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5000. Barrel Electropolishing small parts of SS
5001. Pitting of acidic copper plating
5002. Stripping Clear Coat Aluminum Running Boards
5003. Seeking Supplier of Finishing Process for Resin Based Products 
5004. Help! Need info on Gun Finishing process
5005. Galvanizing and powder coating steel and aluminum for salt exposure
5006. Purple Precipitate from EN Stripper
5007. Stripping PVD coatings
5008. Reticulation of aluminium alloys
5009. Stripping pitted pot metal parts
5010. New composite coatings
5011. Seeking thickness tester sources [New Zealand]
5012. DOD specifications and updates
5013. Hardcoating 2011 - Is it possible to build up .002? Or should a different alloy be used
5014. Ultrasonic aluminium cut
5015. Thumb rule (easy method) or Basic principal of plating over ferrous & non ferrous material 
5016. Use of Ammonium Bifluoride in Hobbyist Quartz Crystal Etching
5017. Increase production
5018. Gold Rhodium?
5019. How to analyze/control HNO3 - H2SO4 - NH4-HF2 type desmutters? 
5020. organic coatings  
5021. Waste disposal methods.
5022. Black Oxide using a tumbling barrel
5023. Patinas
5024. Mirror Finishes
5025. staining on aluminum after sealing
5026. Alternative etches and activators
5027. Electroless plating Ni/Au on Aluminum 
5028. Need Plater of LARGE Plastic Exterior Trim Parts  
5029. Emissivity of coatings  
5030. Barrel Anodizing (bulk)
5031. stain between the electroless nickel substrate and the copper strike plating on plastic
5032. Sulfuric Acid Percentage
5033. truck frame painting 
5034. Reworking Chrome plating on Nickel plating.  
5035. Chemical Stripping Filter Systems 
5036. Chemical Analysis of Etch Bath
5037. In-house passivation
5038. Problems with Electropolishing of SS400 Series
5039. Spray/Cup Plater
5040. chemistry of nitric acid solutions - ?formation of nitrates?
