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Can I redo Zinc plate chromate?

January 26, 2009

Can I replate a part thats already been plated

Steven Kent
buyer - Durham, England
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January 26, 2009

Usually, Steven. It is possible for the base metal to get too pitted from repeated plating to be replateable without polishing or special methods, or to have other issues, but in the majority of cases the parts can be relatively simply stripped and replated.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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