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[Letters 24000 to 24999]

 

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24000. Analyzing water [Jordan]
24001. Polishing aluminum [Florida]
24002. Aluminum pool paint [California]
24003. Sticky Trumpet Valves [Canada]
24004. Nickel vs. Chrome [California]
24005. DI Water Resistivity altering [Oklahoma]
24006. DISCOLORATION OF BRASS WHEN SOLDERING [Florida]
24007. Compatibility of Pecora caulk with Tnemic [New York]
24008. Powder Coated Chemical Resistant Linings [Illinois]
24010. Weld contamination with grinding media [New Jersey]
24018. MSDS for jewelers rouge [Tennessee]
24019. Lacquer removal from old copper [Florida]
24020. Removing oxidization from a car [California]
24021. QQ-P-35 spec & chemical ratio's [Massachusetts]
24022. Hydrofluoric Acid Contamination Treatment [India]
24023. "Wetting" problems when tin/gold soldering to plated carriers [California]
24024. Alternate method of SS mirror polishing other than buffing [Bangladesh]
24025. Using 304 or 316 Stainless Steel Mirror Polished bathroom fittings? [Australia]
24028. Electroplating solution problem [California]
24029. Gas Tank Woes [Texas]
24030. Ospho health hazards [Alabama]
24031. Sodium metasilicate stained my windows [Georgia]
24032. Galvanised sheet for seat pans [India]
24033. Electroless nickel suffers non-conductivity [Alabama]
24034. Tin coat yellowing in steam [Connecticut]
24035. Can't get pewter to tumble clean [Arkansas]
24036. Are there other methods to acquire a high chrome, low Ra surface finish? [California]
24038. Copper plated lead [Massachusetts]
24039. Chrome finish for aluminum [Minnesota]
24043. Coating bismuth on aluminum/silver [Germany]
24044. Nickel plating at backyard [Latvia]
24045. Cleaning cobalt alloys [South Africa]
24046. Brass/aluminum and aluminum/galvanized steel compatibility [Washington]
24052. Arcing issues in microwave ovens [Oregon]
24053. Copper pyrophosphate bath [Finland]
24054. Will rubbing alcohol damage a selenium drum in a copier? [Texas]
24055. Brown stains on stainless steel cooktop [Connecticut]
24056. Polishing of rhodium plated mirror [South Carolina]
24057. Online Desludging of Phosphating Tank [India]
24058. Thick hard chrome removal from steel liner in aluminum body [Canada]
24059. Paint is peeling off [Malaysia]
24060. Mill addition for Aluminum Enamel [India]
24061. Aging Mild Steel? [New Zealand]
24062. Non-cyanide copper plating thickness limit [Ohio]
24063. Halide and Non-halide Contamination. in Plating Solution [Philippines]
24064. How to reduce smut on S-Ni anode [Thailand]
24065. Standard salt spray hours for zinc plating (on carbon steel) [New York]
24066. Importance of nickel acetate [Washington]
24067. Stop the moss [Washington]
24068. 420 grade electropolish recipe [Australia]
24069. Shining up zinc pressure die castings [India]
24075. Gold plating identification [New York]
24076. Heat-produced Patinas on Stainless Steel and Chrome [Washington]
24077. Effect of Tarnaban coating on thermal conductivity [Texas]
24078. Removal of copper ions on MSA based plating solution [Philippines]
24079. Nickel peeling off nickel [India]
24088. Removing tarnish from silver without boiling or aluminium [UAE]
24089. Spray pyrolysis [India]
24090. Electrodeposition of Sb-Se thin films [India]
24091. Removing a clear coat finish from a bronze statue [New Jersey]
24092. How to clean silver plated trombone [Ohio]
24093. The inherent danger of not heat treating chromed parts that operate under severe stress [Australia]
24094. Burnished Finished Steel Bars [New York]
24095. Dulling galvanized metal [Massachusetts]
24096. How to make mylar conductive [Singapore]
24097. Needed metallic heat resistant paint [California]
24098. Silver Jewelry electrolytic cleaning [Arizona]
24099. Red rust on 316 Stainless steel [Hong Kong]
24100. Electroforming Styrofoam [California]
24101. Re-painting a rusty wrought iron fence [Texas]
24102. ASTM Specs [Minnesota]
24103. Treatment of chrome waste from chromic acid manufacturing [India]
24104. Filtration and disposal of phosphate sludge from a nitrite accelerated zinc phosphate bath [India]  
24105. Nickel Electroless plating Testing Methods [India]
24106. Established schedule for sealing Kovar to Nickel [California]
24107. Painting Aluminum castings [Arizona]
24108. SIMPLIFIED PRETREATMENT FOR POWDER COATING [India]
24109. Is fusion bonded epoxy coating best for very large item [UAE]
24110. Kynar vs. Powder coating [Texas]
24111. Nylon Powder for Coating on Surgical Instruments [Pakistan]
24112. CORROSION-RESISTANT BLACKENING? [India]
24113. Chrome part have pin hole problem [Malaysia]
24114. Discoloration of immersion tin plating [Singapore]
24115. Brown Stains [Singapore]
24116. Pulse plated silver [Finland]
24117. Faded Alodine after heating [Philippines]
24118. From dark to whitish bright nickel finish [Philippines]
24119. Ni-Cr plating is rusting in LCD area [India]
24120. Corrosion Rate of Alodined magnesium [Singapore]
24121. Chromate conversion coating [Germany]
24122. Acid stained anodized alum [Texas]
24123. Corrosion of precipitation hardenable stainless steel [Germany]
24125. Corrosion Issue on Pure Copper Lead frame [Philippines]
24126. Ni Stripping/Electrowinning [Ireland]
24127. Hard Anodising LM25 / ADC10 die cast aluminium [United Kingdom]
24128. MIL-C-5541, 1A Conversion Coatings [Wisconsin]
24130. Need a silver tarnish preventer [Florida]
24131. POWDER COATING PRETREATMENT [India]
24132. Albaloy specifications [Illinois]  
24133. Chemical polishing for Stainless Steel [India]
24138. Kit for Black Oxidate Copper [Washington]
24139. Black Stainless Finish [Minnesota]
24140. Thermal deburr of pliable polyurethane parts [Alabama]
24147. Hard gold solution [Indonesia]
24148. Cast Iron Restoring of Wood Cook Stove HELP WANTED [Colorado]
24149. Marine exhaust corrosion problem [New Jersey]
24150. Aluminum plating and decoration question [California]
24151. Corrugated siding refinishing options [Illinois]
24152. S-3445 BLACK POWDER COAT [India]
24153. Residential interior copper ceiling [Michigan]
24154. Tungsten Carbide Coating - Basic Information Required [United Kingdom]
24155. Colorless Alodine [Romania]
24156. Terminal block material & finish selection [Malaysia]
24157. Corrosion evaluation for LASER etched 904L SS [Ohio]
24160. Will stainless steel 304 rust [UAE]
24163. Manual for corr.bat software [South Dakota]
24164. Plastic coat [California]
24165. Flux or not to flux [Virginia]
24166. Painting 304 and 316 for added protection in coast environments [Australia]
24167. How Do I Seal or Protect a Copper Sink? [Washington]
24168. Polishing stainless steel sink [Canada]
