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10000. Electroplating Thickness
Tolerance
10001. Phosphatin Systems
10002. Cleaning after chem-film
10003. Corrosion Resistance in Hard Chrome
Plating
10004. High corrosion and high UV
resistance with minimal coating thickness
10005. Nickel/Chrome Plating Plant
10006. Plating Adhesion Problem,
Gold/Nickel/Aluminum
10007. Seeking Rims for a 1999-2001 Katana
750 [CA, USA]
10008. Guide To Plate Making For Pad
Printing
10010. Factors Affecting Conductivity of
Electrolytes
10011. SILVER EXTRACTION FROM FIXED/HYPO
SOLUTION
10012. Galvanized Zinc Coating
10013. Computer Scrap and Refining
10014. Carbon Deposits
10015. Battery discharge corrosion/tarnish
removal
10016. Brushed Brass Refinishing
Help
10017. STRIPPING AND REFINISHING ANTIQUE
IRON BEDS
10018. Chrome chairs refinishing
10019. Copper Hydrate
10020. Brass corrosion removal: three part
brass candlestick
10021. Seeking Supplier of Electroplating
Chemicals [AR, USA]
10022. SPI/SPE Standards
10023. OSHA Regulations
10024. Class I Chromate on Aluminum
verification
10025. Seeking Coating Thickness Measuring
Machine [India]
10026. Trivalent conversion coatings over
Zn and hydrogen peroxide
10027. TEFLON SPRAY
10028. Techniques on Coating of
Aluminum
10029. Search for Better UV Absorbing Black
Paint
10030. Seeking Coating/Powder Coating
[Pakistan]
10031. Autophoretic Painting
Process
10032. Problems in Bluing
10033. Post Treatments - black oxide parts
finishing
10034. Black Chrome
10035. Brass electroplating on to
plastics
10036. Seeking Electroless Nickel Plater
[India]
10037. Hardness of chrome plating
10038. Zinc Cobalt Surface
Finishing
10039. Chrome Plating of Alloy
Wheels
10040. Aluminum Etch, PLEASE SOMEONE HELP
ME!
10041. Threading to be protected
10042. Seeking Trichloroethylene
[UK]
10043. Need help cleaning MgCoO2 ceraminc
setters
10044. Pickling
10045. Seeking Precision Metal Cleaning
[CA, USA]
10046. Urea UTI reactor corrosion
10047. Cleaning & preservative methods
using chemicals for stone masonry
10048. Frit to Glass
10049. Electrostatic spraying water-borne
Teflon paint
10050. Seeking Vendors for Polyester and
Epoxy Resin [India]
10051. NaCN Abnormality in Brass Plating
Solution
10052. Brushed aluminum stove top
10053. Paint dipping process
10054. Stainless versus Carbon Steel in
Construction
10055. Need information on oven
drying
10056. Seeking Moly Tungsten Wire Scrap
[India]
10057. Zinc Oxide Whisker
10058. Etching of organic materials
10059. Paint Polished Brass
10060. White spots on dyed 2024
10061. Aluminum chemical cleaning
10062. Satin gold and bright nickel
electroplating
10063. Oxidation on white gold
10064. Seeking Stainless Steel Powders [NC,
USA]
10065. Metal Coloring, Aging, and
Patinas
10066. What type of Teflon for
wearing?
10067. Plastic Pollution
10068. Paper removal from acrylic
sheet
10069. Seeking Aluminum Blue 2LW Dye [MD,
USA]
10070. Search for black plating for steel
bolt
10071. Wear performance of black anodized
aluminum
10072. Seeking Chemical Etching Equipment
[IA, USA]
10073. Surface finish numbering
system
10074. Non Magnetic Steel
10075. PPE and comfort
10076. NEED HELP TO FIND POWDER COATING
MATERIAL FOR OVEN "INTERIORS"
10077. Hydrogen Peroxide Equipment
10078. Cracking of Powder Coated
Aluminum
10079. Removal of Wax
10080. Acid stain on black granite
10081. Seeking Rims Dipped [N.J.,
USA]
10082. Set up cost reduction of powder
painting line
10083. Carbonate Concentration in Caustic
Solutions
10084. Need info re: Changes is RMS Values
after Hardcoat Anodize
10085. Plating of Compression
Springs
10086. Electroplating Lacquer
10087. Seeking Irridium Components
[India]
10088. Can't Raise Temperature
10089. Cadmium Plating
10090. Seeking Copper Coupons [CO,
USA]
10091. UV Adhesives Questions
10092. Properties of Zinc
10093. Enamel and HVLP
10094. "WORLD CLASS" PLATING
CRITERIA
10095. Copper Deposition
10096. Ultra high molecular weight
polyethlene (uhmwpe)
10097. Polishing 89 Ninja 750
10098. Proper temperature and humidity
level for storing steel?
10099. Recovering copper from porous carbon
electrodes economically
10100. DFT Measurement
10101. POWDER COATING ON ALUMINUM
10102. Irriditing Aluminum
10103. Acid Pickling and Ti6Al4V
10104. Seeking Dipping of Rims in Chrome
[FL, USA]
10105. Polished Brass
10106. House Siding
10107. Seeking Silverplating [MO,
USA]
10108. Specifications for AMS 2417E
10109. MSDS for Alodine 1500, and Alkalume
Deoxidant LN
10110. Tarnishing Problem on Copper
10111. Chromium on stainless steel
10112. Colorfastness of dyed aluminum
coatings
10113. Quick fade Rhodium plating
10114. Yellowing Walls
10115. Zinc Phosphating Process
10116. Organic Soil Removal on Copper
Panels
10117. Seeking plasma/corona discharge
vendors [CA, USA]
10118. Copper plating nails
10119. Artwork made from strips of steel
needs rust-proof coating
10120. Seeking synthetic diamond powder
[China]
10121. Preventing corrosion with PVD
film?
