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Advantages & Disadvantages of Powder Paints... |
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- Unlike liquid paints, powder coating does not use any solvents...eliminating V.O.C.'s (Volatile Organic Compounds).
- AAMA 2603 powders come with a 10-year factory warranty.
- The mechanical durability of powder greatly exceeds wet paint.
- Requires less energy to produce (Can be up to 30% less than liquid).
- Excess powder in the application process can be reclaimed...eliminating waste.
- Powder can be applied at higher film builds than liquid.
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- Difficult to touch-up in the field with a good color match.
- Applicators cannot perform in-house blending and color matching.
- Powder coating requires a greater film thickness and is difficult to achieve lighter film thickness without creating an orange peel effect.
- Some powder paints are not as economical as their equivalent in wet paints.
- Powder coat paints cannot provide the brillance of a metallic look as with liquid paints, due to powders inability to hold the same metallic flake content.
- Single coat powder paints on aluminum are susceptible to filiform corrosion.
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