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Stainless Pretreatment for Painting
I am doing a project to develop a new chemical for stainless steel pre-treatment prior to painting or powder coating. Any suggestions regarding methods or processes for pretreatment?
Read MorePVC Removal From Cables
What solvents can be used to remove PVC from copper and aluminum cables?
Read MorePaint Adhesion on Zinc-Coated Steel
We paint washing machine housings from an external supplier. The material used is zinc coated, and powder painting with a polyester +HAA based paint shows really bad bonding.
Read MoreGear Cleaning
The nitric acid bath generates a dark smut on the cast iron gear that will wipe off to the touch. How can I remove it in my operation?
Read MoreTractor Cab Coating
I think I am looking at a failure of a powder coating on tractors I am considering purchasing.
Read MorePowder Stripping
We have an aluminum casting from which we need to remove powder coat. We have investigated sanding and chemical, but the heat process may have a very negative impact on the part shape. What are your thoughts?
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Pretreatment Problems on Galvanneal Steel
What we are seeing is craters in random places in the surface of the painted parts.
Read MoreTrailer Prep
What advice could you give me on steel prior to primer and painting of our trailers. I think ideally I would like to “treat” the steel as it arrives from the supplier, before we work it.
Read MoreBright-Dipping Brass
Our company has to make a major decision because we are going to try and replace the nitric acid (20%) bright dip line that we have used to clean brass fittings for the last 40 years.
Read MoreCleaning Expanded Stainless
We’re looking to install an in-line (or off-line) cleaning system that would degrease flat expanded metal sheet made out of 0.015-inch-thick SS T409 material.
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