About Redi-Coat
Looking to start that restoration process? We can help! Redi-Coat is a division of IPS, providing stripping and e-coat services to the general public. From vintage cars to patio furniture, anything steel can be e-coated for a durable base coat prior to painting.
What is E-coat?
The coating materials (resins, pigments, additives, etc.) are dispersed in water and held in a bath. The parts to be coated are immersed in the solution and an electrical current is passed through the bath using the parts as an electrode.
Electrical activity around the surface of the parts makes the resin directly in contact become insoluble in water. This causes a layer of resin – including any pigments and additives present – to adhere to the surface of the parts. The coated parts can then be removed from the bath and the coating is normally cured by baking in an oven to make it hard and durable.
Benefits
E-coating also offers corrosion resistance in addition to other forms of protection. The durability of a product with E-coat is also unprecedented as E-coat protects against rigorous salt spray and offers dielectric as well as acid resistance, and excellent adhesion levels.