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Powder Coating and Metal Plating
Question: One advantage of powder coating and clear coats is that it provides a smooth base for further metal plating, for example, chroming of plastics or automotive wheels without hex chrome.
Read MoreSurface Roughness Before and After Anodizing
Question: What change in surface finish, or roughness (Ra/Rz), can be expected when parts are anodized?
Read MorePerspectives: Where is the Cleaning Industry Headed?
A recent interview with Jim Mertens, industry specialist for trichloroethylene at Dow, provided a bit of a perspective on the cleaning industry.
Read MoreProtecting Non-Painting Alternatives
Question: There are various "old world" finishes achievable without the use of traditional stains and paints.
Read MorePainting Copper
Question: Having been a longtime reader and contributor to your column, I know that I will get many useful answers to my question.
Read MorePainting a Silo
Question: One of my predecessors put the water tower too close to one of our silos when we moved to our current location.
Read MorePaint Used on Cell Phones
Question: I'm doing some research on coatings so we can decide how to finish a product we are designing.
Read MorePermit-Free Chromium Plating
Columbia Manufacturing needed to replace its chromium plating line, but not with a new finishing process. It kept the hexavalent chromium plating technology and installed a zero-discharge wastewater treatment system...
Read MorePlating Tank Exhaust Systems
Question: This is in followup to your response "Plating Tank Exhaust Systems" in the March 2001 issue.
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