Liquid Coating
Color Variation by Spraying
e a two-part polyurethane finish system consisting of a primer and a white base coat on a conveyorized painting line. I am seeing shade variation in areas coated with the white paint. What should I do to correct the color difference problem?
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We tried washing the part with an iron phosphate wash, and it helped some, but we still did not get 100-percent adhesion. Can anything be done to the part to get the topcoat to adhere?
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New Coatings/Finishing Resource Center to Open in Virginia
An international coatings training and research center will be built in Halifax County in Virginia as the American Wood Finishing Institute relocates their corporate headquarters and training center from New Jersey. The “Center for Coatings and Application Research and Education” will create about 15 jobs thanks to a $1,052,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to prepare its new quarters and to buy equipment.
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"A Step Beyond Clean" show is Oct. 18-20 in CT.
Dow SAFECHEM, Hubbard-Hall and Pero team together for demonstrations on next generation, emission-less cleaning machines
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Paint Application Methods
An overview of spraying, dipping, flow coating, and everything in between.
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Phosphate Conversion Coatings
Types of phosphate conversion coatings, how to apply them, and their specific functions.
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Fundamentals of Liquid Coatings for Finishing Operations
Before liquid coatings are selected for the industrial finishing line, it is important to have a solid understanding of how a coating works.
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Stripping Organic Coatings
Chemical, pyrolytic and mechanical methods for removing paint and powder coatings.
Read MoreAdhesion to Aluminum
Our problem is poor adhesion (paint flaking) around the sheared areas and punched holes.
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