a gift from Oneida Bow, Larry believed he could improve upon the camo finish using an airbrushing process. The modification to the camo finish was enthusiastically adopted by Oneida Bow, and in short order a new business was born with more orders than could possibly be filled by a home-based operation. The overwhelming demand started the evolution of Tarjac which, over the course of two decades, has grown into a pioneer in the finishing industry that serves the largest consumer product manufacturers in the world.

Remaining on the leading edge of technology, in 1996 Tarjac secured a license for Final Finish, commonly referred to as hydrographics. This revolutionary process is what is used today to apply camo, woodgrain, carbon fiber, and thousands of other patterns to decorated products seen in retail stores. No applicator in the United States has processed more hunting products than Tarjac, and in recent years the company has expanded it’s reach to dozens of other industries including Automotive, Medical Devices, and Consumer Electronics. While these decorating technologies have historically been available only to the manufacturers of products, Tarjac now proudly offers those same services direct to you, the consumer. Tarjac also offers cerakote, powder coat & painting.

Tarjac - More Than a Name

Tarjac, Inc. was named by founders Cindy and Larry Salerno after their two children, Jacob and Tara.

Tara continues working with us here in the shipping and nu skin department and has for many years. She has been involved in the business since childhood and, as could be expected, is very active in the outdoors and is an experienced shooter in her own right. Tara can frequently be seen at trade shows where Tarjac is exhibiting and is a vital part of our growing business. Tara has two daughters and resides in the Waterloo area.

Jacob is no longer with us here at Tarjac as he was tragically taken from us in a car accident in the summer of 2006. Jacob was an avid outdoorsman who spent years hunting with his father since the age of 6. Hunting has long been a family time activity for the Salernos and these sacred memories will always be cherished. Jacob is now flying with the angels in heaven. We love and miss you Jacob, R.I.P.

Tarjac H2O LLC -

Tarjac H2O LLC. (“H2O”) is pleased to announce that after 2 years of discussion and a year of careful planning Tarjac Inc., who has been in business over 25 years, has been purchased by three long term employees.  The new ownership group includes Eric Elias a 20-plus year employee, Tara Larsen who has been with the company 19 years and Ed Bobbett who has been with the company for the last 6.
H20 services the outdoors industry with all their hydrographic, powder coating, Cerakote®, custom painting, as well as offering a Teflon coating that’s new to the Company’s arsenal of applications.  H2O will continue to offer all major camouflage and designer hydrographics patterns as well as specialize in building custom fixtures for the desired coating application.  Sub assembly contracting will also be offered as an additional service including disassembly and reassembly of firearms after coating.
Tara Larsen, Co-owner and Vice President shared “on behalf of myself and my two partners, H20 would like to thank the Salerno and Eisenhut groups for the opportunity to build upon their legacy and we wish them the best in their retirement.