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Aluminium (including alloys)
This category includes painted and powder-coated aluminium extrusions, panels, wheels, furniture, gates, bicycles and so on.
To restore to the base metal surface, the paint stripper must break the coating’s molecular bond to let the paint residues drop harmlessly away and leave the alloy untouched. This is particularly important for light alloys such as magnesium, which is very sensitive to acid and alkaline solutions.
The typical stripping process for aluminium will involve submersion in a proprietary stripping solution (not available for separate sale) to first remove the paint/powder. Stripping is always followed by hot water- blasting to remove all traces of the metal’s coating and of the stripping solution.
All alloys require pre-treatment to enable a coating system to adhere to the base metal. The pre-treatment may be chemical (e.g. chromate) or the application of an etch primer. Our system effectively removes all pre-treatments back to mill finish with absolutely no profile damage.
To restore to the base metal surface, the paint stripper must break the coating’s molecular bond to let the paint residues drop harmlessly away and leave the alloy untouched. This is particularly important for light alloys such as magnesium, which is very sensitive to acid and alkaline solutions.
The typical stripping process for aluminium will involve submersion in a proprietary stripping solution (not available for separate sale) to first remove the paint/powder. Stripping is always followed by hot water- blasting to remove all traces of the metal’s coating and of the stripping solution.
All alloys require pre-treatment to enable a coating system to adhere to the base metal. The pre-treatment may be chemical (e.g. chromate) or the application of an etch primer. Our system effectively removes all pre-treatments back to mill finish with absolutely no profile damage.
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| Unloading aluminium on arrival in our factory | Powdercoated aluminium extrusions for stripping |
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| Extrusions drying after caustic treatment and rinsing | The finished product - recycled and as good as new! |
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| Powdercoated aluminium posts received for stripping | Back in the stillage and ready for shipment after the stripping process |
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| Aluminium panels as received for stripping | After processing |
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| Aluminium security door prior to stripping | The door after processing |