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[Letters 51000 to 51999]

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51000. After effects of H2O2 addition to waste water [India]
51001. Need yellow trivalent chromating [United States]
51002. Searching for a technical document describing how tin plating reacts in a humid environment [Illinois]
51003. Passivating heat tint areas [California]
51004. I want to paint my chrome the same color as my bike, how? [New Mexico]
51005. How to soften steel after welding [Florida]
51006. Ask a suggestion for a corrosion prevention on mild steel [Sri Lanka]
51007. Copper has oxidized to black color [Italy]
51008. Setting up a small scale nickel sulfamate bath in a university [New Zealand]
51009. Bathing resin castings in precious metals -- what's it called and how do you find out about it? [Vermont]
51010. Rubber roller for tape test [California]
51011. Delayed flaking on crimped parts [Michigan]
51012. Watts nickel bath contaminated with hydrazine [Indonesia]
51013. How to tell gold anodize from gold chromate? [China]
51014. How to tell white brass from aluminum bullet cases [Illinois]
51015. Steel anode baskets are gassing in tank [Louisiana]
51016. Cleaning and preparation of metals for plating [Canada]
51017. Need brass redipping [New Jersey] {1/23/09}
51018. Seeking plating, surface finishing [California] {1/23/09}
51019. Temperature/Discoloration Data Needed for 304 Stainless [Washington]
51020. What conductivity setting for Caustic Etch Rinse Tank? [South Dakota]
51021. Tri-chrome or chrome-free Brass Iridite? [Minnesota]
51022. Rubber to metal bonding with Viton B [Texas]
51023. Black oxide on Tribaloy T400 [New Zealand]
51024. Galvalume Blackening without oxygen deprivation [Indiana]
51025. Electroless plating? [Malaysia]
51026. MIL-DTL-5541 Failing Humidity [Washington]
51027. Causes of streaking in machined 7075-T6 aluminum [Taiwan]
51028. Manganese Phosphate Coating Thickness [Colorado]
51029. Cost of type 2 versus type 3 anodize [Texas]
51030. Cost cutting in powder coating finishing [India]
51031. Etchant for copper weld surface after mechanical cleaning? [Turkey]
51032. Material recommendation for pump shaft for salt water usage [India]
51033. Stainless Steel Brush Finish in Aluminium Profiles [India]
51034. Zinc Coating 210 litre / 55 gallon drums [South Africa]
51035. Alodine? Chromating Alum tubes. [Illinois]
51036. History of Parco-lubrite, zinc phosphate, and manganese phosphate coatings [New York]
51037. Experience with chrome additive [Canada]
51038. How to protect a nickel plated shower drain from tarnishing? [Texas]
51039. Construction manager wants "GO SAINTS" painted on new galvanized gymnasium roof [California]
51040. What effect does soda have on pennies mass/weight? [Virginia]
51041. Rhodium plating white gold and Titanium ring [Australia]
51042. Galvanized Steel fumes making your skin smell [Minnesota]
51043. 250 micron Nickel Deposit With High ductility and Low hardness(175HV) [India]
51044. What is the best plating process for general purpose military electronics enclosures [Maryland]
51045. Sodium Dichromate passivation question [Indiana]
51046. Need amyl nitrite durules/suppliers list in India [India] {1/27/09}
51047. Submerged hook for anode sheets ? [Australia]
51048. Hazards of gas evolution from nitric titration? [England]
51049. Cr(VI) Exposure from Grinding Hard Chrome Plated Steel [Minnesota]
51050. Sludge problem in anodizing line [Turkey]
51051. How to remove cured epoxy adhesive from stainless steel [Minnesota]
51052. Wax coating on stainless steel fasteners [India]
51053. Powdercoating certification school? [Utah]
51054. Electroforming Bath operate at room temperature [Iraq]
51055. Can I redo Zinc plate chromate? [England]
51056. Hard black problem [Philippines]
51057. Steels specified for hot Ferric Chloride solutions [Zimbabwe]
51058. Dissimilar metals attack hurricane shutter industry [Florida]
51059. Recovering Gold from Used Gold Bath [India]
51060. Plating on coil, music wire springs? [Australia]
51061. Why not plate gold follow with tin plating? [Malaysia]
51062. Acid copper is behaving uniquely [India]
51063. Shadows in nickel electroforming [New Jersey]
51064. Gold Chem-Film Finishing Different Shades [Iowa]
51065. Anodized Stainless Steel Coil? [Illinois]
51066. Aluminum gassing out during powder coating operations [Indiana]
51067. Steel tubes Chromium detachment under compressive loading [UK]
51068. Results and disposal of materials stripped from....... [Nebraska]
51069. Chrome plate aluminum [Florida] {1/29/09}
51070. I want to get scratches out of glass on the front of a mirror [Minnesota] {1/29/09}
51071. Seeking JWI Sludge Dryers [Michigan] {1/29/09}
51072. Contractometer for Stress Measurement [Illinois] {1/29/09}
51073. Need Silver Brightner (black powder) [India] {1/29/09}
51074. 420 Stainless Steel Appearance Standard [Mexico]
51075. I need a new method for refining gold from my factory's floor dust? [India]
51076. Solder Reflow Problem with nickel underlayer- silver plating [Turkey]
51077. Aluminium for watch cases [India]
51078. How to mask [Texas]
51079. Coloring Stainless Steel [Pennsylvania]
51080. Galvanizing Zinc Splashes Problem! [Egypt]
51081. How to make copper look like wood [Canada]
51082. Powder coating(texture) [Iran]
51083. How to paint a CorTen Transport Container? [New Jersey]
51084. Our job requires sandblast and zinc painting of tube steel 10 x 7 x 30' [Washington] {1/30/09}
51085. We need Mil Spec Black Oxide Fasteners [Illinois] {1/30/09}
51086. Air trapping in CED Coating [India]
51087. Activating and sensatizing graphite for electroless copper without palladium [India]
51088. Need brass tinted lacquer [Arkansas]
