Midwest Metal Products

PAINTING & FINISHING

Consistent Finishes — Every Time

Powder coating, wet painting and metal finishing have been specialties at Midwest Metal Products for more than 50 years — and we put that pride in workmanship into every product that leaves our facility.

Powder Coating:

Finishing process in which coating is applied to a surface is free floating.

Benefits of powder coating:

• Yields thick, hard finish that is tougher than traditional paints.
• Electrostatic stage greatly increases the efficiency and productivity of coating by nearly 95%, less paint is wasted and the metal object is fully coated. Powder coating has a one coat finish.
• It creates an even flat surface, the powder is sprayed and heated without drips or application traces.

Possible drawbacks:

• The thick finish it produces can be a drawback depending on your needs.
• Can be expensive for smaller jobs. Powder coating requires spray materials, electrostatic booth and an oven.

Wet Painting and Plating:

The traditional process of applying a liquid paint to a metal product for finishing.

Benefits of wet paint and plating:

• Ideal for products which cannot be heated for powder coating, powder coating requires an oven while wet paint finishing does not.
• Wet paint has a wider color selection, so if you have a custom color job wet paint is probably the way to go.
• Produces a thinner finish than powder coating.
• It is an economic finishing process.

Possible drawbacks:

• Not as durable as powder coating.
• Can require multiple finishes to get an even, perfect finish.