Method and apparatus for coating a screen

A coated screen has a screen frame. A screen mesh having a top surface and a bottom surface may be attached to the upper side of the screen frame and may extend the length and the width of the screen frame. A surface of the screen mesh may have a coating. The coating is at least one of hydrophilic, oleophilic, hydrophobic or oleophobic. A method of manufacturing a coated screen includes attaching a mesh to a screen frame. The mesh has a top surface and a bottom surface. A hydrophilic coating may be applied to the top surface of the mesh. A method of coating a screen includes applying a coating to a surface of a screen mesh wherein the coating is at least one of hydrophilic, oleophilic, hydrophobic or oleophobic.