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[Letters 45000 to 45999]

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45000. Calibration of Titrations? [California]
45001. Hard coating for cryogenic aluminum gear [Ohio]
45002. Paint stripping of aluminum wheels [Poland]
45003. UV resistance of Dacromet coating [Argentina]
45004. Chemical blacking query [UK]
45005. Type of finish for aluminum 380 die cast motorcycle peg/handlebar [Canada]
45006. Using 316 vs 316L stainless steel as cryoprobe [New York]
45007. MIL-SPEC PAINT [California] {5/3/07}
45008. Nickel Plating Cracking at Weld Joints, Steel [New York]
45009. PAINTING MY CELL PHONE [Georgia]
45010. Testing of gold plating adhesion [California]
45011. Aluminium foil finishing [UK]
45012. Electroforming bath operate at room temperature [Iraq]
45013. Need chrome rim refinishing [Connecticut] {5/7/07}
45014. Need Mirror Resilvering [California] {5/7/07}
45015. Seeking color anodizing of 3 small carburetors [Nebraska] {5/7/07}
45016. Need epoxy to manufacture powder coatings [Iran] {5/7/07}
45017. Need to Buy Chemicals for Alodine 401/45 or 407/47 [Mexico] {5/7/07}
45018. Need Bituminous Paint [California] {5/7/07}
45019. Student requiring an electrolytic nickel/PTFE bath [Pennsylvania]
45020. What is the difference between AISI 4130 and the Chinese 30crmo [Oman]
45021. Need Graphite Coating on Brass [India] {5/8/07}
45024. Need my wheels chrome dipped [Georgia] {5/8/07}
45025. Need polyethylene tank welding services [Pennsylvania] {5/8/07}
45026. Need nickel anodes (60x20cm) [Turkey] {5/8/07}
45027. Interferences in Diphenylcarbazide as Cr+6 indicator [India]
45028. Electroforming for nonconductive materials [UAE]
45029. Touching up anodized receiver [North Carolina]
45030. Iron plating on copper [Spain]
45031. RoHS compliant tin/lead plating [Ohio]
45032. Specs for ASTM A153 AND ASTM A194-2005a [Kuwait]
45033. SST requirement for silver plated copper component [India]
45034. Peel off issue on TO263 nickel leadframes [Philippines]
45035. Poor Titanium Tungsten adhesion on Alumina after Nickel electroplate [California]
45036. Need to know about about Metalize Offset Printing [UAE]
45037. How can I tell if it is bronze or brass? [Rhode Island]
45038. My electroplating science project [California]
45039. Hydrogen Embrittlement During Stripping Process [Ohio]
45040. White wash deposit after chrome plating [California]
45041. Bromine water corrosion of stainless steel [Minnesota]
45042. How much to replate chrome on chairs? [Texas] {5/10/07}
45043. Need PVC for lining water reservoir [Indonesia] {5/10/07}
45044. Need Iridium coated titanium anodes 6 x 52 x 093 [Pennsylvania] {5/10/07}
45045. Using temperature to free glass from stainless steel [California]
45046. Extracting nickel in metallic form from an alloy [Iran]
45047. Zinc-plating trivalent and hexavalent difference [Malaysia]
45048. PIN HOLES USING A NYLON POWDER PAINT IN A FLUIDIZED BED [Tennessee]
45049. Nickel electroforming [Iran]
45050. Hard chrome cracking over nickel plate "filler" [Georgia]
45051. Loss of amperes - due to high carbonates? [South Africa]
45052. Components of electroless tin plating on piston [Japan]
45053. Sudden increase of current [Canada]
45054. Achieving an 'electrically conductive' Satin finish for Aluminum [Australia]
45055. Flexible spray chrome [Australia]
45056. Galvanized steel for planting vegetables [Maryland]
45058. Plating Stainless Steel [India]
45059. Masking Chromic Anodise [UK]
45060. Can we use sodium silicate as stabiliser after cleaning with H2O2 [Egypt]
45061. Pickling of heat treated components [India]
45062. How to convert fine brush finish into coarse brush finish on SS304 sheet? [India]
45063. Need a used 3 Stage fume scrubber [Kentucky] {5/10/07}
45064. Need vintage espresso machine's brass boiler replated food-safe [Pennsylvania] {5/11/07}
45065. Need UV powder for Powder coating mdf board [India] {5/11/07}
45066. Need polishing machine for aluminum [Ukraine] {5/11/07}
45067. Looking for OPT-2005 Digital of OPC/PCR Tester [China] {5/11/07}
45068. Want machinery for wood finish on aluminum profiles [India] {5/11/07}
45069. How to polish lithograph plates for use as reflectors [Michigan]
45070. Electroplating silver or chrome onto aluminum [Maine]
45071. Disposing of muriatic acid [Ohio]
45072. Stripped zinc coated screws [Australia]
45073. Decorative chrome vs. Cr6->Cr3 transition [Indiana]
45075. Re-enameling sink [New Mexico] {5/11/07}
45076. RECYCLING OF COMPS VIA ELECTROLYSIS [Oklahoma]
45077. Removal of anodized layer in one piece [Nevada]
45078. Is it safe to have my almost antique white gold diamond ring re-plated with rhodium? [UK]
45079. Nickel Strike or Nickel Plating Solution [Malaysia]
45080. Science project for grandson [Illinois]
45081. 12% ZINC NITRILE PLATING?? [Florida]
45082. Why does part become too brittle after the de-embrittlement process? What should I do? [Australia]
45083. Ref CIE L*A*B polyester powder no textiure [New York]
45084. Testing Hardcoat with a Conductivity Tester [Missouri]
45085. Scale Problems on Steel [Pennsylvania]
45086. Local serious pitting on heating coils - any thoughts? [UK]
45087. Conductive finish for steel standoff [California]
45088. Hardened Steel vs. Electroless Nickel Coated or Anodized Titanium and Galvanic Corrosion [New Jersey]
45089. Need yellow zinc plating on old bolts [Florida] {5/11/07}
45090. Looking for job shop to chrome plate some zinc die cast bezels [Illinois] {5/11/07}
45091. Need Nycote on high volume weldnut [Illinois] {5/11/07}
45092. Need sample epoxy resin (paint) [UAE] {5/11/07}
45093. Test for ethanoic acid [UK]
45094. How to design an electroplating machine? [Lebanon]
45095. Iron Contamination of sulfuric acid anodizing solution [Spain]
45096. Use of Pickling VS Passivation in removing rust in Stainless Steel [China]
45097. NEED WOODS NICKEL STRIKE [Canada] {5/11/07}
45098. 93% Sulfuric acid tank loop seal fill? [Canada]
45099. Chrome plating needed for vintage motorcycle parts VA/DC/MD [Virginia] {5/15/07}
45100. Expedited Chem Film needed [California] {5/15/07}
45101. Need silver / tin plating on copper part [India] {5/15/07}
45102. Need Nedox Plater [California] {5/15/07}
45103. Looking for GOLD PLATING substitute [Canada] {5/15/07}
45104. Galvanizing plant consultation and plant requirements [Saudi Arabia] {5/15/07}
45105. 7075-T6511 anodizing problems [China]
45106. What type of filler to use on alloy rims? [Maryland]
45107. Food safe plating or coloring [Connecticut]
45108. Type II Plating [Ohio]
45109. DIN 50962 (English) [Florida]
45110. Specs - thickness and saltspray for copper, nickel, chrome plating on ABS exterior automotive part [California]
45111. Thin plate and rough plate problem on tin-bismuth electroplating [Philippines]
45112. Strip plating thickness problem [India]
45113. Smoothing surface of stainless steel casting for food grade application [Michigan]
45114. Seeking on-site Electrostatic Painting [California] {5/16/07}
45115. Want copper coated tub brass plated [Montana] {5/16/07}
45116. BLACK CHROME SERVICE NEEDED [Nevada] {5/16/07}
45117. Need alum frames made to look like "oil rub bronze" [Florida] {5/16/07}
45118. Need zinc nickel plating process [India] {5/16/07}
45119. Difference between NiP and EN as X-ray calibration standard? [Malaysia]
45120. Cleaning Anodized Aluminum [Canada]
45121. Removing gallons and gallons of tar from a roof [Missouri]
45122. How can I paint/plate a metal paintball marker? [California]
45123. Light Bulb Coatings [Georgia]
45124. Best Anode Bag Material [Kentucky]
45125. What do I use to cover a card-table that has photos on it? [Pennsylvania]
45126. What about yellow iridite and WEE? [Massachusetts]
45127. Best pH for precipitation of zinc [Uruguay]
45128. Need brighter corrosion resistant plating on aluminum alloy [Korea]
45129. Anodize vs Powder Coat for Waste Water Treatment Plant [New Hampshire]
45130. Passivating 304 stainless pre-attached to plywood [California]
45131. Coating thickness of aluminium louvre frame [China]
45132. DiDi 7 or HP 9000 stain removers [Texas]
45133. Need coating on titanium fine threads to prevent cold welding [New York] {5/17/07}
45134. Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) vs Chemfilm [Malaysia]
