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18000. Seeking high solids clear coat
paint [Egypt] {11/19/02}
18001. Water base urethane for coating
metals [Oregon] {11/19/02}
18002. Hard Chrome Plating Bond Strength
Testing Methods and Other Related Literature [India]
18003. The Effects of Magnetic Particles on
Alloy Steel Fatigue Test Pieces [California]
18004. Cylinder rechroming [Maine]
{11/19/02}
18005. SPECIAL ANTIQUE FINISHES [Philippines]
18006. Gun-Blue reactivity on cadmium
plated, forged hardware [California]
18008. Cleaning of AISI 316L finished
parts [Italy]
18009. Base coating for rigid 6061 aluminum
snow skis [Colorado] {11/19/02}
18010. Black lacquer removal
[Illinois]
18011. Flash copper undercoat prior to hard
chroming [India]
18012. Many spots in electro polishing
process before anodizing [China]
18013. Anyone Know of a Black Oxide
Source? [Taiwan] {11/19/02}
18014. Is perchloric acid widely used?
[California]
18015. Polishing of welded s/steel to a
satin finish [UK]
18016. Anodising or plating on steel
[England]
18017. PTFE or equivalent coating of
stainless steel vessel [Germany] {11/19/02}
18018. Cold Black Oxide on Galvanized
Steel [Florida]
18019. Stripped rims are oxidizing
[Louisiana]
18020. CLARIFICATION FOR HARDNESS CHECK ON
PLATED PARTS [Canada]
18021. Stainless Steel Zinc Silicate
Primers [Texas]
18022. Seeking powdercoating shop
[Arizona] {11/19/02}
18023. Rims Dipped [Georgia]
{11/20/02}
18024. Powder coating lawn furniture
[Massachusetts] {11/20/02}
18025. How do I clean and seal copper in
order to retain newly reached colors? [Arkansas] {11/20/02}
18026. Need a salt spray test cabinet
[Turkey] {11/20/02}
18027. Need brasso by gallon [Canada]
{11/20/02}
18028. How temperature affects the speed of
a chemical reaction [New York]
18029. Problem in White Phenyle
Manufacturing [India]
18030. Zinc patina finish [Philippines]
18031. Nickel onto pewter [Texas]
18033. Antique brass restoration
[California]
18034. Powder Coat Adhesion Problem - Steel
Flanges/Tube [Ohio]
18035. Information on Woods Bath for Nickel
Plating on Stainless Steel [India]
18036. Post Cleaning of Electrodeposited
Tin over Autocatalytic Nickel [Kansas]
18037. Green patches on hard chrome
[India]
18038. Coatings of magnesium for decorative
applications [Portugal]
18039. Stainless steel chemical engraving
method [Egypt]
18040. Ultrasonic / blast cleaning of
aluminium castings [United Kingdom]
18042. Best Heat Sink Surface
Treatments [Australia]
18043. Zincating [Colorado]
18044. Electropolishing of Nitinol
[France]
18045. Shop wanted for project [Ohio]
{11/20/02}
18046. LOOKING FOR NICKEL PLATED WIRE
[Washington] {11/20/02}
18047. Seeking anodizing of plastic Jeep
parts [Oregon] {11/20/02}
18048. Seeking shop that would acid dip a
entire Volkswagen Beetle [Canada] {11/20/02}
18049. Cadmium Plated Brake Booster is
Needed [Texas] {11/20/02}
18050. Seeking Zinc Plater [Vermont]
{11/20/02}
18051. Seeking satin finish for aluminum
extrusions [New York] {11/20/02}
18052. Looking for high quality
Plastisol [New York] {11/20/02}
18053. Removing heavy metals from refinery
effluents [India]
18054. What does "halogram" mean? [Thailand]
18055. Magnessium ribbon [Oklahoma]
18056. Cleaning bronze grave markers
[Massachusetts]
18057. Raw steel finishes [Idaho]
18058. Aging solution to give carbon steel
coated with zinc a gray aged patina [Pennsylvania]
18059. Rechroming vintage cameras
[California]
18060. Aluminum anodizing, plating, powder
coating, etc [Ethiopia]
18061. Lead coating for installed
copper [Maryland]
18062. Stainless Steel Scratches
[Florida]
18063. Best coating solution for a one-off
theatrical mask [UK]
18064. Restoring "brushed" look to
stainless steel watch case [Illinois]
18065. Defoamer Effectiveness
[Georgia]
18066. Copper Removal
[Massachusetts]
18067. Uneven CED coating of Stainless
Steel [Thailand]
18068. Zirconium Nitride Plating on
Steel [New York]
18069. ABS vs Other Plastics [Mexico]
18070. Dull Electroless on Alum
Castings [New York]
18071. Timing for removal of rust from
stainless steel [California]
18072. Metric finish [Pennsylvania]
18073. Zinc nickel reel to reel plating
[Ohio]
18074. TRD CARBIDE COATING [Texas]
18075. Galvanized plating [Tennessee]
{11/21/02}
18076. Stainless steel finishing [New
Jersey] {11/21/02}
18077. Magnesium reacting with acid
investigation [England]
18078. Sodium Hypophosphite to
HYPOPHOSPHOROUS ACID [North Carolina]
18079. Chrome finish on PVC pipe [New
York]
18080. Painting PVC Pipe [Florida]
18081. How do I give my refrigerator a
stainless steel appearance? [Missouri]
18082. Car Interior [Delaware]
18083. Training [Connecticut]
18084. Salt Spray Problems
[Connecticut]
18085. Metallization of ceramics [Australia]
18086. Pickling Stains on Hot Rolled
Steel [North Carolina]
18087. Cost of iridium [Kentucky]
18088. Change white gold back to yellow
gold? [California]
18089. Removing nickel plate [North
Carolina]
18090. Outdoor Woodburning Stove Tube
Cleaning [Virginia]
18091. PP Cooling Coil [India]
18092. Welding fume injuries [New
York]
18093. Formaldehyde resin removal [Romania]
18094. Galvanizing flux [Philippines]
18095. Defective nickel-chromium
plating [Malaysia]
18096. Zn+Yellow passivation Technical
details [India]
18097. Surface roughness - aluminum vs cast
iron [Malaysia]
18098. Need 5/8"d satin nickel
rods/tubes [Connecticut] {11/22/02}
18099. Copper Cathode [Saudi Arabia]
{11/22/02}
18100. Titanium [Singapore]
{11/22/02}
18101. Need a hydrogen detection meter
[New Zealand] {11/22/02}
18102. How to make some solutions
[California]
18103. Chlorine Leaching from CPVC
[Iowa]
18104. Heat treatment [New Mexico]
18105. Mazac, chrome and ceramic
coatings [England]
18106. Coating that looks like aluminum
needed for plastic [New Jersey]
18107. Cleaning cast iron bell
[Canada]
18108. Cleaning rough brass rails of
courthouse [South Dakota]
18109. MIL-L-46010 [California]
18110. Acid resistancy of PP [India]
18111. Color and brightness measurement on
metallic coatings [Colorado]
18112. Type II and III zinc plating
[Pennsylvania]
18113. Effects on the color of hard
coating [Illinois]
18114. Phosphate coating salt spray
specification [Kansas]
18115. Shiny Copper Roof [Wyoming]
18116. Stainless steel water markers won't
stay polished [California]
18117. Help with chrome wheels
[Pennsylvania] {11/22/02}
18118. Polyurethane Paint Mfgrs and
application vendors [India] {11/22/02}
18119. Olive green passivation as
substitute to yellow passivation [India]
18120. Rust on ball bearings [India]
18121. Seeking Parts for Nordson
Equipment [Kentucky] {11/22/02}
18122. Optical flat paint
[Washington]
18123. Autophoretic Coating [Canada]
{11/25/02}
18124. Aluminum anodize stripping solution
that does not strip the base material [Ohio] {11/25/02}
18125. Seeking info about silverplating
musical instruments [Minnesota]
18126. Sodium carbonate
[Pennsylvania]
