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QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND
Understanding the Performance
of Powder Coating
There still seems to be confusion
in the correct specifi cation of
powder coating for any given
project. Suggesting that you
should seek guidance on the
correct specifi cation are wise
words but not all Powder
Coaters are equal in the UK.
Some Powder Coaters are what
are known as ‘general’ Powder
Coaters’ and not specialists in
the architectural coating market
and as such, often lack specialist
equipment for treating the
aluminium. Correctly specifi ed,
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architectural powder coating can
last the lifetime of the building.
Specifying QUALICOAT and seeking advice from
a QUALICOAT approved applicator is a good
start, but, to become a QUALICOAT licenced
applicator, each member must have a high
standard of equipment and experience in coating
architectural aluminium which is often been exposed
to severe weathering.
To suggest that a thicker powder coating should
be applied to the aluminium to resist the ravages
of the British weather is simply wrong and this article
will explain why this is the case.
There are basically two fundamental weathering
concerns when it come to architectural powder
coating.
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