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Substrates and Pretreatment Issues
Powder coating on laser-cut edges: What can we do to improve adhesion on our laser-cut steel edges?
Q: We notice that the cured powder does not stick readily to edges that have been cut by a laser....
Iron phosphate pretreatment: Can we use a different process while maintaining good adhesion?
Q: We powder coat in-house and have a five-stage washer, of which one stage is a phosphoric acid bath. Do we...
Eliminating pretreatment steps: Are cleaning and dry-off absolutely necessary when prepping steel prior to powder coating?
Q: I have a question regarding cleaning steel before powder coating. We powder coat mainly welded parts made with hot-rolled...
Plating steel parts with zinc dichromate: Is there a better way to prepare the surface for powder coating?
Q: We are a manufacturer of industrial hardware that is typically used outside. Currently, we plate our steel parts (stampings and...
Surface prep for stainless steel: What is the best way to prepare the surface of a 304 stainless steel material for powder coating?
Q: We currently are planning on using cold-rolled 304 stainless square tubing for our instrument housings, and the tubing comes...