18127. How much gold in the solder pot?
[California]
18128. Nickel plating stainless steel
tube [Illinois]
18129. Show chrome for vintage motorcycle
restoration [New York] {11/25/02}
18130. So many problems with my science
fair I don't know where to start [Florida]
18131. Steel [England]
18132. Aluminum mirror [Philippines]
18133. Recubrimientos de platino sobre
titanio [Colombia]
18134. Hammer finish powder coatings
[Iran]
18135. CVD inquiry [Canada]
18136. Substitute for PVA in production of
biodegradable plastic [Philippines]
18137. Brush plating selective plating
[Israel]
18139. Goof off stains on stainless
steel [Tennessee]
18140. Where to get sheets of silver?
[Michigan]
18141. Polishing Aluminum Rims (cast
areas) [Canada]
18142. Anodes [India]
18144. Problem maintaining black film on
phosphorized copper anode produced in acid copper plating [Australia]
18145. Etching of patterns on copper
sheets [India]
18146. Plating for steel molds [South
Carolina]
18147. Search for a reliable vendor for
copper plating [India] {11/25/02}
18148. Seeking chroming of my Harley lower
forks [Minnesota] {11/25/02}
18149. Hard anodizing on aluminium
utensils [India] {11/25/02}
18150. The material of pennies
[Illinois]
18151. How do I age pewter
[Oklahoma]
18152. Electroplating at Home [Israel]
18153. Metal cleaning [Nevada]
18154. Hole in my frame from polishing
[Connecticut]
18155. Pirrolidone solvent?
[Michigan]
18156. Surface preparation of silver for
lead plate [Wisconsin]
18157. Yellow chromating [India]
18158. Al6061 finishing color [Singapore]
18159. Finish Grinding Stainless
[Massachusetts]
18160. Seeking gold plating for car
grill [Maryland] {11/26/02}
18161. Equipment to make High purity Gold
Potassium Cyanide (PGC) [Singapore] {11/26/02}
18162. Bronzing of shoes [Canada]
18163. Roofing nails-galvanized vs.
zinc/nickel plated [Texas]
18164. Hot tin dip yellows when heated
[Massachusetts]
18165. ACID ACTIVATION [India]
18166. Finish of Electropolishing [India]
18167. Aluminium Piston Finishing [India]
18168. Kitchen Stove Refinishing
[Georgia] {11/26/02}
18169. Need copper sheeting
[California] {11/26/02}
18170. Seeking chrome for alloy wheels
[Colorado] {11/26/02}
18171. Seeking cadmium plater for
fluoborate process per NAS672 [Connecticut] {11/26/02}
18172. Rechrome [Hawaii] {11/26/02}
18173. Seeking packaged system for cyanide
destruction [Mexico] {11/26/02}
18174. Grain Refiners/Gema PG1 Gun
[Philippines] {11/26/02}
18175. The mineral "spharelite"
[Connecticut]
18176. Electroplating in water
treatment [Texas]
18177. Cyanide effects [Oregon]
18178. Chemically polishing copper to a
mirror finish [California]
18179. Electrophoretic Deposition(EPD)
Process [California]
18180. Cleaning stainless steel [New
York]
18181. Stainless Steel Refrigerator Door
Repair Suggestions [New Mexico]
18182. Plates for Oil Storage Tanks
[New York]
18183. Brass finishing
[Connecticut]
18184. Galvanic action is suspected in an
old tin soffet [Pennsylvania]
18185. Polishing a rough sand cast
frame [Michigan]
18186. Paint Peel Off [India]
18187. Powder Coating [Arizona] 
18188. Inspecting powder coated paint
surface [Colorado]
18189. Ferritic Nitrocarburizing
Residue [Ohio]
18190. Modest Ag etchant [Taiwan]
18191. Descale and Pacify our GTAW welded
Stainless Steel (316 and 316L) Hydraulic Piping Systems [Singapore]
18192. Suggest Appropriate Lubricant for
Aluminium Machining [India]
18193. Seeking anodizing/chrome plating of
tri-tube nerf bars [Alabama] {11/27/02}
18194. ZINC SKIMMINGS [Nigeria]
{11/27/02}
18195. Brass tie coat [Maryland]
{11/27/02}
18196. Sanding grit for swingarm
polishing [Washington]
18197. Alocrom / Alodine 1200 Salt Spray
Tests [UK]
18198. Paint shop for bicycles [Rhode
Island] {11/27/02}
18199. Seeking brushes [South Carolina]
{11/27/02}
18200. Coloring Stainless Steel [Malaysia]
18201. Aluminum design etching
[Arkansas]
18202. Phosphate Free Pretreatment
Process [North Carolina]
18203. Gun barrel rechroming of bore
[Texas] {11/27/02}
18204. Need to find someone willing to
gold-plate jewelry findings [New York] {11/27/02}
18205. Seeking nickel flake or copper flake
for conductive shielding coating [Ohio] {11/27/02}
18206. Brass spray protection [Canada]
{11/27/02}
18207. Aluminum Fuze Sleeves and TCE
[Illinois]
18210. Peroxide and piping systems
[California]
18211. Depth of penetration to case harden
1040 steel [Arizona]
18212. Cadmium plating disk brake rotors?
Yes/No? [Canada]
18213. Fingerprint corrosion on and
cleaning of zinc plated steel surfaces [California] 
18214. How to tarnish lead quickly
[Oklahoma]
18215. Polishing type 304 tubing
[Wisconsin]
18216. Medical concern over high aluminum
content in blood [Wisconsin]
18217. Titanium nitride small batch
[North Carolina] {11/27/02}
18218. MIL-C-5541 CL 1A Expected
Lifetime [Massachusetts]
18219. Solder Over Immersion Tin
[Missouri]
18220. Teflon coating [India]
{11/27/02}
18221. THICK SMOOTH GLITTER MARINE
COATING [California] {11/27/02}
18222. Phosphoric Acid Cleaning of
Stainless Steel Tubes in a Heat Exchanger [Canada]
18223. Corrosion appears in SS303 after
nickel plating [India]
18224. Need pre-clean help for H-11
Vac-Cad [California]
18225. Sigma phase and corrosion of a
309Mol buffer and 316L overlay [Australia]
18226. Seeking E-Coating [Texas]
{11/27/02}
18227. Need technical help for cyanide free
gold plating [India] {11/27/02}
18228. Rust Preventive Oil [India]
{11/27/02}
18229. Need a spray cleaning and pickling
line [Canada] {11/27/02}
18230. Permanent non-tarnish finish
[Alabama]
18231. Yellow passivation technique and
specification [India]
18232. Need special passivation [New
Jersey] {11/27/02}
18233. Galvanized tin finish [China] 
18234. Formate buildup in cyanide baths
[Oklahoma]
18235. Seeking machinery for solder
material [India] {11/29/02}
18236. Demineralized water for use in
environmental chamber "THRMOTRON" [Oregon] {11/29/02}
18237. Teflon Tube [Malaysia]
{11/29/02}
18238. Acid and metal reaction
[Maryland]
18239. Request for ideas pertaining to
science projects exploring industrial electroplating
[Maryland]
18240. Cleaning of copper substrate for
growth of LB film [India]
18241. Antique brass statue with green
corroding patches to be restored without altering the antique
look [California]
18242. Restoring old copper washing
basin [Australia]
18243. IPC standard for Gold plating
thickness on PCB fingers [China]
18244. Dangers of welding black chromated
parts [Ohio]
18245. Titration color (from dark brown to
colorless end-point) [Canada]
18246. Comparison of nitrocellulose lacquer
and newer clear coats [California]
18247. Oil-rubbed Steel Handrail
[Oregon]
18248. Seeking equipment in order to
anodize aluminium coils in continuous [Italy]
18249. Electropolished stainless, will it
stand up to high heat? [Oklahoma]
18250. Electrolytic action causing
premature failure of BZP bolts [UK]
18251. Metal finishing, Electroplating
[China] {11/29/02}
18252. Vibratory Tumbler [Oklahoma]
{11/29/02}
18253. Supplier of copper rods etc [UK]
{11/29/02}
18254. Steel rust-inhibiting options
showing steel material color [Hawaii]
18255. ABS plastic anti-fouling
painting [Portugal]
18256. Air Drag Scrapers [Indonesia]
18257. Sherardizing [Turkey]
18258. CASS TEST OF WELDED JOINTS [India]
18259. Phosphate removal [India]
18260. Question on CVS [Singapore]
18261. Sherardizing [Turkey]
18262. Electroplating - zinc alloys
compared to pure zinc [Belgium]
