Spray Painting - Electrostatic Painting
How Does it work?
Electrostatic painting uses pressurized air to vaporize and spray the paint at the surface. The paint particles are charged negatively.
This causes the paint particles to repel each other since they both have the same charge - this in turn causes an even distribution of the spray.The
metal surface being painted is charged positively causing it to attract
the negative paint particles, towards the metal surface.
This is
a very effective and clever way of painting metal surfaces since the
paint is attracted to the metal, there is minimal overspraying and the
paint is able to reach hard to reach spots such as edges corners,
crevices, and the reverse side of the painted object.
Where Can Electrostatic Painting Be Used?
Commercial Uses for Electrostatic Painting
- Gym and school lockers
- Pipes
- Railings
- Office furniture
- Fire escapes
- Machinery
- Metal furniture
- Metal gates
- Metal rails and stairs