As always John has the skinny; Again I think Tnemec should be looked at.

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> From: John Leeke <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:56:56 -0400
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> Subject: [BP] Electrostatic Painting
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> George writes:
>> Does anyone have any experience with repainting historic steel sash,
>> industrial-type, windows frames using an electro-static painting process?
>> This is in an occupied building and I am looking to create a durable finish
>> in a timely manner.
> 
> Just last month at the National Window Preservation Summit in Kentucky,
> Jim Turner from Detroit, was demonstrating steel window preservation. He
> was hand brushing paint that he described at "direct to metal" paint.
> While it took time for the paint to dry, I would say that the work went
> very expeditiously although we were not doing time trials.
> 
> "powder coating" or electro-static process must be done in the factory
> using specialized equipment that is costly. Usually the work is jobbed
> out to a company that specializes in it. The metal sash and frames would
> have to be removed from the building and taken to the shop.
> 
> Everyone seems to think that "powder coating" is an indicator of very
> durable paint. The term describes the method of the application of the
> paint, but, as with any other application method, it is the paint itself
> that provides the durability and there are many paint products with
> varying characteristics. The method was developed as a high-speed
> production method for factory-produced goods that are highly consistent
> in their conditions. The refurbishing of older windows is fundamentally
> different in that conditions that are highly variable. It is a process
> of hand-craft creation that depends on the worker's knowledge and skill
> and the ability to respond to the variable conditions.
> 
> John Leeke
> www.HistoricHomeWorks.com
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