51089. Need 0.001" zinc plating on MS screws, even the heads [India]
51090. Need refinishing for brass floor lamp [New Jersey] {1/30/09}
51091. Seeking zinc plater for large steel machine frames [Connecticut] {1/30/09}
51092. Seeking 2.5 mil Cu plating of 30 pcs. of 316SS aprox. 10"X12"x3/16" [New York] {1/30/09}
51093. Plating zinc on brass wire [India]
51094. Electroless nickel as applied to aluminium ? [Mexico]
51095. E-Nickel Plating for pump cylinder; thermal cycling [Oregon]
51096. Nickel plating of ceremonial spurs - how thick should it be? [Canada]
51097. Non toxic, less labour intensive precleaning of cold blackodising components. [India]
51098. Mil-C-5541, Class 1A, Type II RoHS Compliant [Minnesota]
51099. SouthWest Spring Mfg'er seeking shot peening provider [Texas] {2/2/09}
51100. Seeking a Used Thermal Deburring Machine [Illinois] {2/2/09}
51101. Electroplating Aluminium Oxide onto Nichrome Wire - help me please [UK]
51102. Gold-Copper Alloy Plating--How to control the relative deposition? [UK]
51103. Estimating Rectifier Operational Costs [Hungary]
51104. Hydrogen Embrittlement [Pennsylvania]
51105. What should be ED and UF parameters for a low turn over ED bath [Pakistan]
51106. White rust after powder coating hot dip galvanized steel [New Zealand]
51108. Chrome Plating that is pitting, but not "gas pits" [Illinois]
51109. Blackening treatment of SS 316 / 304 for best solar absorption [India]
51110. Manganese phosphate problem [Iran]
51111. How to achieve black colour phosphating [India]
51112. Dacromate coating vs. Dacromet [Qatar]
51113. Galvanizing and powder coating of Lighting Poles [UAE]
51114. Grainy look under my polished stainless steel [Michigan]
51115. E - COATING of jewelry [India]
51116. Time limit before baking for hydrogen relief [Washington]
51117. Plated gold ornaments gets black or brown on handling or exposure to atmosphere [India]
51118. Strip Edge Wiper [India]
51119. CLOUDY LIKE APPERANCE ON CHROME PRINTED CYLINDER [Philippines]
51120. Company that can coat and hone a rotary housing [Canada] {2/5/09}
51121. How to etch nickel over copper substrate [Hong Kong]
51122. I think I was cheated on E Bay [Pennsylvania]
51123. Plating to solve current leakage? [Honduras]
51124. Need kit for Platinum Coating on Copper [Canada] {2/5/09}
51125. Need a shop to do Red Anodize color match [California] {2/5/09}
51126. Chrome plating aluminium please help update [Poland]
51127. Conductive Stainless Steel Plating Question [Ohio]
51128. Low pH at the dm plant [India]
51129. PVD Aluminium corrosion issue [Canada]
51130. How to remove scratches from stainless with a clear coat on it? [California]
51131. Exterior mild steel sealant [California]
51132. Metal rusting in alcohol water [Utah]
51133. Electroplating [Ohio]
51134. Common filter paper must not be used for filtration of boiled potassium permanganate solution [Ghana]
51135. Characteristics of chromium plating wastewater [Philippines]
51136. Inhaled hydrochloric acid [West Indies]
51137. Chrome removal [Delaware]
51138. Looking for the best/easiest way to patina several very large brass pieces [Texas]
51139. Bright finish [New Jersey]
51140. Diamonds? [Canada]
51141. Article "Small Precision Aluminium Alloy Sand Castings" by Gerald Smith [Washington]
51142. Why is the cost of Zn electroplating given by Rs/kg( weight of sample) and not Rs/sq.feet [India]
51143. How to clean filter press effectively? [Malaysia]
51144. PH adjustment in a Nickel electro bath [France]
51145. How to strip "hang" the steel needs to be galvanized? [Egypt]
51146. Sandblasting 4130 chromemoly [Ohio]
51147. POROSITY IN ALUMINIUM COMPONENTS [India]
51148. Electroless Au plating on Au [France]
51149. Electroplating onto bismuth [Wisconsin]
51150. Electropolishing of tin silver alloy [India]
51151. Help With Blast Abrasion of Hardened Steel [Colorado]
51152. Solar Application [Colorado]
51153. Replating silver on tuba [Illinois] {2/9/09}
51154. Need supplier for TSH7702G plating [Kentucky] {2/9/09}
51155. Seeking black oxide finisher [New York] {2/9/09}
51156. Need hot dip galvanization equipment [Yemen] {2/9/09}
51157. Rhodium plating/polishing and sterling silver [Tennessee]
51158. Choose a copper or a stainless steel chimney cap? [Tennessee]
51159. Electroplating stainless steel buckles [India]
51160. G609 black anodized aluminum alloy [New York]
51161. Copper Roof over bay window destroyed by brick mortor acid wash? [Colorado]
51162. FV520B materials and heat treatment [England]
51163. Red residue problem with conventional hot black oxide (280 - 290 F) [South Carolina]
51164. Problem in heat treatment of electroless nickel plating [India]
51165. Plating and Clear Coat Die cast zinc to emulate 430SS [Tennessee]
51166. Does X15TN Stainless Steel need to be passivated, if so what "group" does it fit into? [Oregon]
51167. Orange peel effect from electropolishing [Tennessee]
51168. Product design [Massachusetts]
51169. Bronzed Brass Plating [India] {2/10/09}
51170. Need 4 steel chair frames replated [New Jersey] {2/10/09}
51171. I NEED HELP ABOUT STEEL UTENSILS POLISHING MACHINE [India] {2/10/09}
51172. Industrial Waste Assignment [Ireland]
51173. Spray pyrolysis [UK]
51174. Flash Gold Electroforms are more bonded to the mandrel than Nickel Electroforms? [Philippines]
51175. Want to chrome dip the grille on my truck [Florida]
51176. SS202 or 304 Kitchen Baskets - Which is recommended? [India]
51177. Gold plated silver dollar [Florida]
51178. Disadvantages of h2o2 treatment in refinery waste stream [India]
51179. Determine the rochelle salt of an alkaline copper bath [Mexico]
51180. Plating on Plastic was cracked [Vietnam]
51181. Why Polypropylene Bags?? [Massachusetts]
51182. Electroplating haze causes on plastics [Australia]
51183. Copper Plating [Alabama]
