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29000. How to protect 316 stainless steel
from salt deposits [Pakistan]
29001. Electroless Nickel Plating
Solution [Iran]
{5/4/04}
29002. Need test specimens IAW ASTM
f519 [UAE]
{5/4/04}
29003. Stainless steel and H2O2
[California]
29004. Teflon coating on aluminum
[Massachusetts]
29005. 304 Stainless Steel type of
finish [Missouri]
29006. Melamine plastic buttons metal
plated [New York] {5/5/04}
29007. Stainless steel cleaning (large
part) [Connecticut] {5/5/04}
29008. Grain Size of Silver [New
Mexico]
29009. Questions on coatings applied to
aluminum beverage cans [Massachusetts]
29010. Polishing a chrome look headlight
bezel [California]
29011. How to restore pewter finish damaged
in dishwasher [Texas]
29012. Indium plating [Ohio]
29013. Cadmium Plating vs. Magnetism
[California]
29014. Post Wash of Nitric solution from
passivate [Michigan]
29015. Density of chemical bath changes
[India]
29016. Plating aluminum in acid tin
[Texas]
29017. Restoring Gold Plated Rims to
Chrome [Georgia] {5/5/04}
29018. Polymer coating/sublimation
printing [Arizona]
{5/5/04}
29019. Corrode pennies [California]
29020. WHAT IT TAKES TO OPEN A SMALL CHROME
PLATING SHOP [Kentucky]
29021. Can you plate titanium
[Florida]
29022. Zinc coating compatibility on
magnesium wheels? [California]
29023. Electroless Nickel
[Singapore]
29024. Solder Plating on Mold Compound
Resin [Singapore]
29025. Construction issues with dissimilar
metals [Canada]
29026. Prevent water corrosion with
aluminum [Washington]
29027. Mild steel and S.S.316 compatibility
in historic building preservation [Greece]
29028. Seeking black nickel on sst
[Pennsylvania] {5/5/04}
29029. GLASS BEADS [Malaysia]
{5/5/04}
29030. Need second hand electroplating
plant for wire [Germany]
{5/5/04}
29031. Electrolysis in industry
[Australia]
29032. Chrome VI reduction for bottom
ash [UK]
29033. Detergent removal [Bahrain]
29034. Removing Stainless Steel Bluing
[Illinois]
29035. Iron release from aging passivated
304 steel [Denmark]
29036. Chrome Plating Tank Design
[Malaysia]
29037. Environment concerns regarding
Nextel Velvet Coating [Canada]
29038. EN plating of titanium [Maine]
{5/6/04}
29039. Seeking anodize/Teflon on alum
casting [Pennsylvania] {5/6/04}
29040. Equipment to automate MOLYDAG
Application [Canada]
{5/6/04}
29041. We need to purchase small quantities
of Potassium Cyanide [Arkansas]
{5/6/04}
29042. Zinc phosphate for coating
[Thailand]
29043. Need local supplier of S-rounds
[Canada]
{5/7/04}
29044. Dead Black Paint for solar
panels [Michigan]
{5/7/04}
29045. Tin matrix with graphite
[India]
29046. Some important queries about hard
chrome plating [India]
29047. Wipe-on protection for new aluminum
car [Connecticut]
29048. Implant material [UK]
29049. Bioremediation of tannery
effluent [India]
29050. Multiple colour acid etching on 304
SS [Australia]
29051. How do I get a more aggressive
parkerizing finish? [Oregon]
29052. Unsuccessful oxidizing of red brass
for oil rubbed bronze finish [Texas]
29053. Sink mfgr can't get the copper dark
brown [Texas]
29054. Zinc plating for 400 hours of salt
spray test [India]
29055. Formula for titanium
electropolishing [California]
29056. MIL-STD-171 Open Quote
[Illinois] {5/7/04}
29057. Coating to prevent scratches on SS
plastic inj. molds [Canada] {5/7/04}
29058. Old-time blueing/browning of
firearms [India]
29059. Surface quality of anodized aluminum
plates [California]
29060. Dross generation in hot dip
galvanizing of sheet steel [Canada]
29061. Tin plating on copper tubing reel to
reel [Illinois] {5/7/04}
29062. Mercury Poison or Crazy? [South
Carolina]
29063. Continuous varying alloy plating
[Brazil]
29064. How much per gram for 14 K gold
jewelery [California]
29065. Removal of gloeocapsa magma from
asphalt and metal roofs [Arkansas]
29066. Where to find re-plating for small
items [Florida] {5/7/04}
29067. Eggs damaging cars
[California]
29068. Metal looking finish on plastic
parts [Washington]
29069. Need Aluminum Hydroxide [Jordan]
{5/7/04}
29070. LOOKING FOR PLATER TO MEET GE SPEC
F70E3 [Missouri] {5/7/04}
29071. ENIG vs. ENAG [New Jersey]
29072. Cadmium plate specification CD 10
FIC [California]
29073. BBQ mfgr. needs Non Stick cooking
surface [Australia]
{5/7/04}
29074. Need plans for powdercoating
oven [Washington]
{5/7/04}
29075. Etching in anodizing [India]
29076. Electropolishing for Ni/Fe alloy
[UK] {5/7/04}
29077. Tin oxide coating for glass
tubes [UK] {5/7/04}
29078. RECOATING OF OPC DRUMS
[India]
29079. Painting a engine block
[Texas]
29080. Black paint for satellites
[Pakistan]
29081. Phosphating of tool steel
[India]
29082. Searching for non-ammonia based
verdigris patina formula [Vermont]
29083. Information on hard chrome
plating [India]
29084. Looking for an acid to eat through
bolts on a metal structure [Wisconsin]
29085. Need anodizing apparatus [Iran]

{5/8/04}
29086. Inexpensive coating on steel
[Wisconsin] {5/8/04}
29087. Electroplating Semiconductors
[Ireland]
29088. Potential use for iron derived
residuals [Pennsylvania]
29089. Extreme side-effects of toxins due
to welding aluminum [Canada]
29090. Wrong acid in Ni strike
[Maryland]
29091. Stainless Steel Elevator Cab and
Door Refinishing [Louisiana] {5/10/04}
29092. Silicon spray [Tennessee]
{5/10/04}
29093. Where can I find crosshatch tool
[Canada]
{5/10/04}
29094. Dacromate Coating [Michigan]
{5/10/04}
29095. Handbook on epoxy lacquer
formulation [Iran]
29096. Tin Plating [Texas]
29097. Chemical usage of cleaning
buildings [India]
29098. Painting ceramic tiles
[Canada]
29099. Where to find copper hardware
[Colorado]
29100. Surface finish conversion
factors [Brazil]
29101. Best suitable material for a
letterbox [South Africa]
{5/10/04}
29102. Need auto paint booth used
[Nevada]
{5/10/04}
29103. Plating chrome ABS [Poland]
29104. How can the nail get rust
[China]
29105. What is polyphosphate-chromate?
[India]
29106. CUTTING TOOL LIFE IMPROVEMENT
[India]
29107. How to made stainless steel bracelet
black color, no painting [Thailand]
29108. Identify maker and age of spoon
[Missouri] 
29109. Protection of Bright Zinc hinges in
sea air environment [UK]
29110. Same material, two different
finishes, will they gall? [Florida]
29111. Chrome dipping rims [Wisconsin]
{5/10/04}
29112. Need wheels polished [Florida]
{5/10/04}
29113. Interested in chrome plating plastic
parts [Philippines] {5/10/04}
29114. Chrome jobshop [Florida]
{5/10/04}
29115. Need Harley parts plated
[Florida] {5/10/04}
29116. Seeking Refinishing of Alloy Wheels
for 1998 Honda Accord V6 [Massachusetts] {5/10/04}
29117. Seeking parcolubrizing of 5000 pcs
of HR P and O parts [Michigan] {5/10/04}
29118. Electroless Ni Plating of High
Precision Aluminum Mirror [Israel] {5/10/04}
29119. Purchasing gold assaying machine
[India]
{5/10/04}
29120. ACN scrubber [South Africa]
{5/10/04}
29121. Hard anodizing of utensils
[India]
{5/10/04}
29122. 500 tons pur aluminum per month
[China]
{5/10/04}
29123. Water Transfer equipment [Texas]
{5/10/04}
29124. Extraction of silver from X-ray
films [India]
{5/10/04}
29126. Hard Chroming Plant design
[Colombia]
{5/10/04}
29127. Citric acid [California]
29128. Copper Plating [Poland]
29129. WHAT IS COPPERS HAZARDS/
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS? [Pennsylvania]
29130. Material selection [England]
29131. Extraction of nickel from a spent
catalyst [India]
29132. Make a stable graphite
suspension [Iran]
29133. Restoring a proof coin to original
finish [UK]
29134. Are Aluminum Rims Brush
Platable? [Texas]
29135. Painting porcelain or ceramic
[Oklahoma]