10122. Irridite Process
10123. Electro-Polishing and
Passivation
10124. DETAILS OF WASTE FROM ELECTROPLATING
INDUSTRIES
10125. Constructing a SSR RPP unit
10126. Seeking Zinc and Yellow Trivalent
Plating [IL, USA]
10128. Seeking Passivate 304SS after fab in
20' sections [VA, USA]
10129. Seeking Endurion Grey [MO,
USA]
10130. Seeking Military spec MS1312 and
MS1328 [MO, USA]
10131. Copper surface protection: benzo or
dichromate
10132. Decreasing fluoboric acid
concentration in tin fluoborate bath
10133. Seeking
Electromachine/Electroplating [OK, USA]
10134. Seeking supplies for blueing guns
[MO, USA]
10135. BGA VOID(cavity)
10136. SEEKING USED POWDER COAT EQUIPMENT
[LA, USA]
10137. Seeking PVD aluminum coating [AZ,
USA]
10138. Aluminum coating for good surface
wetting with (bidistilled) water
10139. DIFFUSE, NON-SPECULAR RELECTIVE
COATING/PLATING (GOLD?)
10140. How do I prepare oxidized aluminum
for painting?
10141. Corrosion Inhibitor for Degreasing
of Aluminum Parts
10142. PVDF coating on Aluminum
10143. Purple/grey patches on black
finish
10144. Brass crib restoration
10145. Oxidation removal from aluminum
siding
10146. Aged mirrors
10147. Painting 100 Year Old Outdoor
Aluminum Setting
10148. Leadloy Toxisity
10149. Technical help on Anodizing
Process
10150. Improving paint adhesion to anodized
aluminum
10151. Poly Urethane Paint
10152. Pickling of hydraulic pipes
10155. Proper Sattelite Drum
Storage
10156. D.I. Water and Anodized Aluminim
Compatibility
10157. Problems Bonding Steel to
Rubber
10158. Field finishing a bronze
door
10159. Steel, rust and electrolytic zinc
plate
10160. Liquid Vinyl Siding
10161. CLEANING
10162. Nickel Plating to Prevent
Rust
10163. Help repairing chrome rods
10164. DTC metal precipitant: molar
ratio
10165. CRACKLE FINISH
10166. Chemical Cleaning Stainless Pipe
Using Nitric Acid
10167. Seeking Silver Carbonate
[Indonesia]
10168. PITTING CORROSION ON COPPER AND
CHROME PLATED COPPER
10169. Measuring deposit weight
10170. Identification of Coatings
10171. Chrome Plate an Imac
(plastic)
10172. Removal of nickel plating
10173. Seeking Chrome Restoration of 1970
Olds Auto Parts [FL, USA]
10174. Industry/company data
10175. SPE/SPI
10177. Removal of Cyanide
10178. Salt spray analysis failure
10179. Hydrofluoric Acid Solution
Analysis
10180. Plasma Nitriding
10181. Oxidizing Stainless
Fasteners
10182. Seeking chemical additive to acid
copper electrolyte [England]
10183. Poor throw in 3-valent chrome
bath
10184. Zinc Alloy Plating
10185. Seeking Reel to Reel Plater [CO,
USA]
10186. Seeking anodizing of pneumatic
cylinders made of aluminum extrusion [Europe/USA]
10187. Polishing Stainless Steel
10188. Titanium Chromium etching
10189. Corrosion Potential
10190. Behavior of zinc plated steel in sea
water
10191. Seeking Anodising Racks
[U.K.]
10192. Blue Etch
10193. Methods of extraction of silver from
waste solutions of different sources
10194. Finishing specification
10195. REMOVING LEAD FROM BRASS
10196. X-ray thickness measurement /
multiple coating diffusion layer
10197. POWDER COATING AND SAND
BLASTING
10198. Alodine 1000 / Alocrom 1000
10199. Flamme treatment on non flat
surface
10200. Galling
10201. Electrically conductive black finish
for Al die-casts
10202. White gold discoloration
10203. Gold diffusion rates?
10204. Film Formation on Lead Cathodes for
Sulfuric Acid Anodizing
10205. Electropolishing - iron
concentration??
10206. SEEKING GOLD TUBING [Virgin
Islands]
10207. Materials on plasma coating
10208. How do I anodize and electroless
anodize?
10209. Thermal blemish / discoloration on
stainless steel
10210. Function of Boric acid in Nickel
Plating
10211. Help for removing
scratches/imperfections in stainless steel
10212. Flux Maintenance Methods in Hot Dip
Galvanizing(Zinc) Process
10213. Seeking Profilometers [MO,
USA]
10214. Seeking self-fluxing galvanizing
stick [U.K.]
10215. Ultrasonic and air bubble in plating
bath
10216. Anodizing finish specs
needed
10217. Aluminum-Steel Wear
Information
10218. Anionic Surfactents
10219. Spec Zinc coating ASTM A153
10220. Seeking zinc plating equipment [CA,
USA]
10221. Ni and Sn from same bath?
10222. Disposing of chlorides from nickel
sulfate solution
10223. Seeking thread sealent suitable for
-70 deg C application [New Zealand]
10224. Looking for a way to plate some
copper components used in amateur radio
10225. Wrought Iron Painting
10226. Black Stain
10227. Boric Acid Effect on Biological
Treatment
10228. Anti-tarnish of Alminum
Surface
10229. Soldering Stainless to Brass
10230. Seeking Chrome Plating Wheels [NJ,
USA]
10231. Magnets on stainless steel
10232. Chrome Removal
10233. Blackening Process Details
10234. Can anyone help the HAZE?
10235. Solution Maintenance of Flux Bath in
Galvanizing Process
10236. Flux
10237. Conductivity coating to the aluminum
substrate
10238. Information on a product called
Golden Iradite
10239. TOOLING
10240. Mic 6 Aluminum
10241. Anodization Peeling
10242. Phosphate coating problems
10243. Zinc plating
10244. Cast aluminum finish
10245. Seeking Electropolishing [CA,
USA]
10246. Ceramic tile: Post installation tile
surface grout removal
10247. Asthma Inquiry
10248. Shine up Titanium
10249. Stress relieving of stainless steel
deep draw products
10250. Chrome Plating Grade ABS
10251. The Safety of Copper Sulfate and
Humans
10252. SEEKING MIRROR FINISH 304 STAINLESS
SHEET [PA, USA]
10253. Restoring and cleaning
copper
10254. How do apply a "satin finish" to
extruded aluminum?