18263. Where to start electropolishing?
[Georgia]
18264. Process required to polish stainless
steel woven wirecloth [India]
18265. Brass-re-finish kitchen handles
[Ohio] {12/02/02}
18266. Antiquing brass [Ohio]
{12/02/02}
18267. Copper pans re-tinned [England]
{12/02/02}
18268. Help wanted for ACID COPPER
BRIGHTENER/LEVELER [Pakistan] {12/02/02}
18269. Seeking diesel/gas powered food
warmer [India] {12/02/02}
18270. Making Pretreatment Chemicals
[India] {12/02/02}
18271. Sublimation polymer [Romania]
{12/02/02}
18272. Looking for PTFE material
[China] {12/02/02}
18273. Nordson Parts [Canada]
{12/02/02}
18274. Need Coil Type Anodizing Plant for
Aluminium Alloy Wire Mesh [Bahrain] {12/02/02}
18275. PVD Machine Required [India]
{12/02/02}
18276. Case depth in carburizing or
nitriding [UK]
18277. Etching factors [India]
18278. Enquiries about Electroless Nickel
Plating [China]
18279. Powder coating-spray dryer [Iran]
18280. Construction of flag pole [Kuwait]
18281. Refinish lamps [Florida]
18282. Building a Power Supply [Ireland]
18283. Electro Plating [Arizona]
18284. VICTORIAN LIGHT POST TO PAINT
[Ohio]
18285. Rust on chrome spoke wheels
[Texas]
18286. Gun Rebluing [Maryland]
18287. Metal Lacquer and Metal Stripper
[New York]
18288. Brown wrinkle paint needed
[Indiana]
18289. Searching for International Co.,
mfgr of Gold plated flatware [Idaho]
18290. What is the cheapest way to update a
tub or toilet? [Georgia]
18291. A redo, or throw away?
[Georgia]
18292. Suggestions for refinishing antique
lamps [Michigan]
18293. Question of spruehkompaktieren
[Japan]
18294. Anodising bath agitation [India]
18295. HF and sulphuric acid mixture
[India]
18296. Rust Issues with Metal-to-Metal
Contact and the Faraday Cage Effect [California]
18297. Health risks of automobile spray
painting [Ghana]
18298. Problems in powder coating [India]
18299. Titanium plating [The Netherlands]
18300. Why does brass crack after
blasting? [California]
18301. Test for corrosion resistance
[India]
18302. Scale removal [Vietnam]
18303. MANUFACTURER OF ALUMINIZED STEEL
COMPANION RINGS [Minnesota] {12/02/02}
18304. Coloring aluminum sculpture
[Ohio] {12/02/02}
18305. Looking for place that chromes
motorcycle wheels [Florida] {12/02/02}
18306. Rechroming old kitchen chairs and
formica table [Missouri] {12/02/02}
18307. Solution to remove color
anodizing [Indiana]
18308. Standard test for print adhesion on
polyethylene film [Thailand]
18309. Powder coating of wood objects
[California]
18310. Macro etching of aluminium and its
alloys [UK]
18311. Rust preventive coating [India]
18312. Use of different clearcoats with
chroma paints [California]
18313. Ni Coatings [India]
18314. Chromate conversion over silver
plate [UK]
18315. Titanium coat process [China]
18316. Sulfamate Nickel Strike Problems
[Wisconsin] 
18317. Lifting hard anodize [England]
18318. Barrel Tumbling [Australia]
18319. Stainless steel for salt mill
[China]
18320. Reconditioning of brass lamps
[United States] {12/03/02}
18322. Aluminium Mirror Finish QUALITY
[California]
18323. Stainless steel 316L versus 904L
[The Netherlands]
18324. Process steps for iridite
plating [Massachusetts]
18325. Protection of metal parts against
corrosion working on direct flame [Mexico]
18326. Seeking Plastic Chrome
Production [Nebraska] {12/03/02}
18327. Noxon 7 [Wisconsin]
{12/03/02}
18328. Polyethylene resin [Singapore]
{12/03/02}
18329. Need 200 tons per month for water
based varnish [China] {12/03/02}
18330. Copper electroforming with non
hazardous chemicals [Michigan]
18331. Powdercoating [Texas]
18332. Annealed copper stiffened by nickel
plating [Australia]
18333. Mirror polishing stainless steel
shafts [India]
18334. Non slip coating for pickup
roller [New York] {12/03/02}
18335. Aluminized bond failure to polyester
film [Pennsylvania]
18336. Steel for countertop / bartop?
[Colorado] 
18337. Ammonium nitrate bluing [New
Mexico]
18338. Chrome Dipping [Oklahoma or
Texas] {12/04/02}
18339. GOLD PLATING FOR LARGE PARTS
[California] {12/04/02}
18340. Olive Drab Aluminum [New
Jersey]
18341. Wheel dipping [New York]
{12/04/02}
18342. Raw materials for anti-fouling
paint [U.A.E.] {12/04/02}
18343. Coloring stainless steel [New
York]
18344. Seeking zinc plating of long
bars [Ohio] {12/04/02}
18345. Investigacion escolar [Mexico]
18346. Nox Liberation [India]
18347. Does zinc ezda#3 corrode?
[Illinois]
18348. Is it justified to invest in a
plating line to service our products [Texas]
18349. Powder Enamel Coating Needed
[Arizona] {12/05/02}
18350. JAX Solutions Needed [Minnesota]
{12/05/02}
18351. Machining [Iran]
18352. Buffing and polishing rims
[North Carolina]
18353. Concrete finishes
[California]
18354. Cleaning Antique Golf Clubs
[Ohio]
18355. Chrome plating that looks like
nickel [UK]
18356. Motorcycle [Pennsylvania]
18357. Fine finished stainless disks
[Australia]
18358. Electropolishing [Turkey]
18359. Aluminium coating on steel sheet
[India]
18360. 316L Rusting [Illinois]
18361. MINIMUM CORROSION LIFE TO BE ENSURED
FOR Ni PLATED COMPONENT [India]
18362. Zinc Plating [Ohio]
18363. Life expectancy of unconnected tin
plated computer connectors [California]
18364. "Blackened Gold"
[Massachusetts]
18365. Salt Spray Fog Testing Equipment for
ASTM B 117 and DIN 50 021 [India]
18366. Need analytical test method for
aluminum in solution [Pennsylvania]
18367. Galvanneal color problems
[California]
18368. Galavanized piping and hydrazine
[Michigan]
18369. Right Surface Roughness
Parameter [Italy]
18370. COMPATIBILTY OF HASTALLOY-C IN
TBP [India]
18371. 4130 chromoly [England]
18372. Paint Specification
[California]
18373. De-ionised water [England]
18374. Sulfuric and Nitric Titration of a
Sulfuric/Nitric Acid Bath [Minnesota]
18375. Zinc plating thickness testing
[Ohio]
18376. Ni vs. Zn Plating [Canada]
18377. Coloring of aluminum beyond
paint/anodize [Pennsylvania]
18378. Equivalency to 32 micro -finish
[New Hampshire]