29136. Rusting nails quickly [Utah]
29137. NEED HELP ON CHROME PLATING [N.
Ireland]
29138. Surface Finish Conversions
[England]
29139. ASTM- Whisker growth
[Canada]
29140. High temperature resistance of zinc
plating [India]
29141. Can Isothiazoline breakdown? At what
Temperature? [Tennessee]
29142. Butynol-coloursteel
compatibility [New Zealand]
29143. Sulphuric acid corrosion to 316L
SS [Australia]
29144. Brass plating [California]
{5/11/04}
29145. Seeking a black oxide shop to
blacken a suite of armor [California]
{5/11/04}
29147. Substitute for trichloroethylene
[Ohio]
{5/11/04}
29148. Looking for liquid photo-imageable
etch resist [France]
{5/11/04}
29149. Glue covered mylar film sticking on
aluminum roller [Canada]
{5/11/04}
29150. Need a spray of aluminum
[Russia]
{5/11/04}
29151. Satin nickel and brushed nickel
bath [Indiana]
{5/11/04}
29152. Water Transfer Equipment Needed
[California]
{5/11/04}
29153. What does asorbic acid and citric
acid do to a penny? [California]
29154. What's a penny made of
[Georgia]
29155. Copper filtration in swimming
pools [Pennsylvania]
29156. Ways to produce silver
[Pennsylvania]
29157. Coating of powders [Iran]
29158. H13 tool steel behavior and
properties [Iran]
29159. E-polish Ni-11%V alloy [New
Hampshire]
29160. Copper anodes can be low budget
[West Virginia]
29161. 18-8 stainless steel product will
rust [Malaysia]
29162. Silicon deposits on windows
[Australia]
29163. Painting a car at home with
Tremclad-type paint [Canada]
29164. How to clean lead for copper and
nickel plating [Iran]
29165. Etching Silver Jewelry
[England]
29166. Stainless Coating
[Australia]
29167. Surface roughness [India]
29168. Zirconium anodizing [Iran]
29169. International standard to black
oxidation [Brazil]
29170. Cleaning equipment for Lead Free
purposes [Mexico]
29171. Is it safe to drink DI water
[Oregon]
29172. Will any acid cause hydrogen
embrittlement to case hardened steel? [Wisconsin]
29173. Plating injection molds for use with
PVC [Texas]
29174. Step plating in copper sulfate
bath [Ohio]
29175. No negative current through part
[Oklahoma]
29176. Passivation problem when coating
food cans in the metal packaging industry [South Africa]
29177. Will increasing surface finish help
fatigue life of threads? [Utah]
29178. Chemical conversion coating that may
be applied on site [New York]
29179. Suggested plating for low voltage
diesel fuel sensor [Ohio]
29180. Chrome plating boots [South
Carolina] {5/13/04}
29181. What is the best way to coat a lead
product? [New York] {5/13/04}
29182. Silicone rubber painting [Italy]
{5/13/04}
29183. Tin plated products get
tarnished [India]
{5/13/04}
29184. Copper Plating Leveller
[Illinois]
{5/13/04}
29185. How to make a die [Ethiopia]
{5/13/04}
29186. Razor Blade Manufacturing
Machinery [Nepal]
{5/13/04}
29188. PLATING OF INTERNAL THREADS
[India]
29189. Recovery metals from sludge of
chemical precipitation processes [Mexico]
29190. Testing corrosion wet-dry
cycling [Colombia]
29191. Chrome plating business
[USA]
29192. I want to learn to re-tin copper
cookware as a hobbyist [California]
29193. Comparison of trivalent chrome and
hexavalent chrome [West Virginia]
29194. LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL DETAILS OF 380
ALUMINUM DIECAST [China]
29195. Acid and enamel ware
[Canada]
29196. Reuse of metal hydroxide sludge that
contains mostly aluminum and some nickel [Malaysia]
29197. Effectiveness of cleaning
solution [UK]
29198. How to remove Tin Oxide from
connnector pins [California]
29199. Annealing SS 304L
[Australia]
29200. Stainless steel finishing
[India]
29201. Cubic printing [India]
{5/13/04}
29202. From urethane to powder coat
paint [Canada]
{5/13/04}
29203. Seeking fasteners [Malaysia]
{5/13/04}
29204. Inquiry for red oxide manufacturing
plant [Bangladesh]
{5/13/04}
29205. CHEMICAL SILOS [Turkey]
{5/13/04}
29206. Looking for a supplier of K2Ni(CN)4
(nickel cyanide) [California]
{5/13/04}
29207. I NEED HELP ON MY SIENCE PROJECT ON
RUST [Washington]
29208. The effect of citric acid on
steel [New Zealand]
29209. Varistor (zinc oxide discs)
[UK]
29210. Etching of newsilver
[Finland]
29211. Paint chip-off [Philippines]
29212. Immersion test corrosion
(wet-dry) [Colombia]
29213. Will life on earth ever live with
fossil fuels? [Papua New Guinea]
29214. Muratic acid spill on stainless
steel sink and outdoor grill [Florida]
29215. Which steel is best suited for a
horse trailer [California]
29216. Crackling on Metal [Canada]
29217. To Paint or to Lacquer
[Pennsylvania]
29218. Remove the gold electroplated finish
from automotive trim [Utah]
29219. Cleaning Cast Iron/Porcelain
Surfaces [Arizona]
29220. Surface finish callout
[Michigan]
29221. Copper cyanide [India]
29222. Rubbing test for plastic painting
surface (e.g indoor cordless phone) [China]
29223. Compatibility of autophoretic
coating with top coats [India]
29224. High Resistivity problems with Acid
Tin Plating to MIL-T-10727 [Mexico]
29225. Nails and the New Pressure Treated
Lumber [Tennessee]
29226. Mild Steel anti corrosion
[India]
29227. Rechroming Drum Hoops and Lugs
[Pennsylvania] {5/14/04}
29228. Wheels plated [Missouri]
{5/14/04}
29229. Need rad support acid dip and primed
79 Dodge [Canada] {5/14/04}
29230. Need Phosphate Coater [Michigan]
{5/14/04}
29231. Epoxy/Paint Coatings [India]
{5/14/04}
29232. Chelating agents for removal of mix
acid [India]
{5/14/04}
29233. Conductive polymer [South
Carolina]
{5/14/04}
29234. Hard black corrosion resistant
finish for calliper pistons [South Africa]
{5/14/04}
29235. Refrigerator refinishing
[Hawaii]
{5/14/04}
29236. Looking for aluminum, glass, and
plastic containers for pharmaceutical use [Greece]
{5/14/04}
29237. Brass and Nickel Solution Wanted
[Oregon]
{5/14/04}
29238. TRENNCOAT metal coating [UK]
{5/14/04}
29239. Need contact wheels [South
Africa]
{5/14/04}
29240. Dermitron machine [India]
{5/14/04}
29241. Alumina coating [France]
29242. Copper Sulfate disposal
[Canada]
29243. Technology used in stainless steel
manufacturing [Australia]
29244. S.S 316 L CrO2 layer, descaling
[India]
29245. Electropolishing [Turkey]
29246. Meaning of C [Missouri]
29247. Will Teflon withstand 1400 deg
C? [Texas]
29248. Zinc vs. Nickel for Steel
Fasteners [California]
29249. Another way of using blueing
products [Mississippi]
29250. Muratic Acid [Illinois]
29251. Chrome Bumper Stripping
[Michigan]
29252. Protecting an old metal table for
outdoor use [New York]
29253. Removing/dissolving aluminum,
electric motor rotor bars [Illinois]
29254. Semi-Bright Nickel Plating
Specifications [Great Britain]
29255. Failed etch rate in 7050
aluminum [Canada]
29256. Rust colored stain vs rust on
metal [New Zealand]
29257. Soldering a Brass Ferrule and
Stainless Steel Wire [Pennsylvania]
29258. Grinding a chrome plated roller
[Makola]
29259. Steel Frame Doors and Windows
[Malaysia]
29260. Hardness of Gold Plating
[Singapore]
29261. Milky tin on copper [UK]
29262. Phosphoric Acid Anodizing - Fatigue
Behavior [Texas]
29263. Passivation [Missouri]
29264. Process sequence [India]
29267. Electrical contact [Arizona]
29268. Chrome finish peeling from printing
cylinders [Ohio]
29269. Mild steel texturing [New
Zealand]
29270. Anodic stripping of metal coating
off titanium [Singapore]
29271. Regular source for Aluminum Oxide -C
(Alon 'C') [India]
{5/17/04}
29272. PCB LAMINATING (SPRAY) PRODUCTS
[India]
{5/17/04}
29273. Copper plating for demo for kids
[Canada]
29274. Galvanic protection for brass or
copper to aluminum [California]
29275. Newcomer Seeking Info/Advice
[Indiana]
29276. Bio-compatible shielding of radio
frequency probe [Turkey]
29277. Refinishing wheels in chrome
[Connecticut] {5/17/04}
29278. Converting percent by volume to
oz/gal NH03 [Utah]
29279. Treatment process for lead/acid
waste [Greece]
29280. Need 18k gold plating process
[India]
