Liquid Coating

Electroplating

New Chromium Electroplating Housekeeping Requirements

Alert for Platers: Your Deadline is March 19, 2013 as EPA finalized the residual risk and technology review for the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks under 40 CFR Part 63

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Electrocoating

Coating Cast Zinc Jewelry

I would like to comment on “Coating Plated Zinc Jewelry” in your November column. We have been producing plated zinc die castings for 50 years and have been successfully applying clear e-coat to them for 12 years. We apply copper and nickel, followed by brass, bronze or gold, and then apply a 20-micron-thick clear e-coat and bake at 350°F for 40 min.

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Liquid Coating

StandardAero Gets Certification for Protective Coatings

Eight of its aircraft paint technicians have completed the Embry Riddle Aeronautics University/Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) program in aircraft painting.

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Powder Coating

Impact of REACH Regulation on the Global Finishing Market

This paper is a peer-reviewed and edited version of a presentation delivered at NASF SUR/FIN 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 12, 2012.

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Electrocoating

Q&A: Spray Gun Flow Rate Problem

Q. We have problems achieving consistent paint flow through our spray guns (typical rates range from 10 to 50 g/min).

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Liquid Coating

Spray Gun Flow Rate Problem

How do we achieve consistent paint flow through our spray guns?

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Liquid Coating

Abrasion-Resistant Coating

What is the best method for refinishing metal cannery machine parts?

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Parts Cleaning

BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes

Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.

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Liquid Coating

Painting Hot-Dipped Galvanized Steel

Do you know of a successful and fool-proof method for cleaning and pretreating hot-dipped galvanized steel before painting?

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White Stays Atop the World’s Car Color Ranks

White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year, according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Black/black effect moves into second place

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