Cathode Electro Deposition or CED is a modern and

environment-friendly water based coating formetal

substrates. The coating is a combination of dip and spray that is
performed on the metalcomponents. During the coating, there can
be various defects associated with electrocoat tank andpossible
causes.
CommonCEDCoatingDefectisMentionedBelow

Dirt:
Dirt comes from three different sources. Process dirt develops
within the bath or rinses frompump shear and improper
filtration. Initially, dirt appears on a horizontal surface but it
affects allsurfaces. Secondly, environmental dirt is produced by
airborne particles. Due to this, ventilationfans and electrocoat
areas exposed to vehicular traffic are at risk. Thirdly, oven
dirt is a result ofcondensation of electrocoat by-products. When
compared with others, oven dirt is more surface-oriented,
whereas environmental and process dirt is fixed in the paint
film to some extent.
Thin coating
: Such coats can be caused due to a low voltage, poor contact,
inadequate electrodesurface, high part loading, and
insufficient deposition time. Proper electrical supply, clean
hooks,and retaining the proper coating surface to electrode ratio
is important for building film properly.This can also be improved
by increasing voltage, deposition time, and bath
temperature.
Throwing power:
Poor throwing power is usually related to low voltage, low bath
solids, highsolvent levels, low conductivity, and insufficient
deposition time. It can be improved by increasingall the variables
and decreasing bath temperature and solvent. Throwing power
also can beaffected by adding the auxiliary electrodes that are
close to the areas where more film building isrequired.
Color variations:
This can be caused due to various factors such as iron
contamination, poor tankagitation, and improper cure. Iron
contamination may result due to the browning of the coated
film.Oven problems can fade away cured films. All these
CED coating defect
can be easily removed. Pre-treatment, CED, ultra filtration
andcuring are some of the steps required in CED coating. For
coating the parts of cars, it is necessaryto follow the process step
by step. With this coating, car parts can be provided high
durability.Therefore, the coating must be done carefully to
cover all the parts of car.