Powder Coating

RAHUL MAURYA
(Quality Inspector
AMS Electrocoat LLP)
 Powder coating
Spraying finely grounded, electrostatically charge particles
of pigment and resin onto a surface to be coated. The charge
powder particles adhere to the electrically grounded surface
and then are heated and fused into a smooth coating in a
curing oven.
 Process
1. Part preparation / pre-treatment.
2. Powder application-Electrostatic gun impart negative
charge to the powder.
3. Curing- Normally for 10 minutes at 200.
 Powder type
1. Thermoplastic- Limited colour available
◦ Polythene
◦ PVC
◦ Polypropylene
2. Thermoset- Unlimited colour available
◦ Epoxy
◦ Acrylics
◦ Hydroxyl polyester (Urethane)
 Advantage
o Much thicker coating.
o Superior appearance.
o Corrosion and solvent resistance.
o Highly durable- Chip, Scratch, Fade, Wear resistance.
o Upto 99% of powder over spray can be recycled.
 Disadvantage
o Non-conducting material can not be powder coated
o Cure temperature may be too high.
o Colour matching is difficult.
o Uniformity of coating thickness is difficult to maintain.
 Final inspection
o Paint flow
o Dry
o Scratch
o Bubble
o Blister
o Fading
o Cessing
o Orange peel
o Dust
o Crack
o Pinhole
 Removing of powder
coating
o Methylene chloride.
o Acetone.
o Benzyl alcohol.
o 98% Sulphuric acid.
o Abrasive blast.
 Terminology
o Touch-up, dry, loading, unloading, final inspection, sanding,
polishing, dust, strip.
o OK-green tag, Rework-yellow tag, Reject- red tag.
Instrument / Machine
o Electrostatic gun.
o Vernier caliper.
o DFT Metre (Dry Film Thickness Metre).