51184. Hard chrome for pure copper process [China]
51185. Electroforming Bath operate at room temperature [Iraq]
51186. How to control line length in a brushed finish? [Florida]
51187. Anodize - satin mask, black [New Hampshire]
51188. Passivation [Mexico]
51189. Electro polishing of brass part [Iran]
51190. Pure copper part done by cnc process [China]
51191. SS 304 or SS 316 for the purified storage tank in the R.O. plant [Egypt]
51192. Long term corrosion of 416 SS in a medical device [Florida]
51193. Can an N9 or N7 Surface Finish be achieved by a planar machine [Pakistan]
51194. Dacromate Coating/Plating [Singapore] {2/11/09}
51195. Photo Resist Dry Film [UAE] {2/11/09}
51196. RoHS compliant chem film in a touch-up pen? [Canada] {2/11/09}
51197. Carbolux Unit [Minnesota] {2/11/09}
51198. Looking for Cad oxide [Florida] {2/11/09}
51199. How do I stop a copper electroforming solution from peeling or curling away from glass surfaces [South Carolina]
51200. Heating the fluxing solution [Saudi Arabia]
51201. Aluminum Plating [Minnesota]
51202. RoHS compliance in chem film for aluminum [California]
51203. Passivation of 420 Stainless Steel and Color Changes [California]
51204. How to identify visually process finishes? [California]
51205. Need SS Polishing Media [California] {2/12/09}
51206. Black finish to replace cyanide based current product [Australia] {2/12/09}
51207. Best pretreatment steps for AZ63 Mg alloy? [India]
51208. Paint a Steel Retaining Wall/Seawall [Michigan]
51209. Bedliner-like spray paint? [North Carolina]
51210. Nomenclature of Material [India]
51211. Primer to powder coat 1008 steel? [Kentucky]
51212. Hydrochloric Acid Concentration! [Egypt]
51213. Electroless nickel plating on steel [Belgium]
51215. White Blemishes/Spots on nitric passivated cobalt chromium alloy [Ireland]
51216. What type of barrel do you use to Cd plate washers to prevent them sticking together [Michigan]
51217. Types of zinc used for galvanizing [Egypt]
51218. EMC spring get bubbled after zinc plating, look for solution, thank you! [China]
51219. Conductivity of bare Aluminum vs. Chemical Convert [Colorado]
51220. Troubleshooting guide for fluoride phosphate? [California]
51221. Factors to consider for new variator motor in galvanizing plant [India]
51222. Maintaining a Surface Finish after Anodizing [Minnesota]
51223. 3000 small brass screws need AS 4169-2004 plating [Indiana] {2/13/09}
51224. Need test coupons and 4% HF / 18% HNO3 acid solution for titanium etch [Mexico] {2/13/09}
51225. How to extract silver from tin dross? [Thailand]
51226. Art student looking to plate copper onto steel [Texas]
51227. Remove gilding from rare silver coin [UK]
51228. Coloring and etching aluminum for organic look [New York]
51229. Microwave oven for baking e coat [India]
51230. Turning copper sulfate into copper and sulfuric acid [New Mexico]
51231. Is Iridite 17P RoHS compliant? [New York]
51232. Liquid Nitriding over Chrome plating [Canada]
51233. Plasma nitriding vs. ion nitriding [Indonesia]
51234. Problem in hard chrome plating an ID [India]
51235. Silver plating on female threads [India]
51236. Sharpies, scorching, and drip stains.... [New York]
51237. Paint is bleeding under our masking [Georgia]
51238. SS304 Forging Rust [Ireland]
51239. Vibration finishing machine on SS 2B finish sheet [UAE]
51240. Varnishing cast iron? [Belgium]
51241. Friction material for spoon brake on rubber wheels [UK]
51242. Colloidal Silica Removal from Treated Effluent [India]
51243. Finishing Problems of Sculpture in Copper Alloys [Virginia]
51244. REACH Regulations [Illinois]
51245. Testing procedure of purity percentage for zinc oxide [India]
51246. Nickel plating inside of steel tubing as a rust inhibiter [California]
51247. Bolts: strip chrome, re-plate, and TiN coat [Texas] {2/16/09}
51248. Need small benchtop lacquer curtain coating machine [Minnesota] {2/16/09}
51249. Nitric acid titration [India]
51250. Quantitative Chem Film Testing [Canada]
51251. Waterwheel hardware [Colorado]
51252. How to prevent golden colour in stainless steel cookware [Spain]
51253. Trying to solder to chrome [New York]
51254. Hazards of P-chloromercuriphenyl sulfonic acid? [South Africa]
51255. Contractor looking for solution to tone down the brightness of new Gavalume roof [California]
51256. How to prevent or minimize electrolysis of water [Oklahoma]
51257. Do color chips work [California]
51258. Chroming cycle fenders [Wisconsin] {2/16/09}
51259. Need gold plating removed from stainless flatware [New York] {2/16/09}
51260. Need roller coating machines for coating grained aluminium plates for printing [India] {2/16/09}
51261. Need Dacromet Solution [Qatar] {2/16/09}
51262. Zinc boat anodes not doing their job! [Australia]
51263. Adhesive to match stainless steel [Canada]
51264. Help in Ultrasonic Cleaning [Florida]
51265. How to weld 316L Marine Handrails w/o discoloration [Texas]
51266. What metal are my doorknobs? And how do I refinish them? [Pennsylvania]
51267. Chrome plating a tooth for jewelry [California]
51268. Can I melt silverplate and skim the silver from the top of the kiln? [Arizona]
51269. Cleaning galvanized tin ceiling [Georgia]
51270. Iron PPM Analysis in zinc iron bath? [Montana]
51271. Suitable cup for fused TinLead. [India]
51272. New to powder coating. Seeking all the info I can obtain. [Kansas]
51273. Looking for best paperback book for the powder coating beginner [Kansas]
51274. Throwing power of ced paint [Pakistan]
51275. 2 years finishing aircraft cable, and consistency still eludes us! [Kentucky]
51276. Can bronze similar to SAE62 be TiN coated or is the process temperature a concern? [Mexico]
51277. Pitting within hard chrome on aluminium [UK]
51278. Centerless grinding of hard chrome [Texas]
