Are you looking to increase the durability of your products while maintaining an excellent appearance? Powder coating and chrome plating are both options to increase the durability of your product, but which process provides a stronger finished product? Precision Dip Coating is a local business that has been serving the Waterbury, CT community with high-quality coating for over 20 years. Our coating specialists can help you improve the strength and resilience of your parts with high-quality coating choices.

What Is Powder Coating?

Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. Unlike conventional liquid paint which is delivered via an evaporating solvent, powder coating is typically applied electrostatically and then cured under heat. Used as functional (protective) and decorative finishes, powder coatings are available in an almost limitless range of colors and textures, and technological advancements have resulted in excellent performance properties.

What Is Chrome Plating?

Chrome plating is completed by passing an electrical current through a metal part and an ionized liquid chromium solution. The plating process provides a thin layer of chromium on the surface of the metal part. Chrome is less affected by corrosion and stronger than normal metal parts. The process can also reduce friction and alter the magnetic and conductive properties of the metal. Chrome plating is generally more expensive than powder coating, and small imperfections can greatly affect the appearance.

Which Options Will Make Your Products More Durable?

Powder coating can be sprayed thick to increase the strength and durability of your product without affecting the cost greatly. Chrome plating is thin, and multiple plating sessions are needed to increase the thickness, which can be expensive. Powder-coated products have great resistance to corrosion, splintering, scratching, and chipping, and are easy to maintain. Chrome plating can adhere well to certain metals, but flake off or crack when used with some metal parts. In most cases, powder coating is more effective and less expensive than chrome plating your products.

Call Precision Dip Coating Today!

With Precision Dip Coating, you will always speak to a highly-qualified specialist about your coating project. When your next project calls for a stronger finished product, contact Precision Dip Coating and speak with our team today.