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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1992
C Richard Hamilton, Arvada, CO (US);
Ross M Gustafson, Golden, CO (US);
Ralph Z Marsh, Lakewood, CO (US);
Golden Technologies Company, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for reducing volatile organic compound emissions during the processing and coating of articles contaminated with water insoluble contaminants. The process prevents the formation of undesired etching and pitting which increases the surface area of an article. The use of volatile organic compound-containing surface coatings is thereby reduced resulting in reduced volatile organic compound emissions. The process of the present invention includes contacting a surface with a terpene finishing agent to remove water insoluble contaminants from such surface and applying an amount of volatile organic compound-containing coating to effectively cover the surface at a desired coating thickness.