{5/17/04}
29281. Muric acid eye damage?
[Connecticut]
29282. Is chrome a metal or a color?
[Wyoming]
29283. Galvanized Steel Temperature
Resistance [Tennessee]
29284. Literature and experimental data
[Saudi Arabia]
29285. Need shop to paint Winnebago
[Washington D.C.] {5/17/04}
29286. Want Update on Spray On Vinyl
Siding [New York]
29287. Need off-site regeneration of DI
resins [Illinois]
{5/17/04}
29288. Corrosive qualities of various
liquids [Pennsylvania]
29289. How does Zirconium-based passivation
work? [Belgium]
29290. Need chemicals for gold refining
[California]
{5/17/04}
29291. Anodizing A435 Cast Aluminum
[Malaysia]
29292. Need nickel anodes (and cathodes)
and electrostatic powder [Egypt]
{5/17/04}
29293. Need custom color anodizing
[California] {5/17/04}
29294. Which is better: 18/8 or 18/10
stainless steel? [Texas]
29295. Rust on AISI 316L [India]
29296. Deep etching on steel
[India]
29297. Palladium-alloy white gold versus
nickel-alloy white gold [California]
29298. Zinc Dichromate plating thickness/
wear properties and plating thickness in bore [Canada]
29300. Repairing plastisol coatings
[England]
29301. Surface precision grinding for
compressor parts [India]
{5/17/04}
29302. Need Nybco Hi-Gloss Lacquer
finish [Virginia]
{5/18/04}
29303. Help grading stainless steel on
knives [Australia]
29304. Preventing zinc rust [Utah]
29305. Removing paint from unsealed
brick [Florida]
29306. How to start a plating shop
[Louisiana]
29307. I want to age a replica Diving
Helmet [England]
29308. About Rhodium Plating
[Virginia]
29309. Restoring tarnished vintage brass
items [Pennsylvania]
29310. Getting a brass patina finish to
antique door hardware [Virginia]
29311. Nickel Strike and Acid Dip for
blister problem [Thailand]
29312. Making a Silver Catalyst Bed
[Indonesia]
29313. Need the thickness for passivation
dip [India]
29314. AG EXTRACTION WITH X-RAY FILM
PROCESSOR [India]
{5/18/04}
29315. Chroming Plastic [Indonesia]
29316. Black and streaked deposits of EN
coating [Taiwan]
29317. Vickers Diamond Indenter
[Australia]
{5/18/04}
29318. The real relation of content of
nickel electroless bath [Iran]
29319. How to use a pen plater [Sri
Lanka]
29320. Rust coming through Tremclad
[Canada]
29321. Chemical film and anodizing
[Malaysia]
29322. Why are colors after iron
phosphating different? [Poland]
29323. Treating zinc coated steel with
ospho [Florida]
29324. TRIVALENT VS. HEX FREE PLATING
[Florida]
29325. Bright chrome electroplating of
polycarbonate [California] {5/18/04}
29326. Electroplating metals from
seawater [Massachusetts]
29327. Rust preventers for bare metal
without painting [Michigan]
29328. Electroplating in Nanostructures,
rate control [Sweden]
29329. Copper coating on non metallic
surface [India]
29330. Stripping nickel from beryllium
[Florida]
29331. Need info on treatment of Sel-Rex
chemicals [Poland]
29332. Electroless Ni plating peeling off
after heat treatment [India]
29333. ST37 Electropolishing [Iran]
29334. CO-RELATION BETWEEN "S" AND
"µm" [India]
29335. Slimy well water [New
Jersey]
29336. Aluminum Anodizing [Mexico]
{5/19/04}
29337. I need 1um spherical graphite
powder [California]
{5/19/04}
29339. Stove refinishing [New
Jersey]
29340. Distortion due to nitriding
[Australia]
29341. Like to Purchase Vacuum Metalizing
Plant or Equipment/Machinery [Canada]
{5/19/04}
29342. Teniferes [Malaysia]
29343. Painting new galvanized gutters
[Virginia]
29344. Stripping paint off brass
[Pennsylvania]
29345. Surface rust is appearing after only
a few days using a water based paint [Ohio]
29346. Material for electric probe
[Canada]
29347. Shock absorber shaft finishing
[South Africa]
29348. Seeking alodize for die cast
aluminum parts [China] {5/19/04}
29349. Seeking Magnesium Oxide Coating
[Pennsylvania] {5/19/04}
29350. Non-conductive paint for prototype
enclosure [Washington]
{5/19/04}
29351. Aluminum etching [Canada]
29352. Preserving silver from tarnish
[Canada]
29353. Restoring Ice Cream Parlor style
chair [North Carolina]
29354. Alumilite Specification 215-R1
[California]
29355. Black Coating for 304 SS
[Oregon]
29356. Preventing rust when welding
galvaneal [Indiana]
