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Hentzen Coatings Announces Business Launch in Mexico

Company announces that Carlos Lopez has joined the company as General Manager for the Mexican general industrial business.

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Phosphate Pretreatment of Galvanized Steel

We use a seven-tank process that has been working fine for pretreating cold-rolled steel sheet but experience paint-adhesion failures when we pretreat galvanized steel. What must we do to change the process to pretreat GI sheet?

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Reader Response to Hard, Abrasion-Resistant Coating

A reader responds to a previous Painting Clinic question about hard, abrasion-resistant coatings, and suggests three technologies.

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Inspecting Paint Texture

The following question/answer about paint texture inspection was posted back in 2003. Is the answer provided then still valid today?

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Intellifinishing Parent Company Ranks On Inc.'s 5000 Fastest

The company had 90 percent growth since 2009, going from $17.5 million in sales to $33.2 million, which ranks it as the 24th fastest growing company in its home state of Kansas in the Inc. rankings.

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Color-Matching Problem

Our customer is rejecting parts because it says the flat black paint used on them is not black enough. How do we quantify the problem? Would a colorimeter be useful for inspection?

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Masking Suppliers

How do I provide masks and fixtures for the many different shapes and sizes of parts we produce?

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8 Things You Need to Know About Paint Booth Lighting

Global Finishing Solutions has come up with some helpful insights on lighting for paints booths which plays a crucial role in achieving a quality paint job.

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Wheels of Fortune For a Florida Coater

Once a supplier to international companies, a Florida manufacturer now makes and coats its own aftermarket wheels after it discovered that 80 percent of the aftermarket wheel manufacturing business that used to be done in the U.S. is done overseas, and often not very well.

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Finishing Brands Hosts Three-Day Symposium in Toledo

Topics included automotive, industrial and medical coatings from industry experts and from DeVilbiss, Ransburg, BGK and Binks company executives.

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