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Blistering Paint
My company produces cold rolled steel equipment boxes for both interior and exterior use. Indoor boxes are fabricated from cold rolled steel and outdoor boxes are fabricated from hot dip galvanized steel. After we upgraded our finish system from alkyds to polyesters, we had problems on the hot dipped galvanized boxes in the form of blisters.
Read MoreBiocompatible Coatings
Can you recommend biocompatible organic coatings for this application?
Read MoreBetter Transfer Efficiency
To protect and preserve the brass plating, we coat these parts with a clear lacquer using a conventional air spray gun. Needless to say, we get poor coverage on the parts with a lot of overspray. Consequently we use a lot of lacquer. Because of the rising prices of coating materials, I’ve been asked by management to reduce our manufacturing costs.
Read MoreSmoothing Rough Castings
Do you have a coating that would be easy to apply and quick drying that would improve the appearance of our castings and eliminate the hand grinding?
Read MoreAdhesive Bonding Aluminum
What is the best pretreatment for the aluminum surface for maximum corrosion resistance and adhesion, recognizing that specific primers are recommended by adhesive suppliers for their systems?
Read MoreHumidity Effect on Painting
Recently, we have been having problems with the curing of some of our paints. Some seem to cure, while some of them do not. I tend to think that the issue is color specific, but also related to humidity levels in the painting environment. Have you heard of this before?
Read MoreTinting Strength Differences
I was wondering if the particle size of the resin can affect the tinting strength of a colorant.
Read MoreGreener Paints
Although we don’t use much paint, we would like to do our part for the environment by using greener paints such as water-based in our plant.
Read MoreQuestions and Answers for Painting Anodized Aluminum
We paint parts made of anodized aluminum. Suddenly, we are having a problem with paint adhesion. Is this an adhesion problem? What are the pros and cons of painting anodized aluminum?
Read MoreDye Sublimation Coating
I’ve read your article and others that recommend two-part coatings such as polyester/acrylic plus a hardener to be used as a dye sublimation coating. Can I use a coating that is a one-package polyester/acrylic that does not need a hardener? Can I use a water-based coating?
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