EXHIBIT 32

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 annual report of Kaydon Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, Kenneth W. Crawford, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

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

February 27, 2008

/s/  JAMES O’LEARY

James O’Leary

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

/s/  KENNETH W. CRAWFORD

Kenneth W. Crawford

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and

Corporate Controller