Pretreatment for Powder Coating

Parts Cleaning 16 Jan 2013

Questions and Answers for Pretreatment Options

Are you aware of any uncomplicated, user-friendly pretreatments that are compatible with powder coating, will inhibit rust on surfaces with deep inset corrosion and will accelerate beneath the coating after the process is complete?

Powder Coating 5 Jan 2013

Film Thickness Tolerance

Is it possible for products to be powder coated within a range of 80-90 micron thickness. The best I can get is between 70 and 90 micron.

Powder Coating 4 Jan 2013

Chipping

Powder chips off of some of our fastener products in the field. Could you recommend a quality control test to better predict when this will happen so we can catch the parts before they make it to our customers?

racking 13 Dec 2012

Proper Racking

Is there any way to qualify the impact of racking on the powder coating process?

basics 11 Dec 2012

How to Limit Outgassing on Castings

I cannot find a way to powder coat aluminum castings without severe outgassing and blisters. Does the temperature have a role to play versus line speed? Will higher temperature emit more gas from the aluminum casting?

Powder Coating 6 Dec 2012

Orange Peel on Wheels

I powder coat alloy wheels. When the primer coat is applied and cured, the finish has a lot of orange peel. I preheat the wheels to 212° before applying the primer. Any suggestions on how to limit the orange peel look?

Powder Coating 4 Dec 2012

Discolored Metallic Powder Finish

We have a powder coat finish for our railing products that has been discoloring in the mountain states region (Colorado, Utah and Wyoming). The finish is textured metallic with a goldish tint, but it has been turning a darker color and rubs off upon touching. Is there anything that can be added to the powder coat or applied after the powder coating process that will inhibit UV rays and the discoloration of our product?

Parts Cleaning 1 Dec 2012

There’s No Stopping This Powder Coating Line

McCain Manufacturing recently dramatically expanded its facilities to 100,000 sq ft to increase and improve its powder coating and finishing operations with a new automated conveyor that was installed along with a large-scale batch powder coating system.

Powder Coating 27 Nov 2012