24169. Ever heard of tirbacoat? [Colorado]
24170. Bronze plating [California]
24171. Gold over Nickel on PCB [Singapore]
24172. Etching carbon steel die-cutting knife [Singapore]
24176. Anode fabrication for hardchrome plating [Australia]
24177. Where can I learn about stainless processing [China]
24178. Dangers of phosphating [Philippines]
24179. Fusion Bonded Epoxy Painting for Sewage application [Qatar]
24180. COMPARISON OF SHERARDISING PROCESS, PRODUCT WITH HDG [Saudi Arabia]
24181. Aluminum anodizing dye [Australia]
24182. Geometric Tolerance [Canada]
24183. Roughness on Skinpass Workrolls [India]
24184. Anti-corrosion coating for Railway Track [India]
24186. Penny's worth of copper/ Nickel's worth of nickel [Michigan]
24187. Metal finishing techniques [Colorado]
24188. Oxalic v sulfuric Anodization [Ireland]
24189. Surface finish conversion [Massachusetts]
24190. Rilsan coating in Salt Water [Colorado]
24193. Metals Testing [Colorado]
24197. Repair hole in kitchen sink [Australia]
24199. "NEW" WHITE GOLD GUARANTEED NEVER TO YELLOW? [Michigan]
24200. Passivation Tanks [UK]
24201. Blisters on PU paint only on horizontal surface [India]
24202. Black Nitrate Coating [Ohio]
24203. Orange peel surface in Cu-Ni-Cr [Spain]
24204. Pickling inhibitor information [Thailand]
24209. How do I restore a faded plastic bath to it's original colour [Ireland]
24210. Resistance to salt spray test hours in real life [Italy]
24211. Powder coating pretreatment nightmare [India]
24212. Tin Whiskers [Virginia]
24213. Corrosion resistance of zinc phosphate coating [Pennsylvania]
24214. Grinding problem [India]
24216. Restoring a Big Game Fish Fighting Chair [Florida]
24219. Re-chroming of car rims
24227. Galvanised iron inquiry [Australia]
24228. Titanium finishing [Egypt]
24229. Making acid stains for concrete [Canada]
24230. Removing lead tarnish [Illinois]
24231. Preserving baby shoes with clear acrylic coating [Florida]
24232. Request help cleaning chrome on 50's dinette set [Illinois]
24233. Aging galvanized steel or "tin" [Georgia]
24234. MIL Spec help [Florida]
24235. Wave solder balls up on screws [Florida]
24236. Epoxy primer doesn't adhere to conversion coated aluminum [Romania]
24237. Material which is used to polish brass [India]
24238. CREVICE CORROSION [China]
24239. Life of zinc passivation with respect to thickness [India]
24241. The Affects of Acid on different kinds of metal [Mississippi]
24242. Teflon on Glassware [Tennessee]
24243. Type of steel in flashlight springs [Tennessee]
24244. Chiminea [New Jersey]
24251. Procedure for electroplating Ag-AgCl [Indonesia]
24252. Removing Rust from Copper [North Dakota]
24253. Brass polishing [Wisconsin]
24254. Clean patina horse statue [Arizona]
24255. Zn removal w/sulfide [Michigan]
24256. Pretreatment for powdercoating [Alabama]
24257. How to improve the uniformity of copper coated steel wire for welding [India]
24258. Electroplating wire with ammonium chloride and zinc chloride [India]
24260. Chrome dipping of rims [Virginia]
24265. ADHESIVE FOR ALUMINUM [New York]
24266. Is hexavalent chromium on its way out? [Michigan]
24267. Testing for Iron Oxide RFH [New Hampshire]
24268. Powder coat better than red oxide? [New Hampshire]
24269. Galvalume vs. Zincalume [California]
24270. Stainless steel scratch removal [Hawaii]
24272. Cast iron bath restoration [Australia]
24273. Primer for painting nickel strip [California]
24274. El Ni plating on CuW [Hong Kong]
24275. Nickel Bronze Chemical Cleaning [India]
24276. Zinc, stainless, copper, mild steel interfacing [Australia]
24279. Need used vacuum metalizing machine [Iran]
24280. Teacher asks why penny turns green in bleach [Indiana]
24282. Rust paint [Pennsylvania]
24286. Terformated Aluminum [Macedonia]
24287. Re-Blueing a Gun [Alabama]
24288. Rainbow Finish on Titanium Tubes [Texas]
24289. Cooling a nitric/hydrofluoric acid bath [Connecticut]
24290. Is aluminum okay on swimming pool deck? [Ohio]
24291. 2B finish to a uniform appearance conversion [Michigan]
24292. Stainless or not? [Canada]
24294. Information on 1970s scrubber sought [Illinois]
24295. Galvanized vs zinc w/clear chromate finish on CRS part [Pennsylvania]
24296. Aluminized, anodized coated steel? [Michigan]
24297. Cold dye application? uv reactive dyes? [Michigan]
24298. How to create a chrome finish on machined aluminum [California]
24302. Removal of plastic sheet during the preparation of copper cathode [Egypt]
24303. FDA approval of "Vellumoid Gasket Material" [North Carolina]
24304. Removal of zinc coating [India]
24305. Coating stainless steel [Canada]
24307. Looking for step by step help on buffing aluminum [Pennsylvania]
24308. Sulphuric Acid Spillage [South Africa]
24309. Carbon treatment, Using Activated Carbon Filter [Philippines]
24310. E-coating threads, bores and pins- What is the effect? [England]
24311. Color coding brass fittings [California]
24312. Removing carbonates [Turkey]
24316. Bronze Electroplating Systems [Florida]
24317. Painting over Iridited aluminum [Canada]
24318. Gun Barrel cleaning [California]
24319. Where can I purchase terne plate [California]
24321. Spent nitric acid solution - what happens to it? [Texas]
24322. How to touch up chipped areas on Youngstown Metal Kitchen Cabinets? [Missouri]
24323. Can a slightly harder part promote hydrogen embrittlement? [Illinois]
24324. Rework of cosmetic/minor damage [Texas]
24327. Trivalent chromium plating [Hong Kong]
24328. Help green fingers [New Zealand]
24329. How to restore red brass/bronze [Pennsylvania]
24330. Require Information on Reworking Bluing Process on Brass [Malaysia]
24331. INQUIRY ABOUT BARREL PLATING ON PLASTIC [Pakistan]
24332. Metal degreasing [England]
24333. Binders for acid pickling [India]
24334. Strength Properties of Ornamental Chrome Plating Under Bending [New York]
24335. Brushed Stainless Steel Finish [Florida]
24336. Etching/stamping stainless with a leaf pattern [Pennsylvania]
24337. Shrink/Movement Tolerances [Kentucky]
24338. Soldering pure nickel wire [Massachusetts]
24339. HIGH TEMP NICKEL COATING FOR CARBON STEEL [Texas]
24340. Brown staining on external - after electropolishing the internal [United Kingdom]
24342. Restore chrome chair [Maryland]
24343. Construction of Oven from Aluminum [New Mexico]
24344. Preparation of SS for fiberglassing [Massachusetts]
24345. Selection of material for food extruder's screw and barrel [India]
24346. Surface Treatment for 440C sst [California]
24348. Thermal spray for hydrogen fuel cells [Texas]
24349. How to clean the rust off a knife [Canada]
24350. Stripping aluminum deposits from Ti Impellers [Arizona]
24351. Black oxide coating on Invar [Italy]
24352. HOW TO MASK VACUUM METALIZING [India]
24357. 5S audit [Philippines]