10255. Mobile home wood smells
10256. Atomic absorption unit
10257. Pre-treatment of iron sheet before
painting
10258. Decorative coatings that look like
real metal
10259. ELECTROPLATING TANK
10260. Chemicals used in
phosphating
10261. Rusting problems due to
humidity
10262. Scared of mirror finish
10263. Compositions and corrosion rates of
different sorts of steel
10264. Seeking Copper Rod,Wire Bar, etc.
[India]
10265. STUDENT IN DISTRESS......SOMEBODY
HELP!
10266. Bonding two coated stainless steel
316 L
10267. Chrome Impaired
10268. Glaze finish for iron bed
10269. Clear coat on aluminum
siding??
10270. History of electroplating sterling
jewelry with rhodium
10271. Cast iron poke-dots
10272. Looking for treatment of chemical
leaching of patinated brass
10273. Protection for the inner surfaces of
an automotive fuel tank
10274. Anodizing Removal
10275. Removing oil and water stains from
wood 
10276. Seeking metallic powders [N.J.,
USA]
10277. Zirconium Anode Baskets
10278. Chemical Disposal
10279. Paint thickness measurement on clear
plastic
10280. Coating thickenss of powder coating
for galvanized iron sheets
10281. Seeking Plating Unfilled Ultem [MA,
USA]
10282. Acid tin plating
staining/milkiness
10283. Gold plating over stainless
10284. Unwanted bacterial growth in PWB
rinse tanks
10285. Rhodium plating problems, brown
spots and fog
10286. How do I prevent my plating bath
parts from getting very dark and plating very slow?
10287. REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY
CLARIFICATION
10288. Seeking Tin-Cobalt plating
[Europe]
10289. Finger Print Stains on Chem Film
Aluminum
10290. STAINING PROBLEMS
10291. Electroplate on polycarbonate
plastics lens
10292. Preventing corrosion by deionised
water
10293. Sodium hypochlorite as a source of
chlorine in water disinfection
10294. Extraction of silver from silver
sulphide
10295. Heat treatment of carbon
steel
10296. Frame Polishing
10297. Aluminum paint for trim
10298. Seeking Aluminum Lithograph Plate
[FL, USA]
10299. Refinishing cast iron hand
pump--coating?
10300. ELECTROLESS SILVER
10301. Seeking company to copper, nickel
and chrome plate [MO, USA]
10302. Zero Discharge
10303. How do I dispose used cleaners and
acids?
10304. Paint Analysis
10305. Painting Chrome Plated ABS
10306. Thermal protection
10307. Lockheed Aircraft LAC
23-0013
10308. Seeking Ebanol C [China]
10309. Autophoretic and zinc chromate
coating
10310. Dacronizing vs galvanizing
10311. Adhesive bond failure to Zinc
Plated/Passivated Parts
10312. Plating a metal onto
tantalum
10313. Seeking Dow 19 Mag Treatment [PA,
USA]
10314. Photoresist and plating
10315. Surface prep for stainless steel
painting
10316. Rumor - EN Adhesion on Bar
Stock
10317. RA30 Finish on 304L SS
10318. Corrosion effects of amidoamine on
various types of stainless steel
10319. Vaccum form PP
10320. Copper restoration - removing
paint
10321. Silver from X-ray film scrap
10322. Seeking plastic parts chrome plated
[MI, USA]
10323. Paint and coatings standards
10324. Military Specification QQ-N-290
class 1 for screw
10325. Need HELP on chrome plating system
start-up
10326. Toxicity of nickel for infant
clothing
10327. Wastewater
10328. Electrocoagulation
10329. Surface coatings
10330. Electroless plating of fiber
10331. Looking for literature for silver on
copper plating
10332. HARD GOLD PLATING
10333. Nickel - Zinc Plating as Cad
Replacment -Nickel Content
10334. Black Mark in Aluminum
Electrochemical Polishing
10335. SEEKING TITANIUM NITRIDING SERVICE
[Canada]
10336. Acid cleaning (pickling) of
stainless steel
10337. Is Rhodium plating
reversible?
10338. Chroming plastic motorcycle
parts
10339. STANDARDS FOR PRECISION
CLEANING
10340. Seeking metal coating on aluminum
anodize [Israel]
10341. Seeking product to prevent bonding
of e-coat in select areas [AL, USA]
10342. How do I refinish my sai (karate
weapon)?
10343. Seeking TCE degreaser
[Canada]
10344. Cost of Electroplating Nickel on
Aluminum
10345. Seeking thickness measurement
instrument [CA, USA]
10346. Heat resistant surface build-up,
paint and other applications for copper sheet
10347. Boron treatment
10348. Bolts with corrision resistant
coating for coastal applications
10349. Seeking Electroless Nickel Plating
Chemicals [Cal., USA]
10350. Hastalloy-C / Titanium
10351. Al etching
10352. Black Copper Coating for Camera
Baffle
10353. ZINC Wiskers on ZINC COBALT Plating
on Aluminum Pressure Die Castings
10354. Zinc plating (Internal
diameter)
10355. Stainless steel mirror polish in
mass production
10356. Electrically conductive black finish
for Al die-casts
10357. Corrosion Resistance??
10358. Sulfur and Sulfamate analysis of
Nickel Sulfamate bath
10359. Process list for EN over 6061
aluminum
10360. Seeking Alodine Touch Up [CT,
USA]
10361. Aluminum corrosion
10362. Ball and Socket Joint
Interaction
10363. Home based business
10364. Cleaning up large copper bin
10365. Conductive paint
10366. Remove Coating on Bronze
Flatware
10367. REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE
RESINS
10368. Rust-like stuff in nickel-rion
electroplating
10369. Analytical method for sulfate and
phosphate ion content in drinking water
10370. Type of tape for ASTM D3359
10371. No baking needed?
10372. Details of electrofilm 2000
10373. Electroforming technology
10375. Process of Decoral Systems
10376. YAMAHA - R1 .. Polishing aluminum
frame (oven cleaner?)