51279. Compare dual ni and triple ni decorative chrome plating [India]
51280. Quality Problem [India]
51281. Need watertight seal between anodized aluminum and molded urethane. [South Dakota]
51282. Cleaning for aluminium cycle to avoid blisters [India]
51283. Is it possible to measure the coating thickness after phosphatizing? [India]
51284. Lacquering and post treatment [Pakistan]
51285. Paint chip off of fishing lures too easily [Connecticut]
51286. Flame resistant applications...ie Stove top grates [Illinois]
51287. Need bronze candelabra repair [New Jersey] {2/18/09}
51288. Brass electropolishing [Iran]
51289. Urgently need to install a galvanizing plant [Honduras] {2/18/09}
51290. Need Platinum Cobalt Plating [Ireland] {2/18/09}
51291. Staining of zinc countertop [Virginia]
51292. Hardcoat Anodizing - Surface Area Calculation of a tube [Rhode Island]
51293. Can't get Zinc chromate electroplating in thread [Philippines]
51294. Best tube material for Ammonia Applications? [Saudi Arabia]
51295. Flash rust after drying in oven [Missouri]
51296. Electroclean voltage/current settings [England]
51297. Seeking Apple Aluminum Finish [California] {2/18/09}
51298. Refinishing chrome from an aluminum snare drum [Massachusetts]
51299. Need chrome re-plating of steel rings [Australia] {2/18/09}
51300. Which drink contains more electrolytes? [Saudi Arabia]
51301. Need MIL-DTL-83488 or AMS 2427 qualified suppliers [Texas] {2/20/09}
51302. Plating Pt black on gold substrate [California]
51303. Determining hardness of thin anodisation layers [Netherlands]
51304. LOOKING FOR A NIKASIL OR COMPARABLE PLATING COMPANY IN CHINA [China] {2/20/09}
51305. Need PVD coating machine [Pakistan] {2/20/09}
51306. How to prepare the gold solution? [Malaysia]
51307. Zincalume and galvanised iron poisoning in tankwater [Australia]
51308. Diamond Like Coating - any info? [North Carolina]
51309. Home Remedy for Stripping Chrome from Aluminum? [Nevada]
51310. Want paint that looks exactly like chrome finishing [Texas]
51311. Salt spray test failed when powder coating perform on fabricated components braket areas and drain holes [India]
51312. My nickel anode bags are stiff? Why? [Pennsylvania]
51313. Aluminum surface finish [India]
51314. Are Silicone Masking Plugs a Threat? [New York]
51315. Best Stainless Alloy for Potassium Hydroxide [Texas]
51316. Can we store concentrated sodium hydroxide in zinc container? [India]
51317. Etchant required to etch h13 hot die steel [India]
51318. Cracks after hard chrome plating on ground induction hardened piston rods [India]
51319. How to finish, attach and hang painted figure cutouts on a wall? [Canada]
51320. Artist wants to use silver x-ray film [California]
51321. Poor Adhesion in Plating Nickel over Aluminum [Mexico]
51322. HAE - Why bifluoride-dichromate treat with moist heat aging? [Connecticut]
51323. Want zinc hot spray / flame spray equipment [South Africa] {2/23/09}
51324. Black chrome on motorcycles [Pennsylvania] {2/23/09}
51325. Replate Bathroom Hardware to Satin or Polished Nickel/Chrome [Virginia] {2/23/09}
51326. Occluding Quasicrystals in Nickel Plating [Texas]
51327. Deep Aluminum Etching [California]
51328. Silver potassium cyanide preparation [India]
51329. How to do antique bronze finish [Vermont]
51330. Can I use magnesium-based adsorbent to treat remaining nickel in the wastewater with pH more than 9.5? [Vietnam]
51331. Stripping Copper off Zinc/Aluminum [Rhode Island]
51332. Will porosity of aluminium lead to blisters of pin size? [India]
51333. Treating Blemishes on Anodized Aluminium [South Africa]
51334. What test equipment is available for nitric acid and ammonium bifluride for stainless steel pickling? [Kentucky]
51335. Need galvanized sheeting [India] {2/24/09}
51336. Consultant needed - Removal of Nickel in presence of other salts [California] {2/24/09}
51337. Need to have steel bolt heads plated to prevent corrosion [Pennsylvania] {2/24/09}
51338. Concrete painted driveway needs a do over [Oklahoma]
51339. Details of Bengough Stuart Process [India]
51340. Is it possible to selectively re-patinate worn away areas of black patination on brass [England]
51341. SPOTTY/INCOMPLETE ANODIZE SULFURIC BLACK [Massachusetts]
51342. Electroless nickel plating on brass terminal [Malta]
51343. Need NC 11 etching chemical [Hungary] {2/24/09}
51344. Electropolishing Aluminum [Maryland]
51345. Need brass plating of aluminum part [Connecticut] {2/24/09}
51346. Does 316L stainless steel get weaker with repeated heating/cooling cycles? [Australia]
51347. Stripping Galvanize [Australia]
51348. Metallic defects on chrome plating thermoplastic part [France]
51349. What is needed to achieve Antiqued Bronze Finish on plate steel? [South Carolina]
51350. Electropolishing chemistry and procedure for nickel silver [Canada]
51351. Iron phosphating tank is leaking [India]
51352. Color tone [Egypt]
51353. How to remove algae form the nickel plating tank ? [India]
51354. Need re-chroming of my auto wheels? [Florida] {2/25/09}
51355. Requisition of electropolishing solution for jewelry products (18Kt and 22Kt) [India] {2/25/09}
51356. Need a 1" consumption meter for chromic acid [India] {2/25/09}
51357. Ni electroplating on steel from Watts bath for nano research [Saudi Arabia]
51358. My rhodium necklace sticks to a magnet [Canada]
51359. Protecting a Pool Skimmer Lid against Chlorine [Oregon]
51360. Keeping copper coffee table shiny [India]
51361. What does it mean to get a ring dipped? [Arkansas]
51362. How do I blacken mild steel for use in very high temps [UK]
51363. Need a ruined pot repaired [West Virginia]
51364. Test of Zirconium in Chrome free Passivation [India]
51365. Gold + Copper + Cadmium separation [France]
51366. TDS vs PPM? [UAE]
51367. Convert weight percentage (EDX) into ppm [Malaysia]
