Ask Joe Powder (Sept/Oct)

Shelf Life Q. Hi Joe: I’m selling powder coating in South America. So, I have many questions in regard to powder coatings. But the most impor...

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Ask Joe Powder (July/Aug 2019)

Hi Joe, My team and I are currently trying to make a powder that is very low in gloss when measured at the 60-degree and 85-degree angles (approx. less than 1.6 and 4.0 respectively). Can you elaborate on how to control the gloss at these angles?

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Ask Joe Powder May/June

Q. Joe, I have a question concerning the relationship between pretreatment chemicals (currently using a zirconium-based pretreatment in a six-stage system with an alkaline cleaner in stage one) and powder coat thickness. Can the condition of the bath play a role in how thick the dry film thickness is on a part?

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PC Pop Quiz - March/April 2019

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Ask Joe Powder - March/April 2019

Blasted Cast Iron Q: Joe, I’ve contacted you before so maybe you can help me again. I run a small to medium sized powder coating line...

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Ask Joe Powder

Each issue, we take the padlock off the PCI® Test-Lab door for a few minutes so our favorite technical editor and “powder guru” Joe Powder can run in the yard. When he’s not gnawing on a rawhide bone, he loves to answer readers’ questions. Go ahead and send him one at askjoepowder@yahoo.com... he doesn’t bite. Maybe it’ll end up in the next issue!

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