18379. Zinc-iron plating per SCANIA spec.
3947 [Ohio] {12/06/02}
18380. How are refrigerator magnets
made? [California]
18381. Ferroxyl Indicator [England]
18382. Chrome VI blue passivation [South Africa]
18383. Military Standards [Ohio]
18384. Heat Resistant Paint on
Playgrounds [Virginia]
18385. Converting microinches AA Ra to
micrometers Ra [Australia]
18386. Pitting problems in aluminium
[Australia]
18387. Seeking re-chroming auto parts
[New York] {12/06/02}
18388. Need a rectifier and used SS
plate [Canada] {12/06/02}
18389. Effect of water pH to the pH of
sample solution [Philippines]
18390. "ZNS" process [South Africa]
18391. Type ll anodizing buildup VS.
coating thickness [California]
18392. Rhodium Coating on Glass in Vacuum
Chamber [India] {12/06/02}
18393. ENIG and OSP electrical
properties [Maryland]
18394. Sulfuric acid regeneration [UK]
18395. Decorative Coatings on Glass
[Florida]
18396. Yellow chromate compare to Alodine
for conductivity [Massachusetts]
18397. Sulfate Nickel vs. Sulfamate
Nickel [Maryland]
18398. Corrosion of hard chrome plated
piston rods [India]
18399. Positioning photoresist on uneven
surface [Puerto Rico]
18400. Steel grade 420 [Poland]
18401. Platinum coating on Carbon Composite
Plates [Canada] {12/06/02}
18402. DACROTIZING PROCESSES [United
States] {12/06/02}
18403. Seeking paint booth [California]
{12/06/02}
18404. HASL [New Hampshire]
18405. 20" MOMO CURBED [Missouri]
18406. Cyanide anlaysis [Michigan]
18407. Creating a rougher surface finish
for stamped steel parts? [Michigan]
18408. Vacuum metallizing [Canada]
{12/09/02}
18409. Anodizing Aluminum Rings [Texas]
{12/09/02}
18410. Solution for copper recovery
[India]
18411. Chrome problems plating a convex
piece [Arizona] 
18412. Legislation on copper plating
[England]
18413. Fireplace paint
[Pennsylvania]
18414. Help on Teflon coating [India]
18415. Aluminum Heat Exchanger
[Canada]
18416. Anodizing ZA27 die cast material
[Ohio]
18417. Satin Anodize [China]
18418. Need info on gold plating
[Oklahoma]
18419. Help with custom car alloy top
finish [Arizona]
18420. Liquid iron powder [Canada]
18421. Photo-etching [Hawaii]
{12/09/02}
18422. Short and long term Nikasil
expectations [West Virginia] {12/09/02}
18423. PVD COATING EQUIPMENT
[Massachusetts] {12/09/02}
18424. NEED ELECTRO COLOR (MULTI COLOUR)
CHEMICALS [India] {12/09/02}
18425. Need ph meter and papers
[Canada] {12/09/02}
18426. What is deionised Water; Urgent!
[New Jersey]
18427. Buffing or rubbing cymbols
[Ohio]
18428. Nikasil coatings [Canada]
18429. Aluminium wetting against iron
[Mexico]
18430. Can I silverplate ABS plastics?
[Greece]
18431. COMPATIBILITY OF HARD CHROME AND
PHOSPHOROUS BRONZE [India]
18432. NiCaSil plating of shafts
[Michigan]
18433. Color anodizing [India] 2nd
Request
18434. Help re: finishing stainless steel
times [New Zealand]
18435. Seeking Zr-Cr-Copper [India]
{12/10/02}
18436. Chrome Plating Removal [Australia]
18437. Treating bare metal to prevent
rusting [North Carolina]
18438. Branching into vacuum
metallizing [Australia] {12/10/02}
18439. Seeking burnishing powder
[India] {12/10/02}
18441. Which organic chemicals are commonly
used with Cadmium or Lead in Metal Finishing? [England]
18442. How to paint PP [Portugal]
18443. MARKING METALS WITH AN ACID ETCHING
PEN [Illinois] {12/12/02}
18444. Powdercoat spray gun parts
wanted [Washington] {12/11/02}
18445. Electroplating of steel [Nigeria]
18446. Making gold bars [Malaysia]
18447. Nitrate coating [Wisconsin]
18448. EM shielding materials
[California]
18449. Can Galvanized Steel Be Painted
[California]
18450. Coating for deck screws for use in
ACQ [Illinois]
18451. Ross-Miles Paper [India]
{12/11/02}
18452. Kindly send Specs. of Copper Salts
used in Electroplating [India] {12/11/02}
18453. Electroplating on PP/ Plastics
[India]
18455. Help with selecting the correct
coating [Michigan]
18456. Seeking black chroming company
[Connecticut] {12/11/02}
18457. Seeking for supplier of anodized
aluminum sheets [Washington] {12/11/02}
18458. Looking for used paint
booth/room [Iowa] {12/11/02}
18460. Need a wafer Plating rack ASAP
[California] {12/11/02}
18461. Titanium in medicine [U.K.]
18462. BEAUTIFYING BRASS ADVICE NEEDED
[Texas]
18463. Increasing Powder coating
hardness [Iran]
18464. Nickel Vs Copper as an Undercoat
[U.K.]
18465. Passivation Specification
QQ-P-626 [No.Carolina]
18466. Plastic globules on 316SS tubing
after polishing [Indiana]
18467. Hydrogen Embritlement Chemical
Composition Limits [Brasil]
18468. Black Nickel finish or similar on
car rims [New York] {12/11/02}
18469. Refinish chrome sword [Florida]
{12/11/02}
18470. Chrome plate 76" long abs parts,
need deep tank [Georgia] {12/11/02}
18471. Definition of immersion gold vs
electroless gold [Missouri]
18472. De-ox for cast aluminium parts
[Ireland]
