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- Film Thickness Measurement
- Why will the film thickness gage read the coating thickness on the weld joints between two stainless steel pipes and on the flanges but not on the pipe itself?
Ask an Expert Published: 1/4/2013
- New Painting Facilities
- We are looking at options fro replacing a spray painting line and have been considering installing an electrocoat line to replace spray priming. What kind of trouble can we expect on startup?
Ask an Expert Published: 12/12/2012
- Low Phosphate Coating Weight
- We are getting a low coating weight with an immersion zinc phosphate coating. Could pH be a factor in this issue?
Ask an Expert Published: 12/10/2012
- Spraying High-Viscosity Paints
- We have problems getting a consistently even distribution of a high-viscosity paint in the spray pattern, resulting in striping on the sprayed parts. To get better results, we are currently adding reducing solvents to lower the paint’s viscosity for...
Ask an Expert Published: 12/4/2012
- Hot Alkali-Resistant Coating
- I am a commercial painting contractor and have a customer who is installing a stainless steel tank that will contain a hot alkali solution. The process will be run at about 98ºC. I am looking for a coating to stand up to a hot caustic solution at a ...
Ask an Expert Published: 11/29/2012
- Autodeposition
- We are considering revamping our paint finishing line and were wondering if we could use the autodeposition process described in the July issue of Products Finishing to paint our products.
Ask an Expert Published: 11/8/2012
- Coating Plated Zinc Jewelry
- What is the best way to apply a clear hard coat for durability on plated pieces of zinc jewelry?
Ask an Expert Published: 11/1/2012
- Phosphating Dust and Overspray
- How can we cut phosphating dust after zinc phosphate and passivating stages, and reduce overspray losses in our water wash spray booth?
Ask an Expert Published: 10/29/2012
- Finding Paint Testing Laboratories
- We occasionally have problems with insufficient paint adhesion. Where would I find a lab to perform an in-depth analysis of the adhesion among the interface of our paint, a base coat and primer material?
Ask an Expert Published: 10/26/2012
- Enclosed Spray Booth
- We are located in southern India, where the normal temperature is 30-40°C. How can we control the humidity and temperature in our spray paint booth?
Ask an Expert Published: 10/2/2012
