Conversion coating application system including hydrogels and methods of using same
AssigneeChemeon Surface Technology, LLC
InventorsAlexander Evan Westre, Sjon Westre
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Abstract
A conversion coating applicator includes a first liner, a hydrogel attached to the first liner, and a second liner removably attached to the hydrogel. The hydrogel includes a trivalent chromium conversion coating solution including a trivalent chromium compound, a zirconate compound, and a dye compound. The conversion coating solution is an aqueous solution.
Claims72
A method comprising treating a metal substrate with conversion coating applicator, the conversion coating applicator comprising a first liner, a hydrogel attached to the first liner, and a second liner removably attached to the hydrogel, the hydrogel comprises a trivalent chromium conversion coating solution comprising:
- a trivalent chromium compound, a zirconate compound, and a dye compound, the conversion coating solution is an aqueous solution, the method comprising:
- shaping the conversion coating applicator into a shape that corresponds to a specific shape of the metal substrate;
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- placing the conversion coating applicator on the metal substrate such that the hydrogel contacts the metal substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.