Wicked Industries began in early 2022 with our flagship product Wicked Wax. It was created as a solution to a problem. DiPrete Forge, owned by Fred DiPrete, offers knife-making classes and after each class ended the students would ask how to treat and protect their new knives.  After trying a few products (many of which were NOT food safe), we knew we could do better. We knew a 100% food safe product that went on smoothly with no need to heat up the item being treated or become sticky and gummy over time would be the top goal of our new brand. Keeping the price point affordable was also a top priority. Wicked Wax was created and ticked off all of the above items.

Now the name was suggested by a family member as a nod to Fred DiPrete’s home state of Rhode Island where “Wicked” is a an adjective used to express extreme awesomeness. We pride ourselves on manufacturing high quality products, providing superior customer service and creating innovative products.

We also offer Wicked Clean. A new product with a mid abrasive to clean and polish without scratching. There are several other items in development and Wicked Industries will continue to roll them out as soon as they meet all our criteria for a great product!