What makes powder coating better than paint?

Powder coating is a dry finishing process. Finely ground particles of pigment and resin are electrostatically charged and sprayed onto the products to be coated. It produces a chip-resistent and vibrant finish in most cases.





Unlike liquid paint, no solvents are used, so only negligible amounts of VOCs are released into the air so it is an environmentally friendly process.What makes powder coating better than paint?
Powder coating is basically a paint that is dry and electrically charged. The opposite charge is applied to the thing being painted and the coating is more even and gets to everything. It ain't perfect, however.What makes powder coating better than paint?
Powder coating electrically bonds the paint powder to the object and then its baked in an oven to cure. Since paint is only on the surface powder coating is the way to go now days. A long lasting hard finish that won't peel or flake if the metal was cleaned and prepared properly.
Well, powder coating is paint. When you say paint, you obviously are referring to wet paint. Powder coating uses dry paint. Paint is the solid that is suspended in liquid (water for latex and oil for oil-based) in wet paint. Likewise, the powder in powder coating is also a paint.





The difference is that in wet paint, you appy it and then have to wait for the liquid or moisture to evaporate. In powder coating, liquid is not used, instead the paint is in powder form and is either sprayed or the object is dipped into the powder. The powder sticks due to electrostatic charge. Once the powder is applied, it is then baked in an oven where the powder melts and adheres to the object.





Powder coating has only been around since the late 1960s and has some advantages and disadvantages over wet paint. Regardless of which you use, if the object to be painted is not well prepared, either method of painting will eventually fail - ie chip, crack, bubble, peel. However, assuming that the object is well prepared, many people prefer the powder coat, as it tends to hold up better over time. It acts more like a shell similar to an M%26amp;M candy than when it is painted on wet. Others will say the finish is better wet and not so textured. It really comes down to a matter of preference. Of course, powder coating tends to be more expensive than wet painting, which is why it isn't widely used.