Pretreatments

Parts Cleaning

Preparing Brazed Metal

Question: We manufacture aluminum heat exchangers and are planning to implement CAB brazing soon.

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Powder Coating

From Paint to Powder

Question: We recently switched from liquid painting (alkyd-amino) to pure polyester powder coating.

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Parts Cleaning

Pretreating Laser Cut Parts

Question: Can you recommend a pretreatment cleaning process for laser cut parts?

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Liquid Coating

Zinc Phosphate Application

Question: We have been asked to apply a zinc phosphate to steel surfaces in one of our products.

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Liquid Coating

Painting Resin Chairs

Question: This is probably not the right forum for this question, since it is a household item and not a product that I am manufacturing.

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Electrocoating

Electrocoating Cast Iron and Steel Castings

Question: How well does electrocoat work on cast iron and steel castings?

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Parts Cleaning

Cleaning Rust from Cold-Rolled Steel

Question: How can we clean the rust off of unpainted cold-rolled steel parts slated for electrocoating that underwent an atmospheric corrosion attack from an accidental release of muriatic acid vapors in our plant?

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Parts Cleaning

Pretreatment of Aluminum for Powder Coating

Question: What is the best way of treating aluminum before powder coating?

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Parts Cleaning

Removing Flash and Parting Line

  Question: I am looking for an efficient way to remove flash or create a "uniform" parting line on numerous cosmetic parts that are zinc die cast.

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Parts Cleaning

Technical Terms

Question: We are in the process of upgrading our paint line.

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