CCAI Pretreatment Online Course

Course start date: March 23, 2026

Course length: 6 weeks

Course cost: $750 for member; $975 for non-members

CCAI Individual Membership is $125.  If you are interested in becoming a member to take advantage of the member discount for this course and other CCAI events and products, please CLICK HERE for more information and to join online.

GROUP DISCOUNT AVAILABLE - Register 2 or more people from the same company at the same time to receive discounted registration! The first person will receive the regular rate and each additional attendee will receive a $100 discount!

Space is limited

This self-paced course will provide a thorough understanding of the pretreatment process. Weekly quizzes, forum discussions and a final exam will be administered and graded by a CCAI instructor. Course cost includes the accompanying CCAI Pretreament for Industrial Finishing Applications training manual ($69 value), provided prior to the commencement of the course (students must register at least 10 days prior to the start of the course to receive manual in advance).

Students can expect to spend approximately 3-4 hours per week reviewing the course material, reading the chapters, participating in the forum and taking the quiz, depending on the pace of the student. Materials for the upcoming week will be provided in advance and the conclusion of the course quiz must be submitted by the Sunday night following the week.

This course will cover surface cleaning and conversion coating methods used in effective industrial finishing operations. The information included is a summation of known technology and process issues that affect the cleaning and pretreatment process. It will prove useful to the beginner as well as the experienced industrial finisher and can be used for training and reference.

Topics covered:

• Introduction to Paint Pretreatment
• Cleaning
• Phosphating
• Advanced Pretreatments
• Rinsing
• Substrates
• Washer Design
• Maintenance and Control
• Performance
• Waste Treatment
• Troubleshooting

INSTRUCTOR:
Martin J. Korecky, MJ Korecky Consulting

Marty Korecky retired from AkzoNobel Coatings, Inc concluding a 38 year career in a powder coating industry.  During that time he served in a variety of roles, including powder formulation, technical service, technical service management, field sales, marketing, and commercial quality.  He holds several domestic and foreign patents resulting from his research in powder coatings.  During his tenor, Marty has been involved with safety, serving on many nationally recognized organizations such as the National Fire Protection Association, The American Red Cross, The American Heart Association, and The Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.

Marty started his own consulting company for the finishing industry and is under contract by the Chemical Coaters Association International and Bulk Chemical, Inc.  He is known throughout the industry as the “Go to Guy” for industrial safety and writes as column for the CCAI Quarterly newsletter.

Marty is an active member of many finishing industry organizations serving in a variety of roles:

• Chemical Coaters Association International
• The Powder Coating Institute
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (CIP 2)
• The Society for Protective Coatings
• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 33/34 Technical Committee)
• International Codes Council
• ASTM
• SSPC

Space is limited 

*Note - You may only take 1 online course at a time.