29357. TEA Nickel [Spain]
29358. What exactly is Solder Plate?
[Mexico]
29359. Clear hardcoat varies in color
[Massachusetts]
29360. Start up galvanizing plant
[South Africa]
{5/19/04}
29361. NEED INFO ON STARTING CERAMIC,
POWDER COATING BUSINESS [Oklahoma]
{5/19/04}
29362. Galvanizing plant for pipes upto 3m
length [Malawi]
{5/19/04}
29363. Looking for used 1-1/2 and 3 HP
Baldor Buffers [Florida]
{5/19/04}
29364. Stainless steel [France]
29365. Need some coefficients of
friction [Michigan]
29366. Cobalt analysis method
[India]
29367. Adhesion Test for Plastics
[Saudi Arabia]
29368. Plating on Magnet [India]
29369. Chromating in white color
[India]
29370. Marking system for plated rings
[Indiana]
29371. How to remove nickel [India]
29372. The solderability of high Phos Ni
plated surfaces [Florida]
29373. Replacement of Trichloroethylene as
solvent thinner [Michigan]
29375. Chrome Cake Residue [Colombia]
{5/19/04}
29376. Searching for small chemical
etcher [California]
{5/19/04}
29377. Part coated with Palladium or Gold
needed [Texas] {5/20/04}
29378. Need Rectifier Troubleshooter
[Michigan]
{5/20/04}
29379. Problem Getting Quality
Finishing [Malaysia]
29380. Help needed for anodizing aluminum
product [New York]
29381. Como llegar a un acabado espejo en
los metales [Mexico]
29382. Hardware plating comparison
[Oregon]
29386. Rechrome car rims [New York]
{5/21/04}
29387. Seeking durable gold finish for
bronze designed jewelry [Mexico] {5/21/04}
29388. Shipwrecks-restoration of
artifacts [Australia]
29389. Tarnished copper sheeting over bay
window [Pennsylvania]
29390. What metal other than nickel for
piercing? [California]
29391. Conversion from a EN Spec to a Mil
spec. [Pennsylvania]
29392. Rinse Tanks-Confined Space or
Not? [Illinois]
29393. CENTRIFUGAL DRYER
[Philippines]
29394. Acid reaction with metals as
identification [Australia] 
29395. Restoration of shine on aging
Galvanized Iron surface [India]
29396. Hot dip galvanizing of gate
[Australia]
29397. Formaldehyde as nickel
brightener [Turkey]
29398. Electrical conductivity of a zinc
plate finish on mild steel [UK]
29399. Copper electroplating wetting
issue [Texas]
29400. Organic removal from gold [New
York]
29401. Chemical etching electrolyte
[Egypt]
29402. Manganese coated wire needed .010"
to .015" [Texas] {5/21/04}
29403. Coating for copper to resist amino
based resin adhesive and not effect conductivity
[Connecticut]
29404. Heat resistant rust protection
[Missouri]
29405. Coating Peeling from Stainless
Steel [New York]
29406. Problems with orange peel on
stainless [Arkansas]
29407. Anodize vs. powder coating for
utility poles [California]
29408. Aluminum knobs need brass
appearance [Alabama] {5/21/04}
29409. Atomic Absorbtion Spectroscopy
[Palestine]
{5/21/04}
29410. Electro-coagulation for treatment of
domestic wastewater [India]
{5/21/04}
29411. Need photochemical machining
equipment [Iran]
{5/21/04}
29412. Corrosion by chlorine dioxide
gas [Maryland]
29413. TDS (instrument) in well water
quality checking [India]
29414. Cheap and simple copper plating of
lead bullets [Georgia]
29415. Emulsion liquid membrane for waste
water treatment [India]
29416. Problems with visible solder
lines [Arizona]
29417. Blackening of Stainless Steel
Firearms [Indiana]
29418. Co-efficient of Chrome vs. EN
[Illinois]
29419. 11% phoshorus by wt. electroless
nickel - technical and economic challenges? [Connecticut]
29421. VCI packaging stains on aluminum
[India]
29422. Pickling compound for 300, 400,
17-4ph alloys [Connecticut]
29423. Must phosphate coated wire be
oily? [UK] 
29424. Coating pre-treatment chemical
replacement [Malaysia]
29425. Alternative to stainless steel shot
blast media [Michigan]
29426. What plating/coating for aluminum to
match titanium? [California]
29427. Chrome plate rims for a car [New
York] {5/24/04}
29428. Seeking clear iridite finishing on
aluminum stampings [China] {5/24/04}
29429. Gold Plating Thickness Standards
[China]
29431. Electropolishing of single gold
crystal [Spain]
29432. Hardcoat anodize polish finish
[Virginia] 
29433. Surface Treatment of Cast Lead Prior
to Paint [Kansas]
29434. Need preplated Brass Strip with a
copper flash and zinc coating [Illinois] {5/24/04}
29435. Need reel-to-reel Copper Black
Oxide [Texas] {5/24/04}
29436. Chrome dipping [North Carolina]
{5/24/04}
29437. Need rims sanded and finished or
chrome dipped [Florida] {5/24/04}
29438. NEED TRUCK PARTS POWDER COATED
[Mississippi] {5/24/04}
29439. Tinning copper cookware [South
Carolina] {5/24/04}
29440. Seeking powdercoating of motorcycle
hubs [Illinois] {5/24/04}
29441. Need mass finishing and descaling
solution [Canada] {5/24/04}
29442. Need GMW3044 8B240/120X source to
complete quote [Illinois] {5/24/04}
29443. Wanted powder coating plant
[Jamaica]
{5/24/04}
29444. Need used rectifiers for
production [California]
{5/24/04}
29445. Electro coloring [India]
{5/24/04}
29446. Need webbing paint [Oregon]
{5/24/04}
29447. Need brass lacquers [Utah]
{5/24/04}
29448. Hydrogen Electrolysis
[Michigan]
29449. Another white gold question [New
York]
29450. How to clean antique bronze
items [New York]
29451. Acid Etching Aluminum Plates
[New Jersey]
29452. We need something that will help
preserve our paper mache angels from the weather [Montana]
29453. Cylinder fin polishing
[Canada]
29454. White spots on motorcycle chrome
[Massachusetts]
29455. Restoring copper contacts [The
Netherlands]
29456. Aluminum busbar conductivity
[Georgia]
29457. Drag-in tank for Chrome Plating
[Malaysia]
29458. Adhesion failure on stripped
brass [Arizona]
29459. Pink Tinted Clear Chromate
[Minnesota]
29460. Plating roughness [India]
29461. Nickel plating leaded steel
[Texas]
29462. IRON Concentration Saturated in HCl
5% , 10%, 15% [Thailand]
29463. Darken nickel marked with a
laser [Florida]
29464. Degreasing [Philippines]
29465. Need my M/C wheels chrome plated
[Georgia] {5/25/04}
29466. Seeking passivation ASTM-A-967
practice B and Blk Oxide MIL-DTL-13924, class 3 [Massachusetts]
{5/25/04}
29467. ASTM 519 Test Inserts [UAE]
{5/25/04}
29468. We want to buy a full deionized
water plant [Jordan]
{5/25/04}
29469. Preserving copper print blocks for a
museum [Ohio]
29470. Copper kitchen countertop clearcoat
protection [Pennsylvania]
29471. Chrome Plating Chrome [Ohio]
29473. Thumb impression on stainless steel
satin finish [India]
29474. Pro and Cons of autophoretic
line [Canada]
29476. Chemical reaction of galvanized
box [Singapore]
29477. Weldability differences of
galvanized steels [Wisconsin]
29478. Problem on electroplating
[Malaysia]
29479. Removing nickel from a soft gold
plating bath [Washington]
29480. Citric Passivation of 410/420
Stainless [California]
29481. Stainless finishing
[Illinois]
29482. Electropolishing stainless steel
versus chrome plating steel [Illinois]
29483. Food safe finishes
[Illinois]
29484. Anodizing of steel
[Michigan]
29485. Need galvanizing of steel wire
rope [China] {5/26/04}
29486. Need Embossed Aluminum for pressing
"Stucco" plastic sheets [UK] {5/26/04}
29487. Electroless Silver plate for an
