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Application and advancement of anti-slip coatings

Application of non-slip floor coating Non-slip floor coating serves as a functional architectural coating with significant applications in various settings. These include warehouses, workshops, running tracks, bathrooms, swimming pools, shopping centers, and activity centers for the elderly. Additionally, it is used on pedestrian bridges, stadiums (fields), ship decks, drilling platforms, offshore platforms, floating bridges and high-voltage transmission line towers as well as microwave towers. In these scenarios where slip resistance is crucial for safety purposes, applying anti-slip paint can beRead More …

How to remove powder coat from aluminum wheels

To remove powder coat from aluminum wheels, you can follow these steps: 1. Prepare the necessary materials: You will need a chemical stripper, gloves, safety goggles, a scraper or wire brush, and a hose or pressure washer. 2. Safety precautions: Make sure to work in a well-ventilated area and wear protective gear to avoid any contact with the chemical stripper. 3. Apply the chemical stripper: Follow the instructions on the product and apply the chemical stripper to the powder-coated surfaceRead More …

What is the difference between paint and coating?

The difference between paint and coating The difference between paint and coating lies in their composition and application. Paint is a type of coating, but not all coatings are paints. Paint is a liquid mixture consisting of pigments, binders, solvents, and additives. Pigments provide color and opacity, binders hold the pigments together and adhere them to the surface, solvents help with application and evaporation, and additives enhance various properties such as drying time, durability, and resistance to UV light orRead More …

How to reduce exposure of workers to hazards in powder coating

How to reduce exposure of workers to hazards when you use powder coating powder  Elimination Choose TGIC-free powder coating powder which are readily available. Engineering controls The most effective engineering controls for reducing worker exposure are booths, local exhaust ventilation and automation of the powder coating process. In particular: application of powder coatings should be performed in a booth where practicable local exhaust ventilation should be used when conducting powder coating activities, during filling of hoppers, when reclaiming powder andRead More …

What are spray painting and powder coating?

What are spray painting and powder coating

Spray painting, including electrostatic spraying, is a process of applying liquid paint to an object under pressure. Sprayg Painting can be done manually or automatically. There are several methods for atomizing paint spraying: Using a conventional air compressor – air under pressure through the mouth of a small outlet, draws the liquid paint from the container and creates a mist of air paint from the nozzle of the spray gun Airless spray – the paint container is pressurized, pushing theRead More …

How Long Does Powder Coating Powder Last

How Long Does Powder Coating Powder Last Shelf life of powder coating powder The powder coating can be stored for 1 year when the packaging is intact and the warehouse is kept ventilated and cool. Longevity of Powder Coat The weather resistance of ordinary powder coatings is generally 2-3 years, and good quality for 3-5 years. For super weather resistance, fluorocarbon resin powder coatings are used, and the weather resistance can exceed 15-20 years.

Application of Zirconium Phosphate in Coatings

Application of Zirconium Phosphate in Coatings

Application of Zirconium Phosphate in Coatings Due to its special properties, zirconium hydrogen phosphate can be added to resins, PP, PE, PVC, ABS, PET, PI, nylon, plastics, adhesives, coatings, paints, inks, epoxy resins, fibers, fine ceramics and other materials. High temperature resistance, flame retardant, anti-corrosion, scratch resistance, increased toughness and tensile strength of reinforced materials. Mainly have the following advantages:  Enhance mechanical strength, toughness and tensile strength Can be used at high temperature to enhance flame retardancy Good plasticizing abilityRead More …

Fully understanding MDF powder coating

MDF powder coating

Powder coating on metal surfaces is well established, very stable and has good level control. To understand why MDF powder coating and metal surface powder coatings are so different, it is necessary to understand the inherent properties of MDF. It is generally believed that the main difference between metal and MDF is electrical conductivity. This may be true in terms of absolute conductivity values; however, it is not the most important factor for MDF powder coatings Typically, MDF powder coatingRead More …

Antibacterial Epoxy Powder Coating

Antibacterial Epoxy Powder Coating

Antibacterial Epoxy Powder Coating Powder In the oil field oil and water pipelines, there are a lot of bacteria, especially sulfate-reducing bacteria, iron bacteria, the existence of saprophytic bacteria and multiply incessantly and pipe scale, and are subject to severe clogging and corrosion, a direct impact on oil production, oil and water injection. Oil field water pipelines, generally using the anti-corrosion of the steel pipe lined with cement mortar, the use of strong alkali in the cement mortar to inhibitRead More …

What is Epoxy Coatings

Epoxy Coatings

Epoxy-based coatings can be two-component systems (also named two part epoxy coating) or used as a powder coating. The two part epoxy coatings are used for high performance systems on metal substrate. They are a good alternative to powder coating formulations in industrial and automotive applications thanks to their low volatility and compatibility with waterborne formulations. Epoxy powder coating is widely used for metal coating in “white goods” applications like heaters and large appliances panels. Epoxy coating are also widely usedRead More …

