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Items from 2004

December, 2004

November, 2004

  • HVLP Spray Gun & Compressor
  • Do I need a Spray Booth?
  • Preventing Galvanic Corrosion at Dissimilar Metal Surfaces
  • Painting Steel Floor with Epoxy Coating
  • Coating on Concrete Paint
  • Concrete Stains
  • Powder Coating Handbook
  • EPA Method 319 for Spray Booth Filters
  • Pinholes or Outgassing in Castings
  • List of Non-exempt VOCs
  • Testing Costs
  • How are VOC's measured?
  • Estimating HAP Emissions
  • Heating CARC Paint
  • Repairing MIL-PRF-22750 Epoxy Before Applying MIL-PRF-85285 Topcoat
  • Permit To Operate Mobile Painting Unit Using Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Eye Problems with Powder Coatings
  • Primer for Aluminum Aircraft

    • October, 2004

  • Intumescent Paint
  • Painting Concrete Porch
  • Coating Issues
  • Coatings
  • Painting Steel Roof
  • Adhesion over Hot Dip Galvanized Steel
  • Painting a Tin Roof
  • Powder coating Vs. Liquid Polyurethane on Aluminum Wheels
  • Projector Screen Paint
  • Automotive Grade Heat Reflecting Black Paint
  • Painting a concrete parking structure
  • Definition of VOC and HAP
  • Rust Proofing for a Tin Roof
  • Food Grade Paint
  • Waterborne (Water-based) Sign Enamels
  • Painting a Metal Roof
  • Painting Exterior Concrete Walls
  • Successful Painting of Welded 6000 Series Aluminum
  • Paint Peeling Off Concrete
  • Uneven Gloss on Solid Oak Table Tops
  • Staining Wood
  • Selection of Spray Guns--Transfer Efficiency
  • Relationship Between Wet Film Thickness and Dry Film Thickness
  • CARC Paint
  • Measuring Paint Viscosity
  • HVLP Vs. Air Assisted Airless
  • Cleaning Spray Booth Floor
  • Painting Over Polished Aluminum--Poor Adhesion
  • Powder Coating Color Match
  • Painting Over Mildew
  • Painting a New Concrete
  • Painting an Old Tin Roof
  • Paint Failure on Galvanized Roof
  • Converting Fed. Std. 595B Color to RAL Color
  • TT-C-490 Surface Preparation Certification
  • Blasted Classic Car Bodyshell Protection
  • Measuring Paint Coating Dry Film Thickness and Wet Film Thickness
  • Do Paints Contain PCBs?
  • Arsenic in Paints
  • Color Matching of Fed. Std. 595B and Textiles, Fabrics
  • Selecting a Side Draft Dry Filter Paint Spray Booth
  • Corrosion of Fume Hood
  • Inorganic Zinc Paint
  • Intumescent Paint Coating
  • Determining Whether Substrate is Steel, Aluminum or Plastic (Fiberglass)
  • Oil Primer Over Latex Encapsulant

    • September, 2004

  • Steel Preparation Before Applying Zinc Chromate Primer
  • Viscosity Conversion Charts
  • Imron vs. Acrylic
  • Market Size for Military Epoxy Paint
  • Painting "Tile-like" Exterior Concrete
  • Certification for Paint
  • Latex Paint Over Old of Varnish
  • Painting over Stucco - (Cement Plaster)
  • Intumescent Coatings for Ventilation Ducts

  • August, 2004

  • Intumescent Paint Fire Rating
  • Spray Booth Air Velocity (Flow Rate) to Control Dust Contamination
  • Stainless Steel vs. Alumina (Primer needed?)
  • Barium Sulfate as a Paint Filler, Ingredient
  • Automotive Re-Painting
  • Recertification and Qualification of Paints
  • Painting Corian Counter Top
  • Lead Blood Levels in Children
  • Nitrocellusose Resin for Paints and Varnishes
  • Removing Paint From the Exterior of a 19th Century Home
  • Repainting Outdoor Aluminum Patio Table
  • Intumescent Latex Paint Coating
  • Odors from House Painting
  • Designing a Powder Coating Spray Booth
  • Painting or Plating Aluminum
  • Paint Flammability While Paint is Wet

    • July, 2004

  • Painting Exterior Concrete Block
  • Epoxy Paint and Polyester Paint
  • Surface Preparation of Rusty Galvanized Roof
  • Water-Based Coatings for Glass
  • About Polyurethanes
  • Plastering Concrete Block Wall
  • Aluminum Boat Paint
  • Painting Concrete Garage Floor - Efflorescence
  • Painting Aluminum
  • Finishing Oak for Exterior Exposure
  • Painting Steel Siding
  • Finishing Maple Wood
  • Intumescent Paint for Aircrafts
  • Spill Resistant Paints
  • Silica Spots - Abrasive (Sand) Blasting of Steel
  • Effect of Exhaust Gases on Paints and Coatings
  • Correlation between Zahn Cup vs. Iwata Cup for Viscosity
  • Refinish Kitchen Metal Cabinets
  • Painting Concrete Floors
  • Kitchen Table Finish
  • Removing Paint from Tile and Concrete
  • Record Keeping Log for Paint Usage
  • Effect of Flow Control Additives on Paints and Coatings
  • Setting Up HVLP Spray Gun for Compliance
  • Camouflage Paint Coatings - Pantone Colors
  • Solving Fish-Eye (Cratering) Paint Problems

