diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/DashboardController.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
index 123b9f9..c594152 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
@@ -765,6 +765,12 @@ public class DashboardController : Controller
                 UpdatedAt            = DateTime.UtcNow,
             };
 
+            // Enrich from the platform powder catalog so the new inventory record carries the full
+            // spec/doc set (cure schedule, SDS/TDS, sample image, color families) rather than just
+            // the color code/name carried on the quote. Match by the catalog SKU (stored as the
+            // coat's colorCode), preferring the same manufacturer; fall back to color name.
+            await EnrichInventoryFromCatalogAsync(inventoryItem, colorCode, colorName, manufacturer);
+
             await _unitOfWork.InventoryItems.AddAsync(inventoryItem);
             await _unitOfWork.CompleteAsync(); // flush to get inventoryItem.Id
 
@@ -828,6 +834,69 @@ public class DashboardController : Controller
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fills blank spec/document fields on a newly received custom-powder inventory item from the
+    /// matching platform powder catalog row — cure schedule, coverage, specific gravity, transfer
+    /// efficiency, SDS/TDS links, sample image, color families, product page — so the tenant gets a
+    /// complete record instead of just the color code/name carried on the quote. Matches by catalog
+    /// SKU (stored as the coat's color code), preferring the same manufacturer, then by color name.
+    /// Only fills gaps (never overwrites form-entered values) and links the item to the catalog row.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task EnrichInventoryFromCatalogAsync(
+        InventoryItem item, string? colorCode, string? colorName, string? manufacturer)
+    {
+        PowderCatalogItem? catalog = null;
+
+        var code = colorCode?.Trim();
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
+        {
+            var codeLower = code.ToLower();
+            var hits = (await _unitOfWork.PowderCatalog.FindAsync(p => p.Sku.ToLower() == codeLower)).ToList();
+            var mfr = manufacturer?.Trim().ToLower();
+            catalog = (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mfr)
+                        ? hits.FirstOrDefault(p => p.VendorName.ToLower().Contains(mfr))
+                        : null)
+                      ?? hits.FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+
+        if (catalog == null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(colorName))
+        {
+            var nameLower = colorName.Trim().ToLower();
+            catalog = (await _unitOfWork.PowderCatalog.FindAsync(p => p.ColorName.ToLower() == nameLower))
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+
+        if (catalog == null)
+            return;
+
+        item.PowderCatalogItemId = catalog.Id;
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.ManufacturerPartNumber)) item.ManufacturerPartNumber = catalog.Sku;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Manufacturer))           item.Manufacturer = catalog.VendorName;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.ColorName))              item.ColorName = catalog.ColorName;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Finish))                 item.Finish = catalog.Finish;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.ColorFamilies))          item.ColorFamilies = catalog.ColorFamilies;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.ImageUrl))               item.ImageUrl = catalog.ImageUrl;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.SdsUrl))                 item.SdsUrl = catalog.SdsUrl;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.TdsUrl))                 item.TdsUrl = catalog.TdsUrl;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.SpecPageUrl))            item.SpecPageUrl = catalog.ProductUrl;
+
+        item.CureTemperatureF   ??= catalog.CureTemperatureF;
+        item.CureTimeMinutes    ??= catalog.CureTimeMinutes;
+        item.SpecificGravity    ??= catalog.SpecificGravity;
+        item.CoverageSqFtPerLb  ??= catalog.CoverageSqFtPerLb ?? 30m;
+        item.TransferEfficiency ??= catalog.TransferEfficiency ?? 65m;
+
+        if (!item.RequiresClearCoat && catalog.RequiresClearCoat == true)
+            item.RequiresClearCoat = true;
+
+        if (item.UnitCost <= 0 && catalog.UnitPrice > 0)
+        {
+            item.UnitCost = catalog.UnitPrice;
+            item.LastPurchasePrice = catalog.UnitPrice;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Platform-level dashboard visible only to SuperAdmins who are not impersonating a tenant.
     /// Displays a cross-company overview: total/active/inactive company counts, user count,