Industrial Teflon Recoating & Refurbishment

What industrial recoating involves

Recoating is not a new film laid over an old one. It starts by taking the part back to bare, clean, correctly profiled metal — the same starting point as a coating applied to a new part for the first time:

1. 1Receive and inspect — every part is checked on arrival and the substrate condition confirmed before processing begins
2. 2Thermal burn-off — the existing coating and organic residue are removed completely in a controlled oven
3. 3Silica and glass bead blast — the substrate is re-prepared to the anchor profile the new coating system requires
4. 4Prime and topcoat — the full coating system is applied by spray to the specified film build
5. 5Cure — the system is cured to the schedule for that fluoropolymer
6. 6QA and pack — film build and finish are checked and documented before the parts are packed for return freight

The recoat is applied to the original specification unless the operating conditions have changed — where they have, we will recommend a different system. For the umbrella service and system range see Teflon coating services, and for thick-film chemical barrier work see Halar (ECTFE) coating.

What AST recoats

AST is supplier-neutral. We recoat bakeware and bakery tooling from all major OEMs — including pan and tray sets originally supplied by American Pan, KAAK, KEMPF and SASA — alongside food processing, chemical process and general industrial equipment from any manufacturer.

Recoat or replace?

When release performance drops or a barrier lining reaches the end of its service life, the part itself is usually still sound. The substrate is intact; only the coating has worn. Recoating restores full non-stick or barrier performance at a fraction of the cost of a new part, and keeps proven tooling — dies, pan sets, fixtures that already run correctly on your line — in service rather than replacing it.

On bakeware the economics are straightforward: AST PTFE and PFA systems typically deliver 3,500–6,000 bake cycles per recoat, and pan sets are normally cycled back through recoating repeatedly across their service life. For a fuller treatment of what drives coating service life, read how long does Teflon coating last and our guide to Teflon coating for bakeware.

Turnaround and freight

Coating turnaround at our Campbellfield, Melbourne facility is typically 7–10 working days from receipt of parts. We coordinate freight in and out across Australia and New Zealand, so equipment can be sent from any site without local handling arrangements.

For customers running continuous production, recoating is normally scheduled as a rolling program — sets are batched and rotated through so lines keep running while a portion of the tooling is off-site. Talk to us about batch sizes and scheduling and we will build the cycle around your production plan.