electrolytic mandrel [Arkansas] {5/26/04}
29488. Improved Nickel Silicon Carbide
Plating on Aluminum [South Africa]
{5/26/04}
29489. ZINC INGOT 99.995 percent
[Egypt]
{5/26/04}
29490. Need High Purity Aluminum Strips For
Vacuum Metallizing [India]
{5/26/04}
29491. Flux removal [England]
29492. Gold plate on ABS plastic
[Brazil]
29493. Availability of "Colored" Anodized
Aluminum Extrusions [Oregon]
29494. Electroless Silver plate on an
electrolytic mandrel [Arkansas]
29495. Help about Zn plating [Iran]
29496. Cause of Hardcoat Burns
[Pennsylvania]
29497. PASSIVATION OF JOINTS OF ELECTRO
POLISHED PIPES [India]
29498. Vessel welds finishing
[Iran]
29499. Need auto body acid dipping
[Connecticut] {5/26/04}
29500. Salt to NaOCl [California]
29501. Cleaning Fume Scrubber Pads
[Michigan]
29502. Coating aluminum gates
[Maryland]
29503. RE-GALVANIZE BOAT ANCHOR
[Florida] {5/26/04}
29504. Sealing galvanized metal
[Texas]
29505. Computer Metals Recycling
[Oklahoma]
29506. Inconel surface activation for
nickel plate [Indiana]
29507. Designer seeks blue sheen on
zinc [New York]
29508. Titanium coating on mild steel
[India] {5/26/04}
29509. Chrome wheel refinishing
[Ilinois] {5/26/04}
29510. 16" wheels chromed [West
Virginia] {5/26/04}
29511. PASSIVATION OF SS TANKS [India]
{5/26/04}
29512. Specification Callout
[Massachusetts]
29513. EN plating for 25 year seawater
service [England]
29514. High emmisivity for gold plate at .7
micron wave length [Indiana]
29515. Mil Spec for hard anodizing
[California]
29516. Shelf Life of Muratic Acid
[Georgia]
29517. Etching Al without HF [UK]
29518. Strip gold/copper plating from
nickel under plating [Massachusetts]
29519. Dip Masking for HardCoat Anodize
[North Carolina]
29520. Steel doors in aluminum frames
[Canada]
29521. Powder coating plant [India]
{5/27/04}
29522. Contacts for Brush Plating
[Malaysia] {5/27/04}
29523. 100,000 Pieces of pewter need
plating [Pennsylvania] {5/27/04}
29524. Electrolytic copper [Taiwan]
{5/27/04}
29525. Need a Reel Plating Plant for Silver
Plating [India]
{5/27/04}
29526. Dentist needs electrolytic cleaning
of 18-8 stainless steel [India]
29527. Buffing aluminum triple trees for my
Harley [Nevada]
29528. Aluminum boat with copper paint
problems [Washington]
29529. How to do white chromating
[India]
29530. Acceptable Transfer Pumps Operation
For Chemicals [Arizona]
29531. Steel Spring, Zinc Plated, Hydrogen
Embrittlement [Florida]
29532. Color variation after the hot
blackening of heat treated components [India]
29533. Safety in a Zinc hot-dip galvanizing
process [Canada]
29534. Anodizing of 7000 series alloys
[Italy]
29535. Need Passivation alternative
[Malaysia]
29536. Steel shot contaminated stainless
steel fabrications [Pennsylvania]
29537. Material Selection for organic
solvent [Pakistan]
29538. Series 300 beams for ocean front
use [Florida]
29539. Hot Dipping in Alumina [Spain]
{5/28/04}
29540. Seeking Rechroming or Nickel Plating
on Two 1948 Headlight Bezels [Michigan] {5/28/04}
29541. Electrical grease for bronze
saddles [California]
{5/28/04}
29542. How to do I set up for electrostatic
precipitation of gold [Canada]
29543. Removing chrome plated WW2 pistol to
blue [Florida]
29544. Washing machine drain line backs
up [Texas]
29545. Visual clues to Electroless Nickel
plating wear [Minnesota]
29546. Re-activating tin plated screw
machined electrical contacts [Pennsylvania]
29547. Roughness in acid copper while
plating gravure cylinders [India]
29548. DEGREASING ALUMINUM CASTINGS
[India]
29549. Polishing zinc metalized
cylinders [New Zealand]
29550. Require very small barrel plating
equipment [South Africa]
{5/28/04}
29551. Restoration and friction reduction
of automotive gears [Oregon] {5/28/04}
29552. Need Filter Press [California]
{5/28/04}
29553. Looking for dimensionally stable
electrodes-DSA Titanium [California]
{5/28/04}
29554. Best possible shine after using
sandpaper for motorcycle frame [Pennsylvania]
29555. Hydrogen Embrittlement Problem
[India]
29556. White residue after phosphating
[Philippines]
29557. Vibratory finishing of ornamental
pewter [Wisconsin]
29558. Dipped Chrome Rims [Maryland]
{6/1/04}
29559. Anderson #308 Oil [Texas]
{6/1/04}
29560. Shore hardness tester [India]
{6/1/04}
29561. Need ceramic coating equipment
[Puerto Rico]
{6/1/04}
29562. Heat and oxidation resistance of
colored anodizing [Pennsylvania]
29563. Gold Coating on Tungsten Wire
[India] {6/1/04}
29564. Manufacturer wants to plate plastic
parts [Florida] {6/1/04}
29565. Salt that conforms to ASTM B-117
[Nebraska]
{6/1/04}
29566. Looking for used equipment for the
compression spring [France]
{6/1/04}
29567. Phosphoric Acid [Bangladesh]
{6/1/04}
29568. Blackening copper [New York]
29569. Stainless bluing and argon
[Illinois]
29570. Sea water couple of SS316 and
SS304 [Malaysia]
29571. Need my exterior brass hardware
replated permanently [Kentucky] {6/1/04}
29572. Eating fork needs silver plate
[England] {6/1/04}
29573. Chroming of plastic engine cover
[New Mexico] {6/1/04}
29574. Anodizing of aluminum cookware
[Pakistan] {6/1/04}
29575. Teflon coating supplier wanted
[Germany] {6/1/04}
29576. Metal finish and gas
impermeability [New Zealand]
29577. Risks of trivalent chrome
[Mexico]
29578. What Hardness of PU is best for
Vibratory Finishing Machine Bowls? [India]
29579. Test for degreased aluminum foil
[Colombia]
29580. Stop silver from tarnishing
[Canada]
29581. Seven changes were not effective to
remove one defect [Iran]
29582. Biodegradable aluminum cleaners
[Iran]
29583. Alodine as a indicator that
corrosion still exists [Oklahoma]
29584. Black anodizing of pistons
[Pakistan] {6/1/04}
29585. Nitride coating on aluminum alloy
parts [India] {6/1/04}
29586. Electroforming of gold jewelry
[India]
{6/1/04}
29587. Need plating thickness gauge
[India]
{6/1/04}
29588. Need top quality S.S. polishing
machines [India]
{6/1/04}
29589. EN series [India]
29590. Testing for nickel-free [South
Africa]
29591. Brush plating Ti with
Nickel/Gold [Oklahoma]
29592. Searching for a better emi solution
than powder coat or anodizing and masking [Massachusetts]
29593. Plating Preparation
[Singapore]
29594. Chlorine and highly basic
materials [Canada]
29595. Source for dental lathe buffing
supplies [Kansas]
{6/2/04}
29596. Replating and painting antique iron
furniture [Connecticut] {6/2/04}
29597. Chrome my fiberglass bumpers
[New Jersey] {6/2/04}
29598. Stripping chrome from car rims
[Australia] {6/2/04}
29599. Bluing brass [Georgia]
29600. Thick copper plating to fill pits
and stretch marks in steel [Arkansas]
29601. Teflon for DJs [Canada]
29602. BATHTUB REFINISHING
[Minnesota]
29603. Clear bronze coating [New
Jersey]
29604. Brass bed, how do I add
character? [California]
29605. Refinishing old steel furniture
fixtures [Ohio]
29606. The cement lady needs a touchup
[Iowa]
29607. Looking for bronze dip
[Michigan]
29608. Getting started in plating
[Oregon]
29609. Potential fate and remediation of
detergent-polluted water [Egypt]
29610. Coating on SS to reduce
emissivity [Mexico]
29611. Iron Nail in Bleach [Canada]