10377. Powder coating on aluminum
casting
10378. Hiding metal surface defects
10379. Black oxide alternative
10380. Goldplating an entire watch
10381. References required for cleaning
lines for steel strip
10382. SS 316 polishing
10383. Anode for pink alloy bath
10384. Seeking Optical Comparator [MA,
USA]
10385. How to paint a steel door
10386. Beadblast grit size
10387. Will Borax kill wasps?
10388. RAL to RGB equivalent
10389. Binders for resin bonded grinding
wheels
10390. Dyeing Procedures
10391. Salt spray test requirements
10392. Electroless Nickel Plating vs. Hard
Anodizing on Aluminum Alloy
10393. Tin Ceilings and Asbestos
10394. Tinplate coil painting
10395. Options for refinish of tower with
exterior aluminum panels
10396. Powder Coating Unit
10397. Rust prevention for black or carbon
steel
10398. HEAT RESISTANT FOR LACQUER COAT FOR
STAMPING FOIL
10399. Process for powder coating
10400. Seeking Martin Black Vendors [MA,
USA]
10401. Plating for radiation
shielding
10402. Seeking Used Equipment [NY,
USA]
10403. Aluminum coating for saline
solution
10404. Powder coat VS 2- Coat Polyurethane
finish
10405. Orange Peel?
10406. Sulfur on silver/why turn
black?
10407. Finishing Copper for Outdoor
Use
10408. Set-up Costs for Reclaiming Computer
Materials
10409. Light weight rifle stocks
10410. Seeking stainless steel paint for
underside of range hood [NY, USA]
10411. Centrifuge separation speeds
10412. Teflon coating
10413. Seeking electrophoretic coating
[China]
10414. Coloring Automotive Valves
10415. "Finger Prints" on Titanium Nitride
Coatings
10416. How to anodize and color polish
aluminum sheet
10417. Spring Failure Causes
10418. Gold plating on stainless steel to
pass nitric acid test
10419. Painting Aluminum Wheels
10420. Chrome Mystery
10421. Seeking tinning [UK]
10422. Need Method of Calculating Surface
Area of Jet Engine Turbine Airfoils
10423. Aluminum AA3105 annealing
10424. Seeking Hexavalent Free Chromates
[OH, USA]
10425. Adhesion of Copper Acrylic based
conductive coating on PC-ABS
10426. Anodizing Metals
10427. Home Help
10428. Black coating for Nickel
Silver?
10429. Painting plastic and laquered
wood
10430. Adhesion test for silver
plate
10431. Solar Heat Reflective Paint
10432. RAL to Pantone?
10433. Blackening steel
10434. Protection for steel screws - high
temp/humidity
10435. Corrosion coating for AZ91D
10436. Need finish for carbon steel
hoppers
10437. Galvalume/Zincalume treatment prior
to powder coating
10438. Tig welding
10439. Restore and replate brass communion
ware
10440. Plasma nitiriding of stainless
steel
10441. Replacements for 4750 steel
10442. POTASSIUM ALUMINUM FLOURIDE
SALT
10443. Defence Standards Cancelled for tin
and silver by MOD - Who Knows?
10444. Electrosortion and
electrocoagulation technology treat waste water?
10445. Copper plating for printed circuits
board
10446. How to make a powder
10447. Seeking standard test substrate [PA,
USA]
10448. Aluminum finishing
10449. Seeking aluminizing-line for coil
steel sheet [Asia]
10450. Electroless nickel acid
resistance
10451. Chrome-nickel electroplating
problem
10452. Hard anodizing of METAPOR
micro-porous aluminum
10453. Seeking special plating basket [CA,
USA]
10454. Controlling surface roughness of a
lapped anodized aluminum part
10455. Brass polishing
10456. Electroless Nickel Plating and Paint
Removal
10457. Chem film
10458. HD nails in CCA lumber
10459. Tarnishing problem on Tin Plating
wire
10460. Ground contacts from PCB to
EMI/RFI/EMC shield
10461. Plating cyanide copper and then
silver cyanide on to leaded steel
10462. Refinishing Steel furniture
10463. Subject for Thesis
10464. Help me with ceiling
restoration?
10465. Silver polish damaged spun aluminum
on a valued collectible
10466. Bright zinc plating at home
10467. How to clean silver
10468. Seeking non-stick drying screens
[KY, U.S.A.]
10469. Cyanide Alternatives
10470. Seeking depositing gold inside
retangular shroud [NE, USA]
10471. Seeking Reliable Plastic Plating
Company [CA, USA]
10472. Seeking Macro Seal No. 2 [OH,
USA]
10473. Ultraseal zinc plating
10474. Sealed hard coat corrosion
resistance vs coating thickness
10475. Aluminum spray coatings
10476. Conductive paints
10477. STANDARD DESIGNATION
REQUIRED
10478. Brush pattern on aluminum
10479. How to Blueing a gun
10480. Refinishing Antique Metal Bed
Frame
10481. Hard Chrome Training
10482. Coagulation of CrIII
10483. Doped Tin-oxide coating
10484. Silver extraction from waste
fixer
10485. Cleaning Gold and Diamonds
10486. How to stop Aluminum form giving off
black stain
10487. Refinishing chrome on old baby
buggy
10488. Painting my computer black, which
paint do I use?