18473. Plating on top of Chrome?
[Illinois]
18474. Properties of Hard Chrome [Australia]
18475. Resist lacquer primer used in chrome
plating [Ohio]
18476. Electro-polish vendor needed
[Florida] {12/11/02}
18477. Seeking polishing & anodizing of
aluminum - polishing of stainless [No. Carolina] {12/11/02}
18478. Non-stick surface for waste
dumpsters [New York] {12/11/02}
18479. Antique ceiling restorers need
electroplating shop [Florida] {12/11/02}
18480. Metal tiles [Scotland]
{12/12/02}
18481. Answer about our water
[Ohio]
18482. Toxicity [Canada]
18483. What is Clear Alodine? [India]
18484. About emissions [The Netherlands]
18485. Any new methods? [India]
18486. 18/8 Flatware Rust Spots
[Texas]
18487. Durable rust [Hungary]
18488. Aluminum anodizing at home
[Missouri]
18489. Sulphuric acid 98% [Australia]
18490. SOLDERING OF ZINC CASTINGS [India]
18491. Powder paint cure problems
[Virginia]
18492. Plating on polyester castings
[India]
18493. Silver Plating Discoloration
[Malaysia]
18494. Black anodizing problem - purple
sheen [Tennessee]
18495. Electro-polishing [Illinois]
18496. Polished versus ground finish on
stainless steel [Texas]
18497. Different color on the top (above)
metal part chromium plated [Illinois]
18498. Non-subjective electropolish
specs? [Florida]
18499. Road Marking Paint - Yellow
[Kenya] {12/12/02}
18500. Galvanizing equipment wanted (new or
2nd Hand) for large project(s) [South Africa] {12/12/02}
18501. To withstand high temperatures
[Washington]
18502. Interior coating of Coke cans
[Maryland]
18503. Causes of corrosion [Ohio]
18504. Oil Field Tooling that uses Hard
Chrome Applications [Tennessee]
18505. Seeking new/used paint booth
[New Hampshire] {12/13/02}
18506. Analyzing Au of immersion gold
bath [Malaysia]
18507. Seeking company to timesaver 72"
wide Alum parts [Illinois] {12/13/02}
18508. Seeking for Aluminum Composite Panel
Production Line [Turkey] {12/13/02}
18509. Laboratory Test Equipment Wanted
[India] {12/13/02}
18510. METAL PATCH PRIOR TO POWDER
COATING [Massachusetts] {12/13/02}
18511. Anodizing Capabilities [Canada]
{12/13/02}
18512. Need shop to strip plating from
firearms [Oklahoma] {12/13/02}
18513. Need a Black Oxide Finisher
[Louisiana] {12/13/02}
18514. Need Alodine 1200 touch-up
product [Oregon] {12/13/02}
18515. Acid and metal reaction
[Georgia]
18516. Electric Arc Furnace Water
Panels [California]
18517. Stencil or faux [Alabama]
18518. Refinishing old metal lamps
[Michigan]
18519. Cleaning gold plated flatware
[Oklahoma]
18520. Which is better: 12C27 or 440
Stainless Steel Carving Set? [California]
18521. DURABILITY OF POWDER COAT PAINT
[Missouri]
18522. Conductivity and Throw
[Maryland]
18523. Trivalent chrome
[Pennsylvania]
18524. White Stained Aluminum
[Canada]
18525. Platinum Plating to SST
[California] {12/16/02}
18526. Brushed Aluminum Coils
[California] {12/16/02}
18527. Need polishing and gold plating of
cast iron [North Carolina] {12/16/02}
18528. Anodizing and black oxide finish
[Iowa] {12/16/02}
18529. Coating Thickness Gauge Machine
[Vietnam] {12/16/02}
18530. Skydrol resistance cables
[Switzerland] {12/16/02}
18531. Turnkey electropolish line
[California] {12/16/02}
18532. Chroming, plating and ceramic
coating, metal and plastics [Canada] {12/16/02}
18533. Seeking plating machines
[Pakistan] {12/16/02}
18534. Looking for metallic glitter powder
coating machine [India] {12/16/02}
18535. Roof heat reflective paints
[Australia]
18536. Aluminum wiring electroplating
[Texas]
18537. Cleaning and Passivation
Stainless [Texas]
18539. TS16949 [Canada]
18540. Air agitation [North
Carolina]
18541. NiCd Plating Solution Market
[Connecticut]
18542. Metallizing Nonconductors as a
Structural Enhancement [Pennsylvania] 
18543. COATING ON WELDED AREAS [India]
18544. DULLING DOWN NEW BRASS PLAQUES
[England]
18545. Powder coating plant [India]
{12/16/02}
18546. REQUIREMENT OF GALVANIZED SHEET
[India] {12/16/02}
18547. Uses of argon [India]
18548. Pigment information [Pakistan]
18549. E-Cu to E-NI transition
[Kentucky]
18550. Brushed aluminum finish, belt sander
modifications [China]
18551. Seeking rechroming [Michigan]
{12/16/02}
18552. A source of aluminum graphite
blocks [Nevada] {12/16/02}
18553. Plating of Silicon Wafers
[Washington]
18554. Polishing Steel [Louisiana]
18555. Clear coating needed for polished
brass [California]
18556. BRASS JIGS [Africa]
18557. Anodizing different colors
[Iowa]
18558. Hot dip galvanization plant
[Sudan] {12/17/02}
18559. Analytical pickling solution
[Thailand]
18560. Powder Coating of 38mm thick MDF
Panels [England]
18561. How to start a simple, low
investment galvanizing plant [Honduras]
18562. Seeking Chroming or Chrome Dipping
Business [Ohio] {12/17/02}
18563. Chrome dipping of alloy rims
[New York] {12/17/02}
18564. Plasma Nitriding and PVD coating of
TiN on the razor edge [India] {12/17/02}
18565. Are my pewter goblets safe? [New
York]
18566. Anodize finish remover
[Oregon]
18567. How to remove clear protective coat
on plated brass [California]
18568. Metal, steel, patina, paint, color,
finishing [Michigan]
18569. Strange Zinc Plating Corrosion
[California]
18570. Anti Rust Coating [India]
{12/17/02}
18571. Seeking tong tester [Pakistan]
{12/17/02}
18572. Need hot deep galvanization plant
and arc spraying with wire for site work [Ethiopia]
{12/17/02}
18573. Electro-flocculation [Australia]
18574. Comparison test between 316 (0.08%
carbon) and 316L(0.03% carbon) [India]
18575. Chromic Acid Recovery [Michigan]
{12/17/02}
18576. Highly reflective finishing for
flame impingement [France]
18577. Hardening 440 stainless
[Massachusetts]
18578. Electro Coagulation
[Washington]
18579. Hydrogen Embrittlement [Argentina]
18580. Alodine 1200 over silver plate
[UK]
18581. Seeking redipping/rechroming
[Florida] {12/18/02}
18582. Need sheet of aluminum with Alzak
(or equiv.) finish [New York] {12/18/02}
18583. Fastite 140N [Singapore]
{12/18/02}
18584. CMC OF SOME ANIONIC SURFACTANT?
[India]
18585. MiC-6 Aluminium [Singapore]
18586. Business startup
[Pennsylvania]
18587. Anodizing [Missouri]
18588. Aluminum Surface Preparation Before
Top Coating [Tennessee]
18589. Hex Chromate or Trivalent
[Illinois]
18590. Lead vs Aluminum [Mexico]
18591. Wastes Chromium Content [Australia]
18592. Cadmium and Chromium price and salt
spray performance [Missouri]
18593. How can I reduce the saccharin in
the nickel sulfamate bath? [Spain]
18594. Needing a rhodium bath
[Florida]
18595. ACID ACTIVATION [India]
18596. Engineering the production of the
"magic" stress reducer [New Jersey]
18597. ASTM B633 (yellow chromate over
zinc) versus ASTM B545 (tin over nickel) plating comparison
[Illinois]
18598. Laser welding aluminum [New
Jersey]
18599. Masking off Zinc Plating [New Zealand]
18601. Stripping Nickel from MOLYBDENUM
[Massachusetts]
18602. Time lapse between moulding
production and pretreatment of PP [Portugal]
18603. Electrofilm No. 4306 [Utah]
{12/18/02}
18604. Seeking re-galvanizing service
[Maine] {12/18/02}
18605. Black copper oxide on aluminium and
steel [Wales]
18606. The effect of heat on passivated
parts [Massachusetts]
