[Jewelry making - Article 00105] - Re: [Orchid] E-Coating

[Thackeray Taylor]

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>     I should have specified more clearly in the beginning. E-Coating
>     is, I believe, Electrophoretic Coating which is a process of
>     coating metals with a very thin coat of clear lacquer for
>     protection. There was a talk on this at the 2000? Santa Fe
>     Symposium, but that's all I have been able to find out. 

Dear all,

    There is a paper in the 1998 Santa Fe Symposium book (550-472)
    titled "The use of cathodic electrophoretic lacquer coatings for
    jewelry and jewelry finishes". This paper was presented by Eric W.
    Salomon. To wet your whistle I'll give you a description of the
    contents of this paper. 

          Addressed will be the use of a durable, translucent
          electrophoretic lacquer coating that can be used on a variety
          of metals, both electroplated and polished jewelry items. This
          process will provide a clear, resilient lacquer coating with
          uniform coverage. The unbaked coating can also be dyed to
          produce a variety of lustrous colored finished, suitable for
          custom jewelry. A comparison with other protective coatings
          presently in use within the jewelry industry will be made with
          heath and environmental consideration.

    I'm really not to familiar with this process but I do understand it
    can be difficult to obtain consistent high quality results for SMALL
    applications or shops. It looks to very involved. 

I hope this helps,

Thackeray Taylor
Rio Grande Technical Support.


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