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    The document provides troubleshooting tips for issues that may occur during the Oxsilan pretreatment process. It lists 6 potential problems that could result in loose coating, dark coating, low coating weight, flash rust, flow marks, and white powder deposits. For each problem, it identifies likely causes and recommends remedies to address the causes.

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    Pretreatment Trouble Shooting

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    The document provides troubleshooting tips for issues that may occur during the Oxsilan pretreatment process. It lists 6 potential problems that could result in loose coating, dark coating, low coating weight, flash rust, flow marks, and white powder deposits. For each problem, it identifies likely causes and recommends remedies to address the causes.

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    The document provides troubleshooting tips for issues that may occur during the Oxsilan pretreatment process. It lists 6 potential problems that could result in loose coating, dark coating, low coating weight, flash rust, flow marks, and white powder deposits. For each problem, it identifies likely causes and recommends remedies to address the causes.

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    The document provides troubleshooting tips for issues that may occur during the Oxsilan pretreatment process. It lists 6 potential problems that could result in loose coating, dark coating, low coating weight, flash rust, flow marks, and white powder deposits. For each problem, it identifies likely causes and recommends remedies to address the causes.

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    PRETREATMENT TROUBLE SHOOTING – OXSILAN®

    Sr.
    Problem Cause Remedy
    No
    Improve Degreasing bath efficiency,
    Improper Degreasing Check Concentration and improve
    wetting.
    Check wetting and dwell time at each
    stage. Increase wetting agent
    Inter stage drying
    concentration if required in cleaner
    Loose Oxsilan
    1 stage.
    coating
    Increase pH to alkaline with the help
    Acidic pH at Pre Oxsilan DM
    of Oxsilan Additive 9951 or 9950 or
    Rinse.
    GTP 10543
    Reduce the active point concentration
    High Active Pointage – High
    by dilution of Oxsilan bath with clean
    Coating weight
    DI water.

    High Process Time in Oxsilan


    stage > 3 min Reduce process time at Oxsilan stage.

    High Active Pointage of Oxsilan Reduce concentration of Oxsilan bath.


    bath (Reduce Zirconium concentration)
    Dark Blue Violet
    High Pickling effect in Acidic
    Oxsilan Coating Increase pH of Acidic pH up to 4.5 – 5.0
    2 Cleaner
    (High Coating
    Optimize Fluoride concentration with
    weight) Low Free Fluoride
    GB A H 7269
    High Agitation in Oxsilan bath Optimize Oxsilan bath agitation.
    Check the temperature and adjust it
    High operating temperature of
    below < 43 deg.C or Reduce process
    Oxsilan bath
    time or Concentration of Oxsilan bath.
    Optimize the treatment time. Inspect
    Low Treatment time. nozzles for any clogging in case of
    Spray application.
    Optimize Fluoride concentration with
    High Fluoride concentration
    Low Oxsilan Coating the help of Oxsilan Additive 9903.
    3 weight (No colour on Low Agitation in the Oxsilan bath Optimize Oxsilan bath Agitation.
    coating) Optimize Oxsilan bath pH with the help
    Low pH of Oxsilan bath.
    of Oxsilan Additive 9950 or 9951.
    Low Active pointage of Oxsilan Increase Active points with the help of
    bath Oxsilan Additive 9905 / 9925 etc.

    Improve the air circulation in WDO.


    Flash Rust (Pre or Improper air circulation in Water Optimize blower capacity and ensure
    3
    Post Oxsilan stage) Dry off Oven. no moisture trapping on the
    components or inside oven.
    Increase the pH of Post Oxsilan DM
    Re dissolution of Oxsilan coating
    Water Rinses above 5.5 with the help
    in Post Oxsilan DM Water Rinses.
    of GTP 10543 or OSA 9951
    Inter Stage Drying – High Dwell Check wetting and dwell time at each
    time over Oxsilan stage stage.
    Adjust pH of Pre Oxsilan water Rinses
    Tarnishing at Pre Oxsilan Water to 7.5 – 8.5 and Gas Point > 2 with the
    Rinses (Industrial and DM). help of OSA 9951 / 9950 and GB CC
    No.1
    Improve Wetting of components at all
    Drying of components after
    stages by increasing surfactant
    Degrease.
    concentration.
    Improve pre wiping efficiency if
    Dried oil stains or excessive black
    available or increase Degrease
    soot on components.
    concentration and impact.
    Optimize the operating Oxsilan bath pH
    Oxsilan bath pH < 3.5 to 4.5 with the help of OSA 9951 /
    9950.

    Improper Degreasing Improve Degreasing bath efficiency


    Provide misting nozzles or reduce
    Inter stage drying
    Dwell time or addition of wetting agent
    Contaminated water rinse stages. Renew water rinse stages.
    Flow Marks / Streak Excessive foaming at Degrease
    5
    Marks stages – Carryover of foam on Reduce foaming at degrease stage.
    skin panels
    Improve degreasing efficiency or pre
    Dried oil stains
    wiping.

    Improper Degreasing Improve Degreasing bath efficiency


    Provide misting nozzles or reduce dwell
    Inter stage drying
    time.
    Loose white powder
    Contaminated Water rinses Renew water rinses baths
    6 depositions on skin
    Provide proper drain holes to hangers
    panels Alkaline carryover from hangers.
    or modify the same.
    Improper circulation in Water
    Improve rinsing efficiency.
    rinses – insufficient rinsing

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