Powder Coating Your Pressed Tin Ceiling

An aluminum alloy has now been created to especially suit our beautiful art metal ceilings. Aluminum is a corrosion resistant, durable product which doesn't rust, unlike steel which is used by some manufactures of pressed tin.  The panels are still widely known as pressed tin even though they are not made from tin.

In tough wear and tear areas such as on pub walls or in front of bars it can be a good idea to consider powder coating.  This is a high heat treatment which coats the panels on both sides and produces a tougher finish than standard oil paints.   It is the technique of applying dry paint to an object.  The part is then placed in an oven and the powder particles melt and coalesce to form a continuous film. 

Powder coating does have draw backs though.  The panels all need to be cut to size before they are powder coated.  Cutting them after they have been coated MAY cause the coating to crumble along the cut edge.  Also it can be difficult to match the powder coating colour if the product gets scratched at some stage. Whereas oil base painted surfaces can be touched up later if needed.

There is a limited range of colours used in powder coating but generally there is a colour to suit most tastes. 

Always consider how you will paint your panels before you order them.  If powder coating is your choice then you will need to order your panels minus the etch primer.  Powder coating and etch primer are not compatible. 

Powder coating companies can be located in your Yellow Pages telephone directory. 

A tougher paint than powder coating is the 2-pack paint used by car painters.  This is a more expensive option and there are the added problems of paint crumbling along the cut line as with the powder coating technique.

Powder coating would generally be considered excessive on a normal ceiling which is, of course,  not subject to wear and tear.