45135. Home Stripping of Chrome Plated Wheels [Alabama]
45136. Need cubic printing machinery and film [India] {5/17/07}
45137. White gold stained by hot ovens! [California]
45138. Dull Nickel Plating Bath Surface Tension [Singapore]
45139. Looking for Platers and Painting [Honduras] {5/17/07}
45140. Etching on Stainless Steel 202 with Ferric Chloride [India]
45141. Using a Galvanized Steel Wash Tub for a Clambake [Canada]
45142. Yellow and Blue passivation - Zinc plating [India]
45143. Cheapest way possible to extract silver from silver nitrate [Missouri]
45144. Where can I get stainless steel alumized at? [Ohio] {5/18/07}
45145. 200 litre barrel machinery wanted [Iran] {5/18/07}
45146. Need Floor Station for Wet Sanding [Colorado] {5/18/07}
45147. Nickel (only!) Plating onto Aluminium [UK]
45148. Fluoboric acid concentration [Canada]
45149. Aluminum ADC12 okay for food? [Florida]
45150. Expected life of iron phosphated mild steel using moly accelerator [India]
45151. Should I throw out my aluminum cookware? [New York]
45152. How do I remove scratches on a satin finish hammered nickel sink [Rhode Island]
45153. Painter messed up my bronze statue - HELP! [Texas]
45154. Bonding copper water pipes with steel gas line - the right way? [Texas]
45155. Powdercoating stainless [Scotland]
45156. Tin plated part turns black patches in few days 3 - 5 days [India]
45157. Phosphate Flouride Treatment on Titanium 6AL-4V [South Africa]
45158. Dulling/Greying experienced after QQ-P-35 TY VII Passivation of 304 Stainless Steel [Pennsylvania]
45159. Polyethylene instead of Polypropylene for sulfamate [California]
45160. Is polyurethane hose resistant to ferric chloride [Australia]
45161. HCL fumes discharged thru scrubber, I want to calculate the HCl content [India]
45162. Does anyone have any test data on Hex in Total Cr from welding/burning SS? [Texas]
45163. Need help with Black Tungsten Oxide on Titanium [Arizona]
45164. Booth Design [Australia]
45165. Seeking Stiffel lamp reconditioning and repair [New Mexico] {5/22/07}
45166. Need four high end brass Kohler faucets refinished [Massachusetts] {5/22/07}
45167. Sources of Galvanizing Chemicals [Saudi Arabia] {5/22/07}
45168. Need easy, real gold product to replate worn antique jewelry-home use [Hawaii] {5/22/07}
45169. How to measure the rate of rusting quantatatively [Australia]
45170. Nickel plated gun misloading [Utah]
45171. Painting over an old anodized aluminum mast [Washington]
45172. Questions about home-anodizing BMX brake parts [Michigan]
45173. Hexavalent versus Trivalent Chromate as a zinc passivation [Illinois]
45174. Stripping of immersion tin plating [India]
45175. Non-peroxide Immersion Type Silver Stripper [Singapore]
45176. What is the best water composition in Pickling Baths for Hot-dip Galvanizing? [Turkey]
45177. Bubbling problem when plating on Zamac [Pakistan]
45178. Plating Ni and Gold on Pewter Medals [Belgium]
45179. Zinc Plated Part became rusty after powder coating [Malaysia]
45180. Oil-like discoloration on Sn-Bi plating [Philippines]
45181. Supporting anode in electroplating [India]
45182. Nickel Sulphamate Solution [India]
45183. Seacoast Architectural Applications [Alabama]
45184. Stainless steel surfaces marble finish [Egypt]
45185. Metallic corrosion chart for Sulfuric Acid 98% @ 130 degree C [India]
45186. Need Platinum Plating of Sterling [California] {5/23/07}
45187. E-COATING FOR SILVER CASTING PRODUCTS [Bolivia] {5/23/07}
45188. Eco friendly electroforming? [UK]
45189. Copper in natural form [New York]
45190. Counter-rinse system [India]
45191. Does anyone know if you can chemically black zinc diecastings at room temperature [UK]
45192. Dross grab [England]
45193. What type of plating should be used on steel before powder coating [Minnesota]
45194. Proper way to strip chrome from steel [Minnesota]
45195. Silver plated items replated [Australia] {5/23/07}
45196. Injection Molder looking for Chrome Plater [Mexico] {5/23/07}
45197. Hard chrome plating finishing [India]
45198. Black or Greyish stain after zinc plating [Singapore]
45199. Does a rusty boat going out to sea cause water pollution [Singapore]
45200. Chrome plated molds are getting damaged [India]
45201. Simplest way to clean chrome plated plastic without damaging the chrome [Hawaii]
45202. Aluminum cased kitchen utensil [Alabama]
45203. Copper oil for cleaning? [Pennsylvania]
45204. Chrome rims won't hold a seal [Washington]
45205. Regilding worn gold coloured bathroom fittings [Ireland]
45206. Is making beer in aluminum cookware safe? [California]
45207. Aluminum kitchenware oxidized in sink? [Oklahoma]
45208. Question regarding the differences between 316 and 316L [Canada]
45209. Need mfg rep for high volume plated tubing [Ohio] {5/23/07}
45210. Titanium solid colour [India]
45211. Where can I purchase sodium orthophosphite [England]
45212. The right tape for adhesion measurement [Germany]
45213. Investigation in electroless Ni-P deposits [Iran]
45214. Reputable Jeweler for Rodium Plating [Nebraska] {5/24/07}
45215. Electro polish and then plate Tin or Zinc per attached print specs [Pennsylvania] {5/24/07}
45216. Need cleaning of large manifolds with phosphoric acid [Oklahoma] {5/24/07}
45217. Aluminum anode in seawater [Florida]
45218. Re-finish for a 1911 style pistol [Florida]
45219. Why did my freshly painted steel door peel? [Mississippi]
45220. Monogramming on plastic tableware [California]
45221. Monitoring and analysis of Acid mist (Hydrochloric acid)at pickling line scrubber [India]
45222. Sanding chrome based primers [Ohio]
45223. Aluminum Pretreatment [Egypt]
45224. Looking for a static dissipative coating for steel [New York]
45225. Cracking/crazing of powdercoated aluminum wheels [California]
45226. Replacing Polypropylene tanks with Fibre Glass tanks for chromic acid and nitric acid [Zimbabwe]
45227. HOW TO REDUCE Cr6+ to Cr3+ [Malaysia]
45228. Paint peel off [India]
45229. Discoloration on PVD coated parts [North Carolina]
45230. Peel off Tin metal lining on gunmetal [India]
45231. How to specify surface finish for painting aluminum? [California]
45232. Need mirror metalizing service on plastic parts [Georgia] {5/25/07}
45233. Need chemicals for SS sheet laser Cut Profile Polishing or Deburring [India] {5/25/07}
45234. Concern about marks on clear anodized aluminium window frames [Australia]
45235. Heat Treating Stainless Steel Discoloration [Illinois]
45236. Powder coat second coat [Maine]
45237. Best tests for galvanizing coating weight? [Ukraine]
45238. Chrome Peel Off? [Malaysia]
45239. Cathodic cyanide activating 'old' nickel surface for gold finish [UK]
45240. Wood's Nickel Maintenance [South Carolina]
45241. Best blast media to finish aluminum? [Minnesota]
45242. Has any one purchased aluminum products with CLEAR IRIDITE from CHINA ? [New York]
45243. Please Help me for chemical black finishing (hot and cold) [Iran]
45244. Need finishing of Prototype device instrument panel [UK] {5/25/07}
45245. E-coating for silver jewelry [Italy]
45246. Black sparking marks on SN surface [Singapore]
45247. Aluminum protectant for a polished aircraft [New Mexico]
45248. White Stain or Finger Print Marks [Singapore]
45249. Seek selective plate of gold on s.s. connector [Minnesota] {5/25/07}
45250. Protect Brass Forged Parts from Salt spray Test for 96 hrs [India]
45251. Will etching for chromate increase I.D.? [Malaysia]
45252. Need Rims Rechromed [New Jersey] {5/25/07}
45253. Painting over powder coated towel bars [New Mexico]
45254. Need zinc phosphate with dry film [Pennsylvania] {5/25/07}
45255. Need information about plating copper on ABS plastic [Turkey] {5/30/07}
45256. Dark oxide toll coating on thin copper foil [California] {5/30/07}
45257. Need scrubbers to handle toxic and corrosive gases [India] {5/30/07}
45258. No one will re-plate my ring! [Florida]
45259. Operational and Investment cost for an electroplating installation to get copper-plated steel coins [Mexico]
45260. Zinc Plating Tank Construction [Texas]
45261. Accidentally mixed nickel sulphate and copper sulphate [India]
45262. SCREEN PRINTING ON STAINLESS STEEL [India]
45263. Flux Contained Nickel [Turkey]
45264. ASTM 193 Anchor Bolts [Saudi Arabia]
45265. Nodules substances on Sn finishing [Singapore]
45266. NICKEL STRIKE SPEC [California]
