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Conductive Powder
Does the Powder Coating market/industry, supply or make available any Powder Coating that is also conductive? Would there be the chance of adding say nickel or copper to the Powder Coating to help this conductivity?
Read MoreAlternative Pretreatment
We would like to expand our product line to include larger steel buildings whose sections are eight to ten feet long. Because of the size of our processing tanks, we cannot handle larger sections. We now pretreat the sections in an immersion system, and then paint them with a two-coat finish system consisting of an epoxy primer and acrylic enamel. What alternatives pretreatments are available for these sections?
Read MoreAdhering Two Powder Coated Surfaces
I am trying to get two powder coated surfaces to permanently adhere to each other. What, if anything do you recommend? We have 32 x 40 x 1/8 inch aluminum powder coated sheet attached to all sides to 1 x 1 inch powder coated steel tubing.
Read MoreDeburring with Dry Products
We want to remove the burrs without damaging the glossy finish. We are extremely careful to avoid anything potentially harmful if a child puts it in his mouth. Do you have any suggestions for a media or process?
Read MoreAvoiding Powder in Threads
We have a problem with powder in the threads. We have tried to use rubber pull plugs, but some powder still gets in. We spend a lot of time re-tapping after painting. Do you have any suggestions or thoughts that can help?
Read MoreSwitching from Liquid to Powder
How are colors, surface texture and luster handled from a standards standpoint? How would I change one of our liquid paint colors (let’s say beige) with a light textured finish to a powder coating? Our paint spec now calls out Sherwin Williams F63HX ... TEXTURED. How would I change this over to Powder Coating?
Read MoreAdding a Centrifugal Disc Machine
Our finishing department has three vibrators and a tumbling barrel. We are planning to add a centrifugal disc machine. Will the media and compound we have been using work okay in the centrifugal disc process?
Read MoreThe Clear Alternative to Traditional Yellow Hex Films
Chromate conversion coatings on aluminum were implemented initially in 1950 when Allied Research and Rheem Manufacturing used technology based on hexavalent chromium to provide protective chemical films on the metal substrate.
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