Cleaning
The most important step in the pretreatment process.
What is cleaning?
This is one of two ways to conserve water in the pretreatment process.
What is counter-flowing or recycling of water?
When compared to a house, conversion coating functions like this.
What is the foundation?
This is the color of a zinc phosphate conversion coating for all substrates.
What is a boring matte grey color?
This is another way to refer to Zirconium conversion coating.
What is thin film?
This is how you know that a surface is clean after cleaning.
What is no water break or a water-break free surface?
This is how you save the most cost and conserve the most water in a pretreatment system.
What is counter-flowing?
This is one of the two functions of a conversion coating.
What is promoting paint adhesion or corrosion protection?
This promotes a uniform zinc phosphate conversion coating.
What is surface conditioner?
This conversion coating has no phosphates, operates at ambient temperature and produces low coating weights with minimal sludge.
What is zirconium or thin film?