| What is Powder Coating? | | | | overspray can be reused if a cartridge booth is |
| Powder coating is a type of application done by | | | | utilized. In effect that system allows the user to |
| spraying a free-flowing, dry powder onto parts. The | | | | achieve almost 100% use of the coating. The overall |
| parts are then sent through an oven and the powder | | | | cost of operating and purchasing the equipment for a |
| is heated or cured to create a skin like layer. It is | | | | powder coating system is less than the traditional |
| different from a traditional wet paint application in | | | | liquid lines. Lastly, it is more versatile and allows for |
| that there is not a solvent that binds the coating | | | | more specialty effects over the liquid coating option. |
| together and suspends it in a liquid form. Instead the | | | | The Negative |
| powder is electro statically charged and typically | | | | Although the advantages outweigh the disadvantages |
| applied with a powder spray gun. | | | | of powder coating there are still some limitations on |
| The Benefits | | | | the technology. Thick coatings are easily applied and |
| The powders used do not emit any volatile organic | | | | portray a smooth surface but thinner coatings tend |
| compounds or VOC's which make it better for the | | | | to appear with a rougher, golf ball like surface. |
| environment and safer for the end user. The coating | | | | Second the coatings tend to break down after 5 to |
| can be applied thicker than the traditional liquid | | | | 10 years of uv ray exposure. |
| coatings without the sagging or running effect. The | | | | |