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This saying is nowhere more true than when applied to Powder Coating. If your facility or the facility of your sub-contractor is not clean and tidy then it is unlikely that you will receive consistent good quality powder coated work.

If the person managing a Powder Coating facility cannot be bothered to keep the place tidy then he/she is very unlikely to care about or fully realise the importance of good housekeeping and will be not be able to produce high quality work.

Cleanliness of the facility is a very important part of the preparation of metal parts prior to Powder Coating. You can prepare, degrease & pre-treat parts perfectly but if your facility is not clean then your coated parts will for one reason or another not be up to standard.

Floors should be free from dust and any other residues/rubbish, preferably they should be cleaned with an industrial vacuum cleaner every day at the end of production.

Have plenty of receptacles for rubbish and empty them every day.

Benches and tables that are used for preparing work prior to coating should be clean and tidy. It is a good idea to put a fresh sheet of brown paper or similar on the tables and fix with tape. A clean dust free work bench is vital.

Hooks, jigs & other fixtures should be organised and kept in containers so that they can be found easily when required.

Boxes of Powder should be kept in a Powder Store and not left hanging around the production area.

The production area should be kept free from dust and as part of a maintenance schedule machinery & plant should be vacuumed regularly. Particularly the ovens & conveyor systems must be kept spotlessly clean and dust free. A well organised Powder Coating Facility will set aside time every week to maintain all of the equipment and keep it dust free and clean. In essence a few hours a week cleaning and maintaining plant & equipment pay for themselves many times over by reducing the number of parts that need to be re-worked due to poor quality because of dust & inclusions in the surface of the coating. See example Maintenance Sheet at the end of this article.

Basic Facts; Keep it Clean ok.