Learn Best Practices for Application of thin-film ceramic coatings.
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Articles on thin-film paint application.
Surface Prep Best Practices for Applying Thin-Film Coatings
Chemically etched surfaces, mechanically blasted, or sanded surfaces can add extra adhesion promotional characteristics to a substrate. Having a clean, oil, soil and oxide free surface for coating to adhere to a substrate is the most important factor in successful application.
Benefits and Applications of AEGIS AECH
Thin-film ceramic paint coatings are a liquid coating that bonds to a large number of common substrates. AEGIS AECH is different from many thin-film coatings in that it has UV-stability resists oxidization events.
AEGIS Featured in A2Z Manufacturing Magazine
Many epoxies and ceramics discolor, yellow, or lose gloss when exposed to UV rays over time. Powder coatings are often used as a workaround for outdoor exposure, but they come with their own limitations—especially when tight tolerances are involved.
Aegis coatings, in contrast, are designed to resist UV degradation.
Pro Staff Tech Tips
Laser Marking on Thin-Film Ceramics | Tech Tip #2
Multiple layered colors of thin film paint can reveal layered colors, using laser obliteration without needing stencils.
Definition: Laser ablation or photoablation is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam.
Certain colors can also be exposed to a laser for altering shades, and in some cases, additional colors can be found within the parent layer of coating.
Paint & Coating Agitation Prior to Application | Tech Tip #1
Components that make up liquid paint formulations will settle. Various weights of the ingredients will need agitation prior to adding paints to spray application equipment and also prior to adding activators or hardeners.