Seven Steps to Long-Lasting Furniture: Our Superior Powder-Coating Process

What’s responsible for the good looks and durability of all our products? Our seven-step powder-coating process. While other companies also offer powder-coated products, our seven-step process ensures the highest quality and longevity for our products.

Step 1—Shot-Blasting to White Metal

First, all of our metal is cleaned to white metal. We strip it to its purest form using our state-of-the-art shot-blast system. This process removes all the impurities from the metal, especially at the weld joints. It’s more effective than traditional acid cleaning and also creates a more textured surface, allowing for better adhesion of the powder coat.

Step 2—Five-Stage Chemical Pre-Treatment

Next, the metal goes through a five-stage chemical pre-treatment cleaning process. It is etched, rinsed and cleaned to eliminate any residue and then sealed—further promoting adhesion and encouraging corrosion prevention.

Step 3—Pre-Heating

Prior to coating, the part is pre-heated so that it can be dried, warmed and then sent directly to the spray booth. With the part heated, it draws powder into the joints, corners and hard-to-reach places to ensure complete coating of the entire surface.

Step 4—Zinc-Rich Epoxy Coating

After the pre-heating, a Zinc-Rich epoxy powder coating is applied to provide the highest quality of corrosion control. It works as a prime coat to protect the metal from corrosion before it receives its topcoat.

Step 5—Zinc-Rich Epoxy Coating Gel-Cure

Next, the Zinc-Rich epoxy coating is cured to a gel, allowing the polyester topcoat to combine with the Zinc-Rich epoxy, promoting better adhesion.

Step 6—AAMA 2604-Compliant Polyester Topcoat

A polyester topcoat is then applied that’s specially formulated to meet AAMA 2604-05 (American Architectural Manufacturers Association) standards for fading, cracking, chalking, gloss retention, erosion resistance and chemical resistance. No one else in the industry uses this high standard of topcoat. It ensures our products will maintain their beauty and durability for years to come.

Step 7—Final Cure

Finally, the metal goes through a cure oven, which hardens the topcoat and completes the integrated bonding between the Zinc-Rich epoxy and AAMA 2604-05-Compliant Polyester Topcoat.