29612. Nickel plated shine
[Austria]
29613. Electrochemical polishing 316Lss
coronary stents [China]
29614. Accelerated Test for Decorative Tin
Plating on Nickel [Texas]
29615. Various platings onto
Titanium-Nickel alloy [Michigan]
29616. Bathroom sink faucets need to be
refinished [Texas] {6/3/04}
29617. Seeking steam blue or steam oxide
services [Montana] {6/3/04}
29618. Need Vapor Honing Source
[Oregon] {6/3/04}
29619. Looking for PVD PLASMA COATING
machine [Pakistan]
{6/3/04}
29620. Dubois #200 Rust Preventative
[Pennsylvania]
{6/3/04}
29621. EN plating on KOVAR needle parts
[Singapore]
29622. Nickel/Chrome Plating
Alternatives [Greece]
29623. Surface pitting in NiTi alloys
[Utah] 
29624. Seeking mold texturing
technology [Michigan]
{6/3/04}
29625. Set up shop for zinc and chromate on
show car rotors [South Carolina]
{6/3/04}
29626. Chloride and sulfate test for
Alodine 600 [Texas]
29627. Is nitrocarburizing appropriate
method to be done on hardened punches to increase wear
resistance? [India]
29628. Gold thickness and wirebonding
[Massachusetts]
29629. Musical instrument
electroplating [France]
29630. Plating gold onto copper mesh and
stainless [California]
29631. Properties of Microarc Oxidation
Process [Indiana]
29632. Chemical polish to get matte finish
on NiTi [Connecticut]
29633. Stains on stainless steel mirror
finish surface [UAE]
29634. Electropolishing CoCr [Ohio]
29635. When is it recommended to use the
passivation process [Spain]
29636. Stainless Steel and Chlorides
[Pakistan]
29637. VERY high reflectance stainless
[New York]
29638. Surface Finish Requirements for
Biotech, Pharma and Food Industries [Argentina]
29639. Chroming of plastic Lexus grill
[New Hampshire] {6/3/04}
29640. Security of equipment made of nickel
200/201 of a solid caustic plant [Brazil]
29641. Removing heavy corrosion from
aluminum aircraft [Maryland]
29642. Changing color of rust finish
[Washington]
29643. Cleaning a church bell
[Pennsylvania]
29644. Destroy potassium cyanide in the
lab [Portugal]
29645. Looking for a company that can
anodize aluminum bands [New York] {6/3/04}
29646. I need to blacken solid brass
hardware that came on Kolby patio doors [New Jersey] {6/3/04}
29647. Seeking anodizing of aluminum
angle [Missouri] {6/3/04}
29648. Metal polyester primed for
sublimation and other products [Ireland] {6/3/04}
29649. Electroless nickel plating
[South Africa] {6/3/04}
29650. Joint venture/technical
introduction [China]
{6/3/04}
29651. What are iron nails coated with
[Singapore]
29652. Corrosion Prevention - Alloys
[Canada]
29653. Titanium color anodizing
[Egypt]
29654. To determine volume of solids up to
0.0001cm3 accuracy in order to determine correct density
[India]
29655. Non leaking, jellifying or
solidifying filling material [England]
29656. Connection between aluminum / silver
flat pad [Spain]
29657. Need co-products from Tin-Bismuth
plating [Ohio] {6/4/04}
29658. Need DLC coating of 301SS strips
[Pakistan] {6/4/04}
29659. Seeking zinc plating of very large
tube frame [U.S.A.] {6/4/04}
29660. Reflector tape [India]
{6/4/04}
29661. Industrial grade Hydrofluoric Acid
Needed [Florida]
{6/4/04}
29662. Purpose of Acid in Copper
Plating [UK]
29663. ELECTROLYSIS BETWEEN COPPER AND
STAINLESS STEEL [Oregon]
29664. Painting plastic planters
[Canada]
29665. Non-toxic patinas [Colorado]
29666. Remove steel scale from seawall
[Michigan]
29667. Tin Solder coating for mil 202
method 208 [Ireland]
29668. Titanium Cooling Coil [UK]
29669. Boiler water treatment
[India]
29670. Conversion Coating on Zinc Cast
[Hungary]
29671. Paint for Hot Air Ducts and Flue Gas
Duct and its support structures [India]
29672. Technology for plastic coating on
Metal - Mild steel [India]
29673. Problem for the REAL Experts
[California]
29674. Can I use only 2-butyne 1,4-diol as
brightener for bright nickel deposition? [Iran]
29675. Passivation causing an increase in
PH Stainless Steel [California]
29676. Re-chrome bumper, and door and
window handles [Mississippi] {6/4/04}
29677. Chrome Rims [Texas]
29678. ELECTROWINNING OF COPPER SULFATE
PLATING BATHS [Texas]
29679. Baume conversion to
Concentration [Canada]
29680. Non conductive coating on brass
[Pennsylvania]
29681. Need a filter press [Romania]
{6/4/04}
29682. IR cabinet for force drying
paints [Canada]
{6/4/04}
29683. Information about electrolysis
[UAE]
29684. Seems like plating but it isn't
[Nepal]
29685. Uniformity in plating Co-P alloy
[Pennsylvania]
29686. Paint for old aluminum caravan
[UK]
29687. Inside out reflective paint [New
Jersey]
29688. Masking powder coat painting on mild
steel [Greece]
29689. Copper/nickel/tin problem with
blistering [South Carolina]
29690. Nitric acid and fluorhydric acid
blend in gel form [Italy]
{6/4/04}
29691. Dissolution of iron into tap and
deionize water [South Africa]
29692. Starting a Teflon Recoating
business [California]
29693. Need information about chrome
peeling off of automobile wheels [Illinois] 
29694. Paints for Aluminum
[Australia]
29696. Poor plating results on steel
sand-blast parts [New York]
29697. YAG laser masking [Ireland]
29698. Sealant for copper floor [New
York]
29699. Keeping exhaust tips clean
[Georgia]
29700. Paint work [Georgia]
29701. Standards for Brass Plating
[North Carolina]
29702. Hardness of Electroless Nickel
[Mexico]
29703. Starting up instructions for
wood-finish aluminum [South Africa]
29704. Friction Factor for EN
[Texas]
29705. Nickel Plating Thickness and Related
Specifications [Oregon]
29706. Nickel Plating of self tapping
screws [Saudi Arabia]
29707. Coating Magnesium [Ireland]
29708. Aluminum alloy for HDD frame
[Iowa]
29709. Why coat Mu Metal with MgO?
[Pennsylvania]
29710. Chloride-based coagulants on
stainless steel [Canada]
29711. Reflective Coating Potential on
Magnesium [Michigan]
29712. Copper Removal Needed [Kentucky]
{6/7/04}
29713. Chrome plating of a nickel hardware
pull [Massachusetts] {6/7/04}
29714. Professional restoration of my brass
bed [New York] {6/7/04}
29715. Designer needs powder coating and
chrome on antique cast iron slicers [New York] {6/7/04}
29716. Purchase of cyanide antidote kit
[Malaysia]
{6/7/04}
29717. Equipment for mfg. powder coating
powders [Syria]
{6/7/04}
29718. Marine Growth Protection System
[India]
{6/7/04}
29719. Need iso-free clear for auto
painting [Canada]
{6/7/04}
29720. Need Chemglaze [Alabama]
{6/7/04}
29721. Seeking machine to abstract silver
from silver nitrate [India]
{6/7/04}
29722. Aesthetics of gold [UAE]
29723. Conductive coating on an
antibody [Iran]
29724. Electroplating monel alloy on
steel [Pakistan]
29725. Thin Acid Resistant Coating for
Metal Device [Pennsylvania]
29726. Cleaning 14k gold diamond ring
[California]
29727. Repainting indoor metal tables
[Kentucky]
29728. Cleaning fluorescent hairspray off
aluminum wheels [Georgia]
29729. Gold plating optimum conditions
[Australia]
29730. Auto-ferretic chrome [Ohio]
29731. Required Velocities in DI
Distribution [Vermont]
29732. Recycling pickling waste
[India]
29734. Aluminum Brightening Without
Anodizing [India]