51368. Stripping agent for powder coats [India]
51369. Stripping Copper-Nickel-Indium alloy [Scotland]
51370. Need info on Powder Coating benefits to Mitigate Heat [Arizona]
51371. Required Pretreatment before E Coating [India]
51372. Galvanizing coating thickness for Nuts [Saudi Arabia]
51373. Can't remove blue-black from maraging steel for E-nickel plating [Iran]
51374. White rust questions [North Carolina]
51375. For gemstone electroplating: How delicate and thin can my copper electroplating lines be to later plate with gold? [Thailand]
51376. Hard Chrome Plating on Inner Surfaces [India]
51377. Pitting "Nickel material" for my pipe NiCr Plating [Indonesia]
51378. White chalk like appearance on aluminium cargo containers [New Zealand]
51379. Green "stain" on Black Aluminum [Colorado]
51380. Finishing of Chromate Coating [Malaysia]
51381. Trying to set up a chem film line! [New Mexico]
51382. Important variables for ultrasonic cleaning bath? [Mexico]
51383. Stainless Steel Pipes Used in drencher systems for passenger ships [Jordan]
51384. Need corrosion expert to de-rust machinery [Florida] {2/25/09}
51385. Need equipment and process chemistry for hard chrome on ABS [Saudi Arabia] {2/25/09}
51386. The difference between corrosion and oxidation? [Japan]
51387. Removing Aluminium Deposition From Parts with base material: Aluminium [Malaysia]
51388. Polishing SS starting with 2B (2D?) finish - initial step [Maryland]
51389. Bronzing bathroom fixtures [Texas]
51390. Painting aluminum statues [UK]
51391. REFINING USED GOLD PLATING SOLUTION?? [Australia]
51392. A different Zinc/ Hydrogen Embrittlement question [California]
51393. Retouch of hot-dipped galvanized item [Philippines]
51394. Ni- PTFE coating vs. Ferrox coating [India]
51395. Conductive layer for nickel electroforming [Portugal]
51396. Problems with adhesion of chrome on 420 stainless steel [Virginia]
51397. Nickel plating peels off after pressing [China]
51398. Etching Inconel 600 with Ferric Chloride [Missouri]
51399. Corrosion on SS Tank [Indonesia]
51400. Corrosion possibility between galvanized steel and PE coated steel [South Korea]
51401. Use of Stainless Steel jigs to cut out stripping after galvanizing [South Africa]
51402. Nickel sulfamate bath problem [Texas]
51403. Need diamond welding rod used for core bits of oilfield [China] {2/27/09}
51404. What's our zinc level? [Michigan]
51405. CPVC solvent was used on PVC pipes. Is this okay? [Georgia]
51406. Bar-B-Que Heat Plate Materials [Florida]
51407. Benzotriaole Removal [South Carolina]
51408. Electroless Nickel is too smooth for my needs, I need a rougher finish [Canada]
51409. Improve Brightness in Sulphamate Electroforming bath [Mexico]
51410. Electropolishing of Aluminum vs Bright-dip [California]
51411. Corrosion of anodized 7075 T73 vs 7075 T6 aluminum [California]
51412. Fastening a stainless steel frame with galvanized rods and bolts [Canada]
51413. Can hot dip galvanizing be misunderstood as electroplate galvanizing [South Africa]
51414. Removing silver paint from Cast Iron Fireplace [UK]
51415. What is the best option, to use spray chrome or reflexive powdering? [Indiana]
51416. Powder coating over insta-rust [California]
51417. Specifying electroless nickel thickness [California]
51418. Obtaining 600 hour salt spray for a Zinc Clear, Chromate - Plate [Michigan]
51419. Matte tin finish vs bright tin finish [New York]
51420. Need Food Grade Knives - etched with our logo [Singapore] {3/3/09}
51421. What is equivalent weight of B2O3 against 1.0 M NaOH titration [India]
51422. Flux regeneration plan [Turkey]
51423. Problem Replating Electroless Nickel on Aluminium [UK]
51424. Black dirty deposits at silver plated parts [India]
51425. Effect of chlorine on SS304 [India]
51426. Need 86% Tungsten carbide high velocity thermal spray coating [Mexico] {3/3/09}
51427. Chrome plating process in aluminum wheels [Argentina]
51428. Can I change the texture of an existing silver item? (from plain, smooth texture to a rough cut) [Australia]
51429. Painting metal trim molding [New York]
51430. To dull Life Shine solid brass lacquered brass [Canada]
51431. Need paint and laquer for 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom [Canada]
51432. Salt spray testing for SS 304 [India]
51433. Look to be "Flow lines" after black hard coat anodize, 6061 T6 alum. [Connecticut]
51434. Yellow-Brown stain on Solution heat treated Aluminum [Canada]
51435. Rules and Regulation for Anodising Process [UAE]
51436. Need Sn96.5%Ag3.5% plating on copper prototype and production metal stamping application [California] {3/4/09}
51437. Need chroming of small Brass pieces [New York] {3/4/09}
51438. Need the base of a coffee table brass plated [New Jersey] {3/4/09}
51439. Need my titanium ring anodized to a gold/copper color [California] {3/4/09}
51440. Need to qualify a supplier that does aluminum anodizing per MIL-A-8625F - in Tijuana, Tecate or Mexicali. [California] {3/4/09}
51441. Looking for a tin/zinc process [Wisconsin] {3/4/09}
51442. Need selective coating on SS 304 tubing [India] {3/4/09}
51443. Need to buy Alodine 600 [Spain] {3/4/09}
51444. I need a good explanation on the Hex/Tri issue [Michigan]
51445. Looking for information on spec MFZn13TC [Ohio]
51446. Ferric chloride vs ferrous [UK]
51447. Stripping Aluminum from Nickel [California]
51448. Restoration of Civil War era iron cemetery fence [Mississippi]
51449. What finishing process could expose powder coated aluminum parts to fluorine? [Ohio]
51450. Warping during black oxiding [Massachusetts]
51451. How to avoid green corrosion of copper material after silver plating [Malaysia]
51452. What are the different types of cad plating and how to tell them apart? [Virginia]
51453. Want thick layer passivate for zinc plating [Israel]
