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- Powder Coating Pretreatment
- How do you recommend we clean a paraffin wax die lube from a cast aluminum substrate?
Ask an Expert Published: 6/1/2012
- Oxsilan Pretreatment Revisited
- In my August 2011 column, I responded to a question regarding the benefits of Chemetall’s Oxsilan pretreatment process versus more conventional iron and zinc phosphate pretreatments. Chemetall product manager Gary Nelson has provided further informa...
Ask an Expert Published: 5/31/2012
- Pretreatment of Carbon Composites
- Is there a type of chemical bath or similar option that carbon composites can be processed through to improve paint adhesion?
Ask an Expert Published: 5/30/2012
- Metal Finishing Standards
- What are the intended purposes of specifications MIL-C-10578 and QQ-P-35? Can the passivation be substituted for the phosphoric acid etch?
Ask an Expert Published: 5/29/2012
- Multi-Metal Pretreatment
- I need to clean steel, aluminum and steel castings, steel forgings, electrogalvanized and galvanneal sheet, and aluminum sheet metal parts for an e-coat application. Presently, we use Parco 305 (Henkel), but results are variable. The finish on the g...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/22/2012
- Soda Blast Question Revisited
- In my October 2011 column, a reader had a question regarding a source for Natrium 60 for blasting. Although I could not determine the source, I assumed it had to do with sodium bicarbonate blasting for paint removal. I wrote a bit on that subject an...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/21/2012
- Corrosion Under Powder Coating
- We’re facing problems in powder coating on sheets of cold-rolled closed annealed parts. We found that, after some days, the color is peeling off, and we have found corrosion beneath that. We do a three-in-one cleaning process and then powder coat at...
Ask an Expert Published: 2/21/2012
- Adhesive Removal from Aluminum
- My company is having problems removing adhesives from aluminum plate that is used for salt spray testing. We are using Alkleen 002L cleaner and Deox NC-620 deoxidizer.
Ask an Expert Published: 2/21/2012
- Inline Aluminum Foil Cleaning
- I would like to degrease 0.003-0.010-inch aluminum foil inline before I punch and sheet. Can you point me toward someone who makes this type of equipment and related chemistry?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/21/2012
- Troubleshooting the Pretreatment and Paint Process
- We had finished parts sectioned, mounted, polished and examined under a microscope with the hopes of identifying deficiencies within our coating system that cause premature failure. One of the items brought up are oxides trapped within scratches and...
Ask an Expert Published: 2/21/2012
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