Powder Coat provides a more durable finish than other liquid paints can offer, while still providing a extremely attractive finish. Powder coat provides a high resistance to impact, chipping, moisture, chemicals, ultraviolet light(UV), heat, and many other extreme weather conditions than other options provide. This is why many industrial applications choose powder coating over other options.
Not familiar with powder coat? You can find thousands of items that you come in contact with every day already powder coated. The list ranges from wheels on cars, bicycle frames, lawn furniture, light fixtures, metal door frames, gates/fencing, fire extinguishers and so on. The powder coating industry is growing by the day.
Powder Coat is tough, it looks amazing. And it last a long, long time. In addition to being durable and attractive it is a great choice due to the environmental advantages.
What is the typical process for Powder Coating?
Step One: Media blasting or chemical stripping. This step removes any prior material on your part and etches the material surface to help prepare for coating.
Step Two: Pre-Treatment. This stage involves a lacquer thinner hand wash and if the part is ferrous we can apply a iron phosphate coating.
Step Three: Pre-Bake. At this point your part is as clean as it can get by hand. This step drives the moisture and oils out of the part.
Step Four: Preparations. Masking is a very tedious and time consuming part that is required to deliver the desired outcome. This step produces the clean lines and prevents powder from entering areas that are required to stay bare metal. This may be a bearing cavity, a mating surface or threads.
Step Five: Application of Powder Coat. Parts will be grounded per manufactures recommendations and then powder is applied in a dust free and clean environment.
Step Six: Curing. Powder is cured to manufactures specifications in one of our three ovens depending on the job size and work load of the day. The most common temperature for powder to cure at is 400 degrees Fahrenheit. This process typically takes between thirty minutes and two hours depending on the part that is curing. After the part has cooled we periodically check thickness of finish throughout the day with our mill reader to ensure proper application of powder.
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