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Powder Coating

Uniform Coverage

We need suggestions on how to set up our racks and how to adjust our spray guns to get more uniform coverage on all four sides of the post.

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Work to Make ’08 Great

Seven New Year’s resolutions for finishers

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Liquid Coating

Training Classes

Do you teach any paint or industrial coating classes? If not, do you happen to know where I could find one?

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Powder Coating

What is Causing Streaks?

We apply a medium-gloss gray powder at thickness of around 3–5 mils. Some of our panels have a large surface area and we sometimes get some streaks on the parts and areas that are darker than others. Any advice you can give us on the cause of the streaks and how to avoid them would be appreciated.

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Liquid Coating

Wrinkle Finish

I am painting a machine tool sheet metal cover and having a hard time finding someone who can apply a wrinkle finish.

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Cost-Effective Internal Deburring

We have improved the mass finishing over the years, but we continue to be challenged by internal burrs. Some of the internal deburring processes will work under one set of conditions but not another, and most processes either involve a substantial capital investment or very high costs by outside contractors.

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HEAT TREATED PARTS

Can you suggest a good way of removing oil from parts that have been heat treated followed by quenching?

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ZINC-RICH PRIMER

One customer wants to use a zinc-rich primer and TGIC-free top coat. After applying both the coats the painted test panels are failing mechanical properties. How can we resolve this issue?

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CORROSION TESTS AND GOLD JEWELRY

Recently we decided that we must do some testing to verify how well our jewelry “holds up” in a corrosive environment (humid environments, perspiration contact, etc.). Do you have any suggestions for us?

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Wanting to Shine

How can I remove the factory coating from a 1972 ford truck aluminum grill shell so I can re-polish it?

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