10489. Specific gravity
10490. Tarnishing of palladium
plating
10491. Diamond tacking and plating
10492. Brass cleaner
10493. Air bubbles
10494. Repaint or replace with
vinyl?
10495. Electroless copper on
ceramics
10496. Treatment cost of wastewater
10497. Resistance of a chrome plating
bath
10498. Cleaning surfaces after alodine
plating is done
10499. Black Chromium
10500. Seeking MIL-R-7575 Polyester Resin -
Reihhold Chemicals Dion Iso 6631T [CA, USA]
10501. Copper plating solutions
10502. Electro-chemistry of Stainless
Steel
10503. Painting Alunimum Siding
10504. Need testing procedures or
kits
10505. Requirements for passivating
stainless steel
10506. Magnesium or Zinc?
10507. Anodizing
10508. Melted Vinyl?
10509. Teflon Spray Coatings
10510. Information about surface
defect
10511. Degreasing agent for cleaning oiled
plate
10512. Cleaning up copper sulfate
residue
10513. Problem in zinc plated components
while aqueous washing
10514. Non-magnetic, conductive plating on
Al
10515. Seeking barrel plater
[Mexico]
10516. Cleaning or shipping solution on 316
S/S fasteners
10517. Zinc Sterate Exposure
10518. Waste water treatment
10519. HI TEMP GLUE FOR ALUMINUM
10520. Looking for standard rub test for
platings
10521. Phosphating the concrete's
rebars
10522. SEEKING STAINLESS STEEL PAINT [MD,
USA]
10523. Seeking MARINE GRADE CHROME PLATING
[Cal., U.S.A.]
10524. Published Info on When 1,1,1 TCA
Came Into Use in Vapor Degreasing?
10525. Black oxide on to stainless steel
(need help!)
10526. Tacking and plating bits with
diamond in nickel sulfate solution
10527. Crazing in hard anodic
coating
10528. Surface finish
10529. White Brass Availability
10530. Corrosion resistance of stainless
steel
10531. Electroless gold deposition
10532. Seeking E-nickel anode
[Netherlands]
10533. Rit dye for tie-dye?
10535. Chrome over nickel intermediate
base
10536. Seeking gold zinc dichromate spray
source
10537. Electroless nickel compatibilty with
epoxy
10538. Seeking recycle material (waste
copper, waste plastic) [China]
10539. SEEKING TIN CEILING [WI,
USA]
10540. Help on Electropolishing Copper
Tungsten
10541. Process for Sulfamic Acid
Crystalized Form
10544. EN plating of steel
10545. Testing iron content in
nitric/hydrofluoric acid
10546. Epoxy resistant to HCL
10547. AA or ICP?
10548. Purity of salt for salt spray
testing
10549. Testing Passivation Baths
10550. Black Electroless Nickel
10551. Aluminum Hydrophilic (increase
wettability)
10552. Blackening of steel
10553. Seeking epoxy plastic finishing [OH,
USA]
10554. Tarnishing on silver
10555. Sticking titanium parts
10556. Irridite finish spec for
aluminum
10557. Scale problem on the interior and
exterior of the parts
10558. Surface carbon in stainless steel
electropolishing
10559. Stainless gauling
preventative
10560. Ceramic coating
10561. Surface treatment
10563. Oil Rubbed Bronze
10564. Seeking chromium based hologram
technology [India]
10565. Alkaline anodizing of
titanium
10566. Seeking Alodine 12 S [Ohio,
U.S.A.]
10567. Problems in electro chemical
deburring
10568. Circumstances leading to formation
of salt
10569. Tin Fusing Problem
10570. Long-life paint finish on alumuinum
casting
10571. Current State of Welding
10572. Clear coating waterproofing
aluminum
10573. NAVY specifications for chrome
plating
10574. Silver Plate vs Tin Plate on Copper
Bus Bars
10575. Grain refining etch on
aluminum
10576. Refinishing new glossy baked enamel
metal roof on site
10577. Info on Lightning Conductors
10578. Information regarding etching using
acids
10579. Placa Litografica
10580. Wear test
10581. Best brass polish we have
found
10582. Refinishing a cameras bottom
plate
10583. Spacers made of nickel
10584. GOLD PLATING NONMETAL ITEMS
10585. Another FORUM for questions and
help
10586. Reclaiming gold from
computers
10587. Copper Stove Hood needs
help!
10588. Stainless steel finish on
dishwasher
10589. Ormoulu
10590. White gold on layby....
10591. A Patina On Stainless Steel?
10592. Blackening of iron
10593. Black iron
10594. SEEKING COMPANY THAT DOES BRONZE
BABY SHOES [AUSTRALIA]
10595. Brass restoring
10596. "Platers/Plating Handbook"
10597. Hull cell test book
10598. Anodising Contact Point
10599. Zinc exposure
10600. Demetallising
10601. White dye for aluminum
10602. COOLANT RESISTANT PAINT SYSTEM FOR
M/C TOOLS
10603. Spray Paint Finishing
10604. Brass Cemetery Plaques
Tarnishing
10605. Seeking aluminum stamps [MI,
USA]
10606. Additives For Smooth and Plain
Electrophoretic Coatings
10607. Si coating
10608. What is Black Galvanizing?
10609. Zinc plating
10610. Titanium Nitride
10611. Decorative ion plating on
brass
10612. PVD coating on hinges
10613. Zinc Plate on 12L14 Leaded
Steel
10614. Seeking Rhodium, Rhodium Sulfate
[Iran]
10615. Seeking Oven Racks Nickel Plated
[FL, USA]
10616. Texturizing plastic molds
10617. Electropolish 420 ss
10618. What is a vibratory machine?
10619. Stainless Steel Mirror Finish on
Small, Mass Produced Parts
10620. Bearing polishing in tembling
machine or in vibrator
10621. Silver plating setup
10622. ACRYLIC ACID CORROSION DATA
10623. Electro Chemical Deburring
10624. Properties of copper
sulphate
10625. Pylumin finishing for alumium and
aluminium alloys
10626. Bondite or flexible primer for
polyethylene
10627. Seeking jobshop for Scratch and
Matte Finishes [Ohio, USA]
10628. Corrosion
10629. Kids and Chemicals
10630. Scratched brass!
10631. Ceramic Tile Cleaning
10632. Aging copper
10633. Molydenum disulfide fact or
fiction
10634. Seeking stainless tubing
[Australia]
10635. Silver for chlorine/bromine
corrosion resistance?
