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Use of Dacromate as a substitute for powder coating

2007

I have swimming pool fencing manufactured for me using 8 mm steel round bar. The steel is Zinc treated and then powder coated.
It has been suggested that I consider using Dacromate as an alternative.
However, I cannot seem to find any technical information regarding this process.
Can anyone tell me more about this process vs powder coating?

HENDRIK JOHANNES DU TOIT
Manufacture and distribution of swimming pool fencing in Europe - Le Lavandou, Var, France

Please ask whoever made the suggestion to be a bit more exacting and explicit, Hendrik. You may be referring to Dacromet -- which is a dip-spin application of zinc from a paint-like form -- or possibly dichromate (which usually follows zinc plating and precedes powder coating. But I do not think that any zinc thickness short of that offered by galvanizing would be a satisfactory substitute for powder coating.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

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