All of a sudden we began having problems with the appearance of our coated products. The irregularities in the phosphate coating are telegraphing or bleeding through the paint when the high-solids coating is applied. Ask an ExpertPublished: 8/26/2011
I have been asked to make an honorable artistic memorial for exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. For the memorial, a section of the I-beam will be publicly displayed inside an airport, and it may be an open display able to be touched... Ask an ExpertPublished: 8/26/2011
In our product line we have an aluminum tube being used as an extension for a carbon mast. We have been painting this tube with white paint, but are having problems with the paint’s durability, as it is chipping. Ask an ExpertPublished: 6/1/2011
Our problem is that right after the acid pickle, the tanks flash rust severely before we can get them into the zinc phosphate solution. Ask an ExpertPublished: 6/1/2011
Last year at this time we had a large amount of scrap due to paint adhesion failures. Our procedure for metal pretreatment was dip in alkaline cleaner, rinse in cold water and dip in a non-chromate final rinse. To solve this problem, I investigated ... Ask an ExpertPublished: 6/1/2011
What can you suggest in terms of applying a thicker coating to mass produce hooks that won’t bind together and thereby produce contact points? Ask an ExpertPublished: 5/1/2011
I’m looking to start a company that delivers customized logos and colors on baseball helmets. My business model calls for purchasing the helmets in bulk overseas and having each helmet painted and customized with a corporate logo. Ask an ExpertPublished: 3/31/2011
We are facing the problem of wet adhesion test failures on painted parts. Can you tell me the root cause of these failures? Ask an ExpertPublished: 3/31/2011