45267. U.S. MIL spec Type III Hardcoat vs German Hardcoat [Florida]
45268. Black soot after passivation [Georgia]
45269. Hot rolled rust removing process [China]
45270. Stainless Steel Pickling Alternatives [Malaysia]
45271. Peel off tin metal lining on gunmetal [India]
45272. Use of 13% Cr tubing in water well with CO2 and chlorides [India]
45273. Need Wood Grain Finishing Process for PVC Extrusions [North Carolina] {5/30/07}
45274. Excess phosphate coating weight [India]
45275. Bead blasting and passivating [Georgia]
45276. Smooth TiN coatings [Florida]
45277. Plating Plastic Honey Bee Comb [Pennsylvania]
45278. White corrosion on plated parts [New York]
45279. Interior coating of a sewage storage tank with epoxy [Florida]
45280. White film on 316L Stainless Steel after Descorching [Louisiana]
45281. Seeking Powder Coating for FIVE Security Screen Doors [Arizona] {5/30/07}
45282. Stainless steel passivating [Washington] {5/30/07}
45283. Need finish P213B TYPE I per MIL-F-14072 [Florida] {5/31/07}
45284. Cool Seal for leaking galvanized roof? [Texas]
45285. Reaction of copper with high heat [South Africa]
45286. Rusted Tin Garden "woman" needs repainting [North Carolina]
45287. Refinishing outdoor aluminum furniture [Michigan]
45288. Electroless gold peel off from wood's nickel [UK]
45289. New to zinc plating [Australia]
45290. Rough and smooth surface on the same job in electroless nickel bath [India]
45291. Looking for a solution on low friction [New Jersey]
45292. Large Silver Plater Needs On Line Silver Recovery System [India] {6/1/07}
45293. Need custom spray pyrolyzer system (ceramic engineering equipment) [Illinois] {6/1/07}
45294. How to increase the shelf life of plating parts used for soldering [India]
45295. Artist wants chrome finish for a mens shirt [Australia]
45296. Duplex Stainless Steel for Drainage [Ireland]
45297. How to protect chrome layer of cylinder while using it for an acidic lacquer coating? [Pakistan]
45298. Chrome Plating [Iran]
45299. Aluminum K9 kennel turning dog's hair gray [Nebraska]
45300. Setting stones in place in electroformed jewelry products [New York]
45301. Is Re-chroming as good as original [Ohio]
45302. White spot problem on black anodize [New York]
45303. Classic car bumper re chrome plating needed [Michigan] {6/1/07}
45304. Thread coating for stainless steel [Indonesia] {6/1/07}
45305. Need Alkaline Chromate conversion "pylumin" [California] {6/1/07}
45306. I want know zinc metal production process from the mining (step by step process) [India]
45307. Aluminum on Stainless Steel [Canada]
45308. Refinish a concrete water fountain [California]
45309. White spots left by mineral oil on galvanized steel [Italy]
45310. Throwing Power of Nickel Sulphamate plating solution [Malaysia]
45311. Too Much Chromate [Michigan]
45312. What happens to 6061 when subjected to an IPA Cyclohexane solution black soot? [New Hampshire]
45313. Aluminium de-smut and polishing chemicals [UK]
45314. Aluminum Corrosion [Canada]
45315. Good explanation of what happens in an aqueous alkaline aluminum cleaning system [Michigan]
45316. Any finish on steel that will be electrically conductive and also environmental corrosion preventive? [Texas]
45317. Need RoHS-compliant TCP-HF conversion coat [California] {6/4/07}
45318. Need a automated zinc plating plant [India] {6/4/07}
45319. How to clean Black Angola Water Jet tile [Alabama]
45320. Triple tree chrome failure [Pennsylvania]
45321. Treeing and burning only on bottom side of acid copper electroformed objects [New Mexico]
45322. Accelerated Patinizing / Bluing of Copper [California]
45323. Replicating oxidized magnesium [Nevada]
45324. Safety of abandoned cyanide baths at a closed metal shop [California]
45325. Test methods for sodium molybdate [India]
45326. Hydrogen Absorption on Dumet wire in Nickel plating by Nickel Sulphamate Bath [India]
45327. Painting or restoration of commercial anodized aluminum window frames [Texas]
45328. LOW PH PROBLEM IN CED BATH [India]
45329. Electroless Ni (White Out) problem plz help [Virginia]
45330. Coating nickel and chrome for plastic [Syria]
45331. Desperate requirement of awareness on plating crack [India]
45332. Anodized AL Boss chipping when a taptite screw is inserted [Alabama]
45333. Al hard coat anodizing and alcohol resistance [Pennsylvania]
45334. Minimising surface rust on stainless steel through extraction of surface impurities in a marine application [Australia]
45335. Bitumous paint specs [Georgia]
45336. Corrosion resistant materials for oxalic acid [India]
45337. Alloy wheels: want them chromed [Maryland] {6/6/07}
45338. Need plant and machinery for production of Zinc Oxide [India] {6/6/07}
45339. Cyanide copper [Pakistan]
45340. Galvanized Tin Rust, How to stabilize and prolong life of metal [Hong Kong]
45341. Removing paint from home made B-B-Q [California]
45342. Recommendations/requirements for waterbreak inspection lighting [Missouri]
45343. Cutting cad plate [Utah]
45344. Questions regarding chemical reaction that occurs when Bluing Steel [Oregon]
45345. How to prevent occurrence of WHITE RUST [India]
45346. Electroless plating on brass 6mm X 6mm earth tag to facilitate soldering? [India]
45347. Flash corrosion issues after soda blasting [Canada]
45348. Zinc die casting parts black spot after finishing [India]
45349. Reaction between zinc chromate bolts and aluminium extrusion [Canada]
45350. Effects of salt spray tests and hydrogen embrittlement [Oregon]
45351. Need stainless channel to hold shower screens in grade 316 mirror polished [UAE] {6/7/07}
45352. Phosphorus in all nickel plating and hardness [California]
45353. Australian needs help with how to do oil rubbed bronze finish on solid brass hardware [Australia]
45354. Plating on Lead bronze Alloy - LB2 [India]
45355. Need an automated finishing solution for 304 Stainless Steel [Indiana] {6/7/07}
45356. Removal of PVC lining [India]
45357. Need a Cataphote powdered paint applicator [Missouri] {6/7/07}
45358. How much nickel acetate do you use? [Florida]
45359. Zinc plate, Trivalent Clear Passivate and Sealer Finish - Kesternich Test Performance [UK]
45360. Use of prismacolor pencils on copper [California]
45361. Stripping aluminum alloy wheels for powdercoating! [Pennsylvania]
45362. WaterPROOF coating for surfboards [California]
45363. Surface coating industry analysis: electroplating [UAE]
45364. How to do chrome plating on "Inconel" ( 70%Ni w/Ferrous and 18% Cr)? [India]
45365. Rusting [UK]
45366. Polishing Stainless Steel to a Mirror Finish [Alabama]
45367. Dents and scratches in alloy wheels [Australia]
45368. Can Trivalent Chromium degrade into Hexavalent Chromium? [Vermont]
45369. Tin plate v silver plate for solderable terminals [UK]
45370. Anodized parts are not shiny [Vietnam]
45371. Copper ring in need of oxidation again [UK]
45372. MIL-PRF-85285 Type I - Yellow paint thins/wont stick to edges! [Arizona]
45373. Corona or/and plasma surface treatment [UK]
45374. Wheel reseller needs black nickel plating service [California] {6/7/07}
45375. Operating Temperature for Black Chrome Plating [Oregon]
45376. Discolored, dull, 14K white gold wedding band [Pennsylvania]
45377. Tarnish shield solution for red bronze [California]
45378. Need Plasma Treatment [India] {6/7/07}
45379. I'm looking at starting a small galvanizing shop [Canada] {6/7/07}
45380. Need Wear Resistant Coating for Aluminum - Preferably Hard Chrome [Canada] {6/7/07}
45381. Removing adhesive mortar from brick fireplace [New Jersey]
45382. Blackening Copper Platter with Silver Inlay from Ottoman Empire [Texas]
45383. Where can we get our parts Galvanized [Maine] {6/8/07}
45384. Chrome my wheels [Maryland] {6/8/07}
45385. Chrome shop wanted - must do aluminum chroming [New York] {6/8/07}
45386. Resurface an antique kitchen sink (porcelain) [Colorado] {6/8/07}
45387. Need Sulfuric Anodizing for 50 ft. Lockheed parts [Kansas] {6/8/07}
45388. Need reel to reel plating [India] {6/8/07}
45389. Need .016 SS302 teflon coated wire w/certs 70 lbs [Massachusetts] {6/8/07}
45390. Need a service to restore a Brass Bed [Ohio] {6/8/07}
45391. Reaction to form CuSO4*5H2O [Chile]
45392. Black Etching on Stainless Steel - How to Control Contrast? [New York]
45393. Unwanted yellow tint on zinc plated steel [Texas]
