« Prev | | Next »

Sort by:


Waste Treatment for Paint Stripping
How can we remove paint sludge and color and neutralize the pH from paint stripping acid before discharging waste to a storm drain?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/6/2012
Quoting E-Coat Costs
How can I quote e-coating a product line for a customer based on an average square-foot price without analysis of the parts?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/5/2012
Temperature Limits for E-Coated Parts
What are the temperature limitations for electrocoated parts and products?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/4/2012
E-Coat Film Thickness Capabilities
What are the film thickness capabilities for an electrocoat? What are the maximum and minimum film thicknesses a system can obtain? What bath parameters can change the quantity of film deposited?
Ask an Expert Published: 6/5/2012
Low pH in E-Coat Bath
We are coating parts in a cathodic epoxy electrocoat with a very low pH. How can we increase the pH in our tank and improve the quality of our coating?
Ask an Expert Published: 6/4/2012
Measuring E-Coat Cure
What are the different ways to measure electrocoat cure? We use solvent rubs but, depending on the solvent, we obtain better or worse results of cure. How do we interpret this and what other tests can we do?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/28/2012
Coating Copper and Magnesium
Can electrocoat be used to coat copper and magnesium substrates? Do you know of any commercial applications using those metals?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/27/2012
E-Coating Zinc Stampings
We are running an automatic electrocoat system coating zinc stampings. What are the best operating practices to successfully electrocoat these parts?
Ask an Expert Published: 11/23/2011
Drop in Film Thickness
We recently found that film thickness across the board at our e-coat plant has massively decreased, from 35 microns to around 27 microns.
Ask an Expert Published: 8/26/2011
Blisters During Corrosion Testing
We are coating parts that are hot-dip galvanized, and we fail corrosion tests because we develop blisters. How can we investigate the root cause?
Ask an Expert Published: 8/26/2011

« Prev | | Next »


Loading the player ...
The Chemical Company
Therma-Tron-X, Inc.

Suppliers | Products | Experts | News | Articles | Calendar | Process Zones

The Voice of the Finishing Industry Since 1936 Copyright © Gardner Business Media, Inc. 2013

Subscribe | Advertise | Contact Us | All Rights Reserved