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Common Finishing Problems Part 1 of 7: Striping Coating defects can slow production, increase rework, and affect the quality of your finished products. Whether you're coating cabinet doors, furniture components, millwork, flooring, or other wood products, understanding what causes common finishing defects is the first step toward preventing them. In this series, we'll explore seven of the most common defects found in automated finishing systems, explaining what they look like, what causes...

Making the move from manual spraying to automation is a major milestone for any finishing department. It improves consistency, increases production, and helps manufacturers reduce their reliance on manual labor. But for many operations, that's only the beginning. As production continues to grow, new challenges start to appear. The spray booth needs to keep up with increasing demand. More coating types are introduced. Drying and material handling become bottlenecks. Suddenly, it's no longer...

An automated spray process improves consistency. A controlled drying environment keeps production moving. But even when both are working exactly as intended, finish quality issues can still appear. Parts absorb stain differently. Scratch patterns become visible after topcoat. Certain profiles look different from one batch to the next. At first, it seems like a finishing problem. But often, the mud cracks start to show much earlier in the process. Because even the best spraying and drying...