Exhibit 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Imperial
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Howard L. Ehler, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my
knowledge:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.




By:  /s/ Howard L. Ehler, Jr
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     Howard L. Ehler, Jr.
     Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  May 13, 2003