Insights
Practical notes on surface finishing for Indian manufacturers
Real problems from Indian paint and powder coating lines, what causes them and what fixes them, including where on-site nitrogen helps and where it doesn't.
Why paint rejects rise every monsoon, and what your compressed air has to do with it
In the wet months, a 100 cfm compressor takes in more than twice as much water per shift. Here is how that reaches your parts as fisheyes, blisters and powder spitting, and what to check first.
Read articleAuto component paint shops: meeting OEM finish specs with Indian air
OEM paint shops control booth conditions tightly. Many component suppliers can't. Where finish problems cost suppliers money, and what spraying with nitrogen does and doesn't change.
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Next in this series
- Fisheyes, craters and blisters: when the problem is in your spray air
- Powder clumping and spitting: moisture in the powder path
- Paint and powder bills: where 10–30% of your coating goes
- Thin film in corners: getting past the Faraday cage effect
- Orange peel and uneven film build: atomisation and pressure
- Different results every shift: making coating quality repeatable