Liquid Coating

Electrocoating

PPG's CEO says coatings revenues up 30%

Sales have doubled since 2001; now account for 80% of company revenues

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“Petty Blue” goes green as Petty’s Garage converts to BASF Waterborne Paints

First car painted with Onyx HD is Petty Signature Series Mustang

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Soaring to New Aerial Paint Heights

PPG, Sherwin-Williams release improved aerospace paint

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Powder Coating

Reducing the Chance of Spray Booth Fires

In the finishing industry, there is a real connection between safety and quality—especially when it comes to spray booths, which can run the risk of causing fire if not properly maintained. A review of basic safety precautions, plus a look at the National Fire Prevention Association standards that address fire safety in Spray booths.

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Chevy Sonic Gets Eco-Friendly Paint Job

Thanks to this system, as well as other recent shop enhancements designed to minimize energy use and paint-solvent emissions, Orion Assembly’s paint facility will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80,000 metric tons each year at full production, cut solvent emissions by about 108,000 lbs. annually, slice $40 of manufacturing costs from each vehicle and use 50 percent less process energy per vehicle—all while being heated by natural and landfill gas instead of more emissions-intensive coal-fired boilers.

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Liquid Coating

KIRCHNER: 'And you can quote me on that!'

Eight memorable quotes to run your business by.

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Liquid Coating

Shaken, Not Stirred

We are an American corporation with operations in India. For one of our applications, we use an epoxy primer (BMS 10-11Y, type I, class A, grade E, water-reducible epoxy primer, green 44-GN-011). Can you please clarify if our product is suitable for mixing in a paint shaker?

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marine

New marine coating prevents barnacles from forming colonies

Extremely sensitive to molecules known as ‘macrocyclic lactones

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PAINTING: Latex Spraying Revisited

Ask an Expert From: Products Finishing, Carl Izzo, Consultant

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energy

BASF unveils it’s iGloss “intelligent paint system”

New paint reflects heat rays, designed for transparent organic solar cells in the roof of car

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