45394. Powder coated steel blistering after baking process? [Illinois]
45395. Basic scrubber design [India]
45396. Cleaning titanium before coating [Florida]
45397. Dense Chrome (.0003-.0005) thk. plating for stems with 20,000-25000 stroke life cycle [California]
45398. Hammered Metal look with an Oil Rubbed Bronze flat finish [South Carolina]
45399. Black Oxide on machined 303 stainless bolt [Texas]
45400. Electroplated Gold Brightness [Malaysia]
45401. Collecting isotopic thallium metal on Pt cathode from Tl2SO4 solution [Tennessee]
45402. Bubbles problem in tin plated aluminium [Kuwait]
45403. Need Water Dip Specifications For Image Transfer [Tennessee]
45404. White wash affect on hexavalent chrome parts [Tennessee]
45405. Corrosion Protection Alternatives Free of Hexavalent Chromium [New York]
45406. Source for Taber Abrasion Testing [Missouri] {6/11/07}
45407. Job shop for zinc coating of wire based products [India] {6/11/07}
45408. WANTED: Used Dip Spin Equipment [Michigan] {6/11/07}
45409. SEEKING SECOND HAND PVD MACHINE (IN WORKING CONDITION) [Mexico] {6/11/07}
45410. ELECTROPOLISH S/STEEL [South Africa]
45411. "Purple Stuff" streaked my alloy rims [Florida]
45412. Brass Kalasham on temple wanted to be protected from tarnishing or oxidising to maintain beauty of brass [India]
45413. Immersion Heater for Hyfrofloric Acid, (Aluminum Brightener ) [Minnesota]
45414. Paint Line Manning [Canada]
45415. Dull finish [UK]
45416. Construction material of zinc pot [India]
45417. Lacquer for top and base coatings for vacuum metallizing of aluminium on abs [India]
45418. Nickel chrome plating bubble, peeloff [Malaysia]
45419. Surplus Watts Plating Solution [Australia]
45420. Chrome 3+ Info and differences with Chrome 6 [Italy]
45421. Black spots in anodized aluminum profile [Saudi Arabia]
45422. Secondary blast profile [UAE]
45423. Corrosion of steel reactor from dilute sulphuric acid [India]
45424. Building small zinc phosphate crystals [Colorado]
45425. Is it possible to re-clear coat a new faucet. It is a new roman tub spout with an "Old Bronze" finish? [Arizona]
45426. Wetsand and buff powder coating [California]
45427. Process to extrect silver from the waste fixer/hypo solution [India]
45428. Preservation of my rusty antique truck [Florida]
45429. How to brass plate [California]
45430. Need custom pen clips [California] {6/13/07}
45431. Getting grout of pitted ceramic tile [Virginia]
45432. What is the economic metal for Zinc Chloride Liquid [India]
45433. Powder coating verses anodizing [Australia]
45434. How to improve the fatigue resistance of aluminum [Korea]
45435. Removing magnetism from 304 Stainless Steel [Wisconsin]
45436. Polishing steel cycle parts to a bright finish [Nebraska]
45437. Carbon from steel rods interferes with carbon sequesterization research [Canada]
45438. What is best way to paint / stain oak furniture with black [South Carolina]
45439. Standards for hot dip galvanize? [UAE]
45440. Changing yellow passivation to new white triv. dip [India]
45441. Electroforming -- Please suggest parameters [India]
45442. Firehouse wants help in Brass Bell restoring [Indiana]
45443. HARD CHROME PLATING THICKNESS RELATION WITH SALT SPRAY LIFE [India]
45444. Is this rain damage recent or old? [Texas]
45445. Need mask for powder coating [India] {6/13/07}
45446. Removal of PVC lining on MS pipe [India]
45447. Copper and chrome contamination of Wood's nickel strike [Michigan]
45448. Maximum Corrosion resistance for Minimum Thickness Needed [Canada]
45449. Liquid chrome [California]
45450. Plating thickness limit [India]
45451. Is it possible to plate stainless steel onto carbon steel? [Illinois]
45452. Pitting after Chrome Plating [India]
45453. Bead blasting over ss material [India]
45454. Burr removal in Micro finished Aluminum boxes of size 180x80x32mm [India]
45455. Need Passivation of Stainless Steel Tank [Ohio] {6/13/07}
45456. Need Black Chrome plating on ten pinball machines [Texas] {6/13/07}
45457. Painting Cadmium [California]
45458. Holidays in electrophoresis coating [Israel]
45459. Anti oxidant and anti-fingerprint coatings for copper heat sinks [Texas]
45460. Need TIN Coating Machine [Pakistan] {6/13/07}
45461. Need a vacuum heat treatment machine second hand [Pakistan] {6/13/07}
45462. Electroplating cobalt onto chromium seed layers [Spain]
45463. Artist repairing 9 foot mermaid in Elizabeth Taylor's mansion [California]
45464. Longitudinal polishing ID's in carbide [Michigan]
45465. Need thermoset infrared-cure polymer coatings for mirror [Saudi Arabia] {6/14/07}
45466. Can I use etching on 316L to remove buildup on micro end mills? [Texas]
45467. How to migrate and remove copper from silicon wafers [Texas]
45468. How to restore mirror finish on stainless steel flatware/holloware [North Carolina]
45469. Gold ring in hydrogen peroxide -- turned dark brown HELP! [Canada]
45470. What does it mean to "oxidize steel"? [New Jersey]
45471. Can chemfilm per C-5541 be verified with black light? [Michigan]
45472. What is the maximum etch depth I can get before hard coat anodizing? [Washington]
45473. Want a material for Hydroflouric Acid Heat Exchangers that is transparent to microwaves [Louisiana]
45474. Need my jewelry collection rhodium electro-plated [Ohio] {6/15/07}
45475. LOOKING FOR E COATING IN COLOR FOR JEWELRY [California] {6/15/07}
45476. I am a machine welder and just found out that I am pregnant [Michigan]
45477. Filling holes and pits in thin metal before powdercoating [UK]
45478. Amperage requirement for bright nickel plating [India]
45479. Au corrosion [Malaysia]
45480. Stain on TinBi plating [Malaysia]
45481. What is the normal ASF for sulfamate nickel [Georgia]
45482. Champagne color anodizing - F2 finish (As per German specification) [India]
45483. For removing welding marks on stainless steel [India]
45484. Abrasive Blast Cleaning Titanium [Illinois]
45485. Is platinum renewable? [New Zealand]
45486. What is the process required to obtain a "brushed nickel" finish on CRS [Ohio]
45487. Tumble finishing stainless steel plate and screws [UK]
45488. Roughness Average conversions to grit numbers? [Texas]
45489. Lubrication line for cold forging slugs [Iran]
45490. Looking for product Bernasolv CL20/Acid Flux Cleaner [California] {6/18/07}
45491. Will Ospho Interact with diesel fuel? [Georgia]
45492. Swirl Finish on Stainless Steel and Aluminum to deter Grafitti [California]
45493. Want help with plastisol formulation [Iran]
45494. Chlorine from swimming pool discolored my ring [England]
45495. Seeking radiant barrier paint that can be applied to the inside of garage doors [California] {6/18/07}
45496. Need a REPUTABLE local company for flatware replating [New Jersey] {6/18/07}
45497. Finish for aluminum busbar in contact with silver plated copper busbar [Massachusetts]
45498. How does Diamond Kote fencing compare to powder coated? [North Carolina]
45499. Ultralight aircraft business needs source for nickel plating [Texas] {6/18/07}
45500. Brown Foreign Material on stamped parts [Minnesota]
45501. Galvanized metal got into our skin from climbing a fence! [Alaska]
45502. Improve abrasive wear resistance on 17-4ph? [Sweden]
45503. Furniture designer's stainless steel patio furniture is rusting [California]
45504. Need WB CARC manufacturer contact information [Tennessee] {6/20/07}
45505. Depositing Nickel on Carbon Felt and Carbon Cloth [Canada]
45506. Can electropolishing be done on carbon steel material [India]
45507. PRIMER FOR PAINTING GOLD PLATED PART [New York]
45508. Need test kit for ss316/304: electrolyte and battery type [South Africa] {6/20/07}
45509. Can we use stainless steel 202 for food handling trolleys? [India]
45510. Silver plating bath analysis [Florida]
45511. Jewelry Mfgr. needs to set up rhodium plating plant [India] {6/20/07}
45512. What is the Alcoa Luminite 226 process? [New York]
45513. Sculptor attempting to give stainless steel a blue finish , can anyone help ? [South Africa]
45514. Corrosion Measurement [West Virginia]
45515. Hard Chromium Plating on Bi-metallic Substrate [India]
45516. Is touch-up (Rust-oleum aerosol ) allowed per MIL-C-5541 class 3 gold?? [California]
45517. Chrome phsophate coating on 3000 series aluminium substrates [Singapore]
45518. How can I achieve smug gold or Russian gold plate finish [Australia]
