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Powder Coating Surface Defects

Outgassing with aluminum castings: Can powder coating gloss levels impact outgassing?

Q: Our current product, which is an aluminum sand casting, is powder coated to many of our customers’ color choices. We...

Reducing rejects: How can we address defects in powder coatings for automotive windows?

Q: We are an automobile aluminum window manufacturer. We use aluminum extrusions for making windows, and these frames are black...

Infrared curing of powder coating clearcoats: Why are our IR-cured samples cracking?

Q: I am looking for insight on some samples that we cured for a potential customer. We are trying to cure...

New powder coating line: How can we best avoid defects when bringing our powder coating operations in-house?

Q: We are considering bringing powder coating in-house, which means creating a new powder coating line, so most of my...

Touch marks on powder-coated parts: What can we do to eliminate these black marks?

Q: I am a production engineer, and I have a few questions regarding the curing process with powder coat. We...