Parts Cleaning
Pre-Powder Coating Treatment
Question: We have recently purchased a powder coater, and I am responsible to come up with a cleaning, rinsing and treating process for steel boxes.
Read MoreWD-40 and Heavy Oil-Based Cutting Fluids
Question: these products create coating problems and contaminate my wash and pre-treat stages.
Read MoreE-Coat: Quantity or Quality
All finishers want a high-quality line with high throughput. But a company's decisions will typically favor one or the other. Quaker Mfg. Inc. chose quality over quantity...
Read MoreAluminum Sand Casting Preparation
Question: We have been asked to quote chromate conversion coating for an aluminum sand casting prior to powder coating.
Read MorePreparing Brazed Metal
Question: We manufacture aluminum heat exchangers and are planning to implement CAB brazing soon.
Read MoreStains on Plated Parts
Question: I work for a plating company that deals with plastic plating.
Read MoreComments on Cleaning with Trichloroethylene
Question: In your August 2001 column, I read your answer to the question on outsourcing cleaning with TCE.
Read MorePassivation of 440C Material
Question: Can you explain what would cause 440C material to etch in a passivation bath of sodium dichromate/nitric operated at 120F?
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