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Blistering when Powdercoating items that are Acid Copper plated

Hi, my name is Anthony Towsen from Cape town, South Africa.
My Problem is that once I have plated an Alo item the plating looks great and I don't have any Blistering, but I Powder Coat my item and once it goes into the oven it starts to Blister. Is this normal or is there a waiting period after the plating was done before it can go into the oven? The oven temperature is 180 °C -- is this too high? Please help, I don't know how to fix this problem.

Anthony Towsen
Hobbyist , new into plating - Cape Town, South Africa
October 10, 2011

October 11, 2011

Hi, Anthony.

Sorry, but I think there is a typo in your question. What is an "Alo item"?

Baking of plated parts is a common quality control measure to see if the plating has good adherence. It seems like it doesn't.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted is available for instant or longterm help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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