A listener asked a question of Joe Powder, “It’s been months, where’s Joe Powder?” So we tracked him down, cleaned him up, and brought him into the studio for another new episode of The Ask Joe Powder Powdcast! Financial reports are in the news this episode as major coatings and chemical suppliers report their second quarter earnings. Also, Nick explains the how and why of gloss measurement in the new Look in the Lab segment. Joe Powder answers a question about how to remove grease from steel and aluminum substrates, as well as a question about if moisture in powder coatings is a bad thing, and how to quantify it.

This episode’s shoutout goes to Scott Francis, editor-in-chief of Products Finishing and Composites World magazines.

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