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.
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A method for treating a metal substrate with a conversion coating application system, the conversion coating application system comprises a conversion coating applicator and an activation applicator, the conversion coating applicator comprises a first liner, a first hydrogel attached to the first liner, and a first cover removably attached to the first hydrogel, the first hydrogel comprises a trivalent chromium conversion coating solution comprises:
- a trivalent chromium compound, a zirconate compound, and a dye compound, the conversion coating solution is an aqueous solution, the activation applicator comprises:
- a second liner, a second hydrogel attached to the second liner, and a second cover removably attached to the second hydrogel, the second hydrogel comprises an activation solution, the method comprises:
- placing the conversion coating applicator on the metal substrate such that the first hydrogel contacts the metal substrate.
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