5041. Precleaning of cold rolled steel problems
5042. Cleaning stainless steel racks
5043. Lexan windshield coating
5044. Hexavalent or Trivalent Chrome ?
5045. Cyanide Zinc Problem
5046. Removing Powder Coating
5047. Removing silver plate from copper
5048. How Do I Extract the Gold from Computer Circuit Boards??
5049. Tin/Copper strip solution 
5050. Electropolish finish determination
5051. Post treatment for Silver Plating
5052. Environmental hazards associated with chrome plating
5053. Anoprint, Ano-tone?? 
5054. Stainless Steel Coil Polishing
5055. Short runs of many decorative finishes, substantial annual qnty [Mass.]
5056. Nonwet/dewet .
5057. Aluminum Boat Refinishing.
5058. ALUM HARDCOAT RESISTANCE TO HIGH HEAT
5059. Patina finish on wrought iron furniture
5060. Anodic coating thickness Statistical Capability
5061. Aluminum Hard Coating Thickness
5062. electroless nickel training course
5063. What is TDC or TDNC? 
5064. Air-Lift in cut water usage
5065. De waxing of parts post electroplating
5066. Technical Journals?
5067. Environmentally hazardous nature of zinc dichromate coated metals 
5068. Looking for Patina Finish on Wrought Iron 
5069. Etching primer for Chrome to enable paint to adhere
5070. POWDERCOAT
5071. MSDS, Chemical Contents, Address of Company "Lynx Line"
5072. Stalagmometer
5073. Which type of silver plating process?
5074. Zinc-Nickle Plating
5075. Chrome Plating plastics 
5076. Dilute Chromate
5077. Spiral Contractometer [Calif.]
5078. Removing light scratches in brushed stainless steel
5079. Combining processes
5080. Optical finish for polished aluminium
5081. NON CHROMATE CONVERSION COATINGS
5082. " Cold" Decorative Chrome Plating Solution
5083. Lapping Hard Anodize?HELP!!!!
5084. Aluminum bearing surfaces...hardening, ball bearings, Teflon?
5085. Nickel Strippers
5086. Possible Metal Powder Forming parts suppliers
5087. black oxidation - nitriding/nitrocarburizing process 
5088. Chloride disposal
5089. REMOVAL OF HEAT TREAT SCALE FROM STAINLESS STEEL
5090. Material Properties of NarLoy-Z 
5091. Copper Plating 
5092. Cleaning/reducing nickel surface prior to soldering 
5093. Setting up a small nickel plating operation
5094. How do i find the percent of acid in my tank
5095. Coating Copper Cookware Interior 
5096. Wanted services of a western Canadian Bright Dipping Firm 
5097. CROSS HATCH ADHESION TEST Revisited 
5098. Inquiring about color sample brochures 
5099. Where to buy fun anodized alum?
5100. Rust alternative removal
5101. Duplex nickle and chrome plating on stainless steel.
5102. Queries relating to cold drawing of steel
5103. Titanium/Nitinol passivation
5104. How do I coat copper with titanium?
5105. SUPPLIER REQUIRED FOR CHROME STEEL TUBES
5106. Surface of Tin plated brass parts turns to black [Oxidation problem]
5107. Electropolishing NiTi,How?
5108. Stainless Steel Photosensitizing
5109. Watts nickel bath info  
5110. Aluminium polishing 
5111. Akadize 
5112. TITANIUM PENETRATED ANODIZING ON ALUMINIUM
5113. Gold Flash Solderability
5114. Black and grey nickel .....
5115. test procedure
5116. Need an anticorrosive for Aluminum
5117. mechanical zinc plating
5118. SMOOTHING OF THIN WIRES
5119. Is bleach a tarnishing agent??
5120. Brass polishing at the church
5121. Imitation gold
5122. Looking for Platinum Titanium [Indonesia]
5123. Shop to pickle and oil
5124. Tantalum plating
5125. Sulphuric acid content keeps going up
5126. protection of copper from tarnishing
5127. What the heck is an amp-minute?  
5128. Uses of HF in metal finishing
5129. Possible chemical reactions between objects with differently plated surfaces.
5130. Electroless nickel
5131. PU coating on stainless steel
5132. FDA compliance, Zinc and Iron Phosphate
5133. Need list of companies
5134. Artificial aging of chrome plated finish?
5135. Pitting in Chrome plate
5136. pattern strip off after electroless tin plating
5137. Rust After Cleaning
5138. Cyanide treatment
5139. Cleaning process
5140. anodizing polarity problem
5141. Can we improve the quality of Lime?
5142. materials for zinc phosphating tank
5143. Cargo finishing oil
5144. Chrome plated plastic manufacturer required.
5145. Electroless Nickel on Cast Iron 
5146. Anodizing or finishing titanium
5147. Brass plating
5148. TABLE OF LOW CARBON STEEL'S EMMISIVITIES
5149. Feed and Bleed System
5150. Corrosion of a Nail
5151. Need source for a reclamation service, for concentrated sulfuric acid.
5152. Adhesion problem of paint on aluminium 
5153. Removing rust from refrigerator
5154. Getting a mirror finish on stainless steel
5155. Yellow Chromate Adhesion Problem
5156. Surface finishes for compression molds
5157. Chroming of closed square tube
5158. Acid Bright Dipping "S"
5159. Wastewater
5160. Electroless Gold Plating of Copper 
5161. Electroplating Kits (and Manuals and Video) [W.Va.]
5162. ANODIZING MASK
5163. Powder Coating over Zinc Plating Problems 
5164. Severe corrosion problem
5165. Electroform texts? Bumps and lumps
5166. Chem-film Finishes on Die-Cast Aluminum?
5167. Pits in peeling  
5168. Titration Question, and Equipment Question
5169. Ferric Sulfate bright dip [Calif.]
5170. Wrinkle finish
5171. NICKEL FREE ON JEWELRY
5172. Conductive Finish for Aluminium
5173. Coating for pultrusion mold
5174. Iridescent powder [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]
5175. Dichromate solution for magnesium [AMS2475]
5176. Black finish on steel
5177. Matching vacuum metallizing to Pearlbrite Satin Chrome?
5178. Seeking a good chemical supplier [Md.]
5179. Electroplating/galvanizing in a small shop
5180. Dow 20 on magnesium
5181. Mirror Quality Aluminum Polish
5182. Can any body suggest the remedies of our quality problem?
5183. Corrosion resistance of zinc.
5184. Acrylic sheet for making bathtubs
5185. Resistivity of Nickel Oxide(s)
5186. Sawdust patination technique for LARGE objects
5187. What is Serma-Chrome?  
5188. Tin anodes have a black/grey film
5189. TDS levels in phosphatizing operations
5190. Thick alumina coating onto steel or aluminum convoluted parts  
5191. Coating Weight Test
5192. Blisters in Anodic Coating
5193. Shop Design
5194. nickel plating silicon iron??
5195. Zinc-Iron
5196. Need hot dipped lead tin alloy on 35,000+ parts [Ohio]
5197. plating to avoid galvanic corrosion with stainless steel
5198. GOLD "BOMBING" PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS NEEDED
5199. Polishing chrome surfaces with vinegar??
5200. Powder coat market info
5201. Analysis HNO3+HF etching solution
5202. Hard chrome Technology in Aluminium Cylinder Blocks
5203. Basic bronze patina (with shoe polish)
5204. What is a dry lube and what are the benefits. 
5205. 500 hour salt spray test for Zinc casting
5206. Energy utilized to anodise aluminium
5207. White Bronze Plating onto Aluminum
5208. Plating Thickness for CBGA substrate  
5209. Immersion copper plating
5210. Need sealant for brass
5211. Clean Optical Black Finish for Space Telescope
5212. Hardware finishes 
5213. stripping metal of finish?
