STRIPPING ORGANIC COATINGS FROM PARTS AND PART CARRIERS USING MOLTEN SALT BATH TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Historically, molten salt baths have been used to strip heavy deposits of coatings from part carriers. New families of difficult-to-remove hybrid paints and the increased use of powder coating have broadened applications. Finishing processes, such as electrostatic coating, also have created new demands for 100% coating removal because of the need of a good ground between a part and fixture; however, the most significant change in molten salt paint stripping is improved equipment technology. Salt baths now can be integrated into finishing systems to provide continuous, in-line stripping. Dual-function, in-line systems also provide the capability to strip part carriers and salvage finished parts in a common bath.