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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 a clearcoat epoxy, and we used three processes: Infrared (IR) using quartz tubes at 70% power for 4 minutes IR for two minutes and then 10 minutes in a...Durability of powder-coated kitchen sink: Would common cleaning techniques negatively impact the longevity of a kitchen sink coating?
Q: Do you think powder coating a sink is a good idea, given that you do not know what types of cleaners will be used on it (for instance, bleach and bleach-based cleaners)? What about when they take a scouring pad to it? Won’t the gloss be knocked down? Your thoughts?...