Types of Matting Additives Used In Powder Coating or Paint

Types of Matting Additives Used In Powder Coating or Paint

There are four Types of Matting additives Used In Powder Coating Powder or Paint. Silicas In the broad field of obtainable silicas for matting there are two groups which differ in terms of their production process. One is the hydro-thermal process, which produces silicas with a relatively soft morphology. By using the silica-gel process products can be obtained which have a harder morphology. Both processes are capable of producing standard silica and after treated products. After treatment means that theRead More …

What is bonded powder coating and non-bonded powder coating

bonded powder coating

What is bonded powder coating powder and non-bonded powder coating Bonded and non-bonded are terms usually used when referring to metallic powder coating.  All metallics used to be non-bonded, which meant that a powder base coat was manufactured and then the metal flake was mixed with the powder to create a metallic In bonded powders, the base coat is still manufactured separately, then the powder base coat and the metallic pigment are placed in a heated mixer and heated justRead More …

Filiform corrosion is appearing mostly on aluminum

Filiform corrosion

Filiform corrosion is special kind of corrosion appearing mostly on aluminum. The phenomenon resembles a worm creeping under the coating, always starting from a cut edge or a damage in the layer. Filiform corrosion develops easily when the coated object is exposed to salt in combination with temperatures 30/40ยฐC and relative humidity 60-90%. This problem is therefore limited to coastal areas and linked with unfortunate combination of aluminum alloys and pre-treatment. To minimize filiform corrosions it is advised to ensureRead More …

What is Zinc Casting and Zinc Plating

Zinc Plating

What is Zinc Casting and Zinc Plating ZINC:A bluish-white, metallic chemical element, usually found in combination such as in the zinc rich epoxy primer,used as a protective coating for iron, as a constituent in various alloys, as an electrode in electric batteries, and in the form of salts in medicines.  Symbol Zn atomic weight = 65.38 atomic number = 30. Melts at 419.5 degrees C, or approx. 790 degrees F. ZINC CASTING:Zinc in a molten state is poured into aRead More …

Application Method of Teflon Coating

Teflon Coating

Application Method of Teflon Coating A Teflon coating has the ability to apply many other properties to the item it is being applied to. Of course Teflon’s non-stick properties are probably the most common ones desired, but there are a few other properties, like temperature-related properties, that might be the ones that are actually being sought. But whatever the property that is being sought from Teflon, there are a couple of methods of application: The surface of the item thatRead More …

Utilization of electrostatic spraying are effected by three factors

utilization of electrostatic spraying

The main parameters affecting the utilization of electrostatic spraying comprising: the type of nebulizer, the level of electrostatic spray parameters, the conductive,etc. Businesses use spray equipment decided to paint utilization factors, has a very different because of the different paint spraying equipment utilization. Nebulizer paint utilization of mainstream spraying equipment and childhood to greatly: Ordinary air gun, Electrostatic air spray gun Spinning cup Second, spraying environment for the utilization of paint, such as the presence or absence of and electrostaticRead More …

Dry-Blended and Bonded Metallic Powder Coating

Bonded metallic powder coating and mica powder has fewer lines than dry blended powder coatings and are more readily recyclable

What exactly is Bonded Metallic Powder Coating ? Metallic powder coating refers to various powder coatings containing metal pigments (such as copper gold powder, aluminum powder, pearl powder, etc.). In the manufacturing process, the domestic market mainly adopts the Dry-Blended method and the bonded method. The biggest problem with dry-blended metal powder is that the dropped powder cannot be recycled. The powder application rate is low, and the products sprayed from the same batch are inconsistent in color, and theRead More …

Paint Over Powder Coat – How to paint over powder coat

Paint over powder coat - How to paint over powder coat

Paint over powder coat – How to paint over powder coat How to paint over powder coat surface – conventional liquid paint will not stick to powder coated surfaces. This guide show you the solution of painting over powder coated surface for both indoors and outdoors. Firstly,All surfaces must be clean, dry and free from anything that will interfere with the adhesion of the materials to be applied.Wash the powder coated surface to remove loose and failing material by scraping orRead More …

Chemical surface preparation before powder coating

Chemical surface preparation

Chemical Surface Preparation Particular application is closely related to the nature of the surface being cleaned and the nature of the contamination. Most surfaces powder coated after cleaning are either galvanized steel, steel, or aluminum. Since not all chemical-type preparations are applicable to all these materials, the preparation process selected depends on the substrate material. For each material, the type of cleaning will be discussed and its unique features for that substrate will be explained. Specific application processes are quiteRead More …

