Rodger Talbert Columnist
RE-SPRAYING PARTS
I was under the impression that if you wanted to rework and re-spray over a powder coated part the following steps should take place for the best results. Please answer these questions for me.
Read MoreCHROMATE CONVERSION COATING
A potential client is sandblasting an aluminum substrate and applying 4–6 mils of a fairly standard white powder. The idea would be to save on powder material, as I would think 2–3 mils over chem film would be a great system. I am looking for information to support this suggestion. Can you also touch on what happens to the chem film when the powder is cured at nearly 400ºF?
Read MoreIR-SPECIFIC POWDER?
Is there a powder manufacturer you are aware of that specializes in providing powders that cure in this fashion?
Read MoreWhat's In Oven Exhaust?
Where can I get solid information that they can read for themselves about whats going out the oven exhaust?
Read MoreINCONSISTENT FINISH
We recently took on a job to powder coat subway acoustic panels with a copper metallic powder. We coated the first lot of parts, and the color and appearance on the parts is widely different from one part to another and even from one area of the part to another.
Read MorePOWDER COATED BENCHES
Now that we have had some in the field for a while, we are getting complaints about rust on the steel parts and peeling on the aluminum benches. Do you know what the cause is or how we can prevent these problems?
Read Morelarge-area touch-Up
What would be the possibility of touching up a large area and curing with a controlled heat source?
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Quality, Italian-Style
A Vertical powder coating operation where Excellence pervades the Company Culture
Read MoreAuto or Manual?
We are trying to decide between automatic and manual powder application equipment.
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