Method of using a spray gun and material produced thereby
View Patent ↗An apparatus for mixing a first material with a second material and then spraying the resultant material onto a surface. The second material is mixed with a gas before the being introduced to the first material. A static charge is created and deposited onto the resultant material to help align the resultant material particles.
1. A method for applying a coating to a substrate by spraying a first material in confluence with a second material and a pressurized gas, said method comprising: introducing the second material to the pressurized gas before mixing the second material with the first material; vaporizing second material before mixing the second material with the first material; creating a static charge on the second material; combining the first material with the second material in a mixing tube to initiate a chemical reaction between the two materials producing a resultant material having particles, wherein the charge is at least partially transferred from the second material onto the resultant material; expelling the materials from the mixing tube onto the substrate whereon the particles of the resultant material align according to charge;
wherein the mixing tube is made from a non-conductive material;
wherein the second material is a catalyst, and the static charge is created using the electrostatic differentials between the catalyst and the mixing tube;
wherein the first material comprises a metal coating.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second material has a vaporization temperature and the pressurized gas is heated to at least the vaporization temperature of the second material before the second material is introduced to the gas.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second material is introduced to the pressurized gas under pressure to assist with vaporization.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the second material is acidic to assist with the creation of the charge.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the first material is a resin.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the pressurized gas is air.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the charge dissipates after the resultant material particles align.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first material does not contain any fiberglass.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the particles of the resultant material align according to charge to create a lattice structure.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the charge holds the particles of the resultant material in place as the resultant material cures.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the second material and gas are introduced to each other at approximately the same pressure, which pressure is lower than the pressure at which the first material is introduced into the mixing tube.
12. A method for applying a coating to a substrate by spraying a first material in confluence with a second material and a pressurized gas, said method comprising: introducing the second material to the pressurized gas before mixing the second material with the first material; vaporizing second material before mixing the second material with the first material; creating a static charge on the second material; combining the first material with the second material in a mixing tube to initiate a chemical reaction between the two materials producing a resultant material having particles, wherein the charge is at least partially transferred from the second material onto the resultant material; expelling the materials from the mixing tube onto the substrate whereon the particles of the resultant material align according to charge;
wherein the first material comprises a metal coating.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of transferring the charge to the metal coating.