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- Adhesion on Galvanized Steel
- We just took on a new job for some parts that are hot-dipped galvanized and we are having big problems with adhesion failure.
Ask an Expert Published: 1/11/2011
- Heat From Ovens
- We find that we lose anywhere from 5–8% of the oven’s air volume depending on plant conditions (shipping doors opening and closing, etc.). We have air return soft seal ducting from the part openings back to the burner box (roof-mounted) and have als...
Ask an Expert Published: 1/11/2011
- Conveyor Length
- How long should the conveyor through my powder cure oven be?
Ask an Expert Published: 1/11/2011
- Powder Coating Aluminum Extrusions
- 1) We have been told by some of our customers that they can buy powder coated products at cheaper prices than our liquid painted products. How do powder coaters paint for less than liquid paint? Is it labor, better transfer efficiency? What? 2) Whic...
Ask an Expert Published: 1/11/2011
- Is Aluminum Harder to Paint?
- How can I check to make sure we have a quality ground? Can I improve our ground, and how? Are there other things that we should do to improve our TE?
Ask an Expert Published: 1/11/2011
- Heat Recovery
- Is there a way to take the waste heat that goes up the cure oven stack and reuse it in the dry-off oven?
Ask an Expert Published: 1/10/2011
- E-coat As A Primer For Powder
- The spec called for electrocoat as a primer and a powder coating for the top coat. We have liquid and powder coating facilities in our plant, but we will have to send the parts to a contract coater for the E-coat process. Can you tell me why the E-c...
Ask an Expert Published: 6/1/2009
- Powder over Liquid Paint
- Can you tell me whether powder coating can be applied to painted components? I want to cover uncoated areas of pieces after electro-galvanneal is sprayed with zinc-rich paint.
Ask an Expert Published: 3/1/2009
- Removal of Ash After Burn-off
- We currently utilize the burn-off method in order to clean the hangers. If I must invest in a high-pressure wash station, could this system replace the actual burn off?
Ask an Expert Published: 3/1/2009
- Safe Chemical Cleaners
- What do you know about chemical stripping agents?
Ask an Expert Published: 3/1/2009