Carl Izzo Consultant

Liquid Coating

Painting a Coal Conveyor

What is the best paint to use on the steel structure and steel rail tracks of a coal conveyor system located adjacent to a river?-

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Liquid Coating

Flexible Paint

I need to paint steel parts and form them later. Can you recommend a paint type that is flexible enough to adhere after bending?

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Liquid Coating

Painting Transformer Tanks

I was puzzled by the question in your June column from A.S., who produced oil-filled transformers.

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Chemical Resistant Coating

We're having a problem with rusting of a large sprocket on one of the machines in our food processing plant.

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Liquid Coating

Response to Strengthening ABS Parts

In the June issue, in a question titled “Can We Strengthen ABS Parts?”, K.W. reported that one of his customers had complained of cracking of an ABS plastic part. Two readers agreed that the molder’s process parameters were contributing to the cracking problem.

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sustainability

Non-chrome Aircraft Paints

Can you provide me with a list of non-chrome paints that have been approved for use by the various companies in that industry?Do you know of anyone who looks at the environmental side of coatings whom I could contact for the latest information?

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Eliminating Foul Odors from Paint Ovens

How can we get rid of foul odors produced by a conventional oven used for curing liquid paint?

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Liquid Coating

Pulsing Flow Coater

How can we get a constant paint flow from our flow coater?

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curing

Oily Oven Cleaning

How can we get rid of oil covering the ceiling of our paint baking oven.

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