5214. custom compressor
5215. Thickeners for Picking paste
5216. Waste water treatment of electroless nickel plating
5217. Chromate cleanup procedure and cost
5218. Release properties of passivated T304
5219. ITO on Calcium Fluoride window
5220. Permalloy Plating Shop required [Mass.]
5221. Want complete procedure for Aluminium Anodizing
5222. Black dye
5223. Improve on electro polishing process on s/s
5224. Possible reaction between different finishes?
5225. Removing clear coat
5226. Spent electroless nickel bath solution
5227. Chemicals for electrogalvanizing of wire
5228. More corrosion problems with structural stainless steel?
5229. White rust attack! What's the cure?
5230. Electroless nickel & copper blistering on Lexan
5231. Plating additives.
5232. Electrochemical tin-tellurium on steel.
5233. Need 866 plastic trophies coated to look like gold [Ohio]
5234. REPAIR OF POWDERCOAT AFTER WELDING?
5235. Relationship between hydrogen gas and melted aluminum
5236. Poor powder coat adhesion with dissimilar metals
5237. Phosphoric acid anodizing
5238. HELP!!! Electroplating bath
5239. Pitting problem out of woods nickel strike
5240. We want to buy anodizing equipment [Calif.]
5241. Galvanic Corrosion Potential, Al and Nitinol 
5242. Miniload Hardness Tester
5243. Looking for anodizing of our reflectors [USA or Canada]
5244. Passivation by air
5245. Plating Duraform GF (Plastic) Prototypes
5246. Looking for ceramic media 
5247. Pcb Etching  
5248. SHAVING OF COPPER ROD
5249. How do I easily analyze Copper solutions using only an A-level laboratory?
5250. Low Temp Bake after Electroless Ni
5251. Jobshop wants to refer Chrome Plating on Plastic inquiries [S.C.]
5252. Anti-tarnish of Nickel plated steel
5253. Chromate, Alodine, Irridite?
5254. Turning Zinc Plating Black?!?
5255. Help me with the grind
5256. HELP WITH BLACK OXIDIZING
5257. Conductive Paint for CRT [India]
5258. Paint Treatment for wrought iron
5259. Zinc Flake/Chromate Dispersion Coating aircraft steel parts [San Antonio, TX]
5260. Trouble Plating Very Thin Tin Films
5261. Is there a braze friendly rust inhibitor?
5262. cleanup of soldered brass to silver
5263. "Speculum Plating"
5264. Reflective Materials
5265. Protective Coatings on Brass Plated Articles
5266. How to bring old Rhodium back to new?
5267. iron electroplated to non-magnetic surface
5268. Stripping Ag-Pt from SS316 plate with Alkaline?
5269. A Better coating for aluminum molds
5270. Mild steel
5271. How to mount anodes?
5272. Nickel anodes [Australia]
5273. Electroplating on plastic----how to make plastic conductive 
5274. Chrome Plate plastic dashboard bezel [Ill.]
5275. Immersion silver needed [So. Africa] 
5276. I need the last 10 years of Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing
5277. reticulated cathodes for electrowinning
5278. Plastic car parts need Chrome Electroplating [Calif.]
5279. Wax coat affecting yellow chromate
5280. Coating of ceramics/but non coating of metals...The
5281. ENIG cosmetic finishing spec
5282. Boron Compounds on electroplating
5283. Aluminum boat finishing
5284. Paint removal from Copper or ?brass?
5285. activation of silver for further electroless plating
5286. Metal Corrosion
5287. Compressive stress
5288. Leico and Struers Contact Info
5289. Nickel Baths
5290. Nickel Plating of Handgun
5291. PLATING NOT ADHERING , NEED HELP QUICK
5292. Iron Plating on Aluminum [Wisc.]
5293. Information on Alodine for Aluminum Castings
5294. Method of taking pH readings  
5295. Looking for a good matte clear coat finish that is durable
5296. Formularies & Conductive Copper Coatings
5297. Comparison with Alodine 1200 and Alutech 15
5298. INFORMATION ABOUT ABS PLATING BOOKS, JOURNALS, PATENTS
5299. Dye/etch of tungsten crack
5300. Manufacturers Of Electrolytic & Electroplating Nickel [Pakistan]
5301. Alkaline zinc plating rundown streaking
5302. Eliminating Micro-Pitting on Highly Cosmetic Duplex Nickel Chrome
5303. Want software for modeling electroplating part racking
5304. Making Kovar Black
5305. Where is Martin Black?
5306. Passivate 6 Fe. bath limits
5307. Oxidation removal
5308. Corrosion on 316SS Castings after Passivation
5309. zinc chloride
5310. Ultrasonic Electroplating
5311. Nickel-contaminated Silicon-wafer
5312. Aluminum polish
5313. Need four car wheels Chromed [Maryland]
5314. Electroless Nickel on SS
5315. Cleaning superplastically formed aluminium
5316. Problem with shiny centers in a nickel sulfamate bath 
5317. Dye supplier needed [Conn.]
5318. Glue build up on metal parts
5319. Gloss Meter
5320. list of continuous electroplaters
5321. Mold & Chrome Plate PC/ABS [prefer Asia]
5322. Refinishing Copper exterior of fry
5323. Is there a Clear Chromate product that is on QPL & meets spec?
5324. Nickel sulphate disposal
5325. how to strip electroless nickel?
