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For any restoration project www.Corecoatings.com recommends powder coating as the powders out perform traditional paints and are solid as a rock, can be applied in heavier coats for more demanding applications and provide a beautiful finish to boot. Powder coating is a true art form from the initial preparation and color selection to the super glossy finishes provided by outstanding polyester and hybrid powders. While oven curing may seem a bit nerve racking, there are alternative types of curing systems that can be used such as curing lamps or ceramic heaters all of which can be had at very reasonable prices. A common electric home oven can be used as long as your not going to do any baking or cooking in it basically find an electric oven or build one. As with any type of project the preparation is the key to a successful powder coating project. Sandblasting your parts is usually required to give the powder what is know as "tooth" to adhere to. This ensures that the fresh metal surface is "clean" as a secondary benefit. With great preparation, the need for other phosphate rinses or cleaning is greatly minimized saving you time. Powder coatings are a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder that has been fluidized to conduct a positive electrical charge usually with air pressure assistance. Conventional liquid paint and a powder coating differ in that the powder coating does not require any solvents to create a fluidized state as do automotive voc paints. The coating is typically applied electro statically or using a wet solution applied with an hvlp gun, and is then cured with heat using an Industrial Powder Coating Oven or infrared heat lamp this will allow it to "flow out" when the base metal material reaches the specified melting temperature of the powder coating manufacturers recommendation. The powders may be a thermoplastic or a thermo set polymer. Powder Coating is used to create a hard finish that is tougher and less scratch resistant than regular conventional paints. Powder coating is used mainly for coating of metals although newer technologies allow other materials, such as Cardboard, Wood, and virtually anything to be powder coated with new curing options other than powder coating ovens. Keep an eye on Core Coatings as we show some new powder coating technologies in the near future. Best of luck in your powder coating ventures. http://www.corecoatings.com Core Coatings, practicing the fine art of powder coating for over 5 years and probably for eternity.
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