Liquid Coating
Spray Gun Flow Rate Problem
How do we achieve consistent paint flow through our spray guns?
Read MoreAbrasion-Resistant Coating
What is the best method for refinishing metal cannery machine parts?
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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.
Read MorePainting 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
Read MoreMore Environmental Cases are Going Criminal
Surface finishers and others operating in industries highly regulated by federal, state and local environmental protection agencies have seen an increase in the number of violations that have escalated from administrative notices of violations and fines, or even civil penalties, to criminal prosecutions
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Waterborne painting process is a first at South Carolina BMW plant
PPG launched the first use of waterborne compact paint technology in a U.S. automotive manufacturing plant at the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, S.C. This painting process has turned out to be a 2012 award winner and has opened up a new way for auto manufacturers to go leaner and become more efficient in their operations.
Read MoreNew Painting Facilities
We are looking at options fro replacing a spray painting line and have been considering installing an electrocoat line to replace spray priming. What kind of trouble can we expect on startup?
Read MoreLow Phosphate Coating Weight
We are getting a low coating weight with an immersion zinc phosphate coating. Could pH be a factor in this issue?
Read MoreSpraying High-Viscosity Paints
We have problems getting a consistently even distribution of a high-viscosity paint in the spray pattern, resulting in striping on the sprayed parts. To get better results, we are currently adding reducing solvents to lower the paint’s viscosity for spraying, and we have tried airless spray equipment from several suppliers with mixed results.
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