Yes, KBS Coatings offers a 15% military and first responder discount. It is available to U.S. veterans, active duty, Reserve and National Guard members, sworn police, firefighters and EMS personnel, military spouses, and Gold Star family members. Fill out the short verification form on this page with your branch or department, your role, and your dates of service. A person here reviews every request, and we email your discount code within one business day.
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KBS Coatings is a small paint manufacturer in Valparaiso, Indiana. We build every gallon here, we answer our own phones, and a good share of the people who call us learned to work on vehicles and equipment in uniform. The discount is our way of saying thank you.
We ask a few questions before we hand out the code. That is deliberate. A discount that anyone can claim by typing a word into a box is not really a thank you to anyone. Verifying takes you about a minute and keeps the program meaningful for the people it is meant for.
Who Qualifies
The KBS service discount is open to the following groups. All must be U.S. based.
| Group | Who This Covers |
|---|---|
| Veterans | Anyone who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard and separated under honorable conditions. |
| Active Military | Active duty service members, plus Reserve and National Guard members in any drilling status. |
| First Responders | Sworn law enforcement officers, career and volunteer firefighters, and licensed EMTs and paramedics. |
| Military Spouses | Spouses of active duty, Reserve, National Guard, retired, and veteran service members. |
| Gold Star Families | Immediate family members of a service member who died in the line of duty. |
Not on this list and think you should be? Send us a note. We would rather hear the case than have you assume the answer is no.
What We Ask For, and Why
We do not ask you to upload a DD-214, a military ID, a driver's license, or any other document. Those carry your Social Security number, your date of birth, and your address, and a small company has no business collecting and storing that. Instead we ask for a handful of details that are easy for you to give and hard for someone to fake convincingly.
Everyone provides
- Your name and email address. The code goes to the email you enter, so use one you check.
- Which group you fall into. Veteran, active military, first responder, military spouse, or Gold Star family.
- Your branch or department. For example: U.S. Marine Corps, Indiana National Guard, Portage Fire Department, Porter County Sheriff.
- Your rank, rate, or role. For example: Sergeant, Petty Officer Second Class, Paramedic, Engineer, Patrol Officer.
- Your dates or years of service. Approximate is fine. "2004 to 2011" or "12 years, still serving" both work.
- A signed statement that the information you gave is accurate and that you are eligible.
Helpful, but optional
- A service email address. A
.mil,.gov, or department domain address is the single strongest thing you can give us. If you include one, we send the code straight to it and approve on the spot. Nothing else needed. - A certification or badge number. A state EMT or paramedic license number, a state fire certification number, a POST number, or a badge number plus department. These are publicly verifiable and are not sensitive personal identifiers.
- Your unit, duty station, or station number. For example: 1st Battalion 24th Marines, NSA Crane, Station 3.
How It Works
- Fill out the form below. Six short questions, about a minute.
- We review it. A real person at KBS reads every request. If something is unclear we will email you and ask, rather than turning you down.
- You get your code. We email you the discount code along with a thank-you. Enter it at checkout to take 15% off your order.
Typical turnaround is one business day. Requests that come in over a weekend or a holiday are handled the next business morning.
Request Your Discount Code
Fill this out once. The code we send does not expire, so keep the email.
Before You Start
- Six questions, about a minute. Nothing you need to go dig up first.
- Nothing to upload. No DD-214, no ID scan, no photo of a badge. We do not want those and we do not store them.
- A person reads it. Not a bot and not an automatic approval. That is the whole point of the form.
- Your code does not expire. Request it once, use it on every order after that.
- We do not share what you tell us. Not sold, not traded, not added to any list you did not ask for.
Not sure whether you qualify? Ask us rather than guessing. We would rather hear the case than have you talk yourself out of it.
What We Do With Your Information
Your request comes into our support system as a ticket. We read it, approve it, and send your code. We do not sell, rent, trade, or share what you tell us with anyone, and we do not add you to any list you did not ask to join. If you would like your request deleted after your code is issued, say so in the form and we will delete it.
Discount Terms
- 15% off retail orders placed at kbs-coatings.com.
- One code per person. Please do not share it.
- Cannot be combined with other coupon codes or promotional discounts.
- Does not apply to wholesale, reseller, or distributor pricing.
- Does not apply to gift certificates or shipping charges.
- KBS Coatings reserves the right to verify eligibility and to decline or revoke a discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
Thank You for Your Service
We build rust preventive coatings, tank sealers, and clear coats in Valparaiso, Indiana. If you have a project in mind and want a straight answer about which product fits, call us or drop us a line. We would rather point you at the right can than sell you the wrong one.
