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The struggle for pretreatment between raw aluminium and paint

Abstract It is well known now that some well described Qualicoat pretreatment procedures are very critical in obtaining good adhesion of powder coating and sufficient corrosion protection. Proper etching/pickling to remove the most sensitive Aluminium top layer and sufficient rinsing are two of these important pretreatment steps. Even though job coaters are following Qualicoat procedures […]

THE CHROME-FREE PRETREATMENT

It is well known now that some well described Qualicoat pretreatment procedures are very critical in obtaining good adhesion of powder coating and sufficient corrosion protection. Proper etching/pickling to remove the most sensitive Aluminium top layer and sufficient rinsing are two of these important pretreatment steps. Even though job coaters are following Qualicoat procedures most […]