The products are cleaned and pretreated with a phosphate conversion coating to prepare for electrocoating. Once pretreated, they are dipped into a paint bath where direct current is applied between the products and a counter electrode. The paint is attracted by the electric field to the product and is deposited onto the product. The product is then removed from the bath and rinsed to reclaim undeposited paint solids. Finally it is transferred to the bake oven and completely cured at a temperature of 375°F.
While some of our competitors e-coat their bodies with the doors already installed, we e-coat the doors before they are attached to the body. This means we get complete paint coverage while our competitors do not— i.e., they have no paint on the back of their door hinges or on the bodies where the hinges are attached which leaves unpainted areas susceptible to rust. We also install our door latches after painting the body to achieve complete paint coverage and to minimize the possibility of rust between the latches and the body.
