Plastisol Coating

• Overview
• Application Methods
• Technical Information

Plastisol (PVC)

Vinyl (Dip/Fluid Bed) – Vinyl (polyvinyl Chloride) Fluid Bed powder coating is used to protect a wide variety of metal substrates such as steel and aluminum in applications ranging from corrosion to impact and abrasion.

Vinyl Dip/Fluid Bed coatings are thermoplastic polymer coatings under the category of 'protective coatings' in paints and coating nomenclature. The Dip process is generally used when a part requires a thicker coating and/or a “dip to line” where only specific areas of the part require coating of 10-200 mils (thousandths of an inch).

Fluid Bed process is generally used when a part requires a thinner coating compared to Dip Vinyl coating. The “Dip” vinyl coating is applied through a dip process where the part is preheated and dipped into a liquid tank of vinyl and then post cured.  

Fluid Bed vinyl is applied through a dip process where the part is preheated and dipped into a dry powder that is fluidized with air then post cured at a thickness of 5 – 30 mils (thousandths of an inch). The Vinyl is the third most widely used thermoplastic polymer after polyethylene and polypropylene. Coating application temperatures are usually between 180 to 250 °C (360 to 480 °F).  Vinyl based coatings are recommended for use in both interior and exterior applications.