Manufacturers need to find the perfect finish for their metal products. Learn if powder coating or paint is the better option ...

Engineers have a range of coatings and finishes they can specify for metal hardware such as retaining rings, wave springs, latches, hinges, and fasteners. The finishes can be functional or aesthetic.

If you’re building a car, you have three choices for refinishing the various metal bits involved: painting, plating, or powdercoating (also known as electrostatic painting). Powdercoating may seem new ...

You may be curious about colors and outcomes, but it’s all just gibberish if you don’t know what powder coating is. So, let’s start at the beginning. What is powder coating? Powder coating is a dry ...

When selecting materials and surface finishes for a product, consider its intended use and the required properties like strength, durability and appearance. Finishes protect and improve product ...

It's important to treat the surface of components made from metal to stop them changing colour and becoming damaged. Aluminium will oxidise, turning the surface grey rather than shiny; steel will rust ...

If you don’t yet have a toaster oven you can’t use with food, here’s yet another reason: DIY powder coating. Powder coating is much harder and more durable than paint – a property imbued to it by the ...