29735. Is 316SS right for pool fencing?
[Australia]
29736. Strip and Dip my Wheels
[Illinois] {6/8/04}
29737. Need to clean aluminum oxide from
cast aluminum frame [California]
{6/8/04}
29738. Alternative to anodizing aluminum
black [Canada]
29739. Need restoration of Kesey-Hays mags
for '67 Shelby [Texas] {6/8/04}
29740. Hexavalent Chrome Alternatives
[Iowa]
29741. Increasing the size of Copper Oxide
precipitation from etchant treatment [China]
29742. Plating EN directly on epoxy/Alloy
42 [California]
29744. Procedure For Zinc-Nickel
Plating [India]
29745. Welded Stellite vs HVOF Tungsten
Carbide CoCr powder [Brazil]
29746. Chrome plating on zinc die
castings [India]
29747. Painting motorcycle engine caused
overheating [Michigan]
29748. Need zinc coating of fasteners
[Israel] {6/8/04}
29749. We require custom made stainless
steel mirror [India] {6/8/04}
29750. Seeking PVC Coating machine for
coating Mild Steel Welded Wire Mesh [India]
{6/8/04}
29751. Need simple passivation solution for
knife blades [New York]
{6/8/04}
29752. High Temp Purple Paint
[Washington]
{6/8/04}
29753. What happens to my parts/items at
the plating shop? [Mississippi]
29754. Deanodize hard anodized cookware
[Mexico]
29755. Zinc chromate plating vs chrome
[California]
29756. Grain size versus surface finish of
hard anodized aluminum forgings [California]
29757. Failed Passivation Test
[China]
29758. E-coating company [Illinois]
{6/9/04}
29761. Selecting a material that provides
high friction and electrical insulation [Sweden]
29762. Adhesion problem between copper and
nickel [Belarus]
29763. Some questions about smoked
chrome [North Carolina]
29764. Feasibility of clear anodizing 4
cast aluminum boat hatches [Washington, DC]
29765. Coatings for chrome plating
tanks [Great Britain]
29766. Dewetting Detection [Greece]
29767. Porous Chrome [New York]
29768. Electropolishing for ultra-high
vacuum [India]
29769. G. M. THM 400 automatic transmission
steel clutch plate finish [California]
29770. Two years old and rusting
already [California]
29771. Need DFT meter and a surface profile
gauge [Pakistan]
{6/9/04}
29772. Looking for Barrel Plating
Equipment [Philippines]
{6/9/04}
29773. Removal of AlF3 (aluminum fluoride)
from aluminum surface [France]
29774. How can repair shop clean scale off
inside of Brass Instruments [New York]
29775. Can excess muriatic acid in
community pool be harmful? [Arizona]
29776. Burners for bluing/browning
tanks [North Carolina]
29777. Do you seal aluminum after it has
been brushed? [California]
29778. NaOH vs HCl Chrome Stripping...which
is better? [Malaysia]
29779. How to rework blue zinc plating
defect [Singapore]
29780. Anticorrosive coating on steel
[India]
29781. Heat treatment of Electroless
Nickel [Mexico]
29782. Blisters and peeling in Cu-Ni-Cr
[Philippines]
29783. Part plating of precious metals
[India]
29784. Stainless Steel Weld Cleaner
[South Africa]
29785. GLASS BEAD BLASTING / WHITE
CHROMATING [India] 
29786. Seeking Vendor to plate plastic
flashlights in volume [California] {6/9/04}
29787. Sculptor seeks enamel goods
manufacturers [France] {6/10/04}
29788. Photochemical etching [Iran]
29789. Primer before Tremclad Enamel on
prev painted steel door [Canada]
29790. Desperately seeking soft copy of
NiDI document 9012 - Finishes for SS [Canada]
29791. Can't plate onto 316 stainless
steel [Canada]
29792. MICRO INCH/SPI-SPE CORRELATION
[Illinois]
29793. Need Steel Galvanizing Plant
[Nigeria]
{6/10/04}
29794. Improving life of grinding
plates [Indiana]
29795. Need stainless brackets chrome
plated [Pennsylvania] {6/10/04}
29796. The anodized aluminum of Magnalite
pots [Illinois]
29797. Refinishing a newly installed oil
rubbed bronze bathroom fixture [California]
29798. Looking for tough, low friction,
biocompatible plating [California]
29799. Chromic Acid Anodization process
control [Florida]
29800. Tin impregnated black anodized
[India] {6/10/04}
29801. PAINT BOOTH DUCT CLEANING
[Malaysia]
{6/10/04}
29802. START GALVANIZING OR ELECTROPLATING
BUSINESS [South Africa]
{6/10/04}
29804. Copper pipe patinates, but caps
don't [Minnesota]
29805. Disposing of nickel strike
[Australia]
29806. Anti-oxidation treatment for silver
and pearl jewelry [China]
29807. Lacquer coating our line of
stainless garden furniture [Thailand]
29808. Gold plated stainless foil for
solderability [New Jersey]
29809. Blisters in the hardcoating
process [Michigan]
29810. Interested in buying a complete used
e coat system [Mexico]
{6/11/04}
29811. Stripping metallic and inorganic
coatings [Germany]
29812. What are the ingredients in white
vineger and first aid precautions [Missouri]
29813. Black oxide to P16TF3 OR P16TF5
[California] {6/11/04}
29814. Chrome table legs [New Jersey]
{6/11/04}
29815. Looking for Canadian anodizing
material supplier [Canada]
{6/11/04}
29816. Gold plate non conductive wooden
substrates [Greece]
29817. Physics behind e-coating of windows
to control heat transfer [Canada]
29818. Thick Copper Deposition (as thick as
90 mils) on stainless steel [Singapore]
29819. Do I need to passivate
electropolished 316L? [China]
29820. Grinding weld seams [New
York]
29821. Marine repair shop has problems
epoxy coating props and skegs [Canada]
29822. How to treat and seal rust on old
steel trunk [Australia]
29823. Want to keep copper sink shiny
new [Florida]
29824. Details on Zinc Chromate as a
Restricted Substance [India]
29825. DM Water [India]
29826. High pH nickel baths for zinc die
casting [Turkey]
29827. Excessive passivation of plant
piping [India]
29828. Copper in roofing-corrosion
[Florida]
29829. Need black color in hard
anodizing [India]
29830. Electrically conductive black
finishes for aluminum and steel [New York]
29831. pH control in the SnPb and pure tin
bath [Philippines]
29832. NEED RECYCLER FOR Computer Scrap
[Georgia]
{6/15/04}
29833. Etchant for aluminum alloys A6061
and A6063 [Malaysia]
29834. Need chrome on my Winnebago
headlight trim [California] {6/15/04}
29835. Galvanizing 101: galvanized vs.
hot-dipped galvanized [Florida]
29836. Brush Plating Aluminum Instrument
Cases [Florida]
29837. Cu plating -- HCL instead of
Vinegar? [Texas]
29838. Zinc-Chrome Rack Plating
[Ontario, Canada] {6/15/04}
29839. Seeking someone to gold plate vinyl
records [California] {6/15/04}
29840. Reel to reel joints [Oregon]
29841. Individuals striving against
corporations [Alabama]
29842. Preventing rust/oxidation prior to
final coating [Texas]
29843. Need info of rainbow color coating
on helmet acrylic glass [Indonesia]
{6/15/04}
29844. Items for powder coating plant
[India]
{6/15/04}
29845. Anodizing in Bangkok Area
[Thailand] {6/15/04}
29846. What is VERTICA 18/8 stainless
steel? A company or design? [North Carolina]
29847. Dulling a galvanized finish
[England]
29848. Activation enthalpy for plasma
nitriding [Egypt]
29849. NEED ALUMINUM ELECTROPOLISHING
SERVICES [Nevada] {6/15/04}
29850. Need hot dip galvanizing plant
[India]
{6/15/04}
29851. How to use up excess CaF
[Malaysia]
29852. Powder coated-matte black stainless
steel hinges and handles used externally [Kuwait]
29853. Seeking shop for e-polish of 6 foot
tall 316 ss cabinet [Minnesota] {6/15/04}
29854. Chemical reaction mechanisms between
HF, HNO3 and NH4F with stainless steel dross and stainless steel
[Australia]
