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Calculations and Testing
10 Articles
Calculating powder coating density: What’s the best method?
Calculating powder coating costs: Can you help me understand how to determine cost per square meter?
Measuring part temperature: What’s the most accurate way to measure the temperature of powder-coated parts while in the oven?
Powder coating hardness: What are some robust methods for testing hardness?
Powder coating impact resistance: What might be causing these variations in our impact resistance test results?
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Powder Coating Appearance
8 Articles
Chrome-like look for automotive parts: How can we provide a high-shine, chrome-like powder finish for our auto restoration customers?
Multi-colored powder coating: What would happen if we tried to mix powder coating colors?
Band of white on finished black cabinets: How can we avoid color variations with a black powder coating?
Polyester powder coating: Why is our customer having difficulty achieving consistent high gloss and impact resistance?
Unexplained low gloss: What’s causing a gloss issue on our beige powder coat?
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Powder Coating Application Issues
11 Articles
Powder coating stability: Can powder coating be used after its expiration date?
Choosing a vacuum: What’s the best type of vacuum to collect spilled or oversprayed powder coatings?
Incomplete coverage: Our textured powder coating looks thin, but film thickness readings meet the spec.
Reclaimed powder: How can we enhance transfer efficiency?
Contamination between color changes: Could our gun hoses be the culprit?
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Powder Coating Failures
8 Articles
Rust on powder-coated steel parts: What can cause premature salt fog failures?
Blisters and adhesion failure: Why is my powder coating failing salt spray and humidity tests?
Bubbling and chipping on dental equipment: Why is the epoxy/polyester powder coating bubbling and chipping off of my dental equipment?
Adhesion on automotive seat assembly brackets: Why is my powder coating chipping off my customer’s parts?
Touching up wrinkle powder coating: Our touchup coat of wrinkle powder coating on HRPO steel is flaking off. What can we do?
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Powder Coating Performance
17 Articles
Outdoor durability: Are epoxy-polyester hybrid powder coatings outdoor durable?
Epoxy primer vs. galvanizing: What are the pros and cons?
Epoxy powders and QUV: Will an epoxy-based powder coating pass a QUV test?
Powder coating moisture: Is it important to measure moisture when manufacturing with powder coatings?
Hydrophobic powder coating: What’s the best way to impart hydrophobicity to a powder-coated surface?
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Powder Coating Surface Defects
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Touch marks on powder-coated parts: What can we do to eliminate these black marks?
Static electricity and powder coating defects: Does static electricity cause defects like fisheyes, craters, and bits?
Craters and fisheyes: I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix this problem, but nothing works. What can be causing these defects?
Potential silicone contamination: Could silicone-based caulk cause defects on powder-coated extruded aluminum rails?
Understanding pinholes: How can we identify the source of pinhole defects?
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Popular Articles
Adhesion on automotive seat assembly brackets: Why is my powder coating chipping off my customer’s parts?
Bubbling and chipping on dental equipment: Why is the epoxy/polyester powder coating bubbling and chipping off of my dental equipment?
Chrome-like look for automotive parts: How can we provide a high-shine, chrome-like powder finish for our auto restoration customers?
Unexplained low gloss: What’s causing a gloss issue on our beige powder coat?
Powder coating impact resistance: What might be causing these variations in our impact resistance test results?
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