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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                       AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LETTER AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5, dated as of the 18th day of July, 1996, by and
between BINKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, of Franklin Park,
Illinois (herein called "Company"), and COMERICA BANK, a Michigan banking
corporation, of Detroit, Michigan (herein called "Bank");

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, Company and Bank are parties to that certain Letter Agreement
dated November 27, 1992, entered into by and between Company and Bank, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 26, 1993, by Amendment No. 2
dated as of February 21, 1995, by Amendment No. 3 dated as of February 28, 1996,
and by Amendment No. 4 dated as of May 1, 1996 (herein called the "Agreement");

     WHEREAS, to evidence the indebtedness of Company to Bank in respect of
Loans made by Bank to or in favor of Company under or pursuant to the Agreement,
Company executed and delivered unto Bank that certain Promissory Note dated
November 27, 1992, made in the original principal amount of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00), as amended by said Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment
No. 3 and Amendment No. 4 (herein called the "Existing Note");

     WHEREAS, Company and Bank desire to further amend the Agreement, as herein
provided;

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other valuable
consideration, Company and Bank and Bank hereby agree as follows:

1.   The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  Section 1(1) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
          follows:

          "(1) 'Note' shall mean an Amended and Restated Promissory
          Note, in form similar to that attached Amendment No. 5 to
          this Agreement as Exhibit "A," with appropriate insertions,
          executed and delivered by Company unto Bank to evidence
          Company's liabilities and obligations to repay Bank the
          Loans, and the indebtedness of Company to Bank in respect
          thereof, and any and all extensions, renewals, amendments
          and/or restatements thereof."

     (b)  Section 1(t) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
          follows:

          "(t) 'Request for Loan' means a request substantially in the
          form of Exhibit "B" attached to said Amendment No. 5 to this
          Agreement issued by Company to Bank and requesting that Bank
          make a Loan to or in favor of Company under this Agreement,
          as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to
          time."

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      (c)  Section 1 (v) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety
          as follows:

          "(v) 'Termination Date' means June 1, 1997."

     (d)  Sections 2 and 6 are each hereby amended by deleting each of the
          references therein to the term "Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)",
          and inserting "Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00)" in place thereof.

2.   In consideration of the increase in the amount of the credit facilities
     made available by Bank to Company under or pursuant to the Agreement, as
     herein provided, Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver unto Bank an
     Amended and Restated Promissory Note in form similar to that attached
     hereto as Exhibit "A", with appropriate insertions, in the principal amount
     of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00), to evidence the liabilities and
     obligations of Company to repay Bank all Loans made by Bank to or in favor
     of Company, and the indebtedness of Company to Bank in respect thereof,
     which Amended and Restated Promissory Note shall amend and restate, in its
     entirety, the existing Note.

3.   The form of Request for Loan originally attached to the Agreement as
     Exhibit B is hereby amended and restated to conform to the form of Request
     for Loan attached hereto as Exhibit "B".

     Company hereby acknowledges that Bank has extended to Binks de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V. (herein called "Binks de Mexico"), a Subsidiary (as defined in the
Agreement) of Company, a line of credit in the principal amount of One Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), subject to a Letter Agreement dated as of
February 28, 1995, by and between Bank and Binks de Mexico (herein called the
"Binks de Mexico Agreement").  Company previously executed and delivered unto
Bank a Guaranty dated January 19, 1993, wherein Company unconditionally
guaranteed the repayment of all indebtedness of Binks de Mexico to Bank, and
Company hereby acknowledges, ratifies and affirms its liabilities and
obligations under said Guaranty.  Company further acknowledges and agrees that,
to the extent of the principal amount outstanding at any time under the Binks de
Mexico Agreement, the maximum amount available for borrowing under and pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, whether Loans or Acceptances,
shall be reduced by a like amount.

     Company hereby represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the
amendments contained herein, (a) execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment and any other documents and instruments required under this Amendment
or the Agreement are within Company's corporate powers, have been duly
authorized, are not in contravention of law or the terms of the Company's
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, and do not require the consent or approval
of any governmental body, agency, or authority; and this Amendment and any other
documents and instruments required under this Amendment or the Agreement, will
be valid and binding in accordance with their terms; (b) the continuing
representations and warranties of Company set forth in Section 15(a) through
15(f) of the Agreement are true and correct on and

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as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the
date hereof; (c) the continuing representations and warranties of Company set
forth in Section 15(g) of the Agreement are true and correct as of the date
hereof with respect to the most recent financial statements furnished to the
Bank by Company in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Agreement; and (d) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date
hereof.

     This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof.

     Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.

     Capitalized terms used but not otherwise expressly defined herein shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, as amended
hereby.

     WITNESS the due execution hereof on the day and year first above written.


COMERICA BANK                           BINKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY


By:  /s/                                By:  /s/ Doran J. Unshuld
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Its:  Vice President                    Its:  President and CEO
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