Expanding Application area for UV powder coatings

Expanding Application area for UV powder coatings

Expanding Application for UV powder coating. Blends of specific polyesters and epoxy resins have permitted the development of smooth, high-performance finishes for wood, metal, plastic and toner applications. Wood Smooth, matte clear coats have been successfully applied on hardwood and on veneered composite board, such as beech, ash and oak. The presence of the epoxy partner in the binder has boosted the chemical resistance of all the coatings tested. An attractive market segment for the advanced UV powder coating isRead More …

Cyclone Recycling and Filter Recycling in Powder Coating Powder Manufacturing

Cyclone recycling

Cyclone Recycling and Filter Recycling in Powder Coating Powder Manufacturing Cyclone recycling Simple construction. Simple cleaning. Effectiveness of separation depends to a large extent on operating conditions. Can produce considerable waste. Filter recycling All powder is recycled. Accumulation of fine-grained particles. May produce problems with spraying process, particularly with friction charging. Extensive cleaning: filter change requirement between colors.

Functional Powder Coating:Insulated and Conductive Powder coatings

Functional Powder Coating

The powder coating is a new type of solvent-free 100% solid powder coating. Has a solvent-free, non-polluting, recyclable, environmentally friendly, saving energy and resources, and reduce labor intensity and the film mechanical strength. The coating form and the formation of the coating solids of up to 100%, because they do not use solvents, thereby reducing environmental pollution, conserve resources and recyclable characteristics. The functional powder coating is a special function, surface coating materials to provide for special purposes. It not onlyRead More …

advantages of powder coating spraying in aluminum surface

advantages of powder coating

Aluminum surface treatment in general anodizing, electrophoretic coating and powder coating spraying three kinds of treatment, each of these methods have their own advantages, a considerable market share . Among them, the powder coating spraying ,there are the following significant advantages: 1.The process is relatively simple, mainly due to automatically improve the accuracy of the production process equipment, microcomputer control some of the major technical parameters can effectively reduce the difficulty of process operation, and auxiliary equipment is greatly reducedRead More …

Zinc casting can be powder coated

Zinc casting can be powder coated

zinc casting can be powder coated A cast part will have porosity that may cause blemishes in the coating at high temperature. Air that is trapped near the surface may expand and rupture the film during the cure process. There are several ways to mitigate the issue. You can preheat the part to drive off some of the trapped air that causes the problem. Heat the part to a temperature about 50ยฐF greater than the cure temperature, cool it down,Read More …

Customer decides MDF powder coating powder quality

MDF powder coating quality

Customer decides MDF powder coating powder quality What level of quality MDF powder coatings require is ultimately up to the customer. The various requirements of customers for MDF powder coatings are very important. For the production of TV cabinets, monitors, bathroom furniture or cabinet doors, MDF coatings are very different. To decide what powder and quality MDF and paint line design to use, we must first understand the quality requirements of customers When it comes to achieving high quality MDFRead More …

What Is the Challenges for MDF Powder Coating

MDF powder coating quality

Challenges for MDF Powder Coating  China’s fiberboard annual output of more than one hundred million cubic meters. MDF (medium density fiberboard), the annual output of about 30 million cubic meters of 16mm specifications operator, light MDF there are about 1.8 billion square meters. With the technological development outside of MDF fiberboard such as popcorn board, etc. can also be powder coating. Expected to have a potential market of hundreds of thousands of tons of powder volume. In other words, theRead More …

Suitable temperature for Waterproof coating

Waterproof coating

Waterproof coating selection characteristics of the solution, nano-ceramic hollow particles, silica alumina fibers, all kinds of reflective material as the main raw material, thermal conductivity only 0.03W/mK, can effectively suppress shielded infrared heat radiation and heat conduction. In the hot summer, at a temperature of more than 40 โ„ƒ, it would be inappropriate to do waterproof, for the following reasons: queous or solvent-based waterproof coating construction under high temperature conditions will rapidly thickens, cause priming difficulties, affect the construction quality;Read More …

Factors influencing powder spraying efficiency

Some Important Factors influencing powder spraying efficiency

Some Important Factors influencing powder spraying efficiency Spray Gun Positioning All powder coating processes necessitate the powder, suspended in its air flow, being as close as possible to the object. The force of electrostatic attraction between powder particles and the object decreases by the square of the distance between them (D2), and only when that distance is just a few centimeters will the powder be drawn towards the object. Careful positioning of the spray gun also assures that small andRead More …

D523-08 Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss

D523-08

D523-08 Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss This standard is issued under the fixed designation D523; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval . A superscripl epsilon indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense . 1.Scope OfRead More …

Coil powder coating technology progress

coil powder coating

Pre-coated coil can be used in building internal and external wall panels, and there are broad prospects in the appliance, automotive, metal furniture and other industries. From the 1980s, China began to introduce and absorb foreign technology, especially in recent years due to the building materials market and the automotive electronics market costs and environmental requirements,a large number of domestic coil powder coating production line launched The powder coating is known for its high efficiency and environmental protection,China has becomeRead More …