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Powder Coating Finish
The Powder Coating Process
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Whenever you looking to powder coat your items, hire the team at Powder Keg Powder Coating. We have over 23 years of experience in the industry. Get in touch with us today for a FREE estimate!
Step-By-Step Powder Coating Process
- Step one: Sandblasting and preparation - Sometime you might want or we might suggest to sandblast your item before powder coating. Depending on the size of the item, we'll either use our big sandblasting bay or small sandblasting booth. If you don't want a part of your item powder coated, we'll mask it.
- Step two: Power washing - We'll power wash the item and make sure it is dry before we powder coat it. This is to ensure the integrity of the coat.
- Step three: Powder application - We use an electrostatically charged powder that adheres to the grounded parts to spray your item. All our products have specific applications.
- Step four: Oven curing - The powdered parts are placed into a batch oven and heated up to 375F. The heat helps create a high-quality finish by fusing the powder to the surface.
- Step five: Cool down - The items will become cool to the touch in 30 minutes to an hour.
Environmentally Friendly Powder Coating
After the US Clean Air Act was signed into law in 1970, powder coating has become more popular than ever as it is an environment-friendly option. According to a recent survey by the Powder Coating Institute, powder coating is now the fastest growing finishing service in the US.
No solvents are used with powder coating. It also eliminates volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and results in cleaner air. The universally accepted powder coating process, especially electrostatic powder spray process, is now considered as the best available control technology (BACT) to reduce air pollution.
Powder coating is beneficial as it's long-lasting, gives a fresh look to your items, and is eco-friendly.
Why Is Powder Coating an Eco-Friendly Option?
- No carcinogens
- Non toxic
- No VOC's
- Minimal waste
- No solvents
- No isocyanates
Paint and Varnish Pollution
Paints and varnishes contribute to almost 5% of all VOC emissions. When these VOCs react with oxygen in the presence of sunlight, they form bad ozone. This adds to the already existing greenhouse effect which causes global warming.
Even though, standard household paints may have environment-friendly names such as, Forest Green, Sky Blue, and Sunflower Yellow, they are nothing but a blend of highly toxic chemicals.
Paint usually includes:
- Pigment (the color)
- Resin and / or a binder
- Solvent to help in application
- Dryer
- Plastic compounds - in acrylic and vinyl paints
- Formaldehyde
- Arsenic
- Thinners
- Foamers
Paint pollution isn't just limited to household paints. The paint used under marine vessels to prevent limpets, mussels, and other sea organisms from sticking to the bottom has been labelled as as the most toxic substance ever to be unleashed on the marine environment.
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