Liquid Coating
12 Ways to Reduce Water Consumption
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Read MoreSwirl Marks In The Paint
We have a rather large plastic part. After painting it shows swirls that appear to be made by a brush. swirls are positive and can be felt using one’s finger. Can you make any suggestions as to what might be causing this problem? Could there be a residue from the wash left on the surface or something in the molding of the part?
Read MorePaint Testing Information
I am a chemist for a paint supplier. I need to test a paint on steel panels and production parts and send them to an independent laboratory for testing. At what dry film thickness should the panels be sprayed for testing? Should the supplier paint the panels or should I have to? Do the panels need to be painted on both sides? Since we need to use an independent testing laboratory, can you recommend one?
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Productive Plastic Painting
Upgrades improve paint system flexibility, application characteristics
Read MoreAdhesion Loss on Weldments
The problem we are having is around the orifices where there are a double set of welds. Our material, which adheres to most ferrous and nonferrous metals, is adhering to the vertical surfaces of the orifices with no problem. Shortly after application, however, it will flow off the welds, forming an area of foam around the bottom of the weld. We not sure why this is happening or what to do to correct it.
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Training Classes
Do you teach any paint or industrial coating classes? If not, do you happen to know where I could find one?
Read MoreWrinkle Finish
I am painting a machine tool sheet metal cover and having a hard time finding someone who can apply a wrinkle finish.
Read MoreStainless Steel Smokestack
I want to replace the mild steel smoke stack on the steam boiler with one made from stainless steel. The new smokestack material is 3 mm thick. What treatment do you recommend I apply to keep the paint from peeling off?
Read MoreAdhesion to Stainless Steel
We have made some process improvements over the last year but are still plagued with paint peeling from the kick panels. We have in the past seen a silicone contamination issue and it did cause some fish-eye problems in our aluminum painting process, but nothing that affected adhesion. Do you have any suggestions as to what the cause might be? Anything new to the industry that we should investigate? We are looking for longer-term adhesion.
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