10636. Brass and Rust
10637. Cleaning theodolite scientific
instrument, copper has verdegris
10638. SELENIUM DRUM COATING
10639. Seeking Equipment [CA, USA]
10640. Floating Sludge in Settlement
Tower
10641. Welding galvanized pipe
10642. High temperature coatings for
titanium
10643. How to analyze the acid level (HCL)
in Ferric Chloride Solution
10644. Hexa and tri-valent chrome plating
info
10645. Trivalent as a contaminant
10646. Seeking Alkaline attack on Al
heatspreader [NY, USA]
10647. White Rust Military
Application
10648. AK-225 NEW EPA PPM LIMITS
10649. How to test for hydrogen
embrittlement in hardened high tensile fastener
10650. Why abraid aluminum if you are using
Acid Etch ?
10651. Titanium Sword
10652. Best way to clean and polish black
anodized aluminum
10653. ELECTROPLATING OF GOLD
JEWELRY
10654. Passivation with less hazardous
material
10655. Commercial Tantalum Coating
Processes?
10656. Copper salt decomposition to copper
metal
10657. Characterization of Bare Metal
Finishes
10658. Have UV adhesive for teflon to
steel- other applications?
10659. Alkaline clean prior to pickle/etch
required?
10660. Seeking stainless steel paint
[Canada]
10661. Seeking aluminum foil with primer on
for better adhesion [Sweden]
10662. Information about paint strippers
and harmfulness of methylene acids
10663. Hard chrome plating
10664. Painting powder coated
aluminum
10665. Seeking copper sulphate
[Australia]
10666. TEST PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING HYDROGEN
EMBRITTLEMENT IN CASE OF PLATED FASTENERS
10667. Hardening agent for powder
coat
10668. Chroming of ABS Parts
10669. Hard Anodizing Tungsten
Carbide
10670. SS 302
10671. Seeking Polishing Machines and
Supplies [MA, USA]
10672. Seeking iridium coating [CA,
USA]
10673. Seeking stainless steel magnet [IA,
USA]
10674. SHIPWRECKS AND SALVAGE
10675. Anodized exterior trailer
sheathing
10676. Getting copper pipe to turn
green
10677. Teflon coating roto molds
10678. Seeking zinc plater [Mexico]
10679. Phosphoric Acid Anodizing
10680. Chemical Conversion Coatings and
Discolored Weld
10682. Seeking reflectivity equipment [CA,
USA]
10683. Conversion from Ra to RMS
10684. Corrosion, Pre-treatment
10685. Electro polishing versus mechanical
polishing
10686. Hard chrome thickness vs hardness vs
wear
10687. Dichromate seal temperature
10688. Black spot on anodic film
10689. Hydrogen Peroxide effect on Waste
Water Treatment
10690. SEEKING CHROME PLATING MACHINERY ON
PLASTIC [TURKEY]
10691. Painting of zinc plated
parts
10692. Chloride contamination in scrubber
waters
10693. ANTIQUE COPPER COOKWARE
10694. Heating mild steel to bronze
color
10695. Formulation for blue nickel
plating
10696. Removing paint from brick
10697. Chrome plating stainless steel
marine winches
10698. Seeking Electroplating Jewelry
Supplies [OR, USA]
10699. Recovery of zinc fron zinc sulphate
solution
10700. Seeking brass plating [PA,
USA]
10702. Seeking Prime Nickel [India]
10703. Electropolish of nitinol
wire??
10704. Critical parameters dealing with the
alkaline degreasing bath in hot galvanizing
10705. Bearing polishing in a vibratory
machine
10707. Seeking Aluminum Polish Formulators
[CT, USA]
10708. Seeking gold trim [NJ, USA]
10709. Copper penny in gas tank
10710. Seeking silicon powder
[India]
10711. Mechanical Descaling for Plating
Quality Steel Wire
10712. Painting an aluminum boat 
10713. Seeking copper [NV, USA]
10714. Metal Plating
10715. Plating problems
10716. Pickling stainless steel
10717. Seeking Nickel Silver [CT,
USA]
10718. Seeking Rims [NC, USA]
10719. Seeking chrome spray [MI,
USA]
10720. Making copper countertop
10721. Metal prep prior to painting
10722. Zinc-Nickel versus IVD Aluminum as a
replacement for Cadmium plating
10723. Dust Collector Applications
10724. Need info on rims for
Mercedes
10725. Removing stains from a powder coated
steel surface
10726. Wear equation
10727. RESTORING ALUMINUM PONTOONS
10728. Stretch of steel bars
10729. Elastomer stickink on mould
metal
10730. Refinishing a Brass Trombone
10731. Remove non ferrum metal from ferrum
metal
10732. Cost of electroplated zinc for
barrel plated parts
10733. How to extract silver from waste
bleach of photographic waste
10734. Trying to clean a bronze
bust
10735. Copper removal
10736. STAINLESS STEEL UNWANTED
SCRATCHES
10737. I would like to make a sword
10738. Anodizing
10739. Need information on the internal
bore of a black powder cannon
10740. Chemical Patination
10741. Seeking Ni and Gold electroless on
glass [CA, USA]
10742. Chrome Bath
10743. Manufacturing of phosphating
chemicals
10744. High pressure water deburring of
intricate parts
10745. Coefficient of friction
10746. Decorative Plating Problem
10747. Seeking chrome paint
[England]
10748. Titanium Nitride
10749. Seeking reel to reel plating of 4.5"
wide lead frames, gold over nickel [MA, USA]
10750. Density of certain
substances
10751. Removal of Boron in watewater from
12 mg/l to 1.0 mg/l
10752. About optical fiber coating
materials
10753. Information on lightning
conductors
10754. Conductive Moldable
Substrates?
