Parts Cleaning
Steam Cleaning/Phosphating
We have been getting field complaints that the paint is peeling off in certain areas even before shipping. Apparently, this is because of insufficient degreasing and phosphating with the manually operated steam cleaner.
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Closing the Cleaning Loop
To help optimize its solvent vapor degreasing process while minimizing solvent exposure in the workplace and the environment, Miba Bearings US uses Dowper SVG double-stabilized perchloroethylene in the Safecare system from Safechem North America LLC, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.
Read MorePhosphate Bleed Through
All of a sudden we began having problems with the appearance of our coated products. The irregularities in the phosphate coating are telegraphing or bleeding through the paint when the high-solids coating is applied.
Read MoreWorld Trade Center I-Beam Preservation
I have been asked to make an honorable artistic memorial for exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. For the memorial, a section of the I-beam will be publicly displayed inside an airport, and it may be an open display able to be touched by the public.
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Price is Finally Getting It Right With Coral Chemicals
How one company changed chemical baths and saw improved products and cost savings.
Read MoreAlcohol Wipe Cleaning
What methods would you recommend for me to verify that the containers are 100 percent clean and meet my specifications?
Read MoreCleanliness Verification of Oil Pump Housing
When a part fails a cleanliness specification, it’s almost always due to maximum particle size and rarely, if ever, due to excessive weight.
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Flash Rusting
Our problem is that right after the acid pickle, the tanks flash rust severely before we can get them into the zinc phosphate solution.
Read MorePaint Adhesion
Last year at this time we had a large amount of scrap due to paint adhesion failures. Our procedure for metal pretreatment was dip in alkaline cleaner, rinse in cold water and dip in a non-chromate final rinse. To solve this problem, I investigated other means of doing the job without going to an iron phosphate.
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