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Use The Powder Coating Statesville NC Specialty Shops Offer

By Leticia Jensen


As you are producing the products your firm is known for, it is important that they not only work but they also look good. There are many processes that are involved in the manufacturing of these items and one of them has to ensure the surface is colorful. That is where the painting or, more recently, the powder coating Statesville NC firms offer to give those items a nicer look come in.

Each item that is fabricated to combine together for your product must be protected from the elements. This is because the welding that must be done or the sanding that is part of a cleaning process does not always look good. The paint you could put on them will often chip and flake off. The powder coat that is available will not as this is applied in a unique way.

A large percentage of all items seen on the shelves, today, have this type of coating. It is a solid looking, often colorful, coat that resists much. It is used on computer cases and most appliances. It is used on plumbing fixtures, even those used in large water and sewer treatment plants because of its durable nature. It has a way of making everything it is on more durable and less susceptible to abrasion and other outside damage.

When the preferred coating is paint, the amount of dust free space that must be allocated is substantial. The cleaning, laying or hanging of all parts to receive paint must be available. The curing area is also a large space as this will often take many hours to completely dry. The need to not disturb this material as they are drying is also something to plan into the arraignment of the plant and processing areas.

For a powder coating process, not as much room will be needed. It can be set up easily and the oven can be located in the same area. Most smaller firms do, however, farm this work out as it is easier to concentrate on the manufacturing of the components and not worry about the coating. Larger firms may have these areas set up for this work.

This process is fairly simple and can be conducted with appropriate training. The parts are cleaned through baths or sandblasting. They are then hooked up to an electrical charge and sprayed with the special resins. This positive charge, combined with the negative charge of the powder, will hold it on the part. Then it goes into the oven.

The oven will be heated to between 200 and about 400 degrees based on the material being heated and the make up of the resins and pigments being used. Just a very few minutes will be needed to bond this powder to itself and the metal underneath. It will melt and flow into all of the recesses present and cover most of all but the largest imperfections.

Time and money that is saved because of the use of a professional firm to do this powder coating can be spent in other areas. Whether you set this equipment up in your plant or take advantage of an outside firm is your choice. This can certainly level the field as far as presentation of items offered by smaller companies against those offered by larger firms.




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Info On Oxygen Sensor Recycling

By Leticia Jensen


Oxygen sensor recycling is one of the best methods used to bring down cost of maintaining a car and raising the engine efficiency. The air feeler salvage is located on the car exhaust system where it comes into contact with harmful gases such as hydrocarbons, heavy metals, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen. They pollute the feeler and compromise its efficiency to sense fuel and air in the exhaust. This is a comprehensive report on how to recycle your car air feelers.

Contamination of the car fuel, oil, and engine coolant has been the main cause of damage to air feelers in cars. The damage is worsened by accumulation of soot that lowers the ultimate efficiency to detect air in the exhaust. When these damages occur simultaneously, your car gas usage and engine efficiency gets compromised.

Since the feelers function is helping to ensure that air and fuel mixture getting to the exhaust system are in appropriate quantities, these impurities have been the main cause of your engine running rich or lean. Maintenance of proper status of the car air feeler is consequently very crucial in lowering the gas usage. It also improves the entire engine efficiency and reduces holistic engine depreciation.

New feelers especially the modern wide-band are very expensive and might make running your car uneconomical. When you notice any of these problems, the first action should not rushing get a new feeler. If the problem is not major, it can easily be addressed by careful cleaning and maintenance. Remember that the process of cleaning is technical and requires you to understand the operations of the feeler and to remain very careful.

Because the sensor operates inside the exhaust system where temperatures are very high, the main contaminants often get covered by a layer of hard carbon at the tip. This hardened layer is usually stubborn and cannot be dissolved using solvents. The best method to remove the carbon cover is taking a tough blow torch and heat the feeler tip.

After cooling, the stubborn layer will have softened up and compressed air should be passed through it. The result is breaking down and falling off of all the hard carbon layer. It is advisable to repeat this process until the entire hard layer that occupied the surface and top of the air feeler is eliminated.

To remove the contaminants resulting from oil and fuel, it is advisable to adopt the QD and CRC electronic cleaning method. This process uses a very strong agent that clears the residue leaving the feeler spotless clean. The cleaning agent used in this process, just like the pollutants, is very harmful and you are encouraged to maintain a safe distance from the cleaner nozzle and air feeler.

The whole process of clearing dirt from the air feeler makes your body get exposed to dangerous chemicals and pollutants. Your hands should therefore be covered with gloves and the body in a complete overall. The eyes should also be covered using goggles and the nose masked to avoid inhalation of dangerous heavy metals such as lead and gases such as concentrated nitrogen oxides which are sure to be present.




