Liquid Finishing
Militex can apply a wide variety of industrial and military liquid finishings. We can coat small parts in volume with our conveyor-fed booths and ovens, and we can also coat entire vehicles or large components in our large booths. Our quality record is superb, with an acceptance rate of 99.5%, while producing hundreds of thousands of parts and hundreds of vehicles annually for our military and industrial customers.
Our Capabilities
Militex has the following capabilities for liquid finishing:
- 7 parts booths, 3 of which are fed by 1800 feet of conveyor lines
- 3 ovens to force dry parts
- 2 large paint booths with trenches to paint the underside of vehicles
- 2 large paint booths with built-in oven capability to paint vehicle hulls or large components
- Centralized paint distribution systems to reduce waste and inefficiency
- Customized masking options such as vinyl cut by CNC cutters in-house, specialty masking, and plugs or screws
- Customized fixtures produced in-house to optimize coating
- Capable of meeting Class A finish requirements
- Specialty coatings, like non-skid surfaces or high heat paints
- Variety of colours and glosses in accordance with AMS-STD-595, Pantone matching system, Munsell color system, RAL colour standard, and others
Our Standards
We can meet:
- A-A-59166: Coating Compound, Nonslip (for Walkways)
- MIL-DTL-53022: Primer, Epoxy Coating, Corrosion Inhibiting Lead and Chromate Free
- MIL-DTL-53039: Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Single Component, Chemical Agent Resistant
- MIL-DTL-53072: Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) System Application Procedures and Quality Control Inspection
- MIL-DTL-64159: Camouflage Coating, Water Dispersible Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical Agent Resistant
- MIL-PRF-14105: Paint, Heat-Resisting (for Steel Surfaces)
- MIL-PRF-22750: Coating, Epoxy, High-Solids
- MIL-PRF-23377: Primer Coatings: Epoxy, High-Solids
- MIL-PRF-24667: Coating System, Nonskid, for Roll or Spray Application
- MIL-PRF-85285: Coating: Polyurethane, Aircraft and Support Equipment
- MIL-STD-171: Finishing of Metal and Wood Surfaces
- MIL-STD-1916: DOD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of Product
- MIL-T-81772: Thinner, Aircraft Coating
- MIL-T-704: Treatment and Painting of Material
Please contact us if the standard you need is not listed, and our team will review if we can meet your requirement.