ColoradoKote
Precision Cerakote ceramic coatings for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
Three Stages of Precision Ultrasonic Cleaning
Each stage is controlled, documented, and verified under AS9100 quality protocols.
Cleaning solution chemistry is matched to the substrate material and contamination type. Alkaline solutions for aluminum, neutral formulations for titanium to prevent hydrogen embrittlement, and polymer-safe solutions for additive manufacturing parts. Temperature and concentration are set to documented parameters.
Parts are submerged in heated cleaning solution. A 40 kHz transducer generates millions of microscopic cavitation bubbles that implode against every surface, penetrating blind holes, internal threads, lattice structures, and complex geometries that manual cleaning cannot reach.
Water-break testing confirms DI water sheets uniformly with zero beading. White-glove inspection checks for particulate transfer. For critical aerospace applications, dyne pen testing measures surface energy. Parts that fail any verification step are re-cleaned before release.
How the Ultrasonic Cleaning Process Works
40 kHz ultrasonic cavitation generates millions of imploding bubbles that strip oils, machining fluids, and particulates from blind holes, threads, and complex geometries. Available as standalone precision cleaning or integrated surface preparation before Cerakote® coating.
Verified Cleanliness for Critical Components
Every cleaning batch is documented with solution parameters, cycle data, and verification results under AS9100 controls.
Cavitation Frequency
Industrial-grade ultrasonic transducers tuned for optimal contaminant removal across metals, polymers, and composites.
Multi-Method Verification
Water-break testing, white-glove inspection, and dyne pen testing confirm parts meet cleanliness specification before release.
Solution Temperature
Heated cleaning solutions matched to substrate material for maximum contaminant removal without surface damage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about our coating processes and technical capabilities
Standard turnaround is 14 days from receipt of parts, with 3-day and 7-day expedited options available for maintenance-critical components. We understand that equipment downtime costs money, and our scheduling system prioritizes expedited orders accordingly. Contact us at the time of quoting to discuss your maintenance window and we will confirm availability for your timeline.
Yes. Surface-mounted pipeline components, valve actuators, and wellhead equipment face continuous UV exposure alongside chemical contact from production fluids and treatment chemicals. Cerakote maintains color stability through both UV degradation and chemical attack that rapidly fades and chalks conventional paint systems. ColoradoKote verifies color consistency by spectrophotometer on every production lot, ensuring replacement parts match installed equipment even years after the original installation.
Shipboard and coastal defense communications equipment faces continuous salt spray, humidity, and UV exposure that rapidly degrade electronics housings and antenna components. Cerakote's 3,000-hour salt spray performance combined with its thin 0.5 to 2 mil film build protects these components without altering RF-critical dimensions or adding significant weight to mast-mounted equipment. Our ITAR registration ensures proper handling of controlled defense electronics throughout the coating process.
Vapor smoothing works only on specific polymer AM materials and offers no protective properties, just surface smoothing. Cerakote post-processing reduces surface roughness from Ra 8-15 micrometers to below 3 micrometers while simultaneously adding corrosion protection exceeding 3,000 hours salt spray, abrasion resistance of 4,000 cycles per mil, and chemical resistance. Cerakote also works on both polymer and metal AM substrates, making it a universal post-processing solution that vapor smoothing cannot match in scope or performance.
Chemical conversion coating provides the adhesion base, and Cerakote offers hundreds of colors and finishes for the visible topcoat, including metallics, flat, satin, and gloss options. Color consistency is held within Delta E 1.5 across production runs, ensuring your parts match batch to batch. This combination gives automotive builders both the corrosion protection and the precise aesthetic finish that high-end builds demand.
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Tell us about your parts, substrate material, and contamination type. We respond within 24 business hours.