Re:New paint atomizer with over 95% coating efficiency
by tragiclos on Saturday March 14, 2020 @12:20AM
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This is a bit misleading. The efficiency measure refers to the percentage of paint that adheres to the car body. While a higher percentage of paint is “wasted” in the conventional painting process, almost all of it is reclaimed and used to paint other cars.
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Re:New paint atomizer with over 95% coating efficiency
by kxyvr on Saturday March 14, 2020 @12:48AM
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Wait. How does this work? I have an small spray gun that I use for small metal and wood projects that I hook to an air compressor. It can be used for smaller detail work on cars. Is there a way to reclaim my paint or is this just for larger industrial processes?
Re:New paint atomizer with over 95% coating efficiency
by himinlomax on Saturday March 14, 2020 @04:50AM
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Electrostatic painting has existed for well over 50 years, I doubt there's much difference in efficiency with this system: the parts and paint are at tens of kV of potential differential, the paint has pretty much nowhere else to go.
The main issue with such painting technology is the homogeneity and size of the droplets or powder clusters.