The Gayston Corporation currently offers etching, bright dipping, sanitizing, grinding, polishing, media tumbling, and bead blasting as different methods of surface conditioning for its product lines. These steps can either be used to give the part the desired look or as a way to ensure durability by providing good adhesion between the part and the final coating to be applied. more..
Gayston currently plates some of its defense industry aluminum products with chromate prior to final paint or clear coat application. Chromates are used to both protect the metal from corrosion as well as ensure proper adhesion with any final coatings. more..
Gayston Corporation currently uses a variety of paints from basic enamel paints to pearl and metal flake auto grade finishes. more..
Anodizing is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal. more..
Powder coating is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a liquid suspension form. more..
Silk Screening or Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. more..
A Decal or transfer is a plastic, cloth paper or ceramic substrate that has printed on it a pattern that can be moved to another surface upon contact, usually with the aid of heat or water. more..
Gayston currently uses several protective coatings on its current products; hard-anodizing parts, resin based clear-coats, and standard polyurethane clear-coats can be tailored to the needs of any specific products whether it require scratch resistance, the ability to withstand impact, or protection from corrosion. more..