29855. Plasma nitriding treatment
[India] {6/16/04}
29856. Amorphous silicon plating of
aluminum [Oregon] {6/16/04}
29857. Rechrome of plastic hub caps
[California] {6/16/04}
29858. Need my quad parts plated
[Arizona] {6/16/04}
29859. Need my Olds grills chrome
plated [Louisiana] {6/16/04}
29860. Need motorcycle foot peg chromed
[New York] {6/16/04}
29861. Polished Sheet Metal #8 Finish
[Ohio] {6/16/04}
29862. What is degassed water?
[California]
29863. Well driller needs help with
electrolysis [Canada]
29864. HELP with chrome refinishing
[Maryland]
29865. Trivalent chromates for zinc alloy
castings [Brazil]
29866. Plating shop financials
[Washington]
29867. Stripping aluminum vacuum coating
from glassware [Connecticut]
29868. Problem in Zinc Chromate
Conversion [India]
29869. Exterior steel painting
specification [New York]
29870. What do you do when powder coating
doesn't work and rusts through [Minnesota]
29871. Chrome Plating Bends [New
York]
29872. Anodizing of Titanium
[England]
29873. Table saw mfgr. need to mirror
polish cast-iron tables [Oregon]
29874. Coating Super Invar
[Massachusetts]
29875. Silver plate in contact with
conversion coated aluminum [Washington] 
29876. Alloying recipe to tint gold
blue [California]
29877. Need all purpose polyester Resin in
5-gallon containers [Colorado]
{6/16/04}
29878. Cold sealing process for 25 micron
thick anodizing [India]
{6/16/04}
29879. Convert micro inches to micro ms
[Texas]
29880. First aid in the use of HF
[India]
29881. Electrocoagulation model [South
Carolina]
29882. Pitted caused by ammoniated
stripping solution [Indiana]
29883. Laser welding and soldering to
aluminum [New Hampshire]
29884. Avoiding blisters on aluminum
[India]
29885. Need non-outgassing black
anodize [California]
29886. Bare spots after anodize [New
York]
29887. Finishing large sheets of
aluminum [California]
29888. 1958 vehicle blasting, powder coat
and rechroming [Georgia] {6/17/04}
29889. Hot dip plating [California]
{6/17/04}
29890. Details of local suppliers of
chemicals for Alkali Zinc-Nickel Plating [India]
{6/17/04}
29891. Clear scratch resistant
plastic/glass please [Michigan]
29892. How should I clean a belly dancing
chain? [Australia]
29893. Determination of HF and HNO3 in acid
etch [New York]
29894. Testing free sulfuric acid
[Illinois]
29895. Analysis of HF content in mixed
electro-acid [Turkey]
29896. Soldering Lead Composition
[India]
29897. Forklift mfgr. needs wax for forks
on forklift [Tennessee]
29898. Is powder coating performance better
on CRCA than HR sheets [Pennsylvania]
29899. Adhering metals to Polycarbonate
[California]
29900. Transparent ABS [Singapore]
29901. My Solder Joints Are Being Eaten
Away By Platers...HELP [Texas]
29902. Copper plating aluminum thin
film [Canada]
29903. Fe/Zn (Yellow) under masked
powdercoat [California]
29904. Seeking manufacturers of colored 304
Stainless Steel for exclusive distribution [Spain] {6/17/04}
29905. Diffusion of Ni in Cu
[Pakistan]
29906. Substitutes for chromium metal
[UK]
29907. Sublimation Coating
[Australia]
29908. Is nickel sulfamate brittle?
[California]
29909. Testing of Electroless Nickel
Plating Solution [New Jersey]
29910. Stripping of black oxide
[Thailand]
29911. Foil coating [Oregon]
29912. Duplex coating: galvanizing plus
powder coat [Florida]
29914. Bond building between stainless and
carbon fiber panel [California]
29915. What is N7 in metric standard
[India]
29916. Polish a .116 dia hole in 303
stainless [Oklahoma]
29917. The quality control of the corrosion
protection [France]
29918. What Alodine treatment for bonding
efficiency [France]
29919. Electroless nickel plating on
PC/ABS [Malaysia]
29920. Can I avoid Powder Coating build
up? [North Carolina]
29921. Chrome Plating Baking Process
[Connecticut]
29922. Rechrome brass boat parts
[Georgia] {6/18/04}
29923. Using hypochlorite to destruct
cyanide [Scotland]
29924. How to darken zinc plate and
galvanized hinges [California]
29925. Hydrogen release, zinc plating heat
treated parts [Mexico]
29926. Dichromate Seal Finish is
Greenish [Florida]
29927. Yellow chromate versus clear
chromate [Ohio]
29928. Chroming plastic Lexus grill
[New Jersey] {6/21/04}
29929. Rechroming bike rims and forks
[Wisconsin] {6/21/04}
29931. Need Sodium and Potassium
DiChromate [Indiana]
{6/21/04}
29932. Need used powder coating booth with
recovery system and liquid paint booth [India]
{6/21/04}
29933. What etchant for 6061 aluminum?
[Pennsylvania]
29934. Powder coating in chrome [New
Hampshire]
29935. Do we need holiday detection?
[Saudi Arabia]
29936. Powder Coating against chlorine
[Wisconsin]
29937. OUR NICKEL FREE PLATING SHOWS NICKEL
CONTENT [India]
29938. Silver plating over aluminum and
PIM [Florida]
29939. Bright dipping for aluminum
[Saudi Arabia]
29940. Flash rust converter for steel
bridge painting [Utah]
29941. NEED A FAST AND AFFORDABLE
CHROMER [Iowa] {6/21/04}
29943. Chrome Dipped Rims [New Jersey]
{6/21/04}
29944. Gold electroless solution for making
gold mirrors [England]
{6/21/04}
29945. PVD Coating - Red color - Deposition
Process Information [Switzerland]
29946. Disposal /Recycling of lead or
chromate painted components [Germany]
29947. Copper plating large pieces
[Colorado]
29948. Anti finger print finish for
galvanized sheet [Italy]
29949. Alodine 1201 vs 1203
[Canada]
29950. Color Changing of Phosphate Bath
[Iran]
29951. Pickling of steel [India]
29952. Want Gold (Bright) finish in free
cutting brass component [India]
29953. Electropolishing of copper aluminium
alloys [Egypt]
29954. Liver of sulfur for "antique" mirror
manufacturing [Indonesia]
29955. Trying to restore copper ornamental
dome on historical building [Wisconsin]
29956. Brass Restoration
[Florida]
29957. Silver radiator paint [Rhode
Island]
29958. Analysis of nitric acid in aluminum
cleaning [Philippines]
29959. Anti tarnish for silver plated
jewelry [Florida]
29960. Engraving course or help with paint
filling [Australia]
29961. Submersible clear coating or plating
over bronze [Ohio] 
29962. How to do barrel chrome plating?
[India]
29963. Teflon sealing after anodising
[India]
29964. Dye thickness in anodize
[Kansas]
29965. Fuser roller coating [Pakistan]
{6/23/04}
29966. Glass Artist Needs Platinum Alloy
Coating [Oregon] {6/23/04}
29967. Need on-site powder coating of
windows on custom home [Arizona] {6/23/04}
29968. Chrome plating plastic R/C parts
[England] {6/23/04}
29969. Need Chroming for a plastic Lexus
grill [New Jersey] {6/23/04}
29970. Need Nitriding 17-4 per AMS-2753
[Maryland] {6/23/04}
29971. Real turn key solution for zinc phos
and soap [Illinois]
{6/23/04}
29972. Sourcing High Temp Paint [China]
{6/23/04}
29973. Need to make anodes for sodium
hypochlorite [Brazil]
{6/23/04}
29974. Contractor needs clear Rustoleum
paint [Virginia]
{6/23/04}
29975. Need a powdercoating oven
[Nevada]
{6/23/04}
29976. Low temp low phos electroless
nickel [Pennsylvania]
{6/23/04}
29977. Detail shop wants chroming
system [Louisiana]
{6/23/04}
29978. Best way to paint a cast aluminum
boat sterndrive [Pennsylvania]
29979. Changing finish on Brass Bed to
Antique look [California]
29980. "Colour Gold" Plating
[India]
29981. Forming of Zinc plated steel,
seeking ZAM [Kentucky]
29982. What type of plating is MGAg3-6?
[Michigan]
29983. Filtering of Carbon Residue from
Ferric Chloride during chem milling [California]
29984. Remove Na from wastewater for
irrigation [So. Africa]
29985. Marking a conveyor chain while
moving [Michigan]
29986. Electroless copper plating on non
conductive plastics [Pennsylvania]
29987. Pits and dents from electroplating
process of PCB [Thailand]
29988. Rusting Stainless Fitness Center
[Ohio]
29989. Control of grain refiner for
manganese phosphate [England]
29990. Coatings for titanium fasteners in
salt water [Virginia]
29991. Need 40 tons calcium hypochorite
every two months [Ecuador]
{6/23/04}
29992. GOOD Books and references for
electroplating [Pennsylvania]
29993. Galvanizing machines for pipes
[U.A.E.]
{6/23/04}
29994. Looking for polyurethane paint
[Israel]
{6/23/04}
29995. Citric acid in cleaning metals
[Singapore]
29996. Color etchant for monel
[Pakistan]
29997. Black oxide classification
[Sweden]
29998. Cleaning mild steel panel for
coating purposes [Malaysia]
29999. Using galvanized welded mesh for
food prep [California]
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