45519. Need parts Anodized, Color 36081 Lusterless Gray per Fed-Std-595 [Alabama] {6/21/07}
45520. Galvanizing trays horizontally that don't fit vertically [Turkey]
45521. Society of the Plastics Industry spark finish to VDI conversion [England]
45522. How to take off clear coat from car [Canada]
45523. Tin stripper on brass [India]
45524. Problem in shade variation in white bronze bath [Pakistan]
45525. Painting exterior plastic on cars [North Carolina]
45526. Structure Formation Problem in Powder Coating [India]
45527. ACID TIN SULPHATE PLATING [Pakistan]
45528. Need platinum coating or plating of graphite/carbon [Virginia] {6/21/07}
45529. Need coppersmith for mission style clock dial fabrication [California] {6/21/07}
45530. New car emblems [New Jersey] {6/21/07}
45531. Corrosion due to pickling of SA213 t11 steel [India]
45532. Complete set of an electroforming system [Turkey]
45533. Is there a process for gold plating removal [Illinois]
45534. Bubbles in zamak-5 after eletroplating [Pakistan]
45535. Electroplate without buffing/polishing [Philippines]
45536. Anodized aluminum and car wash tunnels [California]
45537. Burnishing steel parts in Italy [India]
45538. Seeking liquid lacquer, epoxy finish clearcoat for my oil rubbed bronze for my new tub spout [Arizona] {6/22/07}
45539. Seeking nickel-iron plating [Michigan] {6/22/07}
45540. RUST REMOVAL from HDG sheeted material [Illinois] {6/22/07}
45541. Sealing silver candlesticks [Texas]
45542. Repairing enamel badges [England]
45543. Rust in my Diesel Fuel Tank [Colorado]
45544. Surface Oxidation of trivalent passivation system [India]
45545. Baseline markup for plating [California]
45546. CHEMICAL COVERSION COATING IN A CAN [Pennsylvania]
45547. What does vapour honed mean? [Illinois]
45548. What is best deposition temp. for CuAlO2 by spray pyrolysis method [India]
45549. How to achieve Black Titanium [Florida]
45550. Gold Rings turned Gray after years of wear [Massachusetts]
45551. Reducing coating thickness by adding nickel salts [Turkey]
45552. What will be the difference in anodic etching in chromic acid using S.S.316 electrodes and lead tin electrodes? [India]
45553. Role of Catalyst in Hard Chrome Plating [India]
45554. I have problem for anodizing proccess [Vietnam]
45555. Diffused Nickel Cadmium is turning orange at edges [Oklahoma]
45556. Testing passivated 440 [Wisconsin]
45557. Finish for aluminium where milk and cream are spread on the area [India]
45558. Need to have 100-year old heat registers nickel plated [New York] {6/22/07}
45559. Seeking ornamental silver and gold plating of trumpets [Oklahoma] {6/22/07}
45560. Black spots on Antiqued brass [New York]
45561. Ra Range for #4 Finish [Oregon]
45562. Hard chrome for high temperature? [Taiwan]
45563. How to create a #4 scratch on stainless [Wisconsin]
45564. Disposal Method for waste from treating galvanized metal [India]
45565. Looking for sodium cyanide [Indonesia] {6/22/07}
45566. Difference between depassivation and deoxidation [Zimbabwe]
45567. Chemical Etching on A Spherical Surface [India]
45568. Need Electrostatic liquid spray painting service in Chennai [India] {6/25/07}
45569. Please suggest leading chemical suppliers for galvanizing plant, in Pune city [India] {6/25/07}
45570. Need ETFE / PVDF electrostatic powder for coating [India] {6/25/07}
45571. I need some gold paint but non metallic [UK] {6/25/07}
45572. Stainless wire on sail boat - corrosion due to salt water [Oregon]
45573. Antiquing on zinc [Philippines]
45574. Refinish aluminum patio furniture [Texas]
45575. Is SS-317 much harder than SS-316? [China]
45576. Ni Solderability [Rhode Island]
45577. What to coat Pot Metal with to make it clearcoatable [Massachusetts]
45578. Can't prevent white rust on black passivated zinc [India]
45579. Require a plating solution which can pass 2500 hrs of salt spray test [China]
45580. Searching for cost effective alternate for hard chrome plating for aluminum cylinder blocks [India]
45581. Nickel plated surface (on berylium copper) turned greenish [Malaysia]
45582. Zinc phosphate plating is wrong color [Massachusetts]
45583. Gold tank plating solution-Can it be used to brush plate? [Scotland]
45584. Passivation SOP [India]
45585. Citric Acid passivation process for medical device [Minnesota]
45586. Need Alonising of SA179 tubes [UAE] {6/27/07}
45587. What are the uses of silumin? [Australia]
45588. Selective etching of silver on copper [France]
45589. Colorimetric determination of gold in chloride solutions using stannuous chloride [So. Africa]
45590. Removing clear topcoat while leaving underlying auto paint [W. Virginia]
45591. Measuring Ag concentration in Immersion Silver bath [Lituania]
45592. My cookie cutters are rusted; can I clean them? [California]
45593. Designing a waterjet steel descaling system [Missouri]
45594. Solderability of Gold plating pads without Nickel barrier [India]
45595. Presence of water based chemcials in hot dip galvanizing bath [India]
45596. Cheaper approach than Pd for metallizing plastic? [Pakistan]
45597. How to recover unused diamonds from exhausted plating bath? [Egypt]
45598. Yellow chromate rubs off and is no longer shiney [California]
45599. Flaking nickel plate when grinding, wheel and/diamond suggestion needed ASAP [Massachusetts]
45601. Need Improved Hanger for Hard Chromium Plating on Piston Rings [India]
45602. Theory of zincate and adhesion of electrodeposits on aluminum [California]
45603. Hard coat anodize from different vendors wears differently [No. Carolina]
45604. Need wear resistant coating on aluminum positioning bosses [New Hamphire]
45605. Printing on open pore anodised aluminium [India]
45606. What RoHS coating for magnesium parts? [Canada]
45607. What book to find right grinding wheels for different metals? [Massachusetts]
45609. Need help setting up a galvanizing plant [South Africa] {6/27/07}
45610. Need an instrument or process to verify hydrogen de-embrittlement [India] {6/27/07}
45611. Questions [Ohio]
45612. Anticorrosive, ductile and conductive metal plating on aluminium? [France]
45613. Need very smooth I.D. of OFE Copper tubing [Illinois]
45614. Selection of Heating Elements for Powder Coating Oven [Illinois]
45615. Cyanide destruct ORP problems [Connecticut]
45616. Ball mill to reduce hexavalent chromium to trivalent [India]
45617. Porosity Test for Copper plated on 15-5 PH [Connecticut]
45618. E-coating: Cationic vs Cathodic, and Coating over Zinc Cobalt & Trivalent Chromate [Ohio]
45619. Removing sludge from acid tin plating bath [India]
45620. Silver electroform master problem -- Where did the silver go? [New Jersey]
45621. Chromolly Barrel will not take Phosphate coating [Indiana]
45622. Condensate corrosion by oxygen [Florida]
45623. How to strip TiC from stainless steel? [China]
45624. Need fully automated trivalent zinc plating plant [India] {6/29/07}
45625. Fearful of neighbor's anodizing business in his basement! [Virginia]
45626. Help me explain the advantage of ion nitriding [Michigan]
45627. Need brass tub drain plated in stainless steel color [California] {6/29/07}
45628. Need black chrome plating [Texas] {6/29/07}
45629. NEED SUPPLIER FOR SANDOZ FAST BLUE G ANODIZE POWDER [Ohio] {6/29/07}
45630. S.S. press plates stick after bead blasting [India]
45631. Method to use for decorative etching for stainless steel sheet? [UAE]
45632. Ways to fix and prevent streaklines? [Canada]
45633. Pretreatment process for Beryllium Copper before Teflon coating [Ohio]
45634. Making a building yellow by chromating it [Denmark]
45635. Nickel plating on Beryllium Copper [South Carolina]
45636. Electroless Nickel Plate of Aluminum 6061-T6 [Washington]
45637. How to spray silver ABS and PC materials [Iran]
45638. Brush Plating Consistency for Antique Firearms? [Missouri]
45639. Design of tiny Powder Coating booth [Texas]
45640. Electropolished Brass is turning red [Dominican Republic]
45641. Nylon or Powder Coating for bicycle parking racks? [UK]
45642. Safe alternative to CAD plating on 12L14 steel [Michigan]
45644. Replating brushed nickel faucets [Maryland] {6/29/07}
45645. Coating aluminum with titanium/titanium oxide [Utah]
45646. What is the silvering and plating process for audio LP vinyl records? [Spain]
45647. Need automatic shut off for water filling [Georgia] {7/3/07}
