We currently use a "midnight black” wrinkle powder coating supplied by a major powder producer. Can a second touchup coat be applied after the first coat has cured? Read the answer to this question and more in this edition of Ask Joe Powder.
Product stewardship and regulatory affairs (PSRA) professionals handle the minimization of all negative environmental impacts, and follow the respective regulations for formulating, manufacturing, and distributing products responsibly. Here are some particular ways paint professionals can promote product stewardship and regulatory compliance within their industry.
Now available in North America, the new collection includes 46 distinct colors under three brand new, on-trend color palettes that help designers and architects connect to the latest developments in the built environment.
Amidst a global push for sustainability, the paint and coatings industry now provides natural, sustainable options that can enhance physical and mechanical properties of coating formulations. The source material of some of these innovations even include a circular raw material: the olive pit.
The challenge for the resort’s designers and architects was to find a powder coating that could protect aluminum surfaces and girders in a climate of extreme heat and corrosive salt spray from the coast, and with a finish that would complement the warm terracotta tones of Dubai’s landscape. Read about the solution.
This exclusive covers a contract coating company's search for a sustainable powder coating solution that can also be applied to sensitive substrates —
materials that are traditionally liquid coated.
A reader from Vietnam asks Joe if there is a way to reduce the hardness of powder coatings. She is using a polyester resin for a powder coating with a pencil hardness of 3H. However, her customer requires 1H hardness.
Gema, a Graco Inc. company, announced that Joe Mallee is celebrating 35 years of service with the company. Mallee is a territory sales manager for Gema in the Northeastern United States.
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