Powder coating preparation
Replace the Zinc Phosphate system with 2-3 Step Picklex® Process for Powder coating, with Zero Waste Disposal … Complete Surface Preparation & Pre-treatment (Conversion coating) in One Step Provides 100% Clean surface & stops further oxidation before Finishing
Comparison of Traditional Zinc Phosphate system with Picklex® Process before Powder coating
Traditional Process: With Zinc Phosphate system
Rinsing
Rinsing
Acid Pickling
Rinsing
Rinsing
Activation
Zinc Phosphate
Rinsing
Sealer Rinse
Oven Drying
Powder coating
Picklex® Process (spray or dipping) - Manual or Automated process at Low temperature:
- Picklex®/De-greaser
- Rinse with regular Tap water (Rinse water is not a Hazardous Waste)
- Rinse (needed for automated process)
- Oven Dry
- Powder Coat
Complete Surface preparation/Pre-treatment of Flash rusted steel
Eliminate all Hazardous/Toxic chemicals, such as Acid, Phosphate, Chromate etc. Eliminate removal of Surface Rust/Weld/Laser scale. Zero Waste Disposal. For all Ferrous & Non-ferrous metals
— US EPA Tested/Verified, National Award & Edison Award winner
Performs Complete Surface preparation & Pre-treatment in One Step as follows:
- Removes light mill oil, cutting fluid, surface rust, Weld/Laser scale …
- Provides a nano-thickness conversion coating.
- Seal the coating and stop further oxidation until finished
Benefits:
- Complete Green Process
- Eliminates all Hazardous/Toxic chemicals used in the present metal surface preparation process
- Zero Waste Disposal
- No sludge
- Rinse water is not a Hazardous waste
- No concentration adjustment (Picklex® does not Deplete)
- No down time
- Provides a rust/contamination free surface with Zero oxidation (Link TURI)
- Does not etch the metal surface, so the surface stays intact
- Provides years of indoor Rust protection without top coating
- High Temperature Paint/coating can be used
- No EPA or OSHA regulation
- Passed over 1500 hours of Salt Spray Test (ASTM B117)
