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Powder Coatings and Covid-19

September 20, 2021
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Here in Pakistan, the situation is again affecting with Covid-19. I need your expert guidelines for working on some new projects in powder coating R&D.  What do you suggest? Which segment should we focus our work? Kindly share some ideas and hints.
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Bringing Powder Coating In-house

August 5, 2021
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I have recently discovered your articles, and I have decided to contact you hoping that you could help me with my powder coating issues. First of all, we are considering bringing powder coating in-house, which means creating a new powder coating line, so most of my questions are related to that
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How to Control Gloss at 60° and 85° Angles

October 10, 2019
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Pushing the boundaries of powder coatings technology with extremely low-gloss coatings.


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Can Powder Coatings be Used Past the Expiration Date?

August 26, 2019
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I'm selling powder coating in South America. So now I have many questions in regards to powder coatings. But the most important is this: Can powder coatings be used past the expiration date given by the supplier?
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Powder Coating Durability

May 9, 2019
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I am currently incarcerated in an Ohio prison and have a question regarding powder coating durability. I have always heard that powder coatings are one of the toughest industrial coatings and that they last forever.
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What type of powder to buy?

April 5, 2019
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Getting started, I would stick with polyester chemistry. It's the most versatile for someone getting started. It is very important to note that polyesters in the U.S. are rather different than polyesters in the EU.
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Metallic Pigments in Powder Coatings

Kevin Biller
February 21, 2019
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Is it possible to create that liquid look with a metallic pigment in a powder coating? I've heard a lot of grumbling among powder coat companies that it's just not possible.
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Corrosion Resistance for Zinc Plating

January 9, 2019
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I came across your blog whilst looking for solutions to an ongoing problem I’ve had. I design and manufacture designer gates cut from 3-mm mild steel. When I get the raw steel back from laser cutting it is still covered with mill scale.
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Allowable oven temperature variation

April 23, 2018
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I have a question for you about allowable oven temperature variation. Our ovens were recently calibrated and were 1 degree off from our control unit reading to what was measured inside. Due to our ISO regulations I may possibly need to shut them down until it is exact. I know temperature variations are needed to keep minimal but this sounds ridiculous.


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Is multicolor powder coating possible?

August 21, 2017
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I am new to powder coating, but the plant where I work has been doing it for a few years. The guys do a good job on single color and are starting to experiment with multi colors. Is multicolor powder coating possible? If so, do you have any information that would help us?


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