24358. Printing foil aluminum [Syria]
24359. Barber Chair Restoration [California]
24360. Polished motorcycle rims [Pennsylvania]
24361. Making a firm but soft clay metallic [Colorado]
24362. Better reclamation of gold from stagnant gold rinses [New York]
24363. Corrosion control for copper [India]
24364. Zinc Whiskering [Pennsylvania]
24365. Problem with Nickel Plating Titanium [California]
24366. Graining specification [California]
24367. Protective coatings for cast feet on postal boxes [Virginia]
24371. Gold Electrowinning [Ireland]
24372. Solvent Cure Test [Mexico]
24373. G60 vs. G90 Galvanizing [Michigan]
24376. Effective electrode [Singapore]
24377. Galvanic Corrosion in 5052 Aluminum [California]
24381. Help with wastewater treatment from soda-can factory [Vietnam]
24382. ROLLS [India]
24392. Designing a modern chalk/writing board [India]
24394. Heat resistant paint for mantle [Kentucky]
24395. Get the Enamel Paint off of Brass [Michigan]
24396. Inhibiting rust formation on polishing pins [New Zealand]
24397. Silver leaf oxidization [Australia]
24398. Removing rust economically [Pakistan]
24399. Brass brightener [Philippines]
24400. Chemical blade sharpening [Minnesota]
24401. How to darken silver items [Greece]
24402. Brass fireplace doors [Tennessee]
24403. Hexavalent to trivalent yellow color [Tennessee]
24404. Pickle tank solution analysis [California]
24405. Galvanizing vs. Dacromet [Iran]
24407. I need to know how to make the right solution for hard chroming [Kentucky]
24408. Satin chrome finish on machined brass parts [U.A.E.]
24409. Resin impregnation aluminum [India]
24410. Passivating titanium - chemical equation [Australia]
24411. CHEMICAL DEBURRING [Wisconsin]
24412. Liquid vs powder degreasers and cleaners [Philippines]
24413. How can I prevent stainless steel welds rusting in sea water [United Kingdom]
24414. Coating suggestion needed for an aluminum rack with stainless pinion and plastic roller [Massachusetts]
24415. SUITABLE METHODS TO PREVENT RUSTING OF L-LAMINATIONS [India]
24416. Electroless nickel plated connector vs. cadmium plated connector [Turkey]
24420. Structure properties of polymers [India]
24421. The economics of caustic soda and chlorine under the AntiTrust Authority eye [Peru]
24422. Suitable zirconium salts for electroplating [India]
24423. Production/Export of surgical instruments [Pakistan]
24424. Copper Sulphate Storage [India]
24425. Does powdercoat affect thermal conductivity? [Canada]
24426. Zinc Casting Fails 14 Day Salt Spray Test - Help! [Pennsylvania]
24427. Help with how a surface finish is identified [Ohio]
24428. Changing the finish of a standing seam stucco embossed roof to reduce glare and reflectance [UK]
24429. Stainless steel bolt vs brass nut [Tennessee]
24431. What is SPI/SPE #3 [Colorado]
24432. Chrome pitting and what to do when storing chrome wheels [Ohio]
24433. Seeking Strong Lightweight Metal For Plating In Luxury Fashion Goods [New York]
24435. Can kovar be anodized to form electrically-insulating surface? [New Jersey]
24447. Electroplating lead onto aluminum? [Iowa]
24449. CLEANING ALUMINIUM MOTORCYCLE PARTS [N. Ireland]
24451. Nickel Itch Test [Michigan]
24452. Tarnishing of brass forged components [India]
24453. Paint Nylon [UK]
24454. Cadmium Plating is flaking [Illinois]
24455. Electrolytic passivation [India]
24457. Auto Paint in Restoration of Bed [Ohio]
24458. Clear Coat...like glass! [Canada]
24459. Will trivalent chrome revert to hex [Illinois]
24460. Testing Methods for Epoxy Painting [India]
24461. Ceramic co-deposition in nickel plating [Michigan]
24462. Copper/Nickel Delamination [California]
24463.Stainless steel countertop: seeking brushing methods and sealant product information [Vermont]
24464. Zinc Plating Standards [California]
24465. Looking for CD ROM with metal and plastic textures [New York]
24466. Perforated metal finished to look like antique copper [Canada]
24469. Expired glass fibre resin? [Singapore]
24470. Restoring rusty metal fountain [Illinois]
24471. Green Tarnish on Brass [Virginia]
24472. Chrome Treatment [California]
24473. Chemical products for reflective metal restoration [Florida]
24475. Loss of fatigue strength after hard anodising [England]
24476. Help! Black Spots on Hard Coat Anodizing have me baffled! [Alabama]
24477. Black anodized aluminum consistency [Arizona]
24478. Thread Problem [Singapore]
24480. 24K GOLD FORMING JEWELRY [India] {9/18/03}
24481. Orange-peel effect in aluminum forming [New Jersey]
24482. Business of antiquing mirrors [Idaho]
24483. Nickel-Chrome Plating [Maryland]
24484. Sulfamic Acid pH adjustment [Florida]
24485. Zinc/Nickel plating of nails? [England]
24486. Procedure for passivating steel [India]
24488. Sublimation coatings on gold charms [Florida]
24489. Will peroxide rust iron nails? [Florida]
24490. Cracking clear coat on Corvette wheels [Florida]
24491. Will drilled galvanized steel rust? [Oregon]
24500. Photon sail material needed [Maine]
24501. Colorizing brass or nickel [Nevada]
24502. Lighting for plating inspection station [Mexico]
