Silicone vs. Tape for High-Temperature Masking Applications
Compare silicone masking vs tape for high-temperature applications. Learn which solution is better.
How To Choose Electroplating Masking Products
A Practical Guide for Better Plating Results and Process Efficiency Electroplating is one of the most widely used finishing processes across industries like automotive, aerospace, medical, and agriculture. It enhances corrosion resistance, improves durability, and can even boost electrical conductivity or appearance. But for all its advantages, electroplating comes with a critical requirement: precision masking. […]
Ensuring Secure Mask Retention in E-Coat Immersion Processes
Discover why silicone masking and custom design ensure secure retention and consistent results with e-coat paint masking.
Magnet Masks for Custom Silicone Masking
Learn how magnetic silicone masks streamline powder coating, plating, e-coat, and wet spray processes.
Common Wet Spray Masking Challenges and Solutions
Learn the most common wet spray masking challenges and how reusable silicone masks improve edge quality, reduce paint bleed, and speed up coating operation
Benefits of Silicone Masking in High Temperature Applications
Discover the benefits of reusable silicone masking for high-temperature finishing in automotive manufacturing.
How Silicone Masking Protects Underbody & Drive Components
Learn how reusable silicone masking protects underbody and drivetrain components during powder coating, e-coating, plating, and wet spray finishing.
To SWAG or Not to SWAG That Is the Question
There is an engineering term used derisively in business called a SWAG.
The Green Tape Killer
3M invented masking tape in the mid-1920s for use in the automotive business. Regular tape was pulling the paint off of cars that had been masked with butcher paper. Henry Ford was probably not happy. So 3M invented a gentler, easy-to-remove tape. It’s what house painters use today in all the various forms of tan, […]
Made in the USA Why It Matters
All operations of designing and producing custom masking solutions take place in Jackson, MI, USA at Hi-Tech Flexible Products, Inc. The three BIGGEST reasons it matters is that: We control the entire process; design, machining molds and molding parts in our presses. No competitor can say the same. We use only the best silicone produced […]