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Blistering on Recoat
Question: We paint our steel enclosures before assembly, and the painted enclosures are stored.
Read MoreCost-Cutting Benefits of Chemical Stripping
Is it better to scrap a part or strip it? This article points out why chemical stripping may be your best choice...
Read MoreChalking of Heat-Resistant Paint
Question: I have a customer who manufactures and paints fire rings, which are used at parks and campsites around the country.
Read MoreControlling Your Electrocoating Line
Electro-Coat Technologies electrocoats RV chassis and other large parts. While this has helped Electro-Coat Technologies become one of the few suppliers to this niche market, the large tanks have required some extra controls to keep them operating properly...
Read MoreAdhesion to Plastics
Question: Recently, I have experienced some sporadic paint adhesion failures.
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An Easy Transition to Electrostatic Bells With Employee Buy-In
Changing the way you do things can be difficult. But, Grote Industries embraces change by encouraging its employees to continually generate ideas to improve its manufacturing process. This philosophy made the switch to new electrostatic bells on the painting line a rather easy one...
Read MoreChlorinated Paraffins in Cutting Oil
Question: I have discovered that our largest customer uses chlorinated paraffins in its cutting oils.
Read MoreChemical Conversion Coatings
Question: I am looking for a conversion coating that will withstand a 1,000-hr exposure in the 5% salt spray test.
Read MoreDecorative Plating at Quaker City
Quaker City Plating provides high- end, high-value decorative plating on plastic and metal substrates. Although its customers have always been satisfied, QCP wasn't. It wanted a better preplate system for its plastic plating processes, and it found what it was looking for...
Read MoreDetermining the Passivation
Question: What test methods are available in determining the passivation of stainless steel?
Read MoreRubber Cleaner
Question: I am looking for a rubber cleaner that can be used on EPDM and not cause any drying or glazing of the surface.
Read MoreFinish for Stainless Steel
Question: We are looking for a navy blue finish for a 304 stainless steel cylinder that is used as a knob on one of our products.
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