Rodger Talbert

Rodger Talbert Columnist

Powder Coating

Compare Coating Scrap Rates

Is there an industry standard for acceptable scrap/fallout when coating parts with powder over various manufactured metal parts (I’m specifically interested in zinc versus aluminum and steel) and how does it compare to liquid paint?

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Powder Coating

Small Parts Powder Coating System

We are thinking of installing a new small parts powder coat system. Some of our executives are asking why we are not tearing down and moving to our facility a sister site’s 12-year-old system that’s 300 miles away and has a 4 × 6-ft part window formerly used to paint larger frames.

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Increased Oven Capacity with Infrared

We are trying to increase capacity in our powder cure oven and we want to know what the impact will be if we change to a hybrid type (IR + convection).

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Air Curtain for Cure Oven

We have installed a powder coating system in our factory, and the problem we encountered is that we do not have an air barrier for the openings of the curing oven.

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Parts Cleaning

Correct Coating For Staircase

I am having an old steel spiral staircase removed from a public school and then refinished and installed in my home.

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Powder Coating

Phosphate Coating Weights & Powder Thickness

How much will the corrosion performance of a component be affected if the coating weight is reduced from 120 to 80 GSM?

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating Hot-Dipped Galvanize

Do you know the procedure for powder coating galvanized steel?

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On-site Powder Color Match

Is there any powder process where we can mix colors instantly and match color shades?

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Powder Coating

Low-Cure Powder

Is there a powder available that can coat gas spring, curing at 100°C?

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Powder Coating

Epoxy/Polyester Hybrid

Can a hybrid powder provide enough UV protection to be used for an outdoor application?

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Cooling Parts

What can we do to cool these parts faster?

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Coverage of Powder

I would like to know the best method to measure the coverage of a powder in a production line.

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