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Compare Coating Scrap Rates
Is there an industry standard for acceptable scrap/fallout when coating parts with powder over various manufactured metal parts (I’m specifically interested in zinc versus aluminum and steel) and how does it compare to liquid paint?
Read MoreSmall Parts Powder Coating System
We are thinking of installing a new small parts powder coat system. Some of our executives are asking why we are not tearing down and moving to our facility a sister site’s 12-year-old system that’s 300 miles away and has a 4 × 6-ft part window formerly used to paint larger frames.
Read MoreIncreased Oven Capacity with Infrared
We are trying to increase capacity in our powder cure oven and we want to know what the impact will be if we change to a hybrid type (IR + convection).
Read MoreShadow Plating
On some of our parts, we see what appears to be a “shadow.” What causes this and how can we prevent this from happening?
Read MoreMore in Failure of Zinc Plating
In the December issue of Products Finishing, I addressed a question regarding the failure of zinc plating around welds. One of our readers emailed me and correctly pointed out that I only addressed the plating but failed to address the quality of the parts and welded areas.
Read MoreCleaning Aluminum
e have been using lacquer thinner to clean aluminum parts before painting. Is this a good practice, and if not, what would be a good low cost replacement?
Read MoreControlling VOC Emissions
We have had complaints from neighbors about paint odors coming from our plant. Can you suggest anything to reduce the possibility of paint or paint odors escaping through the roof stacks?
Read MoreColor Measurement
We measure our mid-gloss black color instrumentally, and we are having a difficult time correlating the instrumental color values to the visual perception.
Read MoreCoating PVC Foam Boards
I am interested in coating PVC foam boards with paint. I heard that vacuum coating is a process that will work for this application. Can you direct me to a company that can either supply the equipment to vacuum coat, or provide the service to vacuum coat?
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