24503. Cleaning Dirty Lab Glassware [Indonesia]
24504. Stripping tin from copper [Indonesia]
24505. A practical precaution against introducing zinc whiskers [Idaho]
24506. COPPER COATING ON STEEL ROD [U.A.E.]
24507. Spark erosion on aluminum frames while anodizing [India]
24508. Cheaply electropolishing stainless steel [Tennessee]
24510. Cost and benefits of electrode plating [Zimbabwe]
24511. Help me about hard anodizing [Indonesia]
24512. Info an bronzing baby shoes [North Carolina]
24513. Nickel itch [Alabama]
24514. HARD ANODIZING HELP [California]
24515. 16 Surface Finish - SS 304 [Canada]
24516. Powder coating aluminum for outdoor environment [Maine]
24517. Triiron tetraoxide finish on steel [Illinois]
24518. Alodine 1200 & 1500 [Canada]
24519. Loss of aluminum when etched [California]
24520. Anodizing of stainless steel [Virginia]
24521. An electrically insulating hard finish for steel [New Jersey]
24527. How can copper be heat treated? [UK]
24528. Acid tank [Maryland]
24529. How to Gold and Platinum finish wine goblets [Georgia]
24532. Joining lead cooling coils [India]
24533. Soldering MuMetal [England]
24534. Orange peel problem [Singapore]
24535. Hot dip galvanizing of tubes [Colombia]
24536. Masking marker pen [New Jersey]
24537. Verifying Passivation of 15-5 CRES [California]
24538. Medical implant polishing [Ireland]
24540. How to get my rims dipped in chrome [California] {9/22/03}
24547. Temp at which silver becomes silver oxide? [India]
24548. Hydrogen evolution from waste water for fuel cells [India]
24549. HOW TO ADD THE COLOR GREEN TO AN ALKALINE SOLUTION [India]
24550. Zinc counter tops [Georgia]
24551. Bronze patination of art nouveau figurine [UK]
24552. Installing Copper Counter Top [Missouri]
24553. TREATMENT OF RAW STEEL FOR INTERIORS [New York]
24554. RAINBOWING IN ELECTROPHORETIC COATING [Iowa]
24555. Barrel Bright Chrome Plating System Required [Pakistan]
24560. How to get white out of aluminum when it's being coated [Canada]
24561. Chem-film: Alodine 1200 - material inquiry [California]
24562. Material for dilute HCl solution at high temperature [India]
24563. Zinc barrel plating solution overheating [South Africa]
24564. How to protect ion exchanger resin when system shut down [Iran]
24565. Teflon coating stainless steel [India]
24566. Rotogravure and Flexographic questions [Iran]
24567. Paint peel off [India]
24568. Question on Hot Dip Galvanising [Nepal]
24569. Pinholes in copper-nickel-chrome plating [UK]
24570. Zinc-Iron Baths and Trivalent Black Chromates [Turkey]
24571. TEFLON IMPREGNATION [India]
24572. Black substance on wire (electropolish Nitinol) [California]
24577. Restoring old antique wood stoves [Vermont]
24578. Steel etching process [India]
24579. Metal drawer pulls [Pennsylvania]
24580. How do I remove rust [Illinois]
24581. Help on finding a product to tint my motorcycle screen [England]
24582. Red Gold? [California]
24583. Problem with Electrocoagulation system [Malaysia]
24584. Conformal Coating of Printed Circuit Boards (Printed Wiring Boards) [United Kingdom]
24585. Electroplated gold surface stain/brownish for Flexible Circuits [Malaysia]
24586. Rework on annealed radiometal rods [India]
24587. Advanced deburring [Sweden]
24588. Friction characteristics of black phosphate vs.black oxide [Indiana]
24589. Preparation of titanium for sputter coating with silver or nickel [Switzerland]
24590. Low curing temperature powders or another curing method [Latvia]
24592. Copperware -- too much vinegar [Canada]
24594. RO or Ion Exchange for Fresh Water makeup of Cooling Tower [Iran]
24595. Directional hazing w/ cotton and microabrasive on aluminum plate [Connecticut]
24596. Temperature and Chemical Reaction [Colorado]
24597. What is the process for aluminum chemical brightening [Canada]
24598. Sulfate removal from water [Brazil]
24599. Particle size distribution of abrasive grains [India]
24600. Enquiry abut Honing Technology [India]
24603. Plating natural objects for use within a jewelry collection [United Kingdom]
24604. Bronze satin paint finish for wrought iron [Wisconsin]
24605. Info on E/N [Idaho]
24606. Fine solid formation on tin bath [Costa Rica]
24613. Differences between arcor treatments [Mexico]
24614. Analytical techniques for aluminum etchants [Singapore]
24615. Why can China produce a good galvanization and Canada cannot [Canada]
24616. Help! How to make up ferrous sulfate solution [California]
24617. Sulfur odor from anodized aluminum parts [Oregon]
24618. Removal and Prevention of White Streak on Stainless Surfaces [Canada]
24619. Teflon coating on metal surface [Australia]
24622. Poisson's ratio for G-20 cast iron [Greece]
24623. Project on wastewater from E-coating [Canada]
24624. PEO on aluminum [Turkey]
24625. Rusting ceiling tile panels [California]
24626. Hot bluing formula reusable? [Mexico]
24627. Preserving polished brass [No. Dakota]
24628. Special Circumstance/ conductivity through coated 6061 [Florida]
24629. Electroplating: The different metals and practical applications [Georgia]
