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What is Paint Degradation?
Paint degradation affects manufacturers who use metallics for high quality surface finishes. As metallic paint circulates, it can get so damaged that it must be discarded.
Pickup Truck Factory Improves Primer Paint Spray Efficiency with Graco
Factory feedback strengthens durability of externally charged paint spray gun.
Unique Research Explains Subtle, but Costly, Automotive Finishing Challenge
An automaker noticed that certain colors or metallics were going flat and had to be thrown out. Graco finishing experts found out why.
Color Change in Zero Seconds
Engineers answer challenge to reduce downtime and waste, while increasing safety with plural component mixing.
Automation and electrification lower reject rates and warranty claims
To avoid rejected parts and warranty claims, the paint technician for a large cabinet maker had to check more than 30 stations, many times a day. A six-month, side-by-side trial showed the best way to get him back to other job essentials.
Round spray air cap and a nozzle overcome the Faraday cage effect
The right air cap on an electrostatic paint spray gun made all the difference in eliminating the Faraday cage effect for a metal finisher.