45648. Copper plating on watch movement parts is fading [Arizona]
45649. If pickle is strong enough for adhesion, can't get Hydrogen Embrittlement Relief [Georgia]
45650. Need 2Micro Finish on some CoCrMo Alloy spinal implants [Texas] {7/3/07}
45651. How to stop hot dip galvanizing zinc flaking [China]
45652. How do I pickle hot rolled Monel [India]
45653. Substitute for silver for electroplating of copper wire [India]
45654. Is DIY home sputtering possible? [England] 45655. Cleaning oxidized zinc intaglio plates [Ohio]
45656. Hardcoat Anodized Teflon Impr parts spark when hit together - a problem in Class 1 Div 2 area [New Jersey]
45657. Need Automatic Titrator For Plating Bath [Arizona] {7/3/07}
45658. Need to find a conductive metal resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid [UK]
45659. Can we hard chrome plate aluminum water tap parts? [India]
45660. Need plastisol coating of our line of anodizing racks [California] {7/3/07}
45661. Can I authenticate that plating on collector rifle is original? [Texas]
45662. Which is better surface treatment technology - "Shot blasting" or "7-Tank process" [India]
45663. Why is our chromium plating darker than usual? [Colombia]
45664. Need Black Anodizing process suitable for NIR [Massachusetts]
45665. Need paint of magnesium die-cast parts [Canada] {7/3/07}
45666. Seeking black chrome [England] {7/3/07}
45667. Hydrogen embrittlement and its solution [India]
45668. Need Wood Painting Machine [Iran] {7/3/07}
45669. M1911 parts not to be parkerized [Philippines]
45670. Calculation of contamination level [India]
45671. Is it possible for real sterling silver to turn your finger green? [Texas]
45672. How to get gold paint off glass candelabra? [Canada]
45673. Need to install capacity for gold plating on stainless steel [India] {7/3/07}
45674. Blisters form under tin surface after powder coat and bake [Malaysia]
45675. Weathering brass screws in a hurry [Montana]
45676. Can I use Liver of Sulphur to darken Nickel? [Utah]
45677. A36 Steel corrosion rate with water [Ohio]
45678. Want more economical anode for nickel electroplating [Turkey]
45679. Nitric acid passivation standards and specs [Connecticut]
45680. Is Trivalent clear chromate coating safe for chicken coupes? [Texas]
45681. Need Ion Exchange machine for iron removal [Maine] {7/6/07}
45682. Need fasteners Dacrotized [Kentucky] {7/6/07}
45683. Is Vacuum Chrome RoHS-compliant? [California]
45684. Need suggestion for a book about anodizing [Brazil]
45685. Need Electropolishing of Titanium Inserts [Nevada] {7/6/07}
45686. Rechrome my 1964 Mag Wheels [New Hampshire] {7/6/07}
45687. Is there a correlation between the CASS test and field service? [Ohio]
45688. Need ceramic pot for galvanizing line [Viet Nam] {7/6/07}
45689. Zinc-phosphate rinse water is clear but it's tank is green [Alabama]
45690. DI or Tap Water for Iridite Tank Make-up [Washington]
45691. What should I build a solar dish out of? [Italy]
45692. Galvanic Corrosion on ARCAP AP1D and gold over nickel plated brass [Malaysia]
45693. Autophoretic coating ion exchange alternative [Maine]
45694. Can I do brush chrome on metal by painting? [Nigeria]
45695. Can rods that are chrome plated now be induction hardened? [Iran]
45696. Can I blast Magnesium Castings with stainless steel shot? [India]
45697. Having trouble blueing (or having blued) a post 64 Win 1200 [Ohio]
45698. Surface defects on a hard chrome plated tube [India]
45699. Seeking technical spec sheets for Novamax DS-9-314 [California]
45700. How to Remove Nickel Plating from SS [California]
45701. How to restore high gloss shine to enamel/porcelain cast iron sink [Hawaii]
45702. Need name of appropriate matte black paint for solar absorber/solar panel [Ireland]
45703. Need blackening of stainless fasteners to protect against corrosion [UAE] {7/6/07}
45704. Copper from racks is depositing on stainless parts when pickling [Pennsylvania]
45705. Is Passivation or Black Oxide Finish better for Stainless Steel? [Tennessee]
45706. Cold seals -- are liquids or powder additives better? [UK]
45707. How to strip silver plating from pewter knife rests? [UK]
45708. What gold thickness is required on PCB tabs? [Iran]
45709. Require contacts of trivalent passivation electroplaters in Mumbai [India] {7/6/07}
45710. Is it necessary to have a ventilator in room for passivation with citric acid? [Serbia]
45711. How can I plate out Iron Contamination from Hard Chromium Plating Bath [India]
45712. Galvanized vs. Stainless Steel Cable [California]
45713. Nickel Plating Fecralloy Foil [Ohio]
45714. Chemical Conversion Coating Appearance Problem [Wisconsin]
45715. Sourcing Metal Finishers in Pakistan [UK] {7/6/07}
45716. What kind of polish do I need to keep my chrome polished Chrysler wheels looking good? [North Carolina]
45717. Painting golf balls [Pennsylvania]
45718. Is Galvanisation Process done in-line? [India]
45719. Hot dip galvanising - material loss [India]
45720. Sculptor needs copper finishing to preserve patina and sheen? [California]
45721. Advantages/disadvantages of boric acid free zinc plating [India]
45722. What is 'ground finishing' required on playground fence? [Texas]
45723. Soak cleaning problem for brass [Pakistan]
45724. Electroless Matte Tin over Electroplated Sulfamate Nickel [Minnesota]
45725. Salt Spray Headache [Georgia]
45726. Staining of potassium dichromate sealing [UK]
45727. Measuring spring plating thickness [India]
45728. How to eliminate powdery condition of Alodine 1200S [Korea] 46352. Silver plating is pealing on ss steel [Mauritius]
45729. Does PVC paint exist? [Israel]
45730. Could flux short the components on my laptop motherboard? [Utah]
45731. Dacromet for springs? [Iran]
45732. Relation between thickness of hot dip galvanizing and result of salt spray test [Iran]
45733. NEED MY STAINLESS STEEL SINK REPAIRED [California] {7/11/07}
45734. Want directions for barrel plating of die castings with acid copper [India]
45735. Can a rhodium plated item be referred to as platinum plated? [California]
45736. Welding a faucet without harming the brushed nickel finish [New York]
45737. Help ELECTROLESS polish the ID of a small stainless steel tube. Chemistries? [Virginia]
45738. Triplex nickel gives only 8 hours salt spray on 6061 T6 aluminum thread [Thailand]
45739. De-ionising Water Unit Operations [Zimbabwe]
45740. Who can give us some pickling statistics? [Louisiana]
45741. Cor-Ten Steel paint method [Canada]
45742. Powder coating on epoxy paint results in pin holes [India]
45743. Environmental concerns/effluent disposal from Zinc phosphate treatment [India]
45744. Electropolishing problems if we rack at an angle [India]
45745. Cadmium Plating Rub Test? [Turkey]
45746. Need Insulating Varnish for Enameled copper wire [Pakistan] {7/11/07}
45747. Bichromate Coating is not protecting steel tubes [Spain]
45748. Problems with electroless nickel plating [The Netherlands]
45749. Precleaning before nitrocarburising process [India]
45750. Help please, I'm a student with an exam about chrome plating of Aluminum [Indonesia]
45751. Blisters in zinc plating [India]
45752. Need Nickel 200 Washers [California] {7/12/07}
45753. Can ABS Plastic Parts be Powder Coated? [California]
45754. Tolerance problem in Powder Coating Thickness Around Holes [California]
45755. Can I revamp a powder coated frame with a 2K-spray? [South Africa]
45756. Sulfur springs turned my silver jewelry black. How to fix? [California]
45757. Cleaning Victorian Brass Hinges [Ohio]
45758. Seeling Parcolubrite and Bondrite chemicals [India] {7/12/07}
45759. Nickel plating bubble and peel off problem on 2 to 5 percent of the work [Malaysia]
45760. Contact material for hard chrome plating jig [India]
45761. Need rechroming of some 1937 Buick parts [Florida] {7/13/07}
45762. Diamond Impregnated Paint Application [Connecticut]
45763. Is Black Zinc Trivalent Coating Conductive - What is the MIL Standard [Canada]
45764. Nickel tank design and construction [Nigeria]
45765. Why is paint peeling off from brass base during silver plating? [India]
45766. Want to buy zinc electroplating process [Iran] {7/13/07}
45767. Looking for titanium anodizing equipment for small business [Venezuela] {7/13/07}
45768. Need Spiral Contractometer [California] {7/13/07}
