Liquid Coating
Repainting Warehouse Racks
We recently have been asked to repaint old warehouse racks. Is there a good, easily available chemical to clean them before we paint them with an industrial paint? Do we need to prime them before we paint them?
Read MorePainting and Finishing
I am in the business of reconditioning, repairing and customizing guitars. I am painting some of them and I require some advice on finishing the job. I have read that now I need a clear coat finish to complete the job, especially on metallic-type paints. Here are my current questions and concerns: 1) Can I use a spray style of clear coat? 2) Is sanding required before application of clear coat? 3) How critical is cure time for the clear coat? 4) Do I wet sand clear coat to obtain a high gloss finish, or is this obtained another way with polishing/rubbing compounds?
Read MoreTechnical Help
Recently we bought a shipment of white louvers for residential electric heaters from an off-shore supplier. Unfortunately, the paint used on the louvers by the off-shore plant is not up to that standard, so the louvers turn from white to brown where the heat comes out in the electric heater unit. How do we correct the problem? How many choices do we have? What is the easiest and least costly way, relatively speaking?
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Flexible Thickness Measurement
Instrument handles variety of coatings, thicknesses and substrates
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Rethink Your Cleaning Process
Modern vapor degreasing systems are environmentally friendly, save energy
Read MoreEvaluating Mid-Gloss Black
What is the best way to evaluate the black color, which has 60° gloss of 55–65 units?
Read MoreScum on Waterborne Paint
The parts we produce are cleaned in an iron phosphate washer and sometimes these parts seem to raise scum to the surface of the paint tank. Is it possible that the material that is surfacing is carbon from the steel tubing? What can I do to solve the problem?
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