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- Volcanoes in the Coating
- We are seeing a defect in one of our smooth gray powder coatings that looks like little volcanoes and is in no repeatable pattern.
Ask an Expert Published: 1/18/2012
- Metal Preparation of Steel
- We are planning to powder coat the part with a TGIC polyester, but we do not have a system yet. Will it be acceptable to blast the surface and not add any chemical pretreatment? Do I need a primer coat under the TGIC polyester?
Ask an Expert Published: 10/25/2011
- Powder Material Utilization
- We do recover some powder, and other colors are low volume, so we do not bother to recover them for reuse. But we are still throwing away a lot of material every year. Any suggestions on how we can get more value out of our powder?
Ask an Expert Published: 9/23/2011
- Brown Spots in Clear-coat
- The parts look good coming out of the washer and there are no obvious stains. The clear coat is applied in an automated booth and it looks fine before it is cured, but when it comes out of the oven, there are brown spots in the film that look like d...
Ask an Expert Published: 5/24/2011
- Corrosion from Reclaimed Water
- Can you please tell me if powder coated aluminum can hold up to reclaimed water?
Ask an Expert Published: 4/5/2011
- Compare Coating Scrap Rates
- Is there an industry standard for acceptable scrap/fallout when coating parts with powder over various manufactured metal parts (I’m specifically interested in zinc versus aluminum and steel) and how does it compare to liquid paint?
Ask an Expert Published: 3/31/2011
- Phosphate Coating Weights & Powder Thickness
- How much will the corrosion performance of a component be affected if the coating weight is reduced from 120 to 80 GSM?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/18/2011
- On-site Powder Color Match
- Is there any powder process where we can mix colors instantly and match color shades?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/18/2011
- Low-Cure Powder
- Is there a powder available that can coat gas spring, curing at 100°C?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/18/2011
- Epoxy/Polyester Hybrid
- Can a hybrid powder provide enough UV protection to be used for an outdoor application?
Ask an Expert Published: 2/18/2011