51454. Sealing Hard Coat: nickel acetate vs. hot DI [Arizona]
51455. 6063 Aluminum Alloy Corrosion [Wisconsin]
51456. Inspection post passivation for closed / non visible systems [Singapore]
51457. Why is thickness of Manganese Phosphating varying? [India]
51458. Burrs are unavoidable in sheet metal punching [India]
51459. Remove Teflon coating around thread [Canada] {3/5/09}
51460. Address of the latest machinery to refine impure silver [India] {3/5/09}
51461. Starting a paint manufacturing [Nigeria]
51462. Nitric Acid concentration and temperature for clean Ni from glass [Singapore]
51463. Totem Pole Wheelchair Wheel Sculpture Finish for 12' aluminum pole [Kentucky]
51464. Restoring silverware after using bronze cleaner [Ohio]
51465. Can we gold plate polymer and plaster? [UK]
51466. Help prevent a murder! "Gold tint" discoloration on overheated stainless coffee maker [Canada]
51467. How to Repair a Scratched Aluminum Motorcycle Swingarm [Florida]
51468. I have a 24 carat gold plated bathroom trashcan inside and out (an inheritance) [Oklahoma]
51469. Possible to plate two finishes onto one object? [UK]
51470. Can I get hardness of 44-48 hrc all over EN9 parts [India]
51471. FTMS 141 method 6301.3 vs 6301.2 [Canada]
51472. Salt for salt spray testing [France]
51473. Analyzing for carbonates in alkaline copper baths [Mexico]
51474. Using titration to find nickel concentration in Zn/Ni electrolyte [Singapore]
51475. De Chroming Rims [Texas]
51476. Applying a clear sealer on black steel [California]
51477. Purpose of bias in PVD process [Singapore]
51478. Concentration of etching soda for aluminum [Indonesia]
51479. 316LVM mate grey finishing [Colombia]
51480. Looking for a source for the Nitrotec-s process [Illinois] {3/5/09}
51481. Community needs Bronze Statue repair [California] {3/5/09}
51482. Need copper liver finish on aluminum extrusions [California] {3/5/09}
51483. Need DMAB for electroless nickel activation [New Jersey] {3/5/09}
51484. Powdercoating over anodized aluminum [Iowa]
51485. Seeking chrome plater to re chrome my 26 inch chrome wheel [New Jersey] {3/9/09}
51486. Need shop to do Ematal process for Aluminium [Singapore] {3/9/09}
51487. Have plastic (SLA) parts to be plated [New Hampshire] {3/9/09}
51488. Need Rodine inhibitor for Sulfamic acid [Kentucky] {3/9/09}
51489. Infrared proofing for clothing [UK]
51490. Nickel Plating Importance [India]
51491. Need citric acid for cleaning steam sterilizer [England]
51492. Copper Plating Aluminum - DIY Possible? [Washington]
51493. CHROME PLATING PROCESS [Indonesia]
51494. Return steam and vapor off Diochromate Seal tanks back to liquid form and return it to the tanks for reuse [Idaho]
51495. How can I remove powder coating in a localised area [India]
51496. Need a Dielectric coating on stainless steel [Massachusetts]
51497. Peeling off of galvanised coating [India]
51498. Titanium coating on SS at low room temperature [Pakistan]
51499. Electroless Nickel Plating, too dull on one run [Kentucky]
51500. Plating pricing [Missouri]
51501. Tin plating problem in Ferrostan Process [India]
51502. Humidity endurance of type 2 class 2 coating [Philippines]
51503. Must have no electrooating in this area [Michigan]
51504. I'm looking for someone who dips original motor engine parts to chrome. [Louisiana] {3/10/09}
51505. Machine Shop needs Black Anodize on 3000 pcs [Florida] {3/10/09}
51506. Need good price on anodizing and passivation supplies [Ukraine] {3/10/09}
51507. Fantachrome and Alsa FX [Denmark]
51508. What is EZM-2 Treatment? [Indonesia]
51509. PU Coating or any other clear organic coating on Aluminium [India]
51510. Glue to adhere S.Steel mesh to Aluminium plate [Thailand]
51511. Refurbishing Pipe Railing of Grandstand [Pennsylvania]
51512. Used PET plastic material as powder coating raw material [Indonesia]
51513. Measuring pH in galvanizing flux [Scotland]
51514. Nickel Activation - Cathodic or Anodic? [Malaysia]
51515. Ideal thickness of Cu and Ag to minimize RF loss [India]
51516. Acid Copper? Pits and imperfections on Sterling .925 Tray-Can anyone acid copper to fill it? [Texas] {3/11/09}
51517. Need Metal Front Panel of Oven Repainted [California] {3/11/09}
51518. Spec silver plating [Canada] {3/11/09}
51519. What protective equipment for copper sulphate experiments [England]
51520. W/w conversion to w/v [Saudi Arabia]
51521. Chemical etching of steel [Iran]
51522. Necessary to cross hatch Nikasil cylinder bores? [Arizona]
51523. Muriatic acid tanks for stripping galvanize are hard to come by [Michigan]
51524. Stainless and copper pots and pans scratched from first cleaning [Pennsylvania]
51525. Erasing colors in anodised titanium? [Colombia]
51526. Cobalt coating of tanzanites [Thailand]
51527. Brass faucet needs lacquer stripping and polishing [California]
51528. Burn mark on brand new stainless steel stove [Australia]
51529. Silver hard soldering on nickel electroforms - crack problem [India]
51530. Solution for rapid wearing of US10B finish [Rhode Island]
51531. RAL color code sample card to Munsell color code sample card [India]
51532. Putting a clear plastic coating of even thickness over a triple curvature that gets warm [UK]
51533. Zinc Coating [India]
51534. Sweller for Polycarbonate? [China]
51535. How To Get Grey Anodize To Match [California]
51536. Need Mil-C-83488 Aluminum Coating Supplier [Florida] {3/13/09}
51537. Plumbing fixture (tub spout) needs refinishing [Indiana] {3/13/09}
51538. Seeking Ni plating of antique stove parts [Massachusetts] {3/13/09}
51539. IAW ASTM B545 Tin plating needed [Michigan] {3/13/09}
51540. Need 2024 T3 Test Panels for Salt Spray [Alabama] {3/13/09}
51541. Need anodes for lead electro-winning [Chile] {3/13/09}
51542. How to make aluminum scratch resistant? [England]
