Dental Lab

REFINING FOR DENTAL LABS

& TECHS

WHEN IT COMES TO REFINING FOR DENTAL LABS, WE’RE EXPERTS

THE GARFIELD DIFFERENCE

Established in 1892, Garfield Refining helps dental labs and techs get the most for their gold, silver, platinum, and palladium dental scrap. We’ve built decades-long relationships with lab businesses around the world and established ourselves as the benchmark for high payments, fast turnaround times, and personalized customer service.

Whether youโ€™re a small business or an enterprise operation, our team of metal and account management experts will ensure youโ€™re getting the best service in the industry.  

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What We Refine


Garfield accepts a wide variety of precious metal scrap. We most commonly refine buttons, alloy & solder, grindings & sweeps, vacuum bags, flash, sprues, and workbench carpets.

Weโ€™re committed to  providing fast and accurate assays for every batch of material. Our team will consult with you on  the estimated processing time of each  the material you want to refine.

BUTTONS
GRINDINGS
VACUUM BAGS / SWEEPS
CROWN / BRIDGE
ALLOY / SOLDER
SPRUES / FLASH
CARPET
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Our Story

Garfield’s family-owned refinery has been servicing dental labs and technicians for over fifty yearsโ€”with more than 10,000 unique satisfied lab clients to date. With our expert sampling and assaying, proprietary tech-stack and global trading desk, youโ€™ll maximize the value of your metals quickly and efficiently. No matter what you may have, weโ€™ve seen it before.

While the world has changed a lot since Garfield first opened for business, our commitment to our clients has not. From initial conversations about your material to your final payment, you can count on our experienced staff and best-in-class refining to deliver industry-leading customer service, professionalism and results.

Garfield Refining's 15th consecutive Dentaltown Townie Choice Award statuette, 2025

NORTH AMERICAโ€™S BEST REFINER FOR DENTAL LABS

We pride ourselves on our full-service refining capabilities, but itโ€™s our expertise with dental metals that sets us apart.

Named North Americaโ€™s โ€˜Scrap Refiner of Choiceโ€™ for the past 14 years in a row by Dentaltown Magazine, Garfield will provide you with maximum value when refining your bench sweeps, casting plates, and other dental scrap.

VAC BAG SWAP PROGRAM

The contents of your vac bags can be very valuable. Weโ€™ve expertly refined countless vac bags and guarantee the highest recovery of precious metal from each process. You can be confident youโ€™re receiving the highest payout for what is sometimes lower grade material.

Itโ€™s our mission to make refining as easy and profitable as possible, which is why we created the convenient Vac Bag Swap Program. Itโ€™s just one of many perks of refining with Garfield!

When your vac bag is full, contact us and weโ€™ll send you a new oneโ€”for free!* Ship your old vac bag to us within 30 days to receive your payment.

*Contact our account management team to confirm bag brand and compatibility.

VacBags

PAYMENT METHODS

We have the fastest turnaround times in the industry, and we guarantee payment within 1-2 business days of processing your precious metals. We offer the following options:

Bullion Exchange

Garfield Refining offers a large selection of gold and silver bullion in various denominations. You can purchase bullion outright or take it in full or partial payment on scrap metal you refine.

We buy back any bullion purchased from us (in good condition) at 100%. For pricing on all bullion, please call our Bullion Sales Team toll free at (888) 677-9254.

Wire
Free ACH Direct Deposit
Cash or Check

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