A method for producing an insulated electric wire of the present invention is a method for forming an insulating coating film on a surface of an electric wire by performing baking treatment after forming an insulating layer on the surface of the electric wire by an electrodeposition method using an insulating electrodeposition coating material containing a polymer. Pretreatment of evaporating a solvent in the insulating layer is performed before the baking treatment, and the pretreatment is performed by a near infrared ray heating furnace. In addition, a temperature of the pretreatment is lower than a temperature of the baking treatment.

A method for producing an insulated electric wire of the present invention is a method for forming an insulating coating film on a surface of an electric wire by performing baking treatment after forming an insulating layer on the surface of the electric wire by an electrodeposition method using an insulating electrodeposition coating material containing a polymer. Pretreatment of evaporating a solvent in the insulating layer is performed before the baking treatment, and the pretreatment is performed by a near infrared ray heating furnace. In addition, a temperature of the pretreatment is lower than a temperature of the baking treatment.

Provided is a method of performing pre-paint treatment of an automobile body including a high-tensile steel sheet, in which desirable corrosion resistance can be obtained after painting. A method of performing pre-paint treatment of an automobile body, the method including performing an alkaline degreasing step, a first water-washing step, a chemical conversion treatment step, a second water-washing step, and a cationic electrodeposition painting step, in this order, wherein the chemical conversion treatment step is performed using an chemical conversion treatment agent including zirconium (A), free fluorine ions (B), an allylamine-diallylamine copolymer (C), aluminum ions (D), nitrate ions (E) each at a predetermined concentration; the allylamine-diallylamine copolymer (C) forms an acid addition salt having an anionic counter ion, and the pKa of an acid thereof falls within the range of −3.7 to 4.8; and the content percentage of diallylamine is 80 mol % or more and 98 mol % or less.

Provided is a method of performing pre-paint treatment of an automobile body including a high-tensile steel sheet, in which desirable corrosion resistance can be obtained after painting. A method of performing pre-paint treatment of an automobile body, the method including performing an alkaline degreasing step, a first water-washing step, a chemical conversion treatment step, a second water-washing step, and a cationic electrodeposition painting step, in this order, wherein the chemical conversion treatment step is performed using an chemical conversion treatment agent including zirconium (A), free fluorine ions (B), an allylamine-diallylamine copolymer (C), aluminum ions (D), nitrate ions (E) each at a predetermined concentration; the allylamine-diallylamine copolymer (C) forms an acid addition salt having an anionic counter ion, and the pKa of an acid thereof falls within the range of −3.7 to 4.8; and the content percentage of diallylamine is 80 mol % or more and 98 mol % or less.

The present invention relates to a process for anticorrosion pretreatment of multiple components in series, each component in the series at least partly comprises metal surfaces of zinc, iron and/or aluminum and undergoes a zinc phosphating step in which the component is contacted with an acidic aqueous composition containing an amount of an activating aid sufficient to ensure a layer weight below 5.5 g/m.sup.2 on a cleaned, untreated hot-dip galvanized steel surface (Z), wherein the activating aid is based on a water-dispersed particulate constituent at least partly selected from hopeite, phosphophyllite, scholzite and/or hureaulite, and at least one polymeric organic compound; and further relates to acidic aqueous zinc phosphating compositions obtainable by adding a particular amount of a colloidal aqueous solution containing the dispersed particulate constituent to an acidic aqueous composition containing zinc ions, phosphate ions and free fluoride.

Coated cast iron pipe and a method of making the coated cast iron pipe having an inner and an outer diameter are provided. A pipe pretreatment is applied on the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the cast iron pipe. A cathodic electrocoat is applied on the pipe pretreatment on the inner diameter and the outer diameter, and an anodic electrocoat is applied on the cathodic electrocoat on the inner diameter and the outer diameter. A coated cast iron fitting wherein a cast iron fitting having an inner and outer diameter is provided. The cast iron fitting is treated with a rust inhibiting pretreatment. The pretreated fitting is electrocoated with a cathodic primer coat, the cathodic primer coat is hot cured in an oven, and the hot cured fitting is coated with an epoxy acrylic powder coat.

Coated cast iron pipe and a method of making the coated cast iron pipe having an inner and an outer diameter are provided. A pipe pretreatment is applied on the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the cast iron pipe. A cathodic electrocoat is applied on the pipe pretreatment on the inner diameter and the outer diameter, and an anodic electrocoat is applied on the cathodic electrocoat on the inner diameter and the outer diameter. A coated cast iron fitting wherein a cast iron fitting having an inner and outer diameter is provided. The cast iron fitting is treated with a rust inhibiting pretreatment. The pretreated fitting is electrocoated with a cathodic primer coat, the cathodic primer coat is hot cured in an oven, and the hot cured fitting is coated with an epoxy acrylic powder coat.

The present disclosure relates to a cathodically depositable aqueous electrodeposition coating material including at least one epoxide-amine adduct (a), at least one pigment and/or at least one filler (b), and at least one crosslinking agent (c), a fraction of at least 25 wt % of the crosslinking agent (c), based on the total weight of the crosslinking agent (c), being formed by at least one tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)-1,3,5-triazine; to a method for coating an electrically conductive substrate by cathodic electrodeposition coating using said electrodeposition coating material; to a substrate coated accordingly; and also to a use of a tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)-1,3,5-triazine in a cathodically depositable electrodeposition coating material for reducing or eliminating the sensitivity to disruption of the electrodeposition coating bath toward impurities present therein through phosphates and/or through other metal salts which have been carried into the electrodeposition coating bath as a result of pretreatment steps ahead of the electrodeposition coating.

An electrodeposition coating method includes a degreasing/cleaning step, a chemical conversion step, and an electrodeposition coating layer formation step. The degreasing/cleaning step includes a degreasing step of ultrasonically vibrating a degreasing solution in which a target object is immersed, using an ultrasonic vibrator. The electrodeposition coating layer formation step includes: a first electrodeposition step; a first rinsing step; a rinse water removal/reduction step of removing or reducing rinse water on a rinse water stagnating surface of the target object; a thermal flow step of allowing the first electrodeposition coating film to thermally flow so that the first electrodeposition coating film formed on a portion of the target object near a first counter electrode has a higher electrical resistance than the first electrodeposition coating film formed on a portion of the target object far from the first counter electrode; and a second electrodeposition step.

An electrodeposition coating method includes a degreasing/cleaning step, a chemical conversion step, and an electrodeposition coating layer formation step. The degreasing/cleaning step includes a degreasing step of ultrasonically vibrating a degreasing solution in which a target object is immersed, using an ultrasonic vibrator. The electrodeposition coating layer formation step includes: a first electrodeposition step; a first rinsing step; a rinse water removal/reduction step of removing or reducing rinse water on a rinse water stagnating surface of the target object; a thermal flow step of allowing the first electrodeposition coating film to thermally flow so that the first electrodeposition coating film formed on a portion of the target object near a first counter electrode has a higher electrical resistance than the first electrodeposition coating film formed on a portion of the target object far from the first counter electrode; and a second electrodeposition step.