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Hydrogen Embrittlement and Zinc Plating
Question: We have to plate steel parts with zinc and are concerned about hydrogen embrittlement of the finished product.
Read MoreTest Methods For Evaluating Anodized Aluminum
Benefits of anodizing include durability, color stability, ease of maintenance, aesthetics, cost of initial finish and the fact that it is a safe and healthy process. Maximizing these benefits to produce a high–performance aluminum finish can be accomplished by incorporating test procedures in the manufacturing process.
Read MorePlating Powdered Iron Parts
Question: A very good customer has asked us to plate powdered iron parts with electroless nickel.
Read MorePlastic Media Blast Paint Stripping
Question: I work for a company that overhauls helicopter components.
Read MorePrecleaning for Laser
Question: We produce some small parts of CDA 798-2 Nickel-Silver that require laser stenciling.
Read MoreThe Future of Fluidized Bed Technology
Question: I have been engaged to perform a business valuation for a powder coating operation in the Midwest and am contacting you to gain some insight into the industry.
Read MorePowder Coating in China
Question: I have what is an increasingly prevalent problem. Our company is purchasing powder coated mild steel automotive piece parts from a factory in China. This factory has a zinc phosphate pretreatment process. We are using a high-quality paint manufactured by a major paint supplier in China, allegedly the same paint we use successfully at our own facility in California. The paint adhesion test results are very good; the salt spray tests are horrible, less than 200 hours.
Read MorePanel Preparation
Question: Your answer to P.R. in the January, 2005 Painting Clinic, regarding panel preparation seems, at least to me, incomplete.
Read MorePackaging Freshly Painted Parts
Question: I have worked with the finishing group for my company for more than 10 years now and today I have a question for you.
Read MoreRepainting Golf Balls
Question: I have a customer who is looking at a new business of refinishing recovered (salvaged) golf balls.
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