How to Mask Electronic Enclosures for Coating and Finishing
- By Lee Lechner
- Nov 5, 2025
Learn how to properly mask electronic enclosures during powder coating, painting, or plating to protect grounding points, threads, and mating surfaces.
Learn how to properly mask electronic enclosures during powder coating, painting, or plating to protect grounding points, threads, and mating surfaces.
We listed multiple ways you can speed up your masking process and be more efficient, saving time and money in the process.
Masking is often needed during Type II anodizing (sulfuric acid anodizing) to protect certain areas of a part from being anodized or to control the appearance and functionality of specific features. In this post, we’re going to take you through the best tapes to use to mask off areas that you want to keep clear of any coating.
In this post, we are going to take you through the primary methods for masking off mating surfaces before going through the coating process.