24630. Please Help A.S.A.P. I need the answer! [California]
24631. Research Project on electroplating [Florida]
24632. Recycling of nickel [Pakistan]
24633. "Blisters" on Polished Aluminum car wheels [Virginia]
24634. Books On Surface Coatings/Electoplatings [India]
24635. ENTERING INTO THE PLATING FIELD - INDUSTRY/MARKET TRENDS [Illinois]
24636. Technical know how of Deep Etching process [India]
24640. MIL-R-21006 [Louisiana]
24641. Compressors for powder coating [Pennsylvania]
24642. Stripping copper from brass? [California]
24643. Plating thickness -optimum thickness for automotive application [India]
24644. Galvanic action of brass/bronze plated aluminum [Michigan]
24645. Electroforming [Michigan]
24646. Compatibility of SS904L with nitric Acid[Indiana]
24647. Mysterious Grooving in Carbon Steel Pipe in 99% H2SO4 Service [Washington]
24648. Coating Suggestion for Heavy Machinery Track Rail [New Hampshire]
24650. Chrome redipping for wheel [Indiana] {9/24/03}
24653. Science Equations [United Kingdom]
24654. New Stainless sink showing rust signs after and hour or so [Virginia]
24655. ENP - delayed corrosion [India]
24656. Marine diesel mfgr needs correlation of RMS to Rmax [Georgia]
24657. Disadvantages of aluminized mirrors [Illinois]
24658. Hypothetically etching metal with secret messages [Minnesota]
24659. LOOKING FOR GUN REFINISHING COMPANY [Texas] {9/25/03}
24660. Preventing brass tarnish from sulfur water [Michigan]
24661. Recovering metals from a catalyst [Portugal]
24662. Pipe organ mfgr. needs protection of zinc pipes during mfg process [Illinois]
24663. STRIPPING BAKED ENAMEL [Texas]
24664. Copper pipe electrolysis from touching galvanized steel? [Iowa]
24665. Can you use the vinegar solution more than once? [Michigan]
24666. Looking for place to chrome dip rims [Louisiana] {9/25/03}
24667. Coating solution for OPC drum [New Jersey]
24668. How do I know if Nikasil liners are worn? [Canada]
24670. Desire to purchase a phosphating/painting business [Michigan]
24671. Final buffing of aluminum castings is raising pits [California]
24675. Aging a Silver Coin [Greece]
24676. Concern for hydrogen embrittlement [Texas]
24677. Problem with in-line neutralization [Portugal]
24678. Jigs for galvanizing [India]
24679. Alumina PCBs [Oregon]
24680. Plater encounters black smut on nitrided high carbon steel after acid dip [Greece]
24681. How to passivate/pickling titanium autoclave [Australia]
24682. Masking fingerprints on stainless steel camera bodies [Texas]
24683. Air brake mfgr needs to measure surface roughness of small rubber balls [India]
24684. Will stainless sludge pump galvanically corrode our steel storage tank [Brazil]
24686. Does hot and cold air effect the rate at which rust forms? [Rhode Island]
24687. Cadmium Lamination On Brass Bushing [Illinois]
24688. Diesel mfgr feels salt bath nitriding won't cut it for new product [Canada]
24689. "De-galvanizing" the inside of pipe [Texas]
24691. How to remove aluminum from alkaline water at high temp [India]
24692. Semi-conductor mfgr finds platinum coated titanium rings shrink after anneal [Montana]
24694. Nickel Silicon Carbide repair [Michigan]
24696. Alonizing [Iran]
24697. Analysis of Sulphuric Acid [India]
24698. E-nickel over hard chrome plating issues? [Canada]
24699. Cleaning tin prior to sealing [Indiana]
24700. Electroless plating [Philippines]
24701. Teflon pre-coated aluminum sheet [Tennessee] {9/29/03}
24702. Need Chrome Painting Machine [California] {9/29/03}
24703. How to make up Ferrous sulfate solution [California]
24704. BBQ Paint needed [Illinois] {9/29/03}
24705. Rhodium electroless [Venezuela]
24706. Re-chroming vintage furniture [Canada] {9/29/03}
24707. What's the difference [California]
24708. Request help for metal protection [Netherlands] {9/29/03}
24709. Zinc Nickel In Military applications [Connecticut]
24710. DEBURRING MACHINES/TUMBLERS NEEDED [Canada] {9/29/03}
24711. Seeking ANTIMONY plater [New York] {9/29/03}
24712. Paint for metal fireplace [Missouri] {9/29/03}
24713. Electroless zinc plating [Mexico]
24714. Glass bead for sand blast procedure [Nicaragua] {9/29/03}
24715. Nickel allergy help [New Jersey]
24716. Zinc die castings plating [India]
24717. Electrodeposition painting [Thailand]
24718. How to prevent galvanic attack of aluminum parts on steel power towers [South Africa]
24719. Powders and hard-coating on polycarbonate [Korea] {9/29/03}
24720. Tin plating recommended thickness in a high humidity environment [Australia]
24721. Cleaning copper [Pakistan]
24722. What is HAE [California]
24723. Mil-C-5541e class 3 [China]
24724. Nickel plating [Philippines]
24725. Heat resistant paints [Missouri]
24726. LME [South Africa]
24727. Deburring Methods [Connecticut]
24728. Silicon Carbide and Copper [Texas] {9/29/03}
24729. Soldering onto chrome [India]
24730. Many types of blade steel, which is best? [Arizona]
24731. Etching? [New Zealand]
24732. Rechroming bumpers etc. on '66 Barracuda [Pennsylvania] {9/29/03}
24733. Avoiding buffing wheel marks [Washington]
24734. Need motorcycle chrome done [Ohio] {9/30/03}
