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K-v problem
We are having trouble with k-v circles appearing when we put the second coat on a part ... ;i.e., candy red powder over chrome powder ... what can we do to prevent or lessen this problem? ... it only happens once in awhile. HELP
Clyde Turnerpowder shop - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
2006
Would it be possible to photograph and post a picture of the problem on the parts in question?
Daryl Spindler, CEF
decorative nickel-chrome plating - Greenbrier, Tennessee
2006
The only thing that comes to mind that painters sometime's overlook is that the distance between the gun and the part on the second coat of paint is a factor. Putting the gun tip too close to the part has the same effect as the KV's being to high, high KV's create the star-bursting(KV circles).
Sheldon Taylor
supply chain electronics
Wake Forest, North Carolina
2006
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