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Carbon removal

Hello, I'm a QA manager with a metal fabrication company. I'm trying to find a answer to removing carbon from a laser cut parts before powder coating. Is there any wash that will remove the carbon on a powder line?

Doug Campbell
- Muncie, IN, USA
2006

Hi, you shall pickle the metal. There is plenty of pickle formulas for each type of metal. That will bring us to the next question. What is the metal that you will treat?

Guillermo Castorena G.
Jobshop - San Luis Potosí, México
2006

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