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Preparing metal for powder coating: What is the best way to degrease steel and aluminum prior to coating?
Q: What is the best way to degrease steel and aluminum prior to coating? More specifically, how can this be...
Pretreating magnesium substrates: How should we handle dry-off and curing temperatures?
Q: I have a cleaner/phosphate that is supposed to treat magnesium, but how should it be handled as far as...
Powder coating over bonderized steel: What pretreatment is necessary?
Q: What, if any, pretreatment is necessary for powder coating over bonderized steel? A: First of all, a point of clarification. Many people confuse...
Conductive powder coating primer: Are any products available that can be sprayed onto plastic objects prior to the powder being sprayed?
Q: We currently are looking into spraying some plastic chips and some other possible designs in our lab for an...
Substrate pretreatment: Can pretreatment affect powder coating film thickness?
Q: I have a question concerning the relationship between pretreatment chemicals (currently using a zirconium-based pretreatment in a six-stage system...