In chemical paint stripping the paint layer is not heated but dissolved by a stripping medium – gently and without distortion. This makes the process ideal for temperature-sensitive and dimensionally accurate components made of aluminium, zinc or die castings. Depending on the task, we work in the dip bath or with the spray process.
ProcessDip stripping
In dip stripping the workpiece is lowered evenly into a heated stripping bath on a workpiece carrier. The bath is covered and continuously circulated so that the medium flushes around the component on all sides – cavities, profiles and complex geometries are therefore also reached in full.
The stripping agent breaks down the paint or releases its adhesion to the substrate so that the coating detaches. Depending on the paint applied, the condition of the bath and the material, the process takes about 2 to 10 hours. The part then moves on to the rinsing tank, where residual paint and stripping agent are rinsed off.
Spray stripping
In spray stripping a non-foaming stripping medium is sprayed onto the surface in a targeted manner in a spray stripping system; the part is then cleaned with high-pressure water. The process works over the full area and selectively, requires less medium and is particularly economical when only the visible surface has to be stripped. We offer both variants as part of our chemical paint stripping service; for heat-resistant parts, thermal paint stripping is an alternative.
It is regarded as the most important process for removing powder coatings from steel and aluminium wheel rims as well as from profiles, windows and components made of non-ferrous metals.
