Well, I'm not on the shytter, but sitting in yet another conference call, listening in while on a jobsite.
Blasting should be done to a near-white SSPC-SP10 for the best metal preparation (I refer to "immersion service" for the best applications).
Use sand or black beauty or glass beads to...
In my opinion, based on the industrial equipment I inspect and deal with:
That is primarily due to lack of coating thickness and completion on the powder coating application.
I frequently see these exact issues with both wet and powder coating processes.
1) the person applying the powder did...
OK, well, I'm delusional.
I bought mine two years ago and I paid $118.85 for it.
I had already cleaned it off and sealed the outside with "The Right Stuff".
It has started leaking again. Also, my steering gear is leaking, so I need to address this at some point.