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Toolbox Restoration
What type of primer and finish paint should I use to refinish a standing toolbox?
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Products Finishing Videos
Watch these videos to learn more about Products Finishing stories and manufacturer's products.
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Aluminum Burnishing/Brightening
How can we eliminate damage to aluminum parts finished in a vibratory machine with steel ball-cone media?
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Solvent Substitution Strategies for Finishers
The cleaning and coatings industrial sectors have been affected by restrictions on ozone-depleting (OD) solvents, hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), smog producing volatile organic carbon (VOC), and solvents with a high global warming potential (GWP).
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What to Do After HCFC-225 Phase Out?
The phase-out of the last major ozone-depleting solvent HCFC-225 has begun, which is good for the planet, but tough for companies with complex cleaning requirements.
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Muda, Mura, Poka-Yoke and Other Four-Letter Words?
Giving credit where credit is due—even if it goes overseas.
Read MoreWe Told You So, California; Setting low chromium levels is costing cities and towns.
Now come several California municipalities who are—gasp!—shell-shocked by the sticker price of what it is going to cost to keep hex chrome out of their water systems.
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A Conversation with … Alan Olick President, General Plating
The owner of General Plating Co. in Los Angeles volunteers his time with students from Pasadena Art Center College of Design during the West Coast Bright Design scholarship contest, teaching them about plating and surface finishing.
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Super-Sized Ecoat For Oshkosh Finishing Services
The company launched its finishing services to provide manufacturing, corrosion protection and top coat services for heavy duty industrial, specialty vehicle and commercial products companies. See the VIDEO!
WatchSolvent Substitution Strategies for Finishers
Along with a desire to reduce flammability, enhance worker health and safety, and reduce costs, the solvent selection process has become increasingly complex. In-house evaluation of alternative solvents can be aided by understanding: 1) the Hansen solubility parameters of surfaces, soils and solvents; 2) solvent selection to fit within an EHS profile; and 3) solvent blending to maximize performance.
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