5326. Ti Cad BIG Parts, 8" x 8" x 12', 1000# [Wash.]
5327. We are in trouble
5328. Burr removal after slot milling
5329. Iron Phosphating
5330. Need EVERLUBE 620
5331. Base metal prep for rechroming
5332. Tumbling or polishing zinc-coated steel coins.
5333. Anodizing Cast Aluminum??
5334. Plating compatible with refrigerant
5335. Black Anodized Aluminum Parts change color.
5336. Regeneration of electroless nickel bath
5337. Printing on Metal/Aluminum
5338. Phosphate in C ED Bath - membrane fouling effect of.
5339. Chrome plating tank heating/mixing
5340. Zinc Brighteners  
5341. Finishing Welded Aluminum
5342. Anodise a bucket with nickel-plated brass attachment
5343. Copper buffing compound 
5344. Electropolishing Cost
5345. Plating Carbon-Carbon composites for space qualified parts [Los Alamos, NM]
5346. Chrome Coverage problems
5347. Anodizing build up curiosity
5348. Need a consultant for silver plating in No. California
5349. Need a Used taber Abraser [Ontario]
5350. Electrolytes to SS 316L
5351. Plated Brass restoration
5352. Copper Plating Brass Alloys for High Adhesion Strength 
5353. Scale-up of plating Bath
5354. Cleaning of titanium pipes
5355. Treatment of Cast Aluminium engine components 
5356. Copper plating with rag (electroless)
5357. oil rubbed bronze
5358. Bio-fouling of gold rinses
5359. Some Help required reg. anodised aluminium in mirror finish
5360. aluminium painting
5361. Need Zinc Electroplating of microparts [Sandia, Calif.]
5362. Substrate-selective electroless plating
5363. Help for silver-plating information
5364. Information Needed on Hardcoating Aluminum 
5365. SEPARATING ORGANICS AND INORGANICS IN PLATING SOLUTION
5366. TRI Reporting
5367. Is Nickel the Best Choice?
5368. Painting problems after zinc plating
5369. Satin (pearl-bright nickel) plating on the dichromated, bright nickel plated ZDC parts
5370. Autocatalytic Ni/P - precipitation
5371. Pulsed Copper (and Tin) Properties
5372. Black Oxidation Technical Inquiry
5373. Tin Wire Metalization on Carbon Fiber
5374. Plating on Plastic for car emblem [So. Calif.]
5375. Alternative for Silver coating
5376. Tests and controls for Quality of ordinary tap water
5377. Anodising Aluminium: moldy aspect
5378. Wrong finish on the wrong parts
5379. Tin/lead plating of 12" x 12" x 1" electronic parts [Tenn.]
5380. Effects of Tarnished Silver Plating
5381. Anodising aluminium: concentrations measurement
5382. Peel off problem from bright cobalt plating
5383. Where can I find conductive paint/epoxy to fix ribbon speakers?
5384. Where can I get specifics on citric acid passivation?
5385. brightness control of electroless nickel plating on Al
5386. Color Tint for Chromate Conversion Coating [Oregon]
5387. Automatic Analyzers/Titrators
5388. Ford Motor Finish Specs 
5389. Cost Calculation of Painting 
5390. Co/Pt/Cr stripping from Stainless steel
5391. Pre and post treatment of silver plating
5392. Corrosion: Sulfuric acid tank
5393. Emissivity of paint
5394. Solder plating of copper/aluminum alloy base metal.
5395. Mirror Finish to Aluminium Castings (LM-6)
5396. Ra Surface finish
5397. Paint changes color & peels off after 3 minutes
5398. SURFACE PREPARATION FOR BLUING
5399. Brush Plating
5400. What About The Waste?
5401. Anodizing
5402. Wood Window Finishing
5403. Zinc Electroplating Problem
5404. Cleaning stainless welds
5405. Southampton Oceanography Centre needs metal coating inside a 60cm x 20cm pvc tube
5406. salt fog failure
5407. Can copper be used for a countertop?
5408. Acrylic Tub Damage
5409. Chromedialysator
5410. Removal of varnish from bronze surface
5411. Stainless Steel and Chrome Refinishing
5412. magnesium surface finishes
5413. Wrinkle finish paint needed [Md.]
5414. Copper Brazing Electroless Nickel Plated Parts
5415. Wet Vac for Plating Shop
5416. Acid Corrosion of SS
5417. Chromated
5418. Clear coat stainless steel?
5419. Electroless Gold Plating
5420. Electroless nickel flaking. dissimilar metals problem?  
5421. Hydrogen Embrittlement Relief Specification
5422. Electro-polish defects
5423. Chromate elimination.
5424. What is the thickness of zinc plate from an acid based plating process?
5425. Alkaline EN strike failure
5426. rhodium substitute
5427. Anodising precisions
5428. Platinum Coating of Titanium
5429. Buffing Compounds [Oregon]
5430. Oxidizing of Stainless Steel in DIO3
5431. Satin finish on Aluminum Diecasting
5432. crystals in ammonium based acid zinc bath 
5433. galvanize pickle line  
5434. Managanese Phosphate & Oil [Chicago area]
5435. Aluminum Patina
5436. How to brass plate.
5437. help required in patina
5438. Blistered Cadmium Deposit
5439. How am I degrading my nickel plating chemistry?
5440. TRI reporting of zinc & zinc compounds 
5441. Electroless Nickel per AMS 2404?
5442. Continous zinc plating of steel strip
5443. Corrosion of Ag plated Inconel
5444. Emission control for 7-gallon chrome tank [Greenbelt, Md.]
5445. Finish plated machine screws for electric guitars [Phoenix, Ariz.]
5446. IR Emissivity of "Armor Hide Paint"
5447. Can we COLOR our stainless steel? [Calif.]
5448. resin rock surface  
5449. seeking reference material on stainless steel polishing
5450. ELECTROLESS NICKEL SLIDING CONTACT
5451. Aluminum Surface Hardening
5452. Upgrade to automatic powder booth
5453. Analysis Method for CYANATE ions at ppm levels
5454. Chrome Passivation for Galvanized Sheets
5455. Cast Iron Rust Prevention/Passivation
5456. Tin-Lead Plated over gold
5457. Aluminum pretreat for electroforming
5458. Testing Carbonate levels
5459. Anodizing Equipment Info
5460. Phosphating on decarburised layer
5461. Electroplating of wood
5462. About abs
5463. Laser Cutting, Hex Chromium
5464. Valve Body Deburring
5465. Zinc-nickel/cobalt on alum.
5466. Pulse Plating
5467. Electric connector resistant to sea water under DC voltage
5468. Peeling paint on steel laminations
5469. Info Needed : CNI (Chemically Nickel Impregnated Aluminum)
5470. Aluminum-clad steel Tube Strip Material [Belgium seeking U.S. supplier]
5471. Paper about the future of influent treatment in metal finishing
5472. Passivation Test Method Needed
5473. Touching Up Antique Nickel Plating
5474. Matching Brass and Bronze, Tarnished and Polished
5475. Active Arsenic in Gold Plating Bath
5476. Maskant for electroless nickel [Argentina]
5477. Hydrogen embritttlement ASTM F519
5478. Polyurethane painting
5479. Dacromet coated springs [Ill.]
5480. Cadmium plated components restrictions  
5481. adding sodium hypophosphite to an Eless nickel bath
5482. Finishing Delrin
5483. quiet aluminum
5484. Plating Titanium
5485. How to nickel plate titanium?
5486. Need new shop for E-nickel on 60" long alum. rails [Mass.]
5487. Antique Brown Patina?
5488. corroded aluminium sandcastings and zinc-alloy diecastings
5489. Unacceptable plating thickness on double ended studs.
5490. Electofilm 66c finish/Parker Luberite # 2
5491. Phosphate coatings
5492. Electrically Conductive Anti-tarnishing Lacquer for Brass Terminals.
5493. Protective coating needed for gold plated plastic components 
5494. Stripping of DLC coatings
5495. Black Oxide 5-ton Weldments [Great Lakes area]
5496. Vendors for new PAA line [Okla.]
5497. Why won't ship's zinc anodes corrode?
5498. Plating on Samarium Cobalt magnets
5499. Thickness measurements
5500. A Sticky Situation
5501. Anodized Aluminum Lubricity
5502. Need help regarding nickel growth on bottom of mandrel sheets??
5503. Electroless Au
5504. Alternate coatings for QQ-N-290
5505. How do you test for 303
5506. glass fibre reinforced polyester tank for alkaline cyanide free zinc process
