pretreatment

September 10, 2023
powder coating shop tune up

Every Powder Coating Shop Needs a Tune Up

Personally, working with a number of shops and companies over the years I have found a common thread: as time passes and things do change, every shop […]
January 10, 2023
zirconium pretreatment

Phosphate-Free Metal Pretreatment: ZIRCONIUM Pretreatment

Environmental regulations and the desire of more companies to “Go Green” are spurring a lot of powder coaters go phosphate-free,  away from the traditional metal pretreatment  processes, […]
October 11, 2022
powder coating defects

Powder Coating Surface Defects and How To Avoid Them

Powder coating surface defects result in rejects. Rejects from coating lines can come from a substrate defect, a surface contaminant or a coating material defect. Process […]
September 4, 2015

Powder Coating Chemical Pretreatment

Powder coating chemical pretreatment, nine times out of ten, refers to phosphate pretreatment. WHY PHOSPHATE ? Phosphate coatings are used to increase corrosion resistance and improve […]