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- Painting a Galvanized Ceiling
- A customer wants us to paint the underside of galvanized steel metal decking, which happens to be the interior ceiling of his new structure. The metal has been up for seven months, and he decided he wants it painted white to brighten-up the factory....
Ask an Expert Published: 5/7/2012
- Still More About Painting Plastics
- I saw your answer to the question by J.C. about ABS telegraphing in the March issue. There is a high probability you are right on the money that it is a molding issue.
Ask an Expert Published: 5/4/2012
- More About Solvent Attack on Plastic
- I am a materials engineer for an auto parts manufacturer. We supply plastic components to the industry, so I have a lot of experience in molding and painting plastics. You are usually right on the money, and your response to the person having solven...
Ask an Expert Published: 5/3/2012
- Painters' Courses
- I am the manager of manufacturing for a company located in the Seattle, Wash., area that supplies detail parts, primarily to the aerospace industry. One of my responsibilities is the paint line, where we apply water-based paints and primers, as well...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/29/2012
- Solvent Cleaning Parts
- Our company makes packaging machines, and I am the quality control engineer responsible for all finishing operations. We paint castings, sheet metal guards and machined parts. We are presently solvent-cleaning in two dip tanks prior to painting. We ...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/28/2012
- Anti-Graffiti Coatings
- I am looking for a source for some technical articles on anti-graffiti coatings. I operate a sales agency in western Canada; we are expanding into Washington and Oregon this year with a line of anti-graffiti coatings and removers.
Ask an Expert Published: 3/27/2012
- Salt Crystals on the Paint Film
- We get pinholes and small blisters in the paint film on our aluminum equipment enclosures. There are also, on occasion, table-salt-size crystals on the surface that can be brushed off. Can you tell me what is going on and how durable the finish will...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/26/2012
- Dry Film Lubricant Problem
- We are applying a dry-film lubricant on small bolts, nuts and washers using the dip-spin coating method. In many cases, we are faced with parts sticking together after curing and, as a result, 10 percent of these parts must be reprocessed. The coati...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/6/2012
- Coating Textile Braids
- In our manufacturing process we apply adhesive coatings over certain textile braid for reinforced rubber hose constructions. On other hose items, we apply a lacquer coating over the textile braid. In order to dry out the lacquer coatings, the hose t...
Ask an Expert Published: 3/5/2012
- Painting Molded ABS
- We are having a problem painting an ABS injection-molded part, with dark, cloud-like spots and long parallel splays. The defect is consistent in location on each molded part. Can you help?
Ask an Expert Published: 3/2/2012