5507. Zinc-Acid Rinsing Improvements
5508. "SPEC" Company
5509. Low temperature Ni-P bath and polymers
5510. Protection of air-cooled engine cylinders, Nitrobarite phosphating
5511. Products to make copper patina finish on roof [Calif]
5512. Lacquer to protect brass components [India]
5513. Black wrinkle paint with low VOCs [Texas]
5514. Polishing process and equipment for bronze bells to 6 tons
5515. Looking to buy hobby chrome plating equipment [Ohio]
5516. Need ion exchange resin [Blackburg,Va.]
5517. Solderability problem with steel spring
5518. Chemical removal of glass bead residue from stainless steel
5519. Dot skip problem in Decorative Chrome plating of ABS plastic
5520. Chrome-free passivation
5521. Alternative ways to achieve metallic finish on paper/plastic
5522. Marble-like finish on 12 to 23" dia. aluminum parts [Carthage, Mo.]
5524. Achieving a nice finish on copper
5525. Zinc plate on stainless
5526. Chrome plating on magnesium plates [Mass.]
5527. Consultant to Troubleshoot Platinum Plating on Titanium [Plymouth, CA]
5528. Cost of lamination equipment
5529. Want to buy green jewelers rouge [Penna.]
5530. Dust generation on galvannealing line
5531. Want diesel-fired heaters for powder coat oven [India]
5532. HELP ON PLATING A COPPER PIN
5533. Metallizing a sculptor's Elk antlers [Conn.]
5534. ACID ETCH and DESCALING OPERATIONS
5535. Varathane coatings
5536. Chrome Plating Project [Northern N.J., USA]
5537. Etching rate of FeCl3 to Nickel and Copper Surface
5538. graphite anodes
5539. protection of copper wire from tarnishing
5540. Chrome Plater needed [Ontario]
5541. Explain the different finishes
5542. Powdercoat Blistering after Zinc Chromate Undercoat
5543. excessive growth of phosphate crystals in e-coated galvanneal steel
5544. Alternate means of measuring conversion coatings
5545. corrosion resistence of a oxide layer
5546. advice on a good dosing system for pre-treatment of G.steel
5547. replate for old automotive trim on
5548. Paddle cell electroplating of wafers with photoresist
5549. Why did my titanium anode case turn purple when plating sulfamate nickel?
5550. Cadmium Plating in Europe
5551. SS 304 Blackening
5552. Non-sticking coating to rubber
5553. Coil decorating requested
5554. Specimens for embrittlement relief test [Tele Aviv]
5555. Want to inport ISOCYANATE[China]
5556. Coloring on stainless steel 
5557. What chemical cleans tungsten??
5558. Rado ceramic coating
5559. NSF Approved coating for copper tubing
5560. Help brass plating chess piece's
5561. Half silvered lightbulbs
5562. fatigue improvement on hard coat anodize
5563. Non-pitter for nickel sulfamate solution
5564. Blackening with Bees Wax
5565. MARKET RESEARCH ON NICKEL CHROME PLATING
5566. Gold re-plateing - guitar "machines" (tuners)
5567. Masking requirement
5568. Anti-tarnish finish for silver - electronics[Kent,WA]
5569. Paste version of FPL etchant[GA]
5570. Filter Press wanted[Canada]
5571. Metal coat a fiberglass substrate[Conn.] 
5572. Passivation of 440
5573. Need plastic car parts chrome plated[Detroit,MI]
5574. Need TiN or TCiN coating [Kansas City,Kansas]
5575. Looking for copper-coated steel wire in India
5576. Chrome-plate one motorcycle helmet [Penna.]
5577. Small powdercoating set-up [Mass.]
5578. Heat Resistant 2-component paints in 55-gal drums [Colorado]
5579. Plant & Processes for aluminum anodizing [India]
5580. Bonding tungsten carbide inserts into tool
5581. Books about plating on ABS
5582. Removing aluminum from sulfuric acid anodizing solutions
5583. EN on magnesium alloy castings
5584. Supplies for 1939 vintage electroplating kit
5585. Color-coding 17/4 stainless steel
5586. Flaking of Nickel plated screws
5587. Problems With Hot Tin Dipped Mu Metal
5588. Chem film effect on dissimilar metals
5589. Factors affecting stripping rate of dry film
5590. Copper, then nickel plate on trumpet valves
5591. Adhesive for Copper Tabletop
5592. How durable is brushed zinc?
5593. Chrome plate one set of plastic battery covers [Hawaii]
5594. Want to buy acid copper electroplating solutions in Singapore
5595. Seeking Plating & Colour Coating Shop In China
5596. Copper Electroplating Chemicals [Trinidad]
5597. Reflow of Plated Matt Tin
5598. Making nickle-bonded diamond abrasive
5599. Plate my 1967 Mustang valve covers & headlight rings [S.C.]
5600. OFC Copper Plating onto a large frame [MI]
5601. Want to distribute polishing wheels & compounds in India
5602. Need improved slip feel on anodised components
5603. Silver Plating Stainless Steel for an Electrical Application
5604. Brown speckling on Electroless Nickel
5605. Epoxy on the legs of ceramic radial caps is in the drill hole, is this OK?
5606. "Turbo Charged" Ni Stripping
5607. Need information about heat treatment of aluminum
5608. Non-reflective UV plating for Aluminum
5609. Zinc-Nickel-Tin Coating
5610. Black Electrophoresis (Cataphoresis)
5611. Electrowinning for alkaline non cyanide rinse.
5612. Agitation for Electroless Ni
5614. Need Info on Nickle Plating
5615. Anodizing large Space Flight Hardware [Cal.]
5616. Electropolishing on moulds/dies
5617. Powder Coating: Corrosion Protection
5618. NEMA 4X enclosure
5619. Brightness standards for Ni plated finishes
5620. Titanium etching, nitric aid reclaimation
5621. Is Liver of Sulpher toxic?
5622. Polishing Copper Lanterns after heat treatment
5623. Silica stripper for chrome plate
5624. Manual needed for EG&G Model 384 Polarograph
5625. Gold plated flatware pitted imediately
5626. Printing Barcodes on Galvanized Steel
5627. Need Silver Plating Mat'l, Accessories & Chemicals [U.A.E.]
5628. Stripping of deposits
5629. Vibratory polishing of stainless steel components 
5630. Product to remove rust from stainless steel [Wisc.]
5631. Need info on Conversion coatings and plating on aluminum.
5632. Bright dipping anodized aluminum after dyeing?
5633. Salt Spray Rating of .6 g/in^2 zinc coated galvaneal