18607. Ammonium Bi-flouride or HFA?
[Missouri]
18608. What plating finish should be used
on outdoor brackets? [Ohio]
18609. Searching for new cadmium plating
process [Indiana] {12/19/02}
18610. Repair rusted metal structure
[Malaysia] {12/19/02}
18611. Used bake oven [Pennsylvania]
{12/19/02}
18612. Synthetic diamond powder [India]
{12/19/02}
18613. Seeking prices for FCL Dicyandiamide
and FCL M-Nitobenzene [Pakistan] {12/19/02}
18614. Copper preservation [New
Jersey]
18615. Change color [Philippines]
18616. When iron rusts [Missouri]
18617. Chrome plastic parts
[Virginia]
18618. Want to change inner color [Pakistan]
18619. Rain water corrosion the aluminum
sheet [Malaysia]
18620. Electropolishing or Passivation
[Illinois]
18621. Black Chrome Plating on Copper
[India] {12/19/02}
18622. HOW TO ANODISE/ANODISER NEEDED
[Belgium] {12/19/02}
18623. Need Alodine finisher for large
weldments [Pennsylvania] {12/19/02}
18624. E-Coat Gray [Ohio]
{12/19/02}
18625. Diamond coating [India]
{12/19/02}
18626. SEEKING SPECTRO FOR ALUMINIUM
ALLOY [India] {12/19/02}
18627. Need help antiquing silver
jewelry [New York] {12/19/02}
18628. LOOKING FOR FOIL [New York]
{12/19/02}
18629. Photo chemical milling industry
leaders [New York]
18630. Aluminium code equivalent [India]
18631. Non cyanide golden plate
[Massachusetts]
18632. Restoring wrought iron fireplace
screen [New Jersey]
18633. Steel spec [California]
18634. Cyanide video [Maryland]
18635. Need Information or MSDS for
hydrogen chloride [Alaska]
18636. Gold Plating [Ohio]
18637. Nickel sulfamate pH to low
[Canada]
18638. Nickel plating to protect brass from
stress corrosion cracking [Canada]
18639. "Zero" dissolved aluminum
[Canada]
18640. Relative merits of steel
finishing [Australia]
18641. Acid Bath Method for Changing
Texture/Color on Stainless Steel [New York]
{12/20/02}
18642. Electropolishing of Copper Tube
[Illinois] {12/20/02}
18643. URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR MOLY DRY FILM
LUBRICATION [Illinois] {12/20/02}
18644. Stress Testing Materials in Hull
Cell [New Hampshire] {12/20/02}
18645. ELECTROPLATING MACHINES [Jordan]
{12/20/02}
18646. Cold blacken oxide [California]
{12/20/02}
18647. Want at least 50 tons scrap
copper [Nebraska] {12/20/02}
18648. Metallizing Nonconductors as a
Structural Enhancement in Challenging Process [Pennsylvania]
{12/20/02}
18649. Cleaning material [Turkey]
18650. Blackening tin [Colorado]
18651. Cleaning my enamel bath [England]
18652. Muriatic acid and copper
[Missouri]
18653. Hot Dip Galvanizing [India]
18654. Reel to Reel Acid Copper Bath Setup
Questions [Illinois]
18655. Bead blasted aluminum prior to
anodizing [Florida]
18656. Phosphoric Acid Anodizing Solution
Color [California]
18657. Nitric Acid to smut or not to
smut [Missouri]
18658. RMS vs. RQ surface finish
[Florida]
18659. Sourcing For SS316L Electropolish
Supplier [Malaysia] {12/20/02}
18661. Motorcycle wheels polished and
powder coated [Minnesota] {12/20/02}
18662. Mono vs. dibasic acids [England]
18663. Removing old paint from brass
[Maryland]
18664. Ship's porthole needs help
[Canada]
18665. Protecting Forged Chrome Golf
Clubs [Ohio]
18666. Need a food-safe finish for a
hammered copper fruit bowl [Maine]
18667. Plating with copper sulfate
[California]
18668. ANTI SCALANT FOR PROPYLENE [Egypt]
18669. Copper Sulfate Refinement [North
Carolina]
18671. Sn/Pb electroless-plating of Printed
Circuit Boards [Belgium]
18672. Etching During Stainless Steel
Passivation [England]
18674. Possible Electromigration or
Corrosion issues with Zn/chromate Coatings and Ni/Au [California]
18675. Conveyor belt material for 300
degrees centigrade [India]
18676. Antique mirror solution [Indonesia]
18677. Copper strike problems [Indonesia]
18678. Chroming of aluminum wheels [New
Jersey] {12/23/02}
18679. Powder coat atv parts [Kansas]
{12/23/02}
18680. Looking for Teflon powdercoat
[Canada] {12/23/02}
18681. NEED STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND COIL
IN AISI 304 AND 316 [India] {12/23/02}
18682. Leadloy Distributor [Michigan]
{12/23/02}
18683. Rusting Nails [Georgia]
18684. Copper Etch [California]
18685. Coating help [Michigan]
18686. Flexible chrome finish
[Utah]
18687. A TIME BOMB IN MY REAR YARD
[Louisiana]
18688. Need alkali resistant photo
resist [Mexico]
18689. Safe Restoration [Virginia]
18690. Copy of MIL-F-14072 [Texas]
18691. Coating materials for cleaners
hangers [Indonesia]
18692. Galvanized aluminum finishing
[Japan]
18693. Why passivate if part is plated?
[Utah]
18694. Corrosion in WAC ion exchanger
[Canada]
18695. Nut-brown, hand-hammered copper
patina [New Jersey]
18696. Small motor cylinder plating
question [Ohio]
18697. Non-Uniform Nickel Deposit [India]
18698. Nickel Plating [Malaysia]
18699. Trivalent chromate on aluminium
[Australia]
18700. Brass under water without
oxidization [California]
18701. Phosphatic rust remover [New Zealand]
18702. Paint sludge disposal [India]
{12/26/02}
18703. Machines for electropolishing
[India] {12/26/02}
18704. Grease [Guernsey]
18705. How many ounces of powder should I
buy? [Ohio]
18706. Trivalent clear chromium
[Illinois]
18707. Clear vs yellow chromate
[Indiana]
18708. Aluminium reflector anodised sheet
for solar application [India] {12/26/02}
18709. Converting Chrome to Black Pearl
Finish [Alabama] {12/26/02}
18710. Seeking handlebar chrome plating
[Wisconsin] {12/26/02}
18711. Nickel diamond plating [India]
{12/26/02}
18712. Iron Powder [Malaysia]
{12/26/02}
18714. Need hammertone paint, cans
preferred [Missouri]
{12/26/02}
18715. Borochromizing [India]
18716. POLISHED ALUMINUM WHEELS [New
Jersey]
18717. What makes a quality knife
blade? [Missouri]
18718. Removing soldered earring wires from
gold coins [California]
18719. Additive for coating [Iran]
18720. Sulfuric Acid Plant and Wastewater
Treatment Publications [Indonesia]
18721. Tempering steel [South
Carolina]
18722. Aluminum-Brightening Waste
[Florida]
18723. Nickel titration or atomic
absorption [Utah]
18724. Advisability of Various Tin / Lead
Alloy Combinations in Reflow Solder [Minnesota]
18725. Converting ABS painting into PP
[India]
18726. Electroless Nickel - using specific
gravity to determine the amount of adds [Louisiana]
18727. Electroless Nickel Coat
[Colorado]
18728. Non cyanide copper on lead free
alloy? [Illinois]
18729. Uneven Tin Lead Plated Metals
[Philippines]
18730. Low temp. brightening of
aluminium [Turkey]
18731. Electropolishing and deburring
[Turkey]
18732. Restoration of 304-3 Brushed Surface
S.S. [Puerto Rico] 
18733. Sulphuric acid corrosion [India]
18734. Aluminium and zinc alloy [India]
18735. Lamp reflector aluminium,
decorative [California] {12/27/02}
18736. Help on media selection [Iowa]
{12/27/02}
18737. Electroplating intermediates
[China]
18738. Chrome plating at home
[Texas]