45769. I need a Media Blasting company to take the paint off my car [Florida] {7/13/07}
45770. Faux copper backsplash [Michigan]
45771. Making pure boron out of Borax for water fuel system [Indonesia]
45772. Bright nickel is flaking from "toggle locking" operation [Minnesota]
45773. Will there be an interaction between our aluminium finishes? [UK]
45774. Need nickel chrome plating IAW MPR 1059 [Pennsylvania] {7/13/07}
45775. Spray Application of Meta-Mate Stop Off [Minnesota]
45776. We need Metal Pretreatment Chemicals and Cold Zinc Phosphating Chemicals [India] {7/13/07}
45777. Can White high emissivity paint be used on infrared thermography? [Texas]
45778. Copper chloride / oxide residue inside plated electrical contact pins [Alabama]
45779. Lamp designer needs to use aluminum/stainless for conductivity [California]
45780. Minimum anodising thickness for electrical insulation? [UK]
45781. How to remove copper plating from brass products? [Philippines]
45782. Copper plating isn't sticking onto SS foil [Illinois]
45783. Does Rust Conduct Electricity? [Texas]
45784. Tuning up copper work around restaurant's wood-fired oven [Nevada]
45785. Stripping copper from Inconel wire [India]
45786. Need a practical way to deburr lens barrel before Hard Anodize [Texas]
45787. Need Electro Coagulation Plant for Paint Effluent [India] {7/13/07}
45788. Need lead electroplating [Nevada] {7/17/07}
45789. SS Plates 8' x 4' need Matt Finishing (Bead blasting) [New Jersey] {7/17/07}
45790. Need Alochrom 1200 [Brazil] {7/17/07}
45791. Solution to remove the carbon contamination of carbide [Philippines] {7/17/07}
45792. Need electroplating waste processing in UAE [France] {7/17/07}
45793. Chrome finished shifter on Audi is scratched [California]
45794. Cleaning a pot metal Art Deco Chandelier [Texas]
45795. How can artist "grey" some 6061 aluminum? [Illinois]
45796. How do I patina a faux brass bed? [Texas]
45797. Refinishing old metal kitchen cabinets [Colorado]
45798. Taking the shine off a brass table [Texas]
45799. How to dye eyeglass frames made of metal [California]
45800. How to protect chrome plating from salt corrosion [England]
45801. Refining rhodium solution to reuse it [India]
45802. Adhesive for bonding copper table tops onto MDF? [Arizona]
45803. How to differentiate a powder coated finish from a sprayed finish? [India]
45804. How to powder coat Teflon onto aluminum [Georgia]
45805. Salt spray life of black zinc plating vs. black oxide [India]
45806. Variations in the look of electroless nickel plating on composite [Minnesota]
45807. Nickel plating on restored modern furniture [Massachusetts]
45808. Proper filler for welding 1050 aluminum that will be anodised? [Israel]
45809. How to remove stains from stainless steel sampling cylinders after fabrication [India]
45810. Coating to protect aluminum from 150 C ammonia hydroxide (NH4OH)? [Canada]
45811. Which grade of Stainless Steel for Sulfuric Acid Purification System? [India]
45812. The rate water and other elements conduct electricity [South Africa]
45813. Dichromate vs. Dachromate [Massachusetts]
45814. CrN stripping by chemicals [China]
45815. Need Electrolytic Plating with Nickel-Phosphorus [California] {7/18/07}
45815. Need Electrolytic Plating with Nickel-Phosphorus [California] {7/18/07}
45816. Need shop to apply correct gold-green finish on Antique carburetor parts [Missouri] {7/18/07}
45817. White spot inside the pipe after galvanizing [Pakistan]
45818. Metal conductive sponge for precious metal recovery from dragout solution [Thailand]
45819. Zinc electroplating for the classroom [Philippines]
45820. Need chrome plating of my motorcycle parts [Ohio] {7/18/07}
45821. Are sparks normal in alkaline anodizing of titanium? [Germany]
45822. Low quality, porous, chrome plated steel lugs on bikes? [New York]
45823. How to do heat treatment for electroless nickel [India]
45824. Trivalent Black chromate on Zinc Die-cast part (Zamak 5) isn't consistent [Singapore]
45825. Need high temperature adhesive [Iran] {7/18/07}
45826. How to obtain a "gray scale" patina on nickel? [Missouri]
45827. Need trivalent chromium conversion coating service on zinc and aluminum [India] {7/20/07}
45828. I need zinc knobs and pulls finished [Pennsylvania] {7/20/07}
45829. We need to install a galvanizing plant [Pakistan] {7/20/07}
45830. I need a source for stencils so I may etch titanium with a name using ammonium bifluoride [Canada] {7/20/07}
45831. One side of patinated copper sheet looks great, but YIKES! back side not so good [Washington]
45832. Does rhodium plated silver tarnish? [Florida]
45833. Recommended phosphoric and zinc solutions for rust removal, metal etching preparation [Pennsylvania]
45834. Anodized dollar bill pattern? [Minnesota]
45835. Electroforming technical book? [New Jersey]
45836. What to do with solid waste from anodizing process [Turkey]
45837. Zn Plating Process/Thickness required to withstand 50 hrs. CASS test [India]
45838. Using Barium Carbonate to Lower Sulfate in Hard Chrome Solutions [Maine]
45839. Zinc Chromate Corrosion caused by insufficient cure time? [Florida]
45840. To attain dome shaped deposit? [Turkey]
45841. Metal plating process on CRCA sheets before powder coating? [India]
45842. Recommended storage condition for EG metal sheets [Singapore]
45843. Pitting problem in Sulphamate bath [Turkey]
45844. Was this shaft Double plated? [Israel]
45845. Prolonging the life of Rhodium plating bath? [UAE]
45846. My rhodium bath has too much zinc and copper [Turkey]
45847. Want help with Electro Polishing training program [California]
45848. Biocompatibility after pickling [Puerto Rico]
45849. Electropolishing problem with welding area [Thailand]
45850. Finishing through sand blasting -- finish grade vs. sand size [Pakistan]
45851. Rust removal from fire tube boilers with zero loss of good metal [Pakistan]
45852. High temperature protection on CRCA [India]
45853. Gold plating of interior 3" brass tubes [Florida] {7/20/07}
45854. Strange! Suddenly have to plate MUCH longer for same thickness [Italy]
45855. Seeking electroplater in Poland [England] {7/24/07}
45856. European supplier sought for matte black paint [Ireland] {7/24/07}
45857. Need some anodising chemicals [Indonesia] {7/24/07}
45858. Seeking industrial way to make plated surface slightly oxidized and less reflective (not satin) [France]
45859. Powder-coating vs. electropainting? [Arkansas]
45860. Hex chemfilm was good, black spots with trivalent [India]
45861. How to remove chrome from AA RAC badges [England]
45862. RoHS-compatible Electroless nickel on copper alloys [California]
45863. Passivation in citric acid [Japan]
45864. Hexavalent chromium removal with E.coli in a packed bed [India]
45865. Stain mark on Sn surface after dipped new make-up trisodium phosphate [Singapore]
45866. Darkening a cast nameplate to match color of black anodize [Washington]
45867. Sulphuric anodizing within food applications [France]
45868. Corroding steel as a decorative effect [UK]
45869. Providing a ground on a hot phosphated and powder coated part [Pakistan]
45870. Trailer aluminum oxidizing or something [Illinois]
45871. Need chrome slanted legs [Florida] {7/26/07}
45872. Seeking QQ-Z-325 finish on Stainless wire with certifications [Pennsylvania] {7/26/07}
45873. Need brass blackener [Washington] {7/26/07}
45874. Rust rate vs. temperature [Australia]
45875. Silver contacts failing due to Sulphur from where? [Malaysia]
45876. Black stains when touching Al alloy T6061-T6 [Germany]
45877. How to run MEK Rub test on painted Alum parts? [China]
45878. How to strip TiAlN from high speed steel [Brazil]
45879. Stripping tarnish/oxidation from Solder [Malaysia]
45880. The effect of use of Silicone Bronze Wire for Welding on painting [Canada]
45881. Which type of Additives / Chemicals / Surfactants can be used for rinse aid in cathodic electrodeposition? [India]
45882. pH of nickel plating solution is decreasing from use [Iran]
45883. What is the blue sludge at the bottom of our pyro copper? [New Zealand]
45884. Spotting problem in nickel-chrome plating [India]
45885. Can Citrisurf be used to clean stainless steel, then BeCu without cross-contamination? [Arizona]
45886. Need CED Coating sub-contractor [Malaysia] {7/26/07}
45887. GM7114M Coating specification [India]
