David S. Peterson
Sodium Bicarbonate Blasting
We are trying to locate Natrium 60 sodium blasting. Can you help?
Read MoreNew Powder Line, New Pretreatment?
We are about to specify a new powder coating plant. We would like to investigate alternative methods of cleaning and pretreatment.
Read MoreConversion Formula
I’m interested in knowing if there is a formula that can be used to determine contact time for soak or immersion cleaning verses impingement or spray cleaning?
Read MoreAlcohol Wipe Cleaning
What methods would you recommend for me to verify that the containers are 100 percent clean and meet my specifications?
Read MoreCleanliness Verification of Oil Pump Housing
When a part fails a cleanliness specification, it’s almost always due to maximum particle size and rarely, if ever, due to excessive weight.
Read MoreCleaning and Rust Inhibition
My employer orders metal pipe fittings (elbows, etc.) from China and stores them on site. The fittings are covered in oil to prevent rust, and before we can use them we send them out to be thermal cleaned to burn off the oil. We then receive them and run them through our powder coat line. I would like to eliminate this wasteful motion and receive them ready-to-use.
Read MoreWasher Repair
What can you recommend for a non-silicone based caulk or sealant for repair?
Read MoreCleaning Sintered Rings
I would like information on methods, materials and procedures to clean sintered steel rings (porous rings) used in the textile industry, more specifically, in drawing machines.
Read MoreAluminum Machining Oil
What is the best cleaning procedure to prepare the bare aluminum surface for the acrylic base coat?
Read MoreStainless Steel Preparation—Follow-Up
The following was submitted by a reader as a follow-up to the October 2010 column regarding a question pertaining to stainless steel pretreatment prior to painting or powder coating.
Read MorePretreat to Powder Coat Aluminum
I would like to start powder coating the aluminium housing of bus bar and need to know how to pretreat the parts before spraying.
Read MoreCitric Acid Passivation Alternative
We have always used nitric acid, but after seeing your site, we’re more interested in using citric acid from a safety point of view.
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