Liquid Coating
Scuffing Of Matte Finishes
How can I scientifically explain why matte finishes scuff more easily than gloss finishes?
Read MoreSand Finish on Aluminum
My specialty metal shop is in the process of quoting a job to provide aluminum profiles coated with a sand-effect paint, both in color and texture. What paint do you recommend?
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GM Fairfax Breaks Ground On New Paint, E-Coat Shop
450,000-square-foot, bi-level paint shop at the Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant in Kansas City
Read MoreCraters in the Paint
We sometimes have problems with craters in the paint film on the motorcycle parts we manufacture.
Read MoreDip Tank Agitation
What is the best circulation pattern for paint with a 43 percent solids-by-volume content to obtain optimum consistency and to minimize or prevent settlement?
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Nanotechnologies Address Pipe Corrosion
The boom in the gas and oil business, both in the United States and globally, has refocused attention on efforts to reduce corrosion on the surfaces of pipes and equipment used in the industry.
Read MorePainting Viscosity vs. Temperature
One reader has something to add about paint temperature to Carl's response in the December 2012 column regarding spraying high-viscosity paints.
Read MorePainting Particle Board
I am looking for a paint or coating that can be used to coat the surface of the particle board panels in a production line environment after finish sanding and prior to a paper laminating process.
Read MoreCuring Polyurethane on Wood
Can you help us find a polyurethane varnish that will cure in our warm-air oven?
Read MorePaint Stripping Waste Disposal
In response to a question in the September 2012 column regarding the disposal of waste from paint stripping, one reader recommends purchase of a stripping oven, used to strip products and paint racks.
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