24735. Corrosion of aluminum cans/cookwares leading to leaching and health problems [Canada]
24736. Zinc bath problem [India]
24737. Descaling steel [Canada]
24738. Burnishing of steel [India]
24739. Electroplating and galvanizing process and environmental aspects [India]
24740. Constituents of NC Thinner [India]
24741. Rusting Outdoor Wrought Iron Furniture [Louisiana]
24742. How can I remove chrome from aluminum rims [Mexico]
24743. PU thinner formulation [India]
24744. Painting aluminum spokes to look like wood [New York]
24745. Painting brass chandelier to look silver [Pennsylvania]
24746. Seeking anodized architectural aluminum from China [Philippines] {9/30/03}
24747. Need 'One Stroke' by NY Bronze Co. [New York]
24748. Best way to finish LARGE ALUMINUM PIECE to look like COPPER? [New York]
24749. Stripping Nikasil with what acid? [North Carolina]
24750. Zinc Ingots [Egypt] {9/30/03}
24751. How can I refinish an antique metal door which had been gold leafed but failed? [Maryland]
24752. Removal of clear coat from aluminum mags [Pennsylvania]
24753. Black spots on zinc plated yellow passivated parts on storage [India]
24754. Automotive Stainless Steel Polishing Vendors [New York] {9/30/03}
24755. Furniture maker wants to antique mirror [Idaho]
24756. I.D. anodes turn black when copper plating [Indiana]
24757. Need VCI (Vapour Corrosion Inhibitors) coatings [India] {9/30/03}
24758. Reference material for plating specifications [Malaysia]
24760. Need laser peening service [New Jersey] {9/30/03}
24761. Heat resistant paint for an LPG room heater [India] {9/30/03}
24762. Need 50,000 ltr of 95% sulphuric acid [India] {9/30/03}
24763. Electroplating for water testing [Indonesia]
24764. How to remove chromium oxide [Singapore]
24765. Bending of electroplated Ni film [South Korea]
24766. Finding etching solution for Al2O3v [Taiwan]
24767. Nickel sulfate from spent electroless nickel baths [Italy]
24768. Decreasing the MBAS and COD parameters in the effluent [Brazil]
24769. Removal of plasma sprayed tungsten carbide coatings? [Canada]
24770. Powder paint to meet AAMA 2605 specification [Florida]
24771. Vacuum metallizing on plastic molded articles [India] {10/01/03}
24772. Plastisol coat a pipe bike rack [Illinois] {10/01/03}
24774. Wanted: Peel Coat [New York] {10/01/03}
24775. ABS plastic powder, MEK [Tennessee] {10/01/03}
24776. Plating thickness machine/equipment [Malaysia] {10/01/03}
24777. Need Cleaning of Old Steel Radiators [New York] {10/01/03}
24778. Seeking abrasives for glass [Ohio] {10/01/03}
24779. Whittaker or Hittaker R32 stop-off lacquer [Taiwan] {10/01/03}
24780. Rusting nails project [Florida]
24781. Black conductive copper [Italy]
24782. Problem in polishing of Pure Al [India]
24783. Using polyester spray putty for bathtub resurfacing [Australia]
24784. Patina finishes on iron [Romania]
24785. Painting Aluminum Gutters [California]
24786. Sterling Silver Has Accidental Copper Patina [Georgia]
24787. How do I sufficiently clean resin "head" for metallizing? [UK]
24788. Paint removal from MCI 8 motor coach [Canada]
24789. Use galvanized steel in a outdoor Bar-B-Que [California]
24790. Thermal issues for yellow chromate [Rhode Island]
24791. Books on Zinc Plating [Canada]
24792. Cosmetic spec for machined casting [New Hampshire]
24793. Galvanized Steel/Zinc Oxide fumes and food preparation [Canada]
24794. MCrAlY coating thickness measurement with NDT procedure [Iran]
24795. Heat resistant paint for ovens [India]
24796. HIGH TEMPERATURE COATING [India]
24797. Cadmium Vs Electroless Nickel plating for Mil-Spec connectors [Maryland]
24798. Terminal void problem for chip resistor [Malaysia]
24799. Nickel vs. solder consumption [Malaysia]
24800. Acid copper plating white metal [New Zealand]
24801. Magnesium Painting Process [Florida]
24802. Looking for chrome alternative for cosmetic part [Illinois]
24803. Ductility [India]
24804. 96 hour black chromate conversion coating [Pennsylvania]
24805. PAINTING -PLATING -MASKING [India]
24806. Pin mfgr's super finishing machine is scratching the pins [India]
24807. Urban legend of improving EDM oil by adding adding silicone powder? [Michigan]
24808. Metal finisher wants best protective coating for finished brass [New York]
24809. Need high performance enamel frit [Taiwan] {10/01/03}
24810. Electroplating on leather [Dominica]
24811. Please help me electrogalvanize [Malta]
24812. Copper (II) sulfate and excess sodium hydroxide [Canada]
24813. Process of steel etching [Utah]
24815. Lacquer properly removed from copper pot (nickel interior)? [Virginia]
24816. The Electrical Resistivity of Zinc Chromate [California]
24817. Ni recovery [California]
24818. Powder Coat paint vs. Marine Urethane paint [Utah]
24819. Pharmaceutical packager asks if passivation sanitizes against microorganisms? [Puerto Rico]
24820. Fingerprint capture appliance needs grain finish standards for inspection consistency [Florida]
24821. Dairyland mfgr. seeks standards for stainless steel finishes [Wisconsin]
