What is Powder Coating?

In its simplest form, powder coating can be thought of as a plastic shell, melted around a product. While there are many more details that factor into this, this is the easiest way to describe it. The powder is electrically charged so that it is attracted to a grounded object. After being sprayed, the powder coated parts are put in an oven where the powder melts, and cures and forms a bond with surface it is applied to. While powder coating is usually applied to metal parts, it can be applied to any surface that can withstand the curing temperatures.

There are many different types and characteristics of powder, but in general, powder coating has many advantages over standard painted finishes. Powder coating is harder, more consistent, has better scuff and scratch resistance, has a higher corrosion resistance rating, and is more UV stable than paint.

There are well over 10,000 color options readily available in solid tones, metallic, transparent, textured, and hammered finishes, as well as more specialty finishes such as vein, glow-in-the-dark, color changing, and more 3-dimension finishes.

It is also a very affordable process. While the prep-work is where most of the costs come in, powder is typically cheaper than liquid paint in terms of coverage. If you’re still not sold on powder coating, give us a call to discuss the details of your next project!