Lat 30 Coatings is a full-service powder coating operation. We strive to provide the best finish possible & quickest turn-around. We sandblast at our own facility, which enables Lat 30 Coatings to keep the entire process in-house. Please see below for just some of the items we service.
Hand railings
Gates
Aluminum industrial equipment
Boat Towers
Automotive/Motorcycle Frames & Parts
Lift Kits
Commercial Furniture
Trailers
Machinists
Stainless headers exhaust
Bahama / Colonial / Storm Shutters
T-Tops
Ladders
Swim platforms
Bow Rails
Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a liquid suspension form. The coating is typically applied electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to flow and form a “skin”. It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint. Powder coating is mainly used for coating of metals, such as household appliances, aluminum extrusions, and automobile and motorcycle parts.
Because powder coating does not have a liquid carrier, it can produce thicker coatings than conventional liquid coatings without running or sagging, and powder coating produces minimal appearance differences between horizontally coated surfaces and vertically coated surfaces. Because no carrier fluid evaporates away, the coating process emits few volatile organic compounds (VOC).
PART PREPARATION PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT
Removal of oil, soil, lubrication
greases, metal oxides, welding scales etc. is essential prior to the powder
coating process. It can be done by a variety of chemical and mechanical
methods. The selection of the method depends on the size and the material of
the part to be powder coated, the type of soil to be removed and the
performance requirement of the finished product.
In many high end applications, the part is electrocuted following the
pretreatment process, and subsequent to the powder coating application. This
has been particularly useful in automotive and other applications requiring
high end performance characteristics.
Another method of preparing the surface prior to coating is known as abrasive
blasting or sandblasting. Blast media and blasting abrasives are used to
provide surface texturing and preparation, etching, finishing, and degreasing
of products.
CURING
When a thermoset powder is exposed to elevated temperature, it begins to melt, flows out, and then chemically reacts to form a higher molecular weight polymer in a network-like structure. This cure process, called crosslinking, requires a certain temperature for a certain length of time in order to reach full cure and establish the full film properties for which the material was designed. Normally the powders cure at (390°F) for 10 minutes. The curing schedule could vary according to the manufacturer’s specifications. The application of energy to the product to be cured can be accomplished by convection cure ovens, infrared cure ovens.
SELECT FINISH
- Casts
- Glazed Tone
- Leatherette
- Metallics
- Rivers
- Solid Tone
- Textures
- Top Coat
- Two Coats
- Veins
- Wrinkles