24822. Coating for copper gutters [Colorado] {10/01/03}
24823. Seeking gold and silver plating [India] {10/01/03}
24824. Artificial wood finish on metal [India] {10/01/03}
24825. Need powder for powder coating urgently [Egypt] {10/01/03}
24826. What is electro forming [Iran]
24827. ReChrome [Texas]
24828. Steel spring pins in bronze? [South Carolina]
24829. Buffing compound for seashells [Philippines]
24830. Will the temperature effect the aluminum percentage in the zinc bath and lead bath [Malaysia]
24831. Variation in Gold thickness from HCD to LCD [India]
24832. Household product mfgr. needs to matte finish aluminum before anodizing [India]
24835. Failure of mechanical seal at salt mfg plant [India]
24836. Chemicals for etching stainless steel and aluminum [Croatia] {10/01/03}
24837. EVA PLASTIC POWDER [Texas]
24838. Automotive Metal Finishing Spec WX100 [Connecticut]
24839. Cu SO4 test for zinc phosphate quality [Kentucky]
24840. Aluminum casting leakage problems [India]
24841. Hard Chroming Problems [Kentucky]
24842. Chrome Burning or whitewashing [Nevada]
24843. MIL-C-23422 Confusion [Ohio]
24844. Cabinet fabricator needs to remove dark spots from spot welding stainless [Massachusetts]
24845. Is aqua transfer/cubic printing right for rapid prototyping? [Canada]
24846. Chrome plating my motorcycle rims [Alabama] {10/02/03}
24847. Rust definition [Saudi Arabia]
24848. Silver polishing or silver destruction? [Minnesota]
24849. Structural fabricator asks how to phosphate galvanized steel [Texas]
24850. SS 304 for saltwater aquaculture [Ecuador]
24851. Vibratory finished ALMAG-535 is turning grey instead of white [Pennsylvania]
24852. I need polyester coating [Ukraine] {10/02/03}
24853. Usefulness of Chromium for Radio transmission [United Kingdom]
24854. REPLICATE AGED VENETIAN MIRROR APPEARANCE [California]
24855. 10kt gold antiquing removal [Arkansas]
24856. Hobbyist aluminum anodizing [Missouri]
24857. Bubbles appearing on surface [Alabama]
24858. Is GPC an air pollutant? What chemicals react or neutralize it? [Malaysia]
24859. Quality control analysis of soda ash [Kenya]
24860. Hydrogen Absorption from Chemical Milling Titanium [Massachusetts]
24861. Plating Onto Mirror Stainless...NOT a Cakewalk [California]
24862. Electronics enclosure maker wants to zinc-phosphate galvanized steel [Unite Kingdom]
24863. Food container mfgr worries about chromium 6 in S/S welds [England]
24864. Abrasive flowed high purity tubing won't electropolish like hand-polished [Minnesota]
24865. Need Ospho [Florida] {10/01/03}
24866. Nickel titanium polishing? [California]
24867. Erosion of aluminum thin film during anodizing [Korea]
24868. Copper plating of aluminum [Michigan]
24869. Invest-i-g-a-tory project [Philippines]
24870. Corrosion resistance of zinc/iron alloys [The Netherlands]
24871. Alodine 1201 immersion and rinse [Michigan]
24872. Dipping a 1933 Dodge to remove rust [Texas] {10/02/03}
24873. Compact Bench Top Chromating Station [Canada] {10/03/03}
24874. Equipment to recover silver from X-ray film [India] {10/03/03}
24875. REVEREWARE CLEANER [Maryland] {10/03/03}
24877. Polished brass finish rusting [Connecticut]
24878. Brushed brass finish [Missouri]
24879. Structural Steel in Cavities [UK]
24880. WATER RESISTIVITY FOR DI RINSE? [California]
24881. White spots on olive green passivation [India]
24882. Copper or silver plating on leaves [Connecticut] {10/03/03}
24883. New car rusting already [West Virginia]
24884. Location of DTL Specifications [Maryland]
24885. Stripping solution titration [Washington]
24886. Polishing machines and research centers [Switzerland] {10/03/03}
24887. Influence temperature of HCl pickling solution to different carbon steel hot rolled [France]
24888. PAINT REMOVAL FROM COPPER [New Jersey]
24889. Endpoint for copper analysis [Philippines]
24890. Painting over galvanized steel subjected to high temperature [Philippines]
24891. Silver plating on Invar [India]
24892. Nickel strike [Denmark]
24893. Zinc/Iron black chromate problem [Mexico]
24894. Should shaft seals be 440C or nitempered SS-2541 for D.I. water [UK]
24895. Cleaning lightning rods [Michigan]
24896. Need Apti-Coat Finishers [Oregon] {10/06/03}
24897. BACTERIA RUSTING NAILS? [Arkansas]
24898. Request for Help [New Zealand]
24899. Protective coating for exterior copper [Nevada]
24900. Bronze shell casting [Egypt]
24901. DO I HAVE GALVANIZED POISONING? [Florida]
24902. Antique or patina powder coat sources [Canada]
24903. Zinc chromate issues [Canada]
24904. Orthopedic mfgr finds laser marking is coming off after passivation [Indiana]
24905. Food process equipment mfgr wants to use 316L for salt blending system [Illinois]
24906. Chrome on plastic (polyester?), and black chrome on plastic [California] {10/06/03}
24907. INFORMATION ABOUT ANODIZE [Iran] {10/06/03}
24908. Chrome a '70 Camaro grill filler [Connecticut] {10/06/03}
24909. Aluminum brushing machine [Michigan] {10/06/03}
24910. Need glue for aluminum to glass [Hong Kong] {10/06/03}
24911. CAREER PROSPECT IN GPC [India]
24912. Refining of gold vs. silver [West Indies]
