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Time between pickling treatment and painting
July 5, 2012
Q. Hello everyone,
I would like to know if there is a time to wait between the pickling treatment of a surface where we strip off paint and the application of surface treament (e.g. phosphating) and then a paint.
Does someone has information for me on this subject ?
I might add that we talking here steel and aluminium.
Regards,
Nicolas
- Lille, France
A. Hi Nicholas.
No delay at all is best. Depending on the type of paint and the application method, it may be necessary for the parts to be dry; but In some cases, like electropainting, it isn't even necessary to dry the parts between pretreatment and painting.
Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
