A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. They may be applied as liquids, gases or solids.

Examples of coatings:

• Chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition
• Conversion coating

• Anodizing

• Chromate conversion coating
• Oxide (coating)
• Phosphate (coating)
  • Paint

• Enamel (paint)

• Industrial coating
• Silicate mineral paint
• Fusion bonded epoxy coating (FBE coating)
  • pickled and oiled, a type of plate steel coating.
• Plasma coatings
• Plating

• Electroless plating

• Electrochemical plating
  • Polymer coatings, such as Teflon
• Sputtered or vacuum deposited materials
• Enamel (vitreous)

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An Impresario to Mix Things Up Again
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:10:58 -0000
Half a century after he opened the Village Gate, Art D’Lugoff is back at the legendary club, now called Le Poisson Rouge, as a consultant.
Brooklyn Congressman Won’t Quit Mayor’s Race
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:13:51 -0000
Representative Anthony D. Weiner is transforming his mayoral candidacy into a full-throated populist crusade against the billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s proposal for a third term.
End Seen to New York Building Boom
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:14:51 -0000
New York’s long-running building surge will peak this year, according to a new report.

Gotham Gazette: New York City News and Public Policy

Stated Meeting: Waterfronts and East Harlem
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
All of the city's attention may be turned to term limits, but at its stated meeting on Tuesday -- in addition to introducing legislation that would extend the limit from two to three terms -- City Council unanimously approved a bill to develop a master plan for the city's waterfronts. The council also approved a rezoning plan for East Harlem.
Brooklyn's Retail Boom
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
From quirky hip boutiques to the Target at the Junction, has Brooklyn solved every city's retail riddle? Julia Vitullo-Martin thinks it has.
Tackling Campaign Finance Reform
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400
It's an election year -- and in New York State, candidates have a virtual license to raise as much as they can any way they can. Is there a better way?

News - rochesterdandc.com

Rochester-area school districts tell students to hold the phone
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:29:00 -0500
Local school districts are adapting policies regarding cell phone use among students.Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? Join the discussion
Xerox gets naming rights for jazz festival
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:30:00 -0500
Rochester's big summer music event is now called the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, but the addition of that new sponsor means the Nationwide PGA Classic, previously backed locally by Xerox, is in trouble.
Signs of the times: A partisan, but friendly, divide for Batavia family
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:24:00 -0500
On the right side of a house divided, Mark Clark and his 16-year-old son Woody Clark support John McCain. On the left side, his daughters Lexi and Katherine support Democrat Barack Obama.

The Buffalo News: Latest Local News

Council members want Time Warner to offer fifth access channel
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:52:14 -0400
Call it City Hall TV.
Buffalo a good place to ride out recession, BusinessWeek says
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:08:43 -0400
Buffalo's growing health care industry makes the city one of the best places in the country to ride out a recession, BusinessWeek magazine reports in this week's issue.
Good morning, Buffalo
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:45:00 -0400
For those who like their country music unplugged, WYRK's Fall Acoustic Show is a sure bet for all the purists. The show, which features Jimmy Wayne, Ashton Shepherd and Jamey Johnson, gets under way at 6 o'clock tonight at the Mainstage Theatre in the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst. Tickets are $20. For information, call 645-ARTS or visit www.ubcfa.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office or through Ticketmaster.

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