    • June, 2004

  • FDA Food Grade Coating for Pharmaceutical Company
  • Coatings for Food and Beverage Cans
  • Epoxy Primer on Aluminum Surfaces
  • Air Flow Analysis
  • Color Matching Problems
  • Paint Adhesion Failure on Lexan Polycarbonate
  • Poor Salt Spray Resistance of Epoxy Coating
  • Oil Spot Removal on Concrete Driveways
  • Painting a Steel Headboard
  • Airless Paint Layed Up Without Cleaning For Some Years
  • Paint Thickness of a Car
  • Paint
  • Engineer Approved Paint Colors
  • Protecting Reflective Paint
  • Stucco Painting
  • Solvent Evaporation from Archetectural Paint
  • Painting Epoxy Coatings in High Humidity
  • VOC in Paints

    • May, 2004

  • Stripping an Aircraft
  • Spray Booth Design, Exhaust Filters
  • Strong Odors from Painting Operation
  • FED STD Color 595B - Off White
  • Spray Equiptment Clean up
  • MSDS for CARC Paints
  • Looking for HVLP 4 Stage Setup
  • Selecting Spray Gun for Painting Wooden Furniture
  • Paint for Aluminum Greenhouse
  • Pricing Question
  • Painting Wooden Siding
  • Polyurethane on Pine Floors
  • Sarnafill Roof Glare
  • Preparation and Painting Recommendations for CS Tank Containing Siloxanes
  • Decorative Painting on Melamine
  • Out Gassing on Cast Iron
  • High Volume Automotive Body Repair Center
  • Painting Showers and Bath Tubs
  • Vinyl Emulsion Paint vs. an Acrylic Emulsion Paint
  • Painting Long Lasting Wood Exterior
  • Painting Over Concrete Cinder Blocks
  • Alkyd over CARC
  • Flat Paint
  • Paint Toners
  • Paint Remover
  • Viscometers
  • Enhance Strobe Light Effect
  • Efflorescence
  • Painting Over Decals
  • Painting Copper Pipe
  • USDA Approved Paints for Contact with Foods
  • Painting 6061-T6 Aluminum and Diamond Decking
  • Exempt Solvents
  • Food Grade Powder Coating
  • Painting Aluminum Aircraft
  • Calculating Coating Coverage

    • April, 2004

  • CARC Coating--Life Expectancy
  • Paint Particulate Overspray
  • Transfer Efficiency Values for Paint Spray Guns
  • Particulate Size in Painting Operations
  • Painting a Car at Home
  • Mustard-colored Paint
  • Spray Gun for Spray Metalllic Base Coat
  • Waterbase Emulsion Paint
  • FDA Approved Sealer
  • What is the organic primer paint we finished in Z. Y. CHROMATE
  • Mold
  • Paints and hospital operating rooms and FDA approvals
  • Determining VOC/HAP Flow Rate by Mass or Volume
  • Automotive Paint Peeling Defect
  • NATO Green Equivalent
  • Removal of Teak Sealer Before Cleaning
  • Paint Over Powder
  • FED STD 595A Colors
  • Selecting Solvent Blend for Optimized Drying

    • March, 2004

  • Painting Aluminum with Powder Coating
  • VOC for the Lube
  • Federal Standard Colors 595a
  • Testing VOCs in Waterborne Paints
  • Painting Z Bricks
  • Removing Cigarette Smoke Before Painting Room
  • Painting Formica Counter Tops
  • Repainting Metal Doors with Latex Paint
  • Painting Concrete Basement Floor
  • Zinc Oxide in Anti-Corrosive Primer
  • Paint Defect on Ply-Wood and MDF
  • Health Hazards of Polyurethanes
  • Airless vs. Air-Assisted Airless Spray Guns
  • Rotary Atomization in Electrostatic Spray
  • Heat Reflecting Paints
  • Outgassing of Paints in Vacuum
  • Regulations and Policy for the Printing Industry
  • Automotive Painting of Bumpers - Dust
  • VOC-Free Coatings
  • Surface Coating VOC Regulations - Florida
  • Automotive Paint Spray Booths
  • Paint Analysis
  • Primer and Paint - Differences
  • Powder Coating Stainless Steel
  • White Reflective Paints
  • Federal Standard - (Fed. Std.) 595a #26586 Color Matching
  • Shelf Life of Paints
  • Air Velocity Airflow in Paint Spray Booth
  • Painting Clean Room with Epoxy
  • Antifouling F129
  • CARC Topcoat Over Epoxy Primer
  • Repainting a Metal Roof
  • Paint Spray Booth Floor Paper
  • Powder Coating in FED STD. 595A Colors
  • Paint Removal from Concrete
  • Concrete Paints
  • Painting Maple vs. Pine
  • Inorganic Zinc Silicate
  • Painting with Reflective Beads for Display
  • Sealing of Smoke Odors
  • Chemical Resistant Coating for Steel Tank
  • Pin Holes in Powder Coatings
  • Antifouling F129

    • February, 2004

  • CARC Resistance to Simulant Agent
  • Solvent Fumes Condensing at the Entry & Exit of a Baking Oven
  • Epoxy Paint with Cold Tar Pitch
  • Compressed Air Humidity and Paint
  • Chromium VI in Paint
  • Military High Heat Coatings
  • MIL Specification Substitutions
  • Measuring Dry Film Thickness of Powder Coating
  • Painting Wood Kitchen Cabinets
  • Calculating VOC of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Solvent
  • Protecting Aluminum Cladding From Corrosion
  • Protecting Substrates for Ultra-High Temperature
  • 3-Hour Intumescent Paint
  • Particulate Emission Regulations
  • Concentrations of Lead in Lead Based Paints
  • Military CARC Painting
  • Zinc Phosphate Conversion Coatings
  • Lead in Paints

    • January, 2004

  • Removal of House Paint
  • Intumescent Paints
  • Mildew Resistant Paints

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