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Powder Coating

Cob-Webbing in the Booth

Question: I am putting in a re-bar powder coating unit in India.

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Electroplating

Chromium Plating Maintenance Schedule

Question: Can you supply a maintenance schedule for our hard chromium plating baths?

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Parts Cleaning

From Paint to Powder

Question: We recently switched from liquid painting (alkyd-amino) to pure polyester powder coating.

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Rough Surface Finish after Anodizing

Question: We supply pretreatment chemicals to an anodizing company.

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Anodizing

Cooling Coils in the Anodize Tank

Question: We are sulfuric anodizing in a plastic tank.

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Polishing Stainless Steel Screws Revisited

To the readers: In my June 2001 column I answered a question regarding options to polish stainless steel screws.

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Blue Zinc Redux!

Question: Our customer requires zinc plating with a clear chromate finish.

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Waiting for OSHA's APFs

With OSHA taking longer than expected to add the Assigned Protection Factors table to its respiratory standard, manufacturers and IHs still debate how to accomplish it...

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Info on PM&M?

Question: I just bought a used sandblasting cabinet and need a manual for it.

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Passivating Stainless Steel

Question: Recently, we had to resurface a small section on a piece of stainless steel equipment.

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Coating Aluminum

Question: We are attempting to powder coat a white texture over a black electrocoat on aluminum and mild steel.

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Refinishing Furniture

Question: I have a set of five chairs and a round table that I would like to stain.

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