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Novelty Finish
Question: We are experiencing an unacceptable rate of paint failures of our crackle paint finish.
Read MoreBlue Anodize for Die-Castings
Question: We have a customer who wants to anodize a 383 alloy die-cast part and color it blue.
Read MoreFast and Flexible
Finishing Services builds its track record by being fast and flexible when it comes to satisfying its customers…
Read MoreColoring of Titanium
Question: A customer has asked us about the feasibility of dying anodized titanium.
Read MoreCleaning Heat-Treated Parts
Question: We receive parts that have been heat treated and quenched.
Read MoreFiller Material
Question: We manufacture 0.050 inch aluminum parts that require stainless steel PEM standoff inserts.
Read MorePerformance of Epoxy-Polyester in Salt Spray Test
Question: We have a hybrid powder coating (epoxy-polyester) that we apply to our products over an iron phosphate.
Read MoreButler Finish Nickel
Question: What is “butler finish nickel?” How does one apply this finish?
Read MorePerspectives: Chemicals and the Public
Just about any person who heard that there were chemicals in their food would probably try to avoid it.
Read MoreInterference Coloring
Question: I have heard that there is a process, or processes, to color anodic coatings with colors such as blue, green, red, etc., but the process is not a dye.
Read MoreBlack Anodizing and Powder
Question: I work for a company that builds a sewer laser that’s used for putting in tile from manhole to manhole to assure a constant grade and flow with no low spots.
Read MoreCleaning Used Hooks & Racks
In my column for December 2001, I outlined some possible paint stripping solutions for R.R.
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