Anchor paint and powder coatings to the part.
Pretreatment chemicals — phosphating and conversion coatings that anchor paint and powder.
Products
We supply the chemicals for these processes; series names and technical data are shared per application.
Iron phosphating
Amorphous iron phosphate layers for steel before liquid paint or powder.
Zinc phosphating
Crystalline zinc phosphate layers used under paint, powder and electrocoat.
Zirconium pretreatment (thin-film conversion coatings)
Phosphate-free thin-film conversion coatings for multi-metal pretreatment lines.
Cr(VI)-free conversion coatings for aluminium
Trivalent-chromium and chromium-free conversion coatings for aluminium before painting.
Pre-phosphate activation
Conditioning rinses that seed fine, uniform crystals before zinc phosphating.
Post-rinses
Final rinses applied after phosphating or conversion coating, before drying and painting.
Process families
- Phosphating
- Conversion coatings
What we discuss with you
- Paint or powder system that follows
- Substrate mix on the line
- Required adhesion and corrosion tests
Substrates
- Aluminium, e.g. extrusions
Share the part, the substrate and the specification — our technical team comes back to you.