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Salt Crystals on the Paint Film
We get pinholes and small blisters in the paint film on our aluminum equipment enclosures. There are also, on occasion, table-salt-size crystals on the surface that can be brushed off. Can you tell me what is going on and how durable the finish will be outdoors? What questions should we be asking the vendors?
Read MoreMulti-Metal Pretreatment
I need to clean steel, aluminum and steel castings, steel forgings, electrogalvanized and galvanneal sheet, and aluminum sheet metal parts for an e-coat application. Presently, we use Parco 305 (Henkel), but results are variable. The finish on the galvanized parts is especially variable. What chemistries do you have for this range of materials?
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Parts2clean 2012 Will Be Oct 23-25 in Stuttgart
10th Leading International Trade Fair for Industrial Parts and Surface Cleaning
Read MoreSoda Blast Question Revisited
In my October 2011 column, a reader had a question regarding a source for Natrium 60 for blasting. Although I could not determine the source, I assumed it had to do with sodium bicarbonate blasting for paint removal. I wrote a bit on that subject and asked the readers to contact me if they knew any more regarding that specific product. Tim Herman of Natrium Products responded with a good overview of sodium bicarbonate blasting. As it turns out, his company offers a product that was likely what the reader was looking for: Natrium 260.
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CCAI Twin Cities Expo Attracts 500 Attendees
Minnesota event was largest ever for Twin Cities chapter
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Wagner Receives Sherwin-Williams' Partner of the Year Award
Award given for outstanding performance in product sales, service levels and overall field sales support.
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Ask The Experts: Nitrites and Fragrances
Question: Recently, a potential new vendor pointed out that our vibratory finish compound contains sodium nitrite; and said we are violating the law in using it. Is that true?
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Ask The Expert: Coating Textile Braids
Question: What is some of the newer technologies for coating hose braid?
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Enthone Acquires Select Assets of A Brite Company
Enthone Inc., has acquired select intellectual property and other assets of A Brite Company headquartered in Garland, Texas. A Brite will continue to do business as A Brite, and as an Enthone distributor. Enthone says the asset acquisition and synergism strengthens Enthone’s and A Brite Company’s global technology portfolios, while substantially expanding both companies’ market presence throughout the southern United States and Mexico.
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NASF Washington Forum Features Ex-EPA Chief Carol Browner As Speaker
As the longest-serving EPA Administrator, Browner worked closely with the surface finishing industry during the Clinton Administration on the Metal Finishing "Strategic Goals" Program. She most recently served as an assistant to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy.
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