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Read MoreClean Steel Using COR Rinse 404
We have been using cor rinse 404. Could you tell me if there are any issues with adhesion with different paints systems? How do you check if the metal is clean?
Read MoreThickness of Metal Affecting the Coating Process
When powder coating mild steel, will the thickness of the mild steel itself, say 25 mm (one inch) or more, have an effect on any stages of the process or the final result? In a nutshell, should I or shouldn’t I powder coat very thick mild steel?
Read MoreAdding a Pickel Stage
We are looking at a new e-coat system and are considering adding a pickle stage to the pretreatment to remove rust and laser scale before coating. Is this a good idea or what do we need to consider?
Read MoreSulfamate Nickel and Aluminum
We have a sulfamate nickel plating bath that has more than 1,400 ppm of aluminum present. Will this affect the quality of the sulfamate nickel deposit? How can we remove the aluminum from the bath?
Read MoreCement Truck Finish
We are having paint problems. These problems run from primer and paint peeling to severe rusting. Before we order any painting and metal preparation equipment, we need to know the materials to use and procedures to follow to improve our paint finish.
Read MoreBlack Aluminum Finish
I want to make a cast aluminum part corrosion resistant. Can you help me with this information? Can this process be accomplished “in house” on a small scale? Can a black finish be accomplished? If so, what chemicals and processing steps must be followed?
Read MoreBrown Patches Near Welds
We are having an issue with our bus seat frames—when they come back from the electrocoater, there are brown patches in and around the welds. Our electrocoater says it is an age-old industry problem caused by silicon in the weld wire. They are suggesting we wire brush the welds to get the silicon off the surface. This would be costly and would drive us to powder coating. Do you have any suggestions?
Read MoreSafety First?
“People are our most important asset.” So managers used to say, back in the day when corporations paid consultants to help them develop mission statements and other such management “essentials.” Don’t get me wrong—a lot of companies still have mission statements and some even use them as guidelines for overall company management and operations.
Read MoreCleanliness Test
The application I have is a cleanliness requirement for a metal washer. Please let me know if you know of a test kit available to perform this type of analysis.
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