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Painting Defects

Crawling

Photo: Hajiki

Characteristics With indentations of 1 mm or more in diameter occurring on the painted surface, this phenomenon results in the substrate becoming visible.
(picture:Urethane paint)
Cause This problem occurs when a contaminant with lower surface tension (i.e., lower wetting) than the paint adheres to the surface of the molded component.
  • Mold release agent (i.e., silicon oil)
  • Machinery grease
  • Dust or other contaminants attracted by static electricity
Countermeasures
  • Regulation of the painting environment to eliminate the causative agents
  • Degreasing of the molded component's surfaces (using n-hexane, IPA, etc.)

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