18739. Rusting [Australia]
18740. Chrome and cyanide for sale?
[Florida]
18741. GME 60-206-E Requirements
[Texas]
18742. Copper seams [Virginia]
18743. Alkaline non cyanide zinc
process [Turkey]
18744. How do you coat nickel seal
cylinders [South Carolina]
18746. Alocrom 1000 [China]
18747. Cleaning MS Mesh [India]
18748. Copper residue on steel bolts.
Corrosion problem? [Illinois]
18749. Seeking anodizer for alum. shells
"brite gold finish" [Connecticut] {12/27/02}
18750. Teflon spray for rubber parts
[India] {12/27/02}
18751. Can my yellow gold ring be changed
to white gold? [Georgia]
18752. Repair of a stainless steel
refrigerator door [Florida]
18753. Gold Plated Silverware Dilemma
[Ohio]
18754. Cleaning lines for steel strip
[Mexico]
18755. Removing paint from anodized
aluminium [New York]
18756. CLARIFICATION ON HEAT TREATMENT
(BLACKENING) [Georgia]
18757. Anodizing Thickness Problem
[USA]
18758. Pretreatment for Painting [India]
18759. Fasteners for aluminum structure
[Florida]
18760. Tantalum coating [Ireland]
{12/30/02}
18761. Chroming plastic parts [Ohio]
{12/30/02}
18762. Help preserve grandmas memory
[Illinois] {12/30/02}
18763. Chroming wheels [Michigan]
{12/30/02}
18764. Outside Plastic Bezels
Refinished [Illinois] {12/30/02}
18765. Anodizing aluminium pyramid
spots [Canada] {12/30/02}
18766. Seeking chroming for plastic
part [Thailand] {12/30/02}
18767. Spray booths [Michigan]
{12/30/02}
18768. Need a paint vendor who knows spec
F-157 [Virginia] {12/30/02}
18769. Etch a 30 mil NiCr (nichrome)
wire [Florida]
18770. Information about Pt on Ti [Colombia]
18772. Rhodium-plating platinum
[California]
18773. Antique aluminum Luftwaffe sword in
bad shape [Texas] 
18774. Steel patina [New Mexico]
18775. Shoe bronzing manual needed
[California]
18776. Surface mount discrete
semiconductors [India]
18777. Sulfite problem in treatment
process [Turkey]
18778. Analyzing tin baths [Turkey]
18779. Teflon coating of stainless
steel [India]
18780. Paint rubbing off [India]
18781. Pre-coated vs post coated galvanized
sheet [India]
18782. Technical details required [India]
18784. Electroplating fresh roses [India]
18785. Insulation coating on aluminium
[India]
18786. Question about the electroless
polishing [China]
18787. REPLACEMENT FOR ACID HYDROFLUORIC
(HF) [Malaysia]
18788. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO
REMOVE RUST SPOTS ON BRASS TABLE [Washington]
18789. How do I apply a Brushed Chrome or
Stainless Steel finish to a stove? [Illinois]
18790. Seeking rhodium plating for small
brass frames [Maryland] {12/30/02}
18791. Gold Machines [India]
{12/30/02}
18792. Seeking license plate mfg.
equipment [India] {12/30/02}
18793. Oxidized chrome [Tennessee]
18794. Gold chain [Pennsylvania]
18795. Metal on Electroplating [Philippines]
18796. Wheels peeling, need help
[Florida] {12/30/02}
18797. Boating Accident [Canada]
18798. Small line operation
[Oregon]
18799. Rhodium Plating [Canada]
18800. Stainless steel cleaner
[Pennsylvania]
18801. REFINISH ELECTROPLATE PRODUCTS
[South Carolina]
18802. What is the best clear coat for
brass [Kentucky]
18803. Bright chrome painting [India]
{12/30/02}
18805. Seeking Aluminum Polisher, Harley
heads and cylinders [Wisconsin] {1/02/03}
18806. Respraying aluminium [Portugal]
18807. High Temperature Light Diffusing
Paint [Australia]
18808. Pre treatment for plastics [India]
18809. Seeking laser cutting jobshop
[Mexico] {1/02/03}
18811. How do concentration and temperature
affect the resistance of a solution? [England]
18812. Information regarding solar
selective surfaces [India]
18813. Refinishing Vintage Steel Desk
[Ohio]
18814. Teflon information request
[Ohio]
18815. Galvanized Duct [Puerto
Rico]
18816. Polishing Wax [California]
{1/02/03}
18817. Pure titanium mesh woven sheets
wanted [California]
18818. What is HARD gold Plating? [Australia]
18819. Powder coating adhesion problem
[Pennsylvania]
18820. 4130 preparation [Canada]
18821. Synthetic Diamond Powder [India]
{1/02/03}
18822. CHEMICAL ETCHING FOR STAINLESS
STEEL [India]
18823. Need 304 stainless cleaner [New
Jersey] {1/02/03}
18824. License of powder coating
[Vietnam] {1/02/03}
18825. Polish stainless steel rod #8
finish? [New York] {1/02/03}
18826. Zinc chromate and red lead reaction
mechanism [Indonesia]
18827. Galvanized, zinc plated - what's the
difference? [Pennsylvania]
18828. Titanium scratching on porcelain
[UK]
18829. Reliable Sprinkler Heads in
Detention Centers [Virginia]
18830. Safety shower in lab -
mandatory? [Connecticut]
18831. Free cyanide effects on
environment [New Zealand]
18832. Adhesion testing procedure
sought [Canada]
18833. Induction paint curing
[Michigan]
18834. Gold Peeling [Thailand]
18835. Additives to Anodic Cleaning
Solutions [Maryland]
18836. Carbon steel gauges on stainless
steel bores [Washington]
18837. Titanium recast layer/alpha case
removal [Ohio]
18838. Satin Nickel Finishers
[Pennsylvania] {1/03/03}
18839. Enamel coating of valves [UAE]
18839. Enamel coating of valves [UAE]
{1/03/03}
18840. To powdercoat my 16" wheels
[Massachusetts] {1/03/03}
18841. Seeking shop to chrome plate and
polish motorcycle wheels [Wisconsin] {1/03/03}
18842. Teflon Coating [South Carolina]
{1/03/03}
18843. 3 TON CHILLER UNIT REQD [India]
{1/03/03}
18844. Seeking tin plate [Jordan]
{1/03/03}
18845. Rotacat [Spain]
18846. Coin Rusting Information
[Florida]
18847. Copper Plating Mild Steel [New Zealand]
18848. Paint brass hardware
[Colorado]
18849. Cure or treatment for tin
disease [UK]
18850. Poor Solderability Problem
[Michigan]
18851. Bright dipping for tin [Croatia]
18852. Polyethylene parts coating [Colombia]
18853. Automatic vacuum coating [Bahrain]
18854. Copper Plating CN [Brazil]
18855. Black spots on zinc plating
[India]
18856. Tin vs. Nickel [New York]
18857. Seeking chromed table legs
[Washington] {1/06/03}
18858. Need nickel and copper processes
[Chile] {1/06/03}
18859. Need info about the "porous pot"
technique for hard chrome bath [Greece] {1/06/03}
18860. Rusted Flies [Missouri]
18861. How to remove sealer that is flaking
off stamped concrete [California]
18862. Surfactants [India]
18863. Regarding Zn-Cr ratio in trivalent
blue conversion coating [India]
18864. Heat resistant coatings and
application - multiple colors [Delaware]
18865. Selecting the right plating
finish [Michigan]
18866. Brass over zamac [Brazil]
18867. Zinc nickel reel to reel plating
[Ohio]
18868. Gold Plating Nitinol
[Illinois]
18869. Standard tolerances on zinc
plating [Missouri]
18870. Touchup on anodized aluminum
[South Carolina]
18871. Thermal conductivity of aluminum
finishes [Arizona]
18872. Steel supports, stainless pipes
[Pennsylvania]
18873. Seeking anodizing of motorcycle
frame [California] {1/06/03}
18874. Coloring metals [Virginia]
18875. Galvanized roofing iron and copper
spouting - A Good Mix? [New Zealand]
18876. Anodizing cast bronze cymbals
[New Jersey]
18877. Question regarding rust removal on
stainless steel coffee table [Colorado]
18878. Re-finishing aluminium
[Missouri]
18879. Galvanized Plant [Syria]
{1/06/03}
18881. Enamels [Cameroon]
18882. Request of information about office
furniture [Lebanon]
18883. How to do a better job
[Oklahoma]
