**EXHIBIT 31.1**

**SECTION 302CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

I, James S. Marlen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmeronInternational Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this Annual Report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;

4. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controlover financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15(d)-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensurethat material information relating to the Registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, orcaused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of theRegistrant's disclosurecontrols and procedures; and presented in this Annual Report our conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of theend of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation, and;

d) disclosed in this report any change in theRegistrant'sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant'smost recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financialreporting; and

5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditorsand the audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficienciesin the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record,process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves managementor other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internalcontrols.

| February 1, 2006 |
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| * *              | */s/ James S. Marlen* |
|                  | *James S. Marlen* |
|                  | *President & Chief Executive Officer* |
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