5634. Anodized Cookware Safety
5635. Need Military specification for powder coating
5636. Copper patinas for a red/orange look
5637. Need powder coating powder [India]
5638. Need recommendation for deburring double-helix shaft
5639. Plating for wave soldering steel and brass components
5640. Powder crosslinkers used in Europe
5641. Corrosion Protection - Moist CO2/SO2
5642. Electrolytic colouring
5643. Titanium removal [Poway, CA]
5644. Need Help on Aluminum Chrome Plating Process [Brazil]
5646. Supplier sought for polyester coating for sublimation printing[Cazadero, CA]
5647. Phosphate Insulation Problem
5648. Tantalum wet etching
5649. Black film after etching 7075 aluminum
5650. Help us to start our business!!!
5651. CHROMIUM PLATING ON RINGS
5652. EN plating of small vias
5653. Mechanical Plating Alternative
5654. Wire Selection for Porcelain Coating
5655. Need black paint of coating
5656. "SMACK" chrome plating of stainless wheel covers
5657. Need 60 tons of Descaler (Sulfamic acid + Corrosion inhibitor)
5658. German surface finishes
5659. Shelf life of tin electroplate
5660. Coating brass faucets
5661. Zinc gun problem
5662. Colored Anodized Aluminum Sheets Supplier Needed
5663. Looking for Zinc-Nickel platers
5664. Hard chromium plating on cast steel
5665. Immersion Tin
5666. Need Info. about nylon coating on cast iron/mild steel
5667. Suggestions on how to set up to do short-run in-house powdercoating
5668. Mercury in wastewater discharge
5669. Brass/copper polishing in old temples
5670. Want semi-auto machine to clean stainless plates
5671. Hard anodizing of aluminum tubing interiors
5672. Electropolishing of carbon steel articles
5673. A.I.F.G. or similar cross ref of finishes
5674. Need PVD & Polishing Services for our solid brass product line
5675. Analysis for anti tarnish efficacy on silver plated items
5676. Corrosion preventive for aluminum aircraft parts
5677. Hydrofluoric cleaning alternative
5678. What makes the pH drop in Nickel Sulphamate bath
5679. Plasma treatement of plastic surface
5680. Alkaline cleaner recycling/ceramic membranes
5681. Passivation spec.
5682. Removing stains from black Jenn-Air
5683. Painting aluminum
5684. Titanium plating
5685. Reel to Reel Nickel Plating of Tungsten Wire
5686. Nickel-Chrome Plating Chemicals Needed
5687. Need company to powder coat chair
5688. Need bolts with Alumilite finish
5689. Need Photomultipler tube
5690. Chrome plating aluminum wheels
5691. White spots on aluminum parts clear anodized on titanium racks
5692. Stainless Steel contamination cause?
5693. Looking for treated titanium
5694. Tarnish on tin plating
5695. Need anodizing services
5696. Barrel Plating Tin Over Brass
5697. WOODS NICKEL BATH ANODES
5698. Chrome Is wrong color
5699. Electrolyte for Gold on Copper Plating
5700. Salt test on tin plated parts & white spot on zinc with yellow passivated parts.
5701. Pickling duplex stainless steels
5702. Smut on high carbon steel after chemical polishing
5703. Supplier of clear coatings required[New Zealand]
5704. Vacuum metalizing equipment for plastic chrome plating
5705. Anti Corrosive coatings for Plating Shops.
5706. Electro-plating of Holograms
5707. Anodizing at Home
5708. WHAT CAN HAPPEN?
5709. PAINTING CHROME
5710. Gloss Black coating for mufflers
5711. Two containers of POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-92%
5712. 17-4 ph pickling problem
5713. Info sought on anodizing and electro-coloring 
5714. The difference between electroplating and mircoelectroplating?
5715. Wear resistant corrosion protective coating
5716. Life expectancy of clear-coated brass
5717. Analysis of silver solutions without AA
5718. Malcolmizing
5719. Standard specs for aluminum curtainwall panels
5720. Copper patina is almost black instead of green
5721. Info Needed for Chromium Reduction
5722. Used boiler sought
5723. Seeking supplier of chemicals for electroplating
5724. Used/floor model buffing machine to polish brass
5725. TITANIUM FOIL FOR SPEAKER VIBRATION PLATES
5726. Black anodize 300K to 500K parts/month
5727. Wanted - used industrial walk-in oven
5728. Tin Plating Process for Bearings or Babbitt Metal 
5729. ammonical etching
5730. Artificially age nickle
5731. WATER DE-AMMONIATION
5732. Need Plating that looks like Lead
5733. Chromic anodize sealing
5734. Ti alloys: electro deposition
5735. preparing Cobalt acetate
5736. General Schematic needed of Plating / Finishing Shops
5737. Drying Parts
5738. Zincate dissolution in EN-B bath
5739. PEELING OFF OF POWDER COATING FROM ALUMINIUM SECTION
5740. Anything Better than hot dipped galvanizing?
5741. Electrode
5742. Jewellery Polishing
5743. Looking for new/used rectifier
5744. want to plate some lead lures
5745. Powder Polyester vs. Powder Vinyl, heads up comparison
5746. Formulations for continous zinc plating of steel strip
5747. Pure tin for reflow
5748. flourine residue cleaning
5749. Enquiry about Nickel Chrome Electroplating Plant
5750. Brushed chrome finish
5751. Nodules on copper surface 
5752. Stucco Appearance on Metal
5753. Powder Coating Safety/Environment Issues 
5754. RE-COLORING CARBURETOR BODIES
5755. Pretreatment of high carbon steel before coating
5756. Barrel Gold Plating on ABS
5757. Small diameter copper tube cleaning
5758. Aluminium wire rod surface problem
5759. Chrome on plastic in Miami, Fl
5760. RFQ samples of plated pieces
5761. Need electro coating for Automotive Industry
5762. Need info on the process of powder coating wood and MDF
5763. Do plated parts have a shelf life? 
5764. Chromic Chromate Analog Conversion Coatings
5765. Parkerizing, surface or deep?
5766. Stainless Steel / Aluminum Finishes 
5767. Non-Stick surface needed for aluminum cavity molds
5768. Need price and delivery of 1000 kgs = 2202.64 lbs
5769. Chromium Stripper
5770. Hardcoat Rectifiers and Systems
5771. Electrogalvanize
5772. electroless nickel in contact with CO2"dioxide carbon"
