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Concrete Evidence for Proper Pretreatment Before Painting

Road construction equipment maker Gomaco gets better adhesion, more efficient line after getting the right cleaning and pretreatment system in place that could help deliver high-quality products, while at the same time offer increased efficiencies.

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Painting Stainless Steel

We are concerned about paint adhesion on equipment cabinets made of mostly 41003 (a utility-grade stainless steel that is 12 percent Cr) and either 304 or 201 for the hard-to-draw parts.

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Stirred, Not Shaken

My group has responsibility for process specification BAC5736 regarding mixing of an epoxy primer. Here is my interpretation of the specification.

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Fungus-Resistant Topcoat

We are using a mil spec polyurethane topcoat, MIL-PRF-85285, on an electronics housing, and I am trying to find a reference indicating that this topcoat is fungus-resistant.

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CCAI Honors Chapters User of the Year; Elects New Board

Sam Woehler from George Koch Sons will be new CCAI President; Kevin Coursin of KMI Systems is VP; and Ron Lum from Coral Chemical is Secretary/Treasurer

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Mighty Hooks' Bruce Bryan Honor With CCAI's James F. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award

Bryan recognized for his years of dedicated service to CCAI serving as the Northern Illinois Chapter president and treasurer, as a National Board Director and National President

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Welding Painted Parts

We produce industrial storage cabinets and would like to change the manufacturing process sequence to paint the parts before welding them together.

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Painting Window Screening

We apply paint by a dipping process to insect screening made from aluminum alloy 5052, then use a high-speed rotating beater to beat away excess paint from between the wires. The finished product shows some bare spots on the surface, and we don’t know how to solve this problem.

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Painting Q&A: Big Spray Paint Job

I am looking for equipment to spray a two-coat paint system on a large surface measuring approximately 30 × 30 ft.

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Mysterious Air Bubbles

We have a problem with air bubbles from an air-piloted fluid regulator in our finishing operations.

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