51543. Concentration of Tin Electroplating Bath [Malaysia]
51544. Reaction of PMMA with a Gold Cyanide salt in a citric acid electrolyte ? [California]
51545. How to get factory "wrinkle or sandstone kind of look" on replacement parts [Australia]
51546. Hexavalent/Trivalent recovery from Chromic Acid Anodize? [Georgia]
51547. How can I eliminate the orange peel when e-coating A60 Galvanneal material? [Mexico]
51548. E-coating books [Georgia]
51549. Chemical Process to Brown Auto Parts and Springs [Pakistan]
51550. Chrome plating ABS Material [Canada]
51551. Hard chrome to rebuild internal dia of cast iron housing? [India]
51552. Heavy sludge dust in phosphating [India]
51553. Dewatering property of oil [India]
51554. Need chrome plating of bicycle parts and nickel plating of sm. toy train parts [New Jersey] {3/13/09}
51555. Need a plastic piece chromed [Maryland] {3/13/09}
51556. Need chandelier replated in gold [Massachusetts] {3/13/09}
51557. Peroxide Bombing [England]
51558. Flow/leveling of metallic thermoplastic acrylics [Pakistan]
51559. RoHS issue with black oxide on 304 stainless steel [New Jersey]
51560. Crucible materials for zinc oxide [India]
51561. Automatic Chemical Analysis of Nickel Sulfamate [Texas]
51562. Nickel plated brass sheet is staining [France]
51563. Inspection shows pitting in Nickel Plate QQ-N-290 Class 2 Bright [Massachusetts]
51564. My hard anodize is too fast [California]
51565. Best method for cleaning oil from lamination stack before EP-coating [California]
51566. Finishing a galvanized tube [UK]
51567. Need a sign rechromed [New York] {3/17/09}
51568. Improving Electroless Nickel on Copper [Pakistan]
51569. Want Dull finish on Stainless Steel Kegs [Italy]
51570. Plating Tank - What kind of material can it be? [Washington]
51571. Swallowing silver plating [Canada]
51572. Looking for Zinc Sheet Metal look alike for small table tops [Michigan]
51573. Hard anodizing chiller sizing [Oklahoma]
51574. High nickel in our wastewater [Vietnam]
51575. How to hold down Copper Levels in Ebanol C-Special Bath [New Hampshire]
51576. Etching Ultem Plastic for Plating [Saudi Arabia]
51577. Hard Anodizing power cost [India]
51578. Buffing/Polishing Vibration Monitoring Probe Tracks (4140 shafts) [Saudi Arabia]
51579. Can't achieve AISI #4 base finish on 316L SS tube [Ohio]
51580. Need hot dip tin plated copper wire used equipment [India] {3/18/09}
51581. Want warm liquid copper water-based-paint [Romania] {3/18/09}
51582. Suggestion for astm-standards of Zinc and Zinc alloys plating on M.S. [India]
51583. Particle size of powder and role of DFT [India]
51584. Thermal Deburring Advice please [UK]
51585. Do they use nickel when plating sterling silver with rhodium? [Oregon]
51586. Dull Plating in Bright Tin Plating [India]
51587. Filling in the blanks with super abrasives [Michigan]
51588. Trouble in black anodizing [Indonesia]
51589. ASTM 967E Passivation alternative to chromate? [Maryland]
51590. High temperature glue for Ceramic and Quartz [Germany]
51591. Colouring stainless steel with dye [Florida]
51592. Anodizing vs. Powder Coating for aluminum counter top? [New York]
51593. How to keep abrasion on chrome wheel from rusting and spreading [Kansas]
51594. Touching up chrome with minor pitting [Australia]
51595. Industrial anodizing company in Canada looking for anodizing course [Canada]
51596. Interpretation on EDX spectrum result [Malaysia]
51597. 5 color printing on stainless steel - spiral spring [Israel]
51598. Faster, Thicker Silver Plating? [Pennsylvania]
51599. Plating defects [India]
51600. Anodizing thickness is greater at bottom of rack than at top [Canada]
51601. Repairing cracks on anodized surface [Turkey]
51602. CCT-1 test for stainless steel SS-302 after passivation [India]
51603. Stainless steel electropolishing or nickel or chrome plating [Vietnam]
51604. Wanted: Precision Plating Business [Texas] {3/20/09}
51605. Cyanide oxidation / residual chlorine [New Mexico]
51606. Post Heat Treat of 416 SS to Avoid Surface Corrosion [Florida]
51607. Substitute chemical for sodium dichromate that can be used for the prevention of white rust formation [Sri Lanka]
51608. The best way to decreasing the carbonate content in Zn Plating process [Indonesia]
51609. Parting from mandrel [Italy]
51610. Black chromate is Rubbing off [USA]
51611. Problems with plating brass? [South Carolina]
51612. Ideal Metal for Cathode (Hanging Wire Type) [Texas]
51613. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Sa value and micron finish of surface [India]
51614. Need Blue Etch Anodize of very large parts [Connecticut] {3/20/09}
51615. Need a ring plated in gold [Iowa] {3/20/09}
51616. Steps before rhodium plating 18kt white gold? [India]
51617. What ways can you strip chrome from stainless steel? [Oklahoma]
51618. Paint peel off [Kuwait]
51619. E-coat on galvanized steel and non galvanized at the same time [Mexico]
51620. Can mechanical zinc plating be applied on smaller pieces in a mass production process? [India]
51621. Customer's gold plated wheels are pitting [UK]
51622. Rusting Of Stainless Steel Railings [United Arab Emirates]
51623. Need jewelry coating for more than 3 years [India]
51624. Absorbent aluminum surface coating [UK]
51625. Organic dyes for colouring of aluminum [Pakistan]
51626. Need to remove engraving on a sterling silver bracelet [England]
51627. Primer for painting stainless steel [England]
51628. The interior of my microwave is melting off. [Pennsylvania]
51629. Iphone Gold Plating [Illinois]
51630. Recovering Silver from Silver Nitrate [UK]
51631. RV Aluminum Siding Problem [Washington]
51632. Is unplated Gold worth anything? [Vermont]
51633. Does AMS or SAE control the specs? [Florida]
51634. Most resilient/suitable finishing for outdoor steel benches? [UK]