10755. Silver using aliquat-336
10756. Tinplate: Why doesn't it
rust?
10757. Stainless? Rust?
10758. Stainless steel in marine
environment
10759. Marbles Reagent Procedure
10760. Embrittlement of stainless
steel
10761. Pipeline Refinishing
10762. Pump shaft material
10763. Passivating problems
10764. A physical property
10765. HOW MANY MICRONS OF GOLD TO USE IN
PLATING METAL
10766. Seeking software for simulation
[Sweden]
10767. Fish Eyes
10768. Determining what finishing process
was used on an aluminum part
10769. Electroforming/etching
10770. LOOKING FOR INFO ON METAL
BARS
10771. Stripping Cad Plating from
Fasteners
10772. Refinishing of Aluminum Rims
10773. Ground lugs on alodined
parts
10774. Magnetic stainless?
10775. Seeking Rims Re-Chromed [NJ,
USA]
10777. Epns cleaning
10778. Stainless Steel in Wastewater
Treatment Facilities
10779. Need Fabrication Drawing for Powder
Coating Oven and Spray Booth
10780. Epoxy Removal from Gold
Fingers
10781. Powder coating passivated
galvanized
10782. High Temp color coat 1200 degrees
constant
10783. Black Oxide Hi-Temp
Application
10784. Copper strike activation
10785. Seeking bronze brighteners
[Canada]
10786. Activation of Copper
Tungsten
10787. Corrosion
10788. Seeking organic finishing supplies
[MA, USA]
10789. Seeking porcelain enameling
processor on cast iron parts [India]
10790. Welding with a battery
10791. Bare bits!
10792. Treating chromic rinse water
10793. Nodules on my electroforms
10794. ITO Film on Irregular
Surfaces
10795. How to electropolish tool steel
(Punches and Dies)?
10796. Chrome repairs on table
10797. Black "T" coating
10798. Pits on parts
10799. PCB literature needed
10800. Stripping paint from brick
10801. Etched plastic key ring
holders
10802. How do you blue stainless
steel?
10803. TO PRODUCE STAINLESS SILVER
OBJECT
10804. Cenosphere Coating
10805. Electropolishing equipment and
technology
10806. Corrosion of soldered joints at
indium/gold interface
10807. Chromic Acid Anodizing and Salt
Spray Testing
10808. Replacement Coating for Chromate
Conversion
10809. Chrome Plating on Nitinol
Metal
10810. Comparison of magnetic properties
steel vs 304 Stainless Steel
10811. More Accurate Test strip for
measuring Silver Content of FIXER
10812. Seeking Plastisol [Canada]
10813. LOW FRICTION POWDER COATING
10814. Polyethylene
10815. Heat dissipation and protection of a
galvanized roof
10816. Mil-C-5541E testing per ASTM
B117
10817. Dents coming from sink roll in hot
dip galvanized strip
10818. BLACK CHROME PLATING PROBLEM
10819. Anodized Coating Thickness and
Sealing?
10820. Salt spray for aluminum
anodized
10821. Cadmium free fasteners
10822. Seeking a non-toxic coating material
for polymer
10823. Neutralization of acid residues
(post brazing/chromate conversion of Aluminium)
10824. Contacts
10825. Looking for some kind of
"Bright-dip" rub on
10826. Consumer available product to coat
accessories that are not nickle free
10827. Painting stainless steels
10828. Definition Needed
10829. Need help--Allergic to14K bridal
set--Considering Rhodium Plating
10830. Teflon application for black powder
patch
10831. Olive Drab Color Measurement
10833. Problem pertaining to copper
density
10834. Temperature sensitive
coating
10835. Removing metals from computer
boards
10836. Mercury Poisoning
10837. To chromate or dichromate that's the
question
10838. Durability of G60 galvanized
Steel
10839. Hard Chroming Stainless
Steel?
10840. Seeking Tantalum Coating [CA,
USA]
10841. Special Anode for
Goldplating?
10842. How to avoid uneven bright
dip
10843. Seeking pre-PVD cleaning
line/concept [CO, USA]
10844. Recent developments in
surfactants
10845. Does a penny rust?
10846. Chemical etching for marking of
products
10847. Type II, Class 2
10848. Nickel Acetate Seal Test
10849. Seeking Laboratory Supplies [MI,
USA]
10850. Powder Coating Bonded
Assemblies
10851. Localized repair of clear anodized
aluminum surfaces
10852. Hard Anodize -Thermal/Dielectric
Properties
10853. Seeking aluminum alloy details
[India]
