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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.3

                                  INSTRUCTIONS

                           TO REGISTERED HOLDER AND/OR
         BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANT FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER
                                       OF
                             NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY
              11 1/8% SERIES C SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007

   To Registered Holder and/or Participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility:

   The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus, dated
_________ __, 1997 (the "Prospectus") of Neenah Foundry Company, a Wisconsin
corporation (the "Company"), and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), that together constitute the Company's offer (the
"Exchange Offer"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

   This will instruct you, the registered holder and/or book-entry transfer
facility participant, as to action to be taken by you relating to the Exchange
Offer with respect to the 11 1/8% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
(the "Notes") held by you for the account of the undersigned.

   The aggregate face amount of the Notes held by you for the account of the
undersigned is (fill in amount):

   $         of the 11 1/8% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007

   With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX):

   / /TO TENDER the following Notes held by you for the account of the
      undersigned (INSERT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES TO BE TENDERED, IF ANY): $

   / /NOT TO TENDER any Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned.

   If the undersigned instruct you to tender the Notes held by you for the
account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are (a) to make, on behalf
of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby makes to
you), the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal
that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a beneficial owner,
including but not limited to the representations that the undersigned's
principal residence is in the state of ________ [FILL IN THE NAME OF THE STATE],
(i) the undersigned is acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of
business of the undersigned, (ii) the undersigned is not participating, does not
participate, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to
participate in the distribution of the New Notes, (iii) the undersigned
acknowledges that any person participating in the Exchange Offer for the purpose
of distributing the New Notes must comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in
connection with a secondary resale transaction of the New Notes acquired by such
person and cannot rely on the position of the Staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission set forth in no-action letters that are discussed in the
section of the Prospectus entitled "The Exchange Offer--Resale of the New
Notes," and the undersigned is not an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under
the Act, of the Company; to agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in
the Letter of Transmittal; and to take such other action as necessary under the
Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such
Notes.
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/ /Check this box if the Beneficial Owner of the Notes is a Participating
   Broker-Dealer and such Participating Broker-Dealer acquired the Notes for its
   own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading
   activities.


                                    SIGN HERE

Name of beneficial owner(s):
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Signature(s):
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Name (please print):
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Address:
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Telephone number:
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Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number:
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Date:
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