Replace the Zinc Phosphate system with 3-step Picklex® 20 Process for Powder coating …
Comparison of Traditional Zinc Phosphate system with Picklex® 20 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® 20 Process: No blasting needed
1) Picklex® 20 Process:Picklex® 20 used at Room/Ambient temperature. Not Re-cycled:
- Picklex® 20 spray
- Rinse
- Oven Dry
- Powder Coat
2) Picklex® 20 Re-cycled (manual or automated process – Low temperature):
- Picklex® 20/De-greaser (spray or dipping)
- Rinse
- Oven Dry
- Powder Coat
Complete Surface preparation/Pre-treatment of Flash rusted steel
Eliminate Blasting/Sanding/ Hazardous chemicals for Surface Rust/Mill scale removal and Long-term Indoor Rust protection with Picklex® 20 in One Step…
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 …
- provides a nano-thicknessconversion coating. Completely converts mill scale on Hot rolled steel and pitted rust to a Conversion coating (no oxidation left on the surface)
- Seals the coating and stops further oxidation
Benefits:
- Complete Green Process
- No Blasting or sanding for new metals including Hot rolled steel with mill scale
- Completely removes surface rust and converts mill scale and pitted rust to a Conversion coating
- Provides a rust/contamination free surface with Zero oxidation
- Does not etch the metal surface, so the surface stays intact
- Provides years of indoor Rust protection (more than 8 to 10 years)
- No Rinsing
- No EPA or OSHA regulation
- The Picklex® 20 coating does not have to be removed for Welding & Painting
- Passed over 1500 hours of Salt Spray Test (ASTM B117)
