Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
(OP)
I am using acetone to remove cutting oils from machined steel parts for powder coating; this works well.
A planned process change would involve preparing parts
that are wet(water)for powder coating.
If these wet parts are washed in acetone; once the
acetone evaporates would the water be removed resulting in
dry parts?
A planned process change would involve preparing parts
that are wet(water)for powder coating.
If these wet parts are washed in acetone; once the
acetone evaporates would the water be removed resulting in
dry parts?





RE: Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
To answer your question the parts would be dry and clean if you are using clean water. If you have need to do this on a continual basis look at some other process, vapor degreasing. or using an liquid cleaner and drying oven.
RE: Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
RE: Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
RE: Parts washing and drying pre-powder coat
..bimr is of course right.
In addition: some powder coatings, for instance electrostatic epoxy powder coating on (magnetic) steel surfaces, require pre-heating to about 200deg.C
..eg, possible that heating to some degree in a drying process actually may improve coating process. Again: coating producer to answer.