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Sand Blast
Proper powder coating preparation requires metal surfaces to be entirely clear of any finish or dirt that could cause the powder coating to not adhere to the surface. Besides removing contaminants, it’s essential to eliminate the old coat of paint or powder. Stripping the prior coat paves the way for you to apply a newer powder coating layer evenly across the surface. Sandblasting the prior coat also ensures your new coat effectively sticks to the metal surface.
Sandblasting is one of the most important steps you can take when powder coating metal parts. It’s an essential part of cleaning metal before powder coating, ensuring the powder coat lasts a long time and isn’t harmed by contaminants on the metal surface. Sandblasting comes with many benefits, and using it properly can greatly improve the quality of your powder coating and the protection of your metal parts.
Iron Phosphate
Phosphating is a pre-treatment step that results in a conversion coating. Parts to be powder coated are immersed in an acidic bath. The solution reacts with the metal part, converting the surface of the part into a protective layer.
Our process includes an Iron Phosphate Pre-Treatment Wash in which the parts to be powder coated are cleaned, chemically pre-treated, and rinsed. The benefits of this process are:
- Iron Phosphate provides increases adhesion for the powder coat.
- It increases corrosion resistance by providing a secondary protective layer.
- Phosphate conversion adds to the lifetime of the treated part.
Powder Coating
Powder coating has a lot in common with liquid paint. Both are pigment-based, change the color of an item’s surface, and can be used as a sealant to protect something from the elements. However, there are also some very significant differences, most of which point toward favoring powder coating.
“Powder coating is a high-quality finish found on thousands of products you come in contact with each day. Powder coating protects the roughest, toughest machinery as well as the household items you depend on daily. It provides a more durable finish than liquid paints can offer, while still providing an attractive finish. Powder coated products are more resistant to diminished coating quality as a result of impact, moisture, chemicals, ultraviolet light, and other extreme weather conditions. In turn, this reduces the risk of scratches, chipping, abrasions, corrosion, fading, and other wear issues.
It’s tough. It looks great. And it lasts a long, long time. In addition to being durable, powder coating is an attractive choice due to environmental advantages.”
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