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Our Process

Paint that
chases the metal.

Conventional spraying throws paint at a surface and hopes most of it lands. Electrostatic painting makes the paint want to go there. The result is a thinner, more even film, far less overspray, and coverage on faces a brush or roller never reaches.

The Physics

Opposite charges do the work

As the paint leaves the gun it passes an electrode that gives every atomised droplet a positive charge. The workpiece is clamped to earth, so it carries a negative charge. Because like charges repel, the droplets push away from each other and spread into an even cloud instead of a concentrated jet. Because opposite charges attract, that cloud is pulled onto the metal from every direction at once.

The effect worth paying for is wrap-around. Droplets that overshoot the front of a picket curve back onto its sides and rear, so a railing gets coated all the way round in a single pass — no reaching behind bars, no missed backs, no thin spots where a brush could not fit.

How electrostatic painting works, in four stages: 1. Charge — the gun gives the atomised paint a positive charge. 2. Attract — the grounded metal chair pulls the charged particles toward it. 3. Wrap — the cloud curves around the frame and coats the sides and back. 4. Finish — an even, fully covered coating. Benefits shown: less waste, better coverage, smooth finish.
Charge, attract, wrap, finish. The same four stages happen on every railing, gate and fence we coat — the difference is that we bring the process to your property instead of trucking the metal to a booth.

See It Applied

ApplicationCharged coating going onto a balcony railing — masked, contained and sprayed in place while the building stays occupied.
On siteA waterfront balcony run, taped and under way. The property stays in use the whole time we are there.

What to watch for

Notice how little of the coating drifts. In conventional spraying a large share of the material misses the target and settles on whatever is downwind — which is why most shops will not spray a railing above an occupied balcony.

Here the charge holds the cloud on the metal. That is what lets us work on a live property, and it is why the finish reaches the backs of the pickets without anyone dismantling the railing.

Footage from our own Central Florida jobs, filmed on site.

Six Steps, Every Job

  1. 01

    Assessment

    We walk the job, identify the substrate and check the existing coating for adhesion, chalking and rust. That determines the prep, the primer and the honest answer on whether recoating beats replacement.

  2. 02

    Containment & Masking

    Drop cloths, plastic and tape go up before anything else. On occupied balconies this is the difference between a finished job and a complaint — residents keep using the property while we work.

  3. 03

    Surface Preparation

    Wash, degrease, scrape and sand. Loose coating and corrosion come off, glossy surfaces get keyed, and the metal is left clean and dry. This is the step that decides how long the finish lasts.

  4. 04

    Priming & Grounding

    Bare or corroded areas get a compatible primer. The workpiece is then clamped to a ground lead — without a solid earth path there is no charge differential and no wrap-around.

  5. 05

    Electrostatic Application

    Charged coating is applied in even passes. Transfer efficiency is high, so material use and overspray drop sharply compared with conventional spraying — which is why this works on an occupied site at all.

  6. 06

    Cure & Inspection

    The coating cures to a hard, uniform film. We pull the masking, walk the work with you and touch in anything that needs it before we leave.

Why It Wins

  • Complete Coverage

    Wrap-around reaches the backs and sides of pickets, scrollwork and louvres in one pass.

  • Less Overspray

    Charged droplets follow the metal instead of drifting, so neighbouring surfaces stay clean.

  • Minimal Downtime

    Work happens in place. No dismantling, no crating, no weeks without a railing or a gate.

  • Lower Lifetime Cost

    Recoating existing metal costs a fraction of replacing it, and the finish holds for years.

Ready to see it on your property?

We will walk the job, tell you whether recoating is the right call, and quote it straight.

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