45888. Need anodizing and powder coating equipment for aluminium profiles [Algeria] {7/26/07}
45889. Started vitamins, now silver jewelry is turning black [New Jersey]
45890. How to waterproof Styrofoam to create a shelter for feral cats? [California]
45891. After years of success, powder coating finish now turns fish eyed [Canada]
45892. Will Stainless Steel change Deionized water? [Pakistan]
45893. Can I do Silicon carbide coating on plastics and on chromium coated plastics? [Turkey]
45894. Can acetone be used on gold plated contacts? [Florida]
45895. How to fill pits in chrome emblems (from '58 truck fenders)? [Maryland]
45896. The effect of Chromic acid concentration on deposit properties? [Italy]
45897. How is Chrome Powder Coating [Ohio]
45898. Need used open front spray booth or wall [Michigan] {7/26/07}
45899. How to clean concrete off of galvanized siding [Washington]
45900. Leaching stains in Nickel Plating on Tin/Lead Medals [New Zealand]
45901. Need consultant or plater to tell us how to do Hamilton Gold Plating [Turkey] {7/27/07}
45902. How can blacksmith attach copper letters to steel sign without galvanic issues? [Wisconsin]
45903. Roller burnisher [Indiana] {7/27/07}
45904. Is magnesium thinfilm deposition from a liquid precursor possible? [Pennsylvania]
45905. Friction Co-Efficient for Zinc Plating ? [India]
45906. How to apply Alodine 1200 on fuselage skin of aircraft [Thailand]
45907. Jeweler finds that Rose toned Gold tarnishes [Thailand]
45908. How much fuming is produced by hard chrome plating tank? [Pakistan]
45909. What is the formula for calculating the amount of deposition layer on any metal per hour [Pakistan]
45910. Are the Ampere-Feet Tables too conservative? [Virginia]
45911. Nickel-hardened gold plating on coupons pops up and cracks [Massachusetts]
45912. Ideal insertion depth for media in a plate settler? [Sri Lanka]
45913. Anodes in fluoborate tin bath "foam" and turn red [Canada]
45914. Is electropolishing an improved kind of plating? [India]
45915. Black stain from poor attempt to clean antique motorcycle carburetors [Massachusetts]
45916. School project: what can we do with rusted steel? [Philippines]
45917. Any pictures of plating and powder coating defects vs. root cause? [Ohio]
45918. Need Shops who can do Gold Plating or Black Nickel on Molybdenum [New York] {7/27/07}
45919. How to remove oxide from our tin plated copper terminals? [Mexico]
45920. Request for Quotation, PAA treatment acc. ASTM 3933 72 plates 2024T3 [Israel] {7/27/07}
45921. US sterling silverplating standards for flatware -- necessary electroplating thickness? [New York]
45922. Electrochemical Etching of Tungsten Pins for Electrical Treeing [Singapore]
45923. 3/4 x 65" x 72" plate needs bright zinc plating [South Carolina] {7/31/07}
45924. Need a quote for phos-dye and oiling [Minnesota] {7/31/07}
45925. Nitric passivation: measuring dissolved iron? [California]
45926. CuSO4 concentration of gravure bath increasing > 290 gpl although underutilized [Bangladesh]
45927. Mold Finish - NTMA Standard, converting NTMA to Ra, RMS for silicone parts [California]
45928. pH of acrylic CED keeps rising while no coating occurs [India]
45929. Yellow-brown staining on AL6061-T6 suddenly started [Indiana]
45930. Can someone give the necessity of Dacromet over Zinc plating [India]
45931. Touch up for black anodize? [Florida]
45932. Student project on Sand Filtration , SDI , Turbidity , Colloidal Silica [India]
45933. Proper spray equipment to coat Styrofoam sculptures? [Tennessee]
45934. Nickel-tin plating: Tin blistering at 222 deg C [Singapore]
45935. '85 Jag needs adhesive to glue copper to aluminum [North Carolina]
45936. 7075 and Chromic acid anodize [New Jersey]
45937. Need gold electroplating service [Ethiopia] {8/1/07}
45938. Zinc plater located in California [Mexico] {8/1/07}
45939. Setting up of a New Hot - Dip Galvanizing Plant [UAE] {8/1/07}
45940. Need Platinum Plating Solution [California] {8/1/07}
45941. Why no Titanium danglers? [South Africa]
45942. Passivating Tank Deteriorating [Georgia]
45943. HF concentration in a fume hood duct [California]
45944. A dielectric coating for ferrite toroids that result in surface tension on the ferrite [Poland]
45945. Powder Coat over Alodine? [California]
45946. Is Electroless Nickel Plating better than Epoxy Coating [Singapore]
45947. Can we do Electroless Silver Plating on Gold? [California]
45948. Plating a plastic Van de Graaff generator [Netherlands]
45949. Decorative Chrome Plating fails after Baking at 700 F. [Colorado]
45950. Tarnishing of tin plating on copper lugs [India]
45951. Brightening aluminum prior to burnishing without fluoride [Utah]
45952. Long Term Storage of Conversion Coated Parts Prior to Painting, A Problem? [Ohio]
45953. I need salt spray data for MIL-A-8625F for all types [California]
45954. How materials can be selectively plated with cadmium [USA]
45955. Passivation sludge [Georgia]
45956. Selecting metal finishes for furniture [California]
45957. Need Ematal Anodizing service in USA or recommended similar process [Washington] {8/3/07}
45958. Looking for a dry film resist that will hold up well in Electroless Ni and Immersion Gold [Illinois]
45959. What kind of lighting do I need so my colors do not change from day work to night work? [Guatemala]
45960. Zinc plating my jousting armor [Washington]
45961. Cleaning a classic cast iron weigh scale [Canada]
45962. Coating for brass statue in St. Lucia's tropical climate [St. Lucia]
45963. Where can I buy a Stalagmometer and what is the cost? [Pakistan] {8/3/07}
45964. Need a source of polyester coated aluminum for dye sublimation printing...or just the coating [California] {8/3/07}
45965. Need aluminum dyes [India] {8/3/07}
45966. What is White Zinc? [UK]
45967. Program/software to calculate evaporation rate of solvent blends? [Thailand]
45968. Why does the cathode peel off in Cobalt electrowinning? [India]
45970. Designing a metal connector to match electrical resistance requirements [Michigan]
45971. How to tell if a metal has been galvanized or just zinc plated? [Washington]
45972. Does anyone out there have ideas on how to electropolish 1/4" diameter 316L SS tubing 330 ft lengths [California]
45973. Sublimation coating for ceramic mugs [India]
45974. Pedal mfgr. wants to measure Teflon thickness on Nylon GF materials [Canada]
45975. Stabilizer roll of galvanizing line not rotating when processing thinner gauges [Saudi Arabia]
45976. Binding titanium nanoparticles in wood on a cellular level [California]
45977. Electroless nickel plating is turning black over time [Virginia]
45978. PLATING OF CADMIUM ON PLASTIC PEEK AND ULTEM [India]
45979. Copper plating to save nickel [India]
45980. What causes the concentration of gold to drop although tank is idle? [Philippines]
45981. How to apply acid resistant coating on Stainless Steel jigs [UAE]
45982. Pressure Vessel Jacket - Degreasing rinse water won't come clean [Ireland]
45983. Need anodizing on 2 putter heads in Orange County [California] {8/3/07}
45984. Need electropolishing of small parts in Orange County [California] {8/3/07}
45985. Looking for Guarantee gold plating solution and equipments for guarantee gold plated jewelry [China] {8/3/07}
45986. Seeking enamel paint for solar boilers [Turkey] {8/3/07}
45987. Fouled Electropolishing Coil [New York]
45988. Ripple problems in chrome plating [India]
45989. Need conductive aluminium coating on fabric [India] {8/3/07}
45990. Need precision Cu electroplating on ID of 304 Tubing [California] {8/3/07}
45991. We need a RAL colour shade cards for our lab [India] {8/3/07}
45992. How to remove Teflon from platinum wire to make behavior motivation electrodes? [California]
45993. Customer says our tin plating has RoHS-incompatible lead. Where from? [Mexico]
45994. Environmental officer needs suggestions for aluminum bright dip NOx emissions [UK]
45995. What to do with used Nickel stripper solution? [Texas]
45996. Best lighting to put in a paint booth [Ohio]
45997. Impact of lesser or higher paint resistivity on paint application [India]
45998. What chemicals are removed by ion exchange in Autophoretic plant? [India]
45999. How to calculate the cost of plating for jewelry [California]


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