Abstract: Methods for powder coating that include applying a powder coating composition to a substrate via an electrostatic gun. The powder coating composition includes a mixture of two or more materials having different densities, such as a mixture of aerogel particles and fluoropolymer-containing particles. The electrostatic gun can have a high-voltage generator that generates a negative polarity voltage between about 0 KV and about 100 KV during application of the powder coating composition, and the electrostatic gun can have a round spray nozzle. Methods of making fuser members using such powder coating methods, fuser members prepared by such methods, and methods of preparing low gloss images using such fuser members.

Abstract: Methods for powder coating that include applying a powder coating composition to a substrate via an electrostatic gun. The powder coating composition includes a mixture of two or more materials having different densities, such as a mixture of aerogel particles and fluoropolymer-containing particles. The electrostatic gun can have a high-voltage generator that generates a negative polarity voltage between about 0 KV and about 100 KV during application of the powder coating composition, and the electrostatic gun can have a round spray nozzle. Methods of making fuser members using such powder coating methods, fuser members prepared by such methods, and methods of preparing low gloss images using such fuser members.

Abstract: There is described a method for producing a fuser member. A substrate is obtained and a fluoropolymer sleeve is positioned around an outer surface of the substrate. An elastomer is injected between the outer surface of the substrate and an inner surface of the sleeve to form a fuser member and demolded. The fuser member is conditioned at a first temperature of between about 30° C. below the melting point of the fluoropolymer and about 50° C. above the melting point of said fluoropolymer for about 1 to about 20 minutes. The fuser member is then optionally held at a second temperature of about 220° C. to about 260° C. for a period of about 4 hours to about 20 hours.