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Powder Coating

Application of a Second Coat of Powder

Why am I not getting good attraction to the surface or a consistent second coat?

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Powder Coating

Comparing Blasting to Conversion Coatings

How complicated is it to apply a phosphate coating?

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Powder Coating

Color Change Time in a Powder Booth

We have seen booths that are supposed to be able to color change in 12 to 15 minutes, reclaim to reclaim. Is this true?

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Powder Coating

Wood Grain Appearance in Powder

One of our customers is facing a problem in getting an accurate finish in a wood-look finish.

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Powder Coating

Testing to Compare Powder against Liquid Paint

Do you know of any testing that has been done to compare powder coating to outdoor exposure specifications?

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Powder Coating

AAMA Specifications and Aluminum Railing

Is it correct to assume that AAMA 2604 is suitable for an aluminum railing application and AAMA 2605 is not?

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Powder Coating

Impact of Heat on Chromate Conversion Coating

Will the internal trivalent chromate conversion coatings that are not protected by the CARC paint degrade and become less non-conductive or resistant to corrosion?

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Powder Coating

Powder on the Seacoast

After about 18 months of exposure, the powder coating has deteriorated and broken down. There are areas where the coating is blistering, and exposed metal is beginning to rust. Can you give us any advice or information as to why the coating may have broken down in such a short length of time?

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Powder Coating

The Best Method for Coating Aluminum Extrusions

How do powder coaters paint for less than liquid paint? And which is better, at high volume production, a vertical line, or a horizontal line?

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Powder Coating

Powder on Anodized Aluminum

Is there a powder coating that will hold up to Skydrol 500 B4 and Skydrol LD4

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Powder Coating

What Issues Affect Transfer Efficiency?

My boss has asked me to develop a plan to improve our transfer efficiency on our powder line. Our 12 automatic guns are over six years old and we have pretty good success with them. According to what I hear and read we should be getting better results.

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Powder Coating

How to Remove Powder from a Mask

What is the best way to quickly and effectively remove powder residue from magnets so it can be reused without leaving powder residue on the surface of the next part?

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