Liquid Coating
An Introduction to Cyclic Corrosion Testing
A more realistic way to perform salt spray tests.
Read MoreA Fight for the Future of Finishing Shops
The driving force of changes is often a generational battle, too.
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PPG Aerospace Goes For Gold With British Airways’ Olympics Jet
Topcoats in gold, light grey and white celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Jerry Trostle Leaving Wagner Systems, PCI Board
Matthias Koehler, with more than 10 years of experience within Wagner-Group in Europe and internationally, will become new GM
Read MoreSpraying Small Parts
What would be the recommended spray gun equipment for applying coatings per MIL-PRF-22750, DOD-P-15328 and MIL-DTL-53022 specifications to our components and subsystem for military applications?
Read MoreCorrosion Data on Galvanneal Steel
Do you have any data comparing corrosion performance between galvanneal and pickled hot-rolled steel?
Read MoreMil-Spec Paint Color
A customer requires painting with MIL-PRF-23377, Type 1, Class N, but with a specific color requirement. The stock colors my paint supplier has found are green, aqua green and yellow, but we need a primer that can be tinted to meet FED-STD-595 color 24424, since Type 1 specifies that it be the natural color of the corrosion-inhibiting compounds used. Is the natural state the above-specified colors or a milky-white color that can be procured and tinted by any paint house?
Read MorePainting Plastics
We have been molding white plastic parts for a customer for some time, and now he wants the same parts in several additional colors. We would prefer molding in white and then painting the parts in the other colors to avoid downtime on our molding machines. What do you think?
Read MorePainting Children’s Jewelry
I need a clear topcoat to give coated decorations on children's jewelry more durability.
Read MoreZinc–Rich Primer Over Zinc Plating
Is it possible to replace a current process of zinc plating with a zinc paint process on a steel chassis? Also, can zinc paint be powder coated afterwards?
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