5773. Please help with EP acrylic lacquer stripper
5774. Anodic polarization technique
5775. Barrel silvery plating for Stainless steel
5776. Blue or Black Chrome
5777. galvanized steel
5778. How to increase zinc passivation life
5779. Deburring - repeatability and accuracy -alternative methods?
5780. Need Surface energy Kit[
5781. Air Pollution Standard
5782. Harley Davidson Museum[Cal]
5783. LOW FRICTION COATING/ SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR OIL & GAS APPLICATIONS
5784. Butt handle
5785. Surface Treatment of Aluminum Seed Layer before Copper Electroplating
5786. TiN & TiCN removal process
5787. Need Powder Coating Guns or Electro Static spraying
5788. Connection between copper wire and cromium coating
5789. Stripping Tin from copper
5790. Need Skalene[Sussex, England]
5791. Hard Chrome Coverage Problem
5792. Source for Mil-C-10578 Ty II phosphate compound
5793. Yellow passivation: Iridescence colors
5794. Plating solutions for entire process  
5795. Dullness in chrome plating
5796. Laser cladding research project
5798. investigation of phosphating process
5799. copper oxidation
5800. Who needs Adhesion, I need coating release 
5801. Please, help me get started
5802. PHOTO CHEMICAL MILLING OF STAINLESS STEEL
5803. Cleaner Etching
5804. Non-Cyanide Copper Plating as a Carburization Maskant
5805. Testing racks for electrical continuity
5806. Selective etch for silver solder on stainless steel
5807. Chrome Plating and Fatigue Life
5808. G-90, G-140 galvanizing vs. plated zinc
5809. Need motorcycle fuel tank Plated
5810. Iron finishing
5811. Need Stainless knive blacked
5812. Black dyed anodize fading to red
5813. Powder Paint Leftovers: What To Do?
5814. Electroless nickel on aluminum for solderability
5815. Tin Sludge on Plating Vats
5816. borane dimethylamine / polypropylene compatibility
5817. ECGraining to Roughen Aluminum  
5818. Bind zinc to asbestos/steel
5819. Is there a test to detect chromate (chem treat) on galvanized steel sheet 
5820. Blue or black chrome for my motorcycle
5821. Residue on "cleaned" aluminum part prior to anodizing
5822. Should I passivate before or after I laser mark my low grade SS parts?
5823. Tinta Condutiva.
5824. Coloured Stainless Steel
5825. Looking for clear solution after gold plating 
5826. Rechroming preparation 
5827. Polishing painted aluminium for the first time?
5828. Polishing motorcycle frame and wheels
5829. Questions about bronzing a pair of pants
5830. Where to buy "The Silver Solution"
5831. Etching Galvanized Aluminum
5832. Coating nickel powdered flakes
5833. Al-Zn alloy coating (Atmospheric Test)
5834. Need Info. about phosphoric acid
5835. Mumetal laminated core for audio transformers
5836. Looking For Galvanizing Line
5837. Need used titanium anode baskets
5838. Looking for company to etch a project beryllim copper
5839. Looking for gold plating course
5840. Want to purchase Manganese Phosphate
5841. Can sulfamic acid be used to clean cast iron ?
5842. Data on almetron "n" pack fir anodizing
5843. Headache in Chrome tank
5844. Response to 'white gold' issue
5845. Blackening titanium
5846. OVEN, HOW CLEAN?
5847. Platers Needed(
5848. Copper clad plating
5849. How do we set up for gold plating
5850. Temperature measurement
5851. Want to Import Nickel [India]
5852. Rust Spots on Stainless Steel
5853. High Speed Additives For Chromium Electroplating
5854. Surface finish for outdoor aluminium lighting
5855. Want to install system for Chromating Aluminum [Minn.]
5856. Seeking e-coating shop [Central Indiana]
5857. Stainless steel passivation
5858. Black Oxide replacement
5859. MSDS's for "Finished" Materials
5860. Spanish plating terminology
5861. Want weathered look on painted hoosier
5862. Copper cleaner/protector for eaves 
5863. Depositing silver onto gold microbands
5864. Med-Hot Black Oxide
5865. Electrostatic Spray of Thermoplastic Powders
5866. Small business aluminum anodizing
5867. Titanium Anodizing Rack Mfgrs
5868. Cast Aluminum Finishes
5869. Electroplating SnPb plating Bath contamination  
5870. Plating silver on hafnium
5871. Seeking information on cystal structure of nickel electrodeposits 
5872. White corrosion points on brass Ni/Cr plated parts 
5873. Need help using Muratic Acid to rust sheet metal
5874. What is Walterisation?
5875. Where to get polished aluminum plates or foils
5876. Electrolytic Tinplate
5877. Hot wax masking equipment and supplies
5878. Need five (5) copper anodes for Hull Cells FOB Miami
5879. Mo plating on a copper block [Penna.]
5880. Looking to buy copper countertops[Texas]
5881. Uneven, discolored zincate film
5882. Clear matte coat for raw steel 
5883. GRAPHITE PLATING PER ELECTROFILM CORP. SPEC
5884. Looking for used polishing machines
5885. TiN coating
5886. Sodium or Potassium Hydroxide for removal of stearates? 
5887. Electroplating use of Epson Salts and sugar?
