Powder Coating
Powder Coating Over ECoat
Don’t you have a grounding problem if the part is already e-coated? Is this a relatively new phenomenon? Wouldn’t a powder coating company prefer to pretreat the part themselves to guarantee the powder paint performance?
Read MoreOvens for Curing, Baking and Stripping
Featuring Burn-Off Ovens, Curing Ovens, Infrared Ovens and More...
Read MoreZinc Plating vs. Powder Coating
What is the relative cost difference? Which one lasts longer? Which is more durable? Are there any test results to support answers to these questions?
Read MoreA Couple of Questions About Touch-Up Paints
What is the best way to do touch-up to the power coated surface should there be slight damage occurring from shipping?? (i.e. nicks, chips) Can enamel paints be used, as there is no powder painting processes are done at this plant?
Read MoreRecoating a Permanent Structure
What can be applied that will match the color and texture of a powder coat finish?
Read MoreRusting Trolley and Chain
I installed a powder coating system in my plant in Ohio and the trolleys and the chain has rusted to the point that the trolleys are falling apart and the chain is rusted so bad it’s dropping rust on the coated parts. Is there some kind of material or coating that I can have put on the chain? At one time they made some chain out of a Microloy material but that is not available for the three-inch chain anymore. Maybe some kind of plastisol coating that the wash won’t attack?
Read MoreAnti-Out-Gassing Powder Formulas
What I would appreciate is a recommendation for the type of powder we should focus on to help with the above-mentioned conditions. Keep in mind that the propellers are used in fresh and salt-water applications. I also think the UV rays can travel through the water and therefore UV resistance may also be necessary.
Read MoreWrinkles in Powder Coating
As we want to compete globally, we have to stabilize the wrinkle pattern. In this regard can you tell us how can we freeze the pattern of wrinkle? Is there any standard method to regularize or international test method so that we can ask our powder supplier to follow the same?
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