18884. What type of metal do I have?
[Alabama]
18885. Bronze cymbal cleaning
[Kansas]
18886. Cleaning conch shells
[Virginia]
18887. PURPLE PATINA FOR METAL
[Colorado]
18888. Truck grill cleaning
[Kentucky]
18889. Removing gold from electronics
[New York]
18890. Stripper 407 for Ni and Cu
[Canada]
18891. Watts vs Sulphamate Ni Plating
[Canada]
18892. Acid dipping for car parts
[Wisconsin] {1/07/03}
18893. Seeking Hot Dip Galvanizer [New
England] {1/07/03}
18894. Dipping chrome wheels
[Louisiana] {1/07/03}
18895. Pennies dissolving in different
acids. Why does it happen? [Wisconsin]
18896. Nickel Plating [Canada]
18897. Weathering and Aging Aluminum and
Brass [New York]
18898. Home restoration of retro chrome
table [Massachusetts]
18899. Heavy metals concern in solid filter
cake from waste water [Bangladesh]
18900. Your opinion in metallizing with
silver [Greece]
18901. Dow 20 finishing process on
magnesium [Israel]
18902. Surface treatment M. S. [India]
18903. POISONING [California]
18904. Removing paint from historical
wrought iron [Alabama] 
18905. Highway Deicer on my Aluminum
Trailer [Oregon]
18906. Anodizing defects [Australia]
18907. Need complete gold specific gravity
table [Indonesia]
18908. Looking for tin plates for cooking
oil cans [Indonesia] {1/07/03}
18909. Galvanized sheets [India]
{1/07/03}
18910. In a pickle [Ohio]
18911. ANALYSIS OF SILVER [India]
18912. M. S. Treatment [India]
18913. Are These The Same Finish
[Canada]
18914. Bichromate on brass
[Florida]
18915. Need home/hobby powdercoat
information [Minnesota]
18916. High Temperature Primer [Texas]
{1/07/03}
18917. Electropolishing Hastelloy C-22
[California]
18918. ETCHING FLUID [England]
18919. Polishing ZX9 [Arizona]
18920. Surface Roughness after Chromate
[Illinois]
18921. Seeking Rhodium Platers [New
York] {1/07/03}
18922. Floating balls [Mexico]
{1/08/03}
18923. pH decreasing in nickel sulfamate
bath [Kentucky]
18924. Controlling weld distortion in
SS [Washington]
18925. Imitation gold bars [England]
{1/08/03}
18926. Seeking gold plating on Zirconium
metal [Tennessee] {1/08/03}
18927. Need PVC resin [Turkey]
{1/08/03}
18928. Passivation and pickling tank
setup [UAE] {1/08/03}
18929. Thermal Deburring Machine
[Turkey] {1/08/03}
18930. Hologram Hot Stamping Machine
[Malaysia] {1/08/03}
18931. Salt and Rusting
[California]
18932. Ag corrosion under hydrothermal
conditions [Florida]
18933. How to Produce Potassium Gold
Sulfite [Taiwan]
18934. How to put the brushed finish back
in ss [Pennsylvania]
18935. WHAT KIND OF PAINT DO I USE?
[Washington]
18936. Need quick cleaning ideas for brass
bed [Virginia] 
18937. FIXTURE RESTORATION [South
Dakota]
18938. Yellowing white gold
[Maryland]
18939. Need 3/4" dia. X 1/8" thick flat,
circular wear plate (small qty) [Montana] 
18940. Electrical conduction properties of
nickel plating [California]
18941. Tiny spots on surface of white
gold [India]
18942. Corrosion in rubber lined carbon
steel by effect of H2SO4 [Saudi Arabia]
18943. Resin dipping [UAE]
{1/09/03}
18944. SECADOR DE LODOS [Mexico]
{1/09/03}
18945. Copper tape 0.8 mm [Indonesia]
{1/09/03}
18946. Interested in Aluminium Sheets (
Aluminium Alloy ) AA 1050 [Pakistan] {1/09/03}
18947. Samples of typical stainless steel
finishes [UK] {1/09/03}
18948. Coefficient of expansion
[California]
18949. Chrome plating [New York]
18950. Plating over pot metal
[Kentucky]
18951. White Dry Transfer Type Lettering on
Black Plastic [Florida] 
18952. Salt Stained Wheels [Canada]
18953. Changing chrome to flat black
[Idaho]
18954. Refinishing iron bed [Idaho]
18955. New brass look old
[Minnesota]
18956. Jewelers rouge paste [Bahamas]
18957. Anodized aluminum threads
galled/frozen [California]
18958. Water stain on mahogany
[Canada]
18959. Bonding poly(propylene) to
aluminium [England]
18960. Polyethylene fusion butt weld
ANSI/AWS drawing symbol [New Mexico]
18961. Solderability problem [Singapore]
18962. Liquid Painting Stainless Steel
[Ohio]
18963. Teflon Coating Adhesion
[Massachusetts]
18964. How increase pH in nickel bath
[Utah]
18965. Alkaline Zinc Electroplating Bath
Efficiency [Michigan]
18966. PCB Selective Hard Gold / Immersion
Gold Finishing without Bus Bar? [Singapore]
18967. Alum. oxide abrasive plating and
difficulties of same [Pennsylvania]
18968. Chromate Coatings Better to Spray or
Dip? [Utah]
18969. Design and materials for touch up
process station for anodized sub-assembly [Texas]
18970. Batch polishing process for 356 T6
aluminum castings [Kentucky]
18971. LAPPING POLY-OND
[Connecticut]
18972. Polishing flat bronze pins
[Ohio]
18973. Controlling weld discoloration on
304l stainless [Canada]
18975. Alternate Processes for ASTM 633
Type 2 [Wisconsin]
18976. Metallic Powders [India]
{1/10/03}
18977. Reusing the Bath [Texas]
18978. Science Project [California]
18979. Photosensitivity [Maryland]
18980. WHY IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
GREEN [Michigan]
18981. Anodization of thin film
aluminium [India]
18982. Super invar stability [India]
18983. Latin America Market Data
[California]
18984. Titanium etching [Turkey]
18985. Solder paste stencil fabrication
[Canada]
18986. Paint over chrome
[California]
18987. Autophoretic coating [India]
18988. Titanium Nitride Coating [India]
18989. Tin plating [Iran]
18990. Tin Plating Problem [Malaysia]
18991. New applications of electropolishing
technique in semiconductor industry [Taiwan]
18992. Chrome plating of my car parts
[Mexico] {1/10/03}
18993. Cad Fluoborate [California]
{1/10/03}
18994. Seeking zinc-iron plating house for
metal components [Illinois] {1/10/03}
18995. High-E paint for IR absorption
[New York] {1/10/03}
18996. How to weaken aluminum
[Texas]
18997. Restoring shine to polished
wheels [Tennessee]
18998. Stainless Steel Corrosion
Question [Texas]
18999. Removal of epoxy [Canada]
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