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- Why Paint Stainles Steel?
- Are air-dry epoxy coatings suitable for application on 304 and 316 stainless steel materials?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/14/2012
- Controlled Skinning
- Can you recommend a low-cost, industrial, clear glossy alkyd medium that can produce the skinning effect you get with some stored alkyd paints?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/12/2012
- Painting Stainless Steel
- We are concerned about paint adhesion on equipment cabinets made of mostly 41003 (a utility-grade stainless steel that is 12 percent Cr) and either 304 or 201 for the hard-to-draw parts.
Ask an Expert Published: 7/31/2012
- Stirred, Not Shaken
- My group has responsibility for process specification BAC5736 regarding mixing of an epoxy primer. Here is my interpretation of the specification.
Ask an Expert Published: 7/30/2012
- Fungus-Resistant Topcoat
- We are using a mil spec polyurethane topcoat, MIL-PRF-85285, on an electronics housing, and I am trying to find a reference indicating that this topcoat is fungus-resistant.
Ask an Expert Published: 7/27/2012
- Mil-Spec Paint Color
- A customer requires painting with MIL-PRF-23377, Type 1, Class N, but with a specific color requirement. The stock colors my paint supplier has found are green, aqua green and yellow, but we need a primer that can be tinted to meet FED-STD-595 color...
Ask an Expert Published: 6/11/2012
- Painting Children’s Jewelry
- I need a clear topcoat to give coated decorations on children's jewelry more durability.
Ask an Expert Published: 6/7/2012
- Painting a Galvanized Ceiling
- A customer wants us to paint the underside of galvanized steel metal decking, which happens to be the interior ceiling of his new structure. The metal has been up for seven months, and he decided he wants it painted white to brighten-up the factory....
Ask an Expert Published: 5/7/2012
- Still More About Painting Plastics
- I saw your answer to the question by J.C. about ABS telegraphing in the March issue. There is a high probability you are right on the money that it is a molding issue.
Ask an Expert Published: 5/4/2012
- More About Solvent Attack on Plastic
- I am a materials engineer for an auto parts manufacturer. We supply plastic components to the industry, so I have a lot of experience in molding and painting plastics. You are usually right on the money, and your response to the person having solven...
Ask an Expert Published: 5/3/2012