Clear Powder Coat Over Bare Metal

Clear coats come in all different types but acrylic thermosetting powder is the most commonly used type of powder for clear coats.

Clear powder coat over bare metal.

Legs are made from new hot rolled steel so they have a layer of oil on them and maybe just one or two surface rust blotches. I ve noticed that when we clear powder over bare metal it yellows over time. I would like to clear coat bare metal table legs. Even in a matter of weeks it would be present.

It may have to due with the high humidity that we have here though. Don t forget to frame saver either. Types of clear coat. If you simply clear coated or clear powdered a frame it would rust.

You can t tell it when you clear over a color but you can when its bare. Step 1 the first step to powder coat over an existing coating is to visually check the coating to make sure the underlying coating does not have bare patches issues with significant peeling off or rust break through step 2 if these issues are not present you should roughen the surface through sanding. For the longevity of a steel frame s lifespan it needs to be properly primed and painted. Clear powder coat has a great many applications in the world of powder coating probably more than you think.

Rust destroys steel and the only thing that keeps it from forming is a primer.