The cleaned, chemically-prepared and dry metal strip enters the prime coating station to receive the prime coat, followed by a gas fired convection oven for curing. The strip then passes through a water quench tank to cool the dried metal strip. The finish coat is added and applied in a similar manner. The coated strip then proceeds through an exit accumulator tower and is recoiled. Emissions from the coaters and oven chambers are collected and destroyed in a thermal oxidizer.

During normal operations there may be a need to thin down the viscosity of the paint. If this is necessary, various thinners are used depending on the type of coating.