Pretreatments

E-Coat Prep

Question: Please advise if you know of a best practice for cleaning or other surface preparation for e-coating that needs to be “secondary crimped.” L.N.

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Cleaning Brass for Painting

Question: I am in the midst of working on repainting some stamped brass decorative products from one of my customers.

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True Blue

At Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment, a quality finish not only defines the look of the company’s products—it is instrumental in their durability and performance...

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Pretreatment for Aluminum Castings

  Question: We paint aluminum sand castings for an exterior application.

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Adhesion Problem

Question: We are an automotive ancillary supplier, catering to various automotive OEMs in India.

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Painting Stainless Steel

Question: I was interested in your solution for painting the stainless steel medicine cabinet, but I was hoping you would also include the “government job” solution done at work.

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Phasing In

When Ford Motor Company made the decision to expand the paint shop in its St. Thomas Assembly Plant, it sought to do so without losing production time and without sustaining any “lost day” injuries…

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Shelf Life

At Thorco Industries—a supplier of point-of-purchase shelves and shelving fixtures—a new pretreatment system is helping to maximize productivity…

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Painting 316L Marine-Grade Stainless Steel

Question: I saw your article about painting stainless steel.

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Powder Coating: Defining an Industry and Coloring a World

The growth of the powder coating industry during the last twenty years has been dramatic, with new applications continually being developed to ensure ever expanding market penetration in a wide range of industries.

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