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What Benefits To Reap In The Usage Of Powder Coating

By Leticia Jensen


Nowadays, people know that there are a number of advantages that they can reap when they make use of the powder coating Hickory NC. It is one of those methods that people promote because it can be useful in many fields, especially those that make use of metals. To those who want to know more about this method, here are the benefits to it.

The first thing that people should know about this is that it is considered to be a superior method of providing coats to products. With the said procedure, it should not be difficult to give a decorative and protective finish to the products made out of metal. They should be able to make use of this procedure whether it be an industry or a consumer.

People will take advantage of this option too because it provides industries, businesses, and consumers with better durability. With the color-durable quality finish that it can provide to any type of metals, one can surely make the surface more resistant to wearing, fading, chipping, and scratching. Its economical and long lasting finish is surely worth it.

Some people will make use of the said method so that they can use a finish that can help with the protection of the environment too. This is unlike the liquid finishes that will produce pollutants like VOCs whenever used. With the said finish, it is easy to keep the environment safe even if one uses the method frequently.

It should be advantageous to use this procedure when people want to save up on their expenses. When they are using this procedure, then they do not have to worry about getting a pollution control method for their products. The money they usually spend on the said method can be used on other matters they consider important. This means that this procedure is quite economical for them.

People will surely be able to use this method on many products, parts, and industries. For example, the person can make use of this with appliances. The front and side panels of appliances like the refrigerators, washer tops, dryer drums, ranges, airconditioner cabinets, dishwasher racks, and water heaters can use this method.

There is also the automotive industry. It is very useful for the person to take advantage of this method when protecting car parts. It should be useful on wheels, door handles, bumpers accent parts or decorative trims, hubcaps, filters, truck beds, and similar other car parts. Even the new models of automobiles are promoting this method.

It should be useful for building and architecture too. There are many markets in this side that promote aluminum extrusions. Using the procedure on aluminum extrusions like the frames of the modular furniture, windows, and doors can help. Aside from that, it can be used for posts, fencing, light poles, guardrails, and signs too.

There are times when everyday products can use the said finishing. Farmers can use this for farm equipments, fitness buffs for their bicycles and snowmobiles, shop owners for store fixtures and vending machines, office workers for metal furniture, parents for baby strollers, homeowners for lawnmowers, and such. There are many others to line up here.




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Rent A Car To Fulfill Your Traveling Experience

By Leticia Jensen


It is of great advantage that you rent a car, especially when taking a road trip. Tourists, holidaymakers and travelers can get to enjoy greatly while exploring various locations while on tour. You can cover the entire city quite swiftly and get soaked in the rich cultural heritage of a particular region without any hurry.

When visiting a metropolitan area, you will appreciate the relaxing and convenient experience that comes along with choosing an automobile of your liking. Various options are on offer for persons who opt for hired transportation. You can get a specific kind of vehicle and of the capacity which is most suitable as well.

If journeying alone or with family, it might be prudent to find a small vehicle for your travel plans. A good number of rental agencies are available who offer airport transfers. These work to your advantage as you get a car at your disposal right from the point of landing at your destination till when you embark the plane back to your point of origin.

Going for a hire service for automobiles is a commendable option to take as well when seeking to drive a particular type of vehicle. In such situations, you are free to select the model which most appeals to your taste and drive it around various attractive sites of choice. This fact in itself presents the opportunity for experiencing a memorable expedition and look forward to it with great anticipation.

Taking a self-drive allows you to have more freedom and privacy during the entire journey. It means you suffer no intrusion whether with spouse, family members or other party. As well, you do not have to expend exorbitantly on hiring a chauffeur, apart from being in charge of the drive yourself.

In such case, you save yourself the trouble of finding where to park for instance, among other concerns that relate to hiring a commercial vehicle. You can indeed experience the comfort that you seek while taking any journey whether exploring an unfamiliar place or traveling around a well-known location. Rather than argue and negotiate with the different taxi drivers present on the street or elsewhere, choose to have your own vehicle temporarily at your disposal.

Taking this alternative will often end up being economical and highly flexible for any traveler. Rental firms normally serve a wide range of clients and not only business executives. You could be a regular traveler or perhaps gracing an eminent occasion and find this mode of transportation as quite welcoming.