24913. Request for recipe for platinum electroplating [Louisiana]
24914. 400 Micrometer Ni-P [Iran]
24915. I WANT it to rust! [Wyoming]
24916. Need info on how to do marbleized refinishing on metal or plastic [California]
24917. Heath and safety aspects of passivation installation [England]
24918. REMOVE EPOXY-PHENOLIC LACQUER FROM TINPLATE FOILS [Uruguay]
24919. Antique silver look [UK]
24920. Pad color coating application to brass plates with embossed numbers [California]
24921. Regarding hot dip galvanising dross formation [Nepal]
24922. Brown scales on Zn- Co passivated components [India]
24923. Nickel present in top layer of gold in gold over nickel plating [California]
24924. Blistering of parts after nickel plating [Canada]
24925. Adverse effects of zinc plating on CRS [Canada]
24926. Keeping surface edge after ECM [Iran]
24927. Alternate or faster method than microfinishing for surgical needles [India]
24928. Air brake mfgr wants parts processed to milky beige colour [South Africa]
24929. User has trouble distilling the wax from Trichlor [Illinois]
24930. What plastic should replace carbon steel elbows for sea water? [Saudi Arabia]
24931. Chemistry of aluminum surface [Minnesota]
24932. LOOKING FOR: RED-GLOSS HIGH HEAT ENAMEL PAINT...Brush-on [Canada] {10/06/03}
24933. Titanium anodes for trivalent chromium [Brazil] {10/07/03}
24934. Stainless steel refrigerator door- removing shipping tape glue [Nevada]
24935. Paint a television [Pennsylvania]
24936. How can you tell when is gold pure? [Pennsylvania]
24937. Why Noxon Brass and Silver Polish (and Quick Dip) Disappeared [Georgia]
24938. Turning brass and copper black [Canada]
24939. OPC drums coating technology [India] {10/07/03}
24940. CuSO4.xH2O -- How to prove value of x? [England]
24941. Copper plating without electricity [Philippines]
24942. Adding the chrome back to plastic models [California]
24943. More information about hard anodizing of interior tubes [Iran]
24944. Pickling and Oiling Process [India]
24945. Number codes for metal (such as 6061 and 6063) [China]
24946. NDT help [India]
24947. 0.5 mm diameter spherical plating media [Indiana] {10/07/03}
24949. Specifics on Iron-Cobalt Alloys [South Carolina]
24950. Cooling tower treatment chemicals [India]
24951. Need clear topcoat over diecast zinc [Michigan]
24952. Plating internal threads [Illinois]
24953. Request for help gold Alodine [New Jersey]
24954. Masking before nickel and gold plate [New Jersey]
24955. Antimony plating [California] {10/07/03}
24956. Science fair project [Florida]
24957. Cu-Ni plating bath [California]
24958. Chrome dipping [Utah] {10/07/03}
24959. I want to finish my furniture with Du Pont Clear Coat 380 S [Romania] {10/07/03}
24960. Adhesive for bonding metal foil on stainless steel plate [Korea] {10/07/03}
24961. Silver and gold plating salts [Turkey] {10/07/03}
24962. Etching tank wanted [Ireland] {10/07/03}
24963. Aluminum Grades [Trinidad and Tobago]
24964. LB film deposition [India]
24965. Post EDM finishing [Ohio]
24966. Corrosion inhibitor for aluminum without gellation when heated to 88 deg. C [Malaysia]
24967. How to paint metal cabinets [Pennsylvania]
24968. Bronzing method information required [South Africa]
24969. To enable us to comply with the EU Directive WEEE and RoHS [UK]
24970. Market for used acids and bases from former plating shop? [Tennessee]
24971. Stripping hard metal [Italy]
24972. EMBRITTLEMENT TEST [Massachusetts]
24973. Activation of zinc diecastings before brass/copper plating [Brazil]
24974. Trying to understand oxidation rates for 2219 aluminum [Louisiana]
24975. Large aquarium suffers galvanized to 316SS compatibility issue [South Africa]
24976. Looking for nickel plated aluminum [Hong Kong] {10/08/03}
24977. Iridite Pen for Chem Film touch-up [Indiana] {10/08/03}
24978. Silver and other metals [Florida]
24979. Starting a small business in chrome plating [Philippines]
24980. Cleaning of enamel baths [Wales]
24981. Safety considerations for IR [Georgia]
24982. Sludge from cadmium stripping blinds filter [Pennsylvania]
24983. Zinc/chromate dust [South Carolina]
24984. Waterborne is too high viscosity [Louisiana]
24985. Rubber plating or coating of jewelry [New York]
24986. Seeking re-platinizing of titanium anodes [Oregon] {10/08/03}
24987. Need metal test panels [Tennessee] {10/08/03}
24988. Wanted: large oven or small turn key powder shop [California] {10/08/03}
24989. Copper Roof Cleaners [Michigan] {10/08/03}
24990. Need Tri-Chrome Final Rinse Process [Ohio] {10/08/03}
24991. Cadmium coatings, how do they work? [Australia]
24992. Silver turned black, what should I do? [California]
24993. Battery acid stained concrete [California]
24994. Copper tube silver solder process [Colorado]
24995. Silver tarnish [France]
24996. How to keep copper plating on bronze shiny? [Louisiana]
24997. Paint a building's stainless steel exterior? [Massachusetts]
24998. Electroless nickel and friction [Maryland]
24999. Radiation absorption [Sweden]

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