10854. Density of copper
10855. Copper Plating
10856. Ruined by lye
10857. Platinum = Palladium?
10858. Refinishing brass tables
10859. Seeking membrane degreasers [South
Africa]
10860. Zinc plating and possible inclusion
of chromium in the process
10861. VOC guidelines
10862. Seeking Ammonia Chloride [Nigeria
and Central Africa Republic]
10863. Mg anodizing rack
10864. Citric based passivation
10865. 30aa finish
10866. Best way to polish
10867. Trying to identify surface finish
note
10868. Seeking Electropolishing 420 SS [TX,
USA]
10869. Hydrogen dissolved in copper
alloy
10870. Electroplating
10871. Seeking Electropolishing Titanium
[UT, USA]
10872. Copper electroplating hydrogen
gassing
10873. Post-treatment
10874. Anti-seize
10875. GME 60206
10876. Irregular wetting tension on
aluminum
10877. Pasting/welding of paper to paper
without adhesive
10878. Seeking Sublimation Coating [Puerto
Rico]
10879. Best way to obtain antique verdigris
on copper
10880. Chromate, mask and anodize without
stripping chromate 1st
10881. Seeking supplier of anodized
aluminum with FDA approval [PA, USA]
10882. CHEMICAL ETCHING OVER STAINLESS
STEEL
10883. Stainless steel
contamination
10884. Advice on Nickel plating for an
aluminum alloy
10885. Seeking Plating Jobshop [TX,
USA]
10886. Copper pollution
10887. ABS PLATING, PALLADIUM BATH,
ELECTROLESS NICKEL BATH
10888. Silver Plate Whiskers
10889. HE in zinc plated screw
10890. Zinc plating for EMI
Grounding
10891. Iridescent clear anodize
10892. Plating and finishing kovar
10893. Why No Rinse for Alodine 1132 Touch
Up Pen
10894. Bright Dipping Aluminum
Alloys
10895. Etchant
10896. Finishing of s.s. after
tempering
10897. Copper on titanium
electroplating
10898. Oxidation and red rust
10899. Converting resistivity units to
ohm-meter from microhms/cm^3
10900. Painting aluminum
10901. Polishing 99 gsxr-750
10902. Seeking outsourcing plating jobwork
[India]
10903. Trouble activating aluminum for zinc
phosphate
10905. Filtration techniques for aluminum
burrs
10906. Electroplating 22K gold
chain
10907. Door refinishing
10908. Filter Press
10909. Pros/Cons of black oxide coating
molds used in aluminum castings
10910. Zinc dip and Loctite 262 can they
work together?
10911. RECONDITIONING OF JOURNALS
10912. PROBLEMS FOR ZINC PLATING ON CAST
IRON BODIES
10913. Searching for resist
material
10914. Masking of pistons for hard
anodizing
10915. Recycling Purifying Solder
10916. Limestone creation on bamboo and
plastic
10917. How to polish aluminum for
motorcycles to chrome like finish
10918. Glass Coating
10919. Seeking Zinc Nickel Alloy Producers
[Europe]
10920. How to improve powder adhesion with
COOL-PHOS
10921. Using sulfuric Ty II anodize as a
mask for Hardcoat - if Hardcoat bath has additives like Anodal
EE
10922. Seeking teflon penetrate hardcoat
finishers [UK]
10923. Problems with ABS Plating
Plant
10924. Seeking titanium mesh [AL,
USA]
10925. Gold-plated flatware
10926. Boric acid
10927. Gold plating
10929. Zinc electroplating
10930. How to analyze acid level (HCL) in
Ferric Chloride Solution IF there's other metal ions and carbon in
the solution!!
10931. Analysis of Copper Alloy Bright Dip
Solution
10932. Scratched Copper
10933. Obliterating electroetch markings on
nickel plating
10934. Lacquer Film
10935. Electroless tin plating over bright
chrome plating
10936. Chromic acid anodize too
light
10938. Copper Table
10939. Advantages/Disadvantages of
nickel-CHROME
10940. Disc rebuild
10941. REPAIR OF CYCLODISC
10942. Munsell to RAL conversion
10943. Cleaning or darkening the galvanized
steel prior to powder coating
10944. Alodine/Irridite Touch-up
Process
10945. Rubberized aluminum coating
10946. Seeking Sheet Copper [MO,
USA]
10947. How to do passivation
10948. Heat treat scale inhibiting coating
for stainless steels
10949. Removing Gold
10950. Is there a way to unload easily
damaged parts safely?
10951. Seeking zinc plating JS2000 [CT,
USA]
10952. White spots on derusted iron
10953. Precipitation of Gold
10954. RH of 65% - what salt to
use?
10955. Tin Mirror
10956. Lead Alloy Joints
10957. Testing for passivity
10958. MIL-C-5541 AND ALODINE 1200S
10959. Blistering Problem for EN on Zinc
Casting
10960. Miralloy for Optalloy
10961. Drawing lubricant on wires causing
excessive foam in spray cleaners
10962. Parkerising Formula
10963. Stripping finish
10964. Seeking chrome plating motorcycle
plastics [NC, USA]
10965. Waste Iridite Storage
10966. Seeking Product to Remove Water
Spots on Aluminum [FL, USA]
10967. Electropolish of very small
components
10968. NC-9543 ? ? ?
10969. Color of Copper (II) sulfate
is???
10970. Black Nickel in golf
10971. Seeking hot-dip galvanizing line
[Ukraine]
10972. Substrate temperature
10973. Seeking E-less Nickel/ Black
Chromium on 1018 Steel [VA, USA]
10974. Vacuum compatible coatings for max
thermal radiation
10975. Autophoretic
10976. Acid chloride zinc cleaners v/s
Alkaline zinc cleaners
10977. Recovering gold from mud and melted
steel
10978. Touching-up chrome furniture
10979. Pigment
10980. Seeking "Splash Anodising"
[UK]
10982. Solder flow
10983. Pretreatment of Elgiloy Wire for
Nickel Plating
10984. Coating for Springs
10985. Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to
Stainless Steel in Spa Environment
10986. Swallowing Muratic Acid
10987. Painting on acrylic
10988. Can heavy, chrome finish on dining
set be changed to a more current look?
10990. Protection of silver-coating
10991. Citric passivation support
10992. Mirror polish
10993. Car Rims Polishing
10994. Marine Corrosion of Stainless
Steel
10995. Seeking Heat Resistant Black Paint
[Canada]
10996. Remove chrome from golf club...how
do you do it?
10997. Refinishing cast iron
10998. Seeking chemical for coloring
anodized aluminum [India]
10999. Rust removing process on steel
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