Design-bites - Illustrated product design booklets by Andrew Taylor

Product description

A detailed look at the vast range of surface finishes available to designers, including natural and mechanical finishes, metal plating, conversion coatings and ‘painted’ finishes including powder coating and vitreous enamel. A further section describes the application of graphics to a finished product, including sections on the latest printing processes. Design guidelines are given throughout.

51 pages                file size 0.9 MB

Booklet content

K1: Surface Finish

• Table of materials and suitable finishes - Quick reference guide to surface finishes.
• Surface roughness in metal and plastic. Metal finishes. Polymer finishes. 
• Mechanical finishes, bead blasting, tumble finishes, brush finishes. 
• Mechanical polishing and electro-chemical polishing
• Embossing
• Metal cladding, hot-dipping, sherardizing
• Arc spraying, vapor metallizing, vacuum metallizing, ion plating
• Electroplating. Electroplating process.
• Electroless plating. Electroplating of plastics (polymers).
• Conversion coatings (surface passivation).
• Anodizing, chromate conversion coating, phosphate conversion coating
• Oxide coating, oxide passivation
• Vitreous enamel. Enamelling.
• Flock finish

• Introduction and terminology, industrial finishes. 
• Wood preservatives, wood sealants, wood stains, wood wax
• Wood oil finishes, Oil varnishes, Oil-varnish blends
• Lacquers, Varnishes and Paints
• Water based finishes, water based paints
• Primers and undercoats. Paint primers 
• Paint compatibility - guidelines.
• Powder coating
• Specifying paint color
• Tables of lacquers, varnishes and paint formulations, with properties and applications
• Table of primers and undercoats, with properties and uses
• Coating methods
• Exotic finishes (automotive finishes), candy, metal flake, pearl, chrome, anodized metal effect.
• Soft-feel paints, rubber-effect, suede-effect, leather-effect

J1b: Solvents tables

• Table of 40 common industrial solvents. Paint solvents. 
• Solvent properties and applications for industry, studio and model-shop

K3: Product Graphics and Labels

• Typefaces and fonts in product graphics.
• Printing processes 
• Transfers, Water printing, Cubic printing 
• Professional labels. Product labels.
• Transfer printing, Silk screen printing and Tampo printing (tampon printing, pad printing)
• Dye sublimation printing
• Two shot molded graphics
• Hot foil printing and molded-in foil. In mold decoration.
• Product marking, Stamping, Engraving, Chemical etching

Includes www links to further resources, organizations and suppliers.

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