Carl Izzo Consultant
Outdoor Finish System
I am the manager of quality control for my company, which manufactures sports and playground equipment. One of our product lines is basketball equipment—pole, backboard and hoop—that is used outdoors. Presently, we powder coat the equipment, but we have had issues with rusting, especially in coastal and humid climates. Do you have any ideas for coatings that would give us better corrosion resistance in these environments?
Read MoreShaken, Not Stirred
We are an American corporation with operations in India. For one of our applications, we use an epoxy primer (BMS 10-11Y, type I, class A, grade E, water-reducible epoxy primer, green 44-GN-011). Can you please clarify if our product is suitable for mixing in a paint shaker?
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PAINTING: Latex Spraying Revisited
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Read MoreLatex Spraying Revisited
Latex is an emulsion and retains its characteristics in another liquid. They are difficult to spray since they do not break down in the other liquid. It is not like a solution where one disperses into the other liquid to form a homogeneous liquid.
Read MoreCoat the I-Beam with Parylene
Consider coating the relic with one of the three parylenes. The stuff might be only a few microns thick, but it resists attack by heat, chemicals and abrasion.
Read MoreMore on Low-VOC Paints
With your response to M.R.’s question on low-VOC paints in September’s Painting Clinic, you neglected to mention one other option—solvent-borne, low-VOC coatings.
Read MoreColor Variation by Spraying
e a two-part polyurethane finish system consisting of a primer and a white base coat on a conveyorized painting line. I am seeing shade variation in areas coated with the white paint. What should I do to correct the color difference problem?
Read MoreAdhesion to Zinc
We tried washing the part with an iron phosphate wash, and it helped some, but we still did not get 100-percent adhesion. Can anything be done to the part to get the topcoat to adhere?
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Paint Application Methods
An overview of spraying, dipping, flow coating, and everything in between.
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Stripping Organic Coatings
Chemical, pyrolytic and mechanical methods for removing paint and powder coatings.
Read MoreAdhesion to Aluminum
Our problem is poor adhesion (paint flaking) around the sheared areas and punched holes.
Read MoreFast-Dry Coating
What is the best protective coating material to apply to the outside diameter of the motors to prevent atmospheric corrosion?
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