Clients can select from different luxury models which come at fairly-set rates at any time. You can settle on the kind of vehicle which will offer the best compromise of quality transportation at the distance taken. Choose as well a vehicle which meets your plans of spending. Seek for comments made by clients regarding your prospective site before enlisting its services too. It is also advisable checking out your local bureau of business to find its ratings. Family members, friends and work colleagues can also prove helpful in such a case.




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Carscoops' A-to-Z Guide to the 2014 Geneva Auto Show

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:31 PM PST


Experience the 84th Geneva international motor show through our dedicated page that contains all the production and concept car introductions that will take place at the Geneva Palexpo convention centre from March 6 to 16, 2014. Read more »

Scoop: Jeep's New Baby SUVs Gather Around for a Stroll in the Snow

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:19 PM PST


One of the rumored world premieres for next week's the Geneva Motor Show, Jeep's new 'baby' SUV, continues to elude us in the digital world, but not in the physical world of our spies, who shot five-minutes' worth of footage of heavily cladded prototypes undergoing tests in northern Europe. Read more »

Alfa Romeo's Upcoming Spider Might Feature 1.4 Turbo MultiAir Engine

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:50 PM PST


There is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the differentiation that's going to be engineered into the upcoming Mazda MX-5 and Alfa Romeo Spider, two cars currently being developed in Japan.

It's pretty straightforward to suspect that the running gear and chassis will be pretty much the same, whereas the styling will be obviously very different between the two.

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Ford Airs Need for Speed Commercial for New Mustang

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:25 PM PST


The film creators pulled out all the stops when they set out to make the Need for Speed movie, probably wanting to assure themselves that it won't suck badly, after having seen that a big budget can result in a insipid, B-rated rehash like the last Fast and Furious, if it's presented in a totally un-sugarcoated way. Read more »

VW's New T-Roc Crossover Concept Sounds Big, but it Isn't

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST


Germans are not only discovering openings in their regular production lines, but in their concept vehicle ranges as well. VW, which recently proposed the 3,859 mm (151.9 inches) long, up!-based Taigun, the 4,890mm (192.5 inches) long and sporty flavored CrossBlue Coupe, and the 7-seater 4,986mm (196.3 inches) long CrossBlue Concept, is now targeting the sub-compact category with the T-Roc. Read more »

Holy Shiz! Robocop is Here and is He's Directing Traffic in Congo!

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:20 PM PST


It seems that, the machines are here to stay, slowly, but surely, taking out jobs that were once only for humans. In the movie Robocop, a remake of the 1987 film of the same name, fictional character Alex Murphy is a part human, part mechanical being, but the real life Robot Cops from Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is purely mechanical. Read more »

Honda Ends Production of the Insight Hybrid, is the CR-Z Next?

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:58 PM PST


When Honda confirmed the axing of the Insight hybrid in Europe, it wasn't a good sign for the model's future. Now Honda said it will end production of the Insight after demand plunged and sales lagged behind Toyota's Prius. Read more »

New Audi TT Coupe Makes a Quick Pass on YouTube

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:32 PM PST


You know a new TT is coming and if you're acquainted with Audi's overly familiar design philosophy, you also know what it's going to look like (well, duh). Fair warning, though; watching the following video won't give you the full real-life picture, only some cropped shots, and could make you say "unveil the damn thing already". Read more »

Chic: Louis Vuitton Crafts Carbon Fiber Luggage for BMW i8

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:10 PM PST


BMW i8 owners can now travel in more style, as Louis Vuitton has created a tailor-made set of luggage for the plug-in hybrid sports car. The collection includes two travel bags, a business case and a garment bag, with each of the items fitting perfectly into the interior of the i8. Read more »

Alfa Rumored to Bring 4C Spider Concept to Geneva

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:45 PM PST


If we're to believe a recent report from Italy, the updated Quadrifoglio Verde versions of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and MiTo won't be the only new models on display at the Italian carmaker's Geneva Motor Show stand. According to the 0-100 website, Alfa Romeo's main attraction will be the 4C Spider in concept car form. Read more »

Guess Why the Spanish Police is Looking for This Public Menace Taking a Selfie

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:19 PM PST


I'm sure many of you have heard of the term "selfie" and perhaps even secretly or openly practiced the ritual. If you haven't, Wikipedia describes it thusly: "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website". I guess you can loosely apply the term to short videos, as long as the camera is pointing towards your face. Read more »

Spied: Kia Caught Benchmarking All-New 2016 Sorento Against Audi Q5

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:45 PM PST


You know the saying from Sun Tzu's The Art of War about being familiar with your enemy; so does Kia, as according to our man on the field, Kia benchmarked the next Sorento against the current Audi Q5 during cold weather testing in Sweden. Read more »

Oh, Big Brother; Jaguar-Land Rover Wants Customer Data from U.S. Dealers

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:28 PM PST


Jaguar Land Rover North America is requesting customer data from dealerships' computer systems and threatens dealers who resist with financial penalties.