5888. Anodizing Titanium Difficulties
5889. A metal that gradually transforms color
5890. Fan Curves needed  
5891. Pit Stop
5892. Copper tubing for internal natural gas  
5892a. Using plating to plug a hole in a pipeline
5893. Chrome on nickel blisters on termination
5894. How to make or buy gold glazed mirrors.
5895. Clearcoated or not?
5896. Looking for bright dip suggestions for plastic 
5897. Corrosion resistant material for bushes for glass tubes & lining of tubesheets to withstand 280'C. 
5898. Need blasting equipment , grit and recovery system
5899. Need phosphating equipment
5900. Seeking portable ammeters
5901. Continuous wire anodizing service
5902. Seeking large qnty. of Ni Carbonate & Ni Sulphate
5903. Thermal Oxidation of Titanium?
5904. Additives in electrodeposition
5905. Removing Scale from Hot Worked Stainless Steel
5906. Small Passivation Operation Start-up
5907. Phos Acid Anodizing min. coating thickness
5908. Selection of Rectifier for Decorative Chrome
5909. Researching microwave reflective coatings for dish antenna
5911. Baking Req'd After Zinc Plating Rc 40-42?
5912. Titration of HF & HNO3 mixture
5913. Looking for a Simple Evaporator  
5914. Safety of the polishing of titanium
5915. Seeking "Pennaphen oil"
5916. Faraday Effect? Full terminology and explanation?
5917. Need new power supplies
5918. Copper Plating Complex Plastic Prototypes [Maryland]
5919. Suitability of Dacromet to sunlight and outdoor exposure
5920. Chrome Plating of Plastic Auto Parts
5921. Need help converting Rz to Ra.
5922. Endurion coating on steel
5923. High temperature corrosion protection 
5924. Porous cement coating 
5925. Post-buffering poorly buffered solutions  
5926. Waste water treatment - zinc precipitation / filter press pretreatment 
5927. Lead Removal 
5928. Research Sites needed asap 
5929. Looking to purchase Kovar tubing[Oxfordshire]
5930. Black oxide problem
5931. Zinc in nickel bath? 
5932. Please help with anodizing of titanium difficulties
5933. painting of poly amide 
5934. PFC Win V2 Job Shop Software Product of Amariko 
5935. Need method for electropolishing tungsten
5936. Black Anodizing problems
5937. Can Black abs plastic be chrome plated
5938. Wastewater treatment text
5939. Wastewater 
5940. Need to Electrowin Nickel Metal from Nickel Sulfate IX Col Regenerant
5941. Plated part MSDS
5942. Cleanrooms  
5943. Boeing Approval????  
5944. Need latest spec revisions
5945. Electroless plating and coating
5946. Electropolishing recessed areas
5947. Looking for wetting additive for caustic cleaner
5948. Stainless Steel Corrosion Problem
5949. Anodizing comes out grey instead of white-ish
5950. Anodizing/Sealing *CAST* alloys
5951. Zincate etchant/stripper
5952. Pitting on pattern-plated copper traces
5953. Unacceptable Nodule Formation In Hard Chrome Plating
5954. Bbl Nickel Plating Of Jig Saw Blades
5955. Need to gold plate over plugged holes in alum plate
5956. Anodizing specific for powder top coat
5957. Phosphate coating removal verification
5958. CN-free gold stripping solution?
5959. Questions in prepping with Skyco-Ospho product
5960. Better chemical to stop rust than Neutralized Phosphoric?
5961. Thermal-optical properties of Iridite?
5962. Seeking Carbonized Monofilament [Japan]
5963. Cold Process Zinc Phosphate to refinish watch cases
5964. Powder or polyvinyl coating of Magnets desired
5965. Recurring tarnish spots
5966. Re: aluminium-plated paper as packing material project
5967. Cathodic electro painting 
5968. Plastic powder supplier
5969. Anodizing on titanium
5970. Decorative chrome on plastic automotive bumper
5971. Cataphoretic painting nodular iron castings
5972. TC154 telephone Cables [Egypt]
5973. Dying and nickel sealing problems
5974. Chrome plating -- Influence of material composition on appearance
5975. Micro tunneling in chrome plating
5976. Ceramic coating on aluminum
5977. Electroless Copper Plating - the basics!
5978. Sulfur depolarized anode in nickel strike
5979. Corrosion of SST Spring & Platings
5980. Sulfuric Vs. Hard Anodize
5981. Low VOC dry film lubricant needed
5982. Information on Products and Dealers in India
5983. Hemispherical Emittances of Alodine and Irridite Coatings
5984. 2024 burning
5985. Corrosion Problem on zinc w/clear
5986. Problem in electroless nickel coating on Al6061
5987. Human Exposure to Chromium Fumes
5988. Problems when bluing hardened steel
5989. Gold Alumilite Alcoa 145 Anodize of bolts
5990. Metalized finishes on polymer
5991. Need shop to plate Dark Ruthenium
5992. Zinc-nickel / Zinc-cobalt plating on aluminum connectors
5993. E-coating Zinc based Alloys
5994. Sweat Tests - covered / uncovered differences
5995. Patination of Nickel Silver
5996. Black Anodizing for Space Usage
5997. Conductive coating search
5998. Seeking supplier of Tribomet
5999. Waste Water Problem, 1000 gpd from Tumbler

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