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Pinholes Ruining Your Powder Coated Cast Aluminum? Here’s How to Beat Outgassing
Last September, a batch of powder coated architectural light housings landed back at our dock with a note: “Surface defects – unacceptable.” When we unwrapped the first few parts, my heart sank. The smooth satin black finish I had signed off on was peppered with tiny craters and pinholes, some so deep you could see the raw casting underneath. The entire lot was headed straight for the stripping tank. The culprit wasn’t a dirty booth or a bad batch ofRead More …
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