In the worst-case scenario, some dealers worry that they will be legally liable if sensitive bank data leak out to scammers. Furthermore, they fear they will collide with federal regulators who are enforcing strict rules regarding access to customer information.

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Lamborghini Releases Teaser Trailer Ahead of Huracan March 4 Launch

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST


A tense atmosphere filled with startling crashes of thunder and blue-hued (de?)saturated colors is the feel Lamborghini wants to achieve in its latest Huracan video, the official trailer that sets the final stage for the official March 4 launch of the Gallardo replacement. Read more »

A Supercar Design Study for a 4-Seater Pagani

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:36 AM PST


Pagani's supercars have always had two seats, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, as far as we know. But what if the Italian brand wanted to shake things up and venture into new fields with a new car adding pair of seats at the back, how would that work out? Read more »

Australia May Host "Next-Generation" Motor Show in 2015

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:11 AM PST


Australia was taken off the world motor show map in 2013, when the event planned last year in Melbourne was cancelled, after several automakers decided not to attend and the announcement was made that it would not be followed by another one any time soon. Read more »

AE Drives New Seat Leon Cupra, Says it's a Performance Bargain Over the Golf GTI

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:47 AM PST


Although it shares the platform with the seventh-generation VW Golf GTI, the new Seat Leon Cupra features considerably more power and gets standard features like the front limited slip differential and adaptive dampers that are optional on the German car. Read more »

Audi Sport ABT Formula-E Heading to Switzerland and the Geneva Show

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:24 AM PST


This is the new Audi Sport ABT Formula-E with which Audi and its partner ABT Sportsline will take part in the new FIA racing championship featuring fully-electric single seater cars that kicks off in Beijing, China) on September 13 this year. Read more »

Honda Starts Building the 2015 Fit at its New Plant in Mexico

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST


Honda celebrated the production start of the redesigned 2015 Fit at its new plant in Celaya, Mexico. The event was attended by Enrique Pena Nieto, president of Mexico, and Takanobu Ito, president & CEO of Honda Motor Co. Read more »

Tesla’s Gigafactory will Build 500,000 Batteries by 2020, More than 2013’s Overall Global Production

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:32 AM PST


We first heard about Tesla's plans to build a battery "gigafactory" last year, but now the EV manufacturer has released new information about the project. Read more »

Woman Has a Brush with Death at Dutch Railway Crossing

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:54 AM PST


It's open for debate whether this Dutch woman acted in a more foolish way than the lazy BMW 3-Series driver we showed you on Wednesday, but we can say with utmost certainty that she played a game of cards with death and came out alive. Read more »

Kia Adds Sporty Five-Door Cee’d GT to its UK Lineup

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:47 AM PST


Kia decided that it would be a good move for the brand to first sell only the three-door Pro-Cee'd GT in the hot hatch-loving UK market, and now it's completing the sporty range with the addition of the more practical five-door.

Priced from £20,495, it's £500 more expensive than the previously released coupe, but looks nowhere near as sharp and hot hatch-ish as the former, despite having been given the exact same visual treatment.

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Audi RS Q3 Gets a Taste of ABT Tuning with 410PS Version

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:18 AM PST


The "S" in SUV stands for "sporty", but that doesn't really hold true in most cases, does it now… There are exceptions, of course, with Audi's spirited 306HP (310PS) RS Q3 being one of them. Still, that wasn't enough for German firm ABT, which is taking the series to the next performance level with a 404hp (410PS) tune. Read more »

Nissan to Reveal New Titan Pickup in January 2015, at Detroit Motor Show

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:33 AM PST


Nissan's Titan has been on sale in its current form from late 2003, gaining minor cosmetic, mechanical and technological improvements over its lifecycle, but nothing really major. Now it's approaching the end of it, and we learn that the Japanese manufacturer is already looking at next year's edition of the Detroit motor show as the venue to unveil the completely redesigned replacement model. Read more »

Koenigsegg's Extreme 1,400PS Agera One:1 Video Teased and Scooped

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST


As if the regular Agera with its 965-horses wasn't bonkers enough, Koenigsegg is stepping it up several notches with the Agera One:1 that will come with around 1,400-horses moving just 1,400kg of mass (there's a rumor about a 1,340hp / 1,340kg ratio, but the first numbers come from Christian Von Koenigsegg himself). Read more »

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