51635. Gold plating is fading [India]
51636. How can I test anticipated life of Gold Plating products? [India]
51637. SATIN NICKEL ON ZINC DIE CAST [Ohio]
51638. Distinguishing 304 and 316 Stainless Steel [UK]
51639. Need my Stainless Steel Motorcycle Exhaust Blackened [Idaho] {3/23/09}
51640. Need DURAVIN NDG-1V coating on 2-ft long steel angles [Georgia] {3/23/09}
51641. Distributor of blue chromating solutions needed [Mexico] {3/23/09}
51642. Painting of Stainless Steel Lemur Tail for themed play area [Washington]
51643. Translating Ra to "pick count" [Australia]
51644. Material of construction for galvanizing baskets [India]
51646. Looking for sources of iron, zinc and manganese wastes for beneficial use [Missouri]
51647. Pretreatment Process Parameters [India]
51648. Differences between a No. 3 and a No. 4 finish on Stainless Steel [Wisconsin]
51649. Solar Water Heaters and Electrolysis [South Africa]
51650. Cost of hard chrome plating [Singapore] {3/24/09}
51651. Need Crankshaft Nitriding [Canada] {3/24/09}
51652. Need green antique finish chemicals [India] {3/24/09}
51653. What is the need? What is a good thesis subject for master degree in electrochemistry? [Malaysia]
51654. Food safe galvanized metal paint [Oregon]
51655. 202 Versus 201 Stainless Steel [Arizona]
51656. Setting up Contractometer to Measure Stress in Nickel Bath [Scotland]
51657. Need E-Coat standard for automotive brackets [Michigan]
51658. Suggest the surface treatment for engine valves [India]
51659. Hydrogen peroxide in flux tank to reduce dross [India]
51660. Rhodium Sulphate Brightener and Whitener [India]
51661. Small water mark after plating [Singapore]
51662. Plating chrome onto a gold layer [UK]
51663. Reusing hydrogen gas emitted by the sulfuric anodizing cathodes [Greece]
51664. Effect of porosity in metal finishing [India]
51665. HR1095 scale removal prior to plating [New Jersey] (***
51666. What Vibro finishing does to lengthen salt spray life? [India]
51667. Removing scale from fire water pipeline [India]
51668. Silver coating is gold in color instead of silver [Thailand]
51669. Need a service to reduce hardness of steel parts [Canada] {3/26/09}
51670. Need chrome removal and Brushed Nickel finish on $500+ faucet [Illinois] {3/26/09}
51671. Fastener Manufacturer Needs Zinc-Nickel plating service [India] {3/26/09}
51672. Aluminum and stainless steel anodizing [Ohio]
51673. Installation of galvanized fittings directly to black iron pipe [Georgia]
51674. Need Mil-A-8625, Type III, Class 2 dyed Black (matte), ATF Type 7 License holders preferred [Indiana] {3/27/09}
51675. Silvering inside a bottle [UK]
51676. Cyanide destruction with peroxide (Cu catalysed) [Ghana]
51677. How to do Blue Galvanizing [China]
51678. Manganese Phosphating on Cast Iron Components [India]
51679. Trivalent Chromate Immersion Times [Maryland]
51680. ENP on Brass Components: No coating build up [India]
51681. How verbose must NADCAP approved work orders be? [Washington]
51682. Where can I get surface finish "texture code"? [California]
51683. Deposit peeling on borders and showing black spots on Watts bath [Colombia]
51684. Need blank Ion Exchange beads [Australia] {3/27/09}
51685. Enquiry for setting up an Anodizing Plant for Aluminium [India] {3/27/09}
51686. Corrosion resistance to dilute sulphuric acid [Spain]
51687. Gold plating 15 to 20 microns on watch cases [New York]
51688. If tub is stained with blue, is our water safe to drink? [New Hampshire]
51689. Repairing sun damage to auto plastic with Krylon Fusion [Wisconsin]
51690. Restoring chrome faucets damaged by cleaning fluid [England]
51691. University project: Chrome plating wastewater treatment [Malaysia]
51692. AlTiN stripping solution? [India]
51693. Steel furniture components are till rusting after tool-black surface [Illinois] 52278. Ferritic Nitrocarburizing of machined threads [New York]
51694. How to lessen gold plating roughness? [China]
51695. Formulating a black chromate bath [Iran]
51696. Silky Smooth Rubberized plastic and metal texture coating. [Virginia]
51697. Seeking to have 9 tubular bells brass plated or nickel plated. [Canada] {3/30/09}
51698. Can you mirror polish an aluminum marine hull or will saltwater dull it? [Canada]
51699. Electrical conductivity of titanium screws used in surgery [Illinois]
51700. Storing a copper electro-form? [New York]
51701. Buffing wheels which one to use [Tennessee]
51702. Paint for plastic inflatable furniture [New Jersey]
51703. I need a material that can transfer image to glass and other surface [Nigeria]
51704. Want high shine plating on AR15 lower receiver [Connecticut]
51705. Raising a destroyed (ground down) Hull I. D. # on an Aluminum boat [Oregon]
51706. Copper treated with bleach, can it be saved? [New York]
51707. Hybrid electroplating plus xerography process [Wisconsin]
51708. Hard chrome plating using chrome anodes [India]
51709. Gold plating an aluminum surface that has chem film [New York]
51710. Outside of beaker shaped part is not Electro Polishing [India]
51711. Formula for Zinc Parkerizing [Malta]
51712. Sandblasted steel rusts immediately after going through iron phosphate pretreatment, Why? [North Carolina]
51713. Need molybdenum coating on soda lime glass [India] {3/31/09}
51714. Copper sulfate wash as metals colorant [Ohio]
51715. Need to know what type of steel used in electro-galvanized steel [Texas]
51717. Plating to make stainless steel black [India]
51718. Can you safely zinc-plate a weldment that includes a hinge? [Canada]
51719. Need to find someone to do a Black Chrome process to brake canister [Florida] {3/31/09}
51720. Need Alkaline Tin Plating Process Chemistry [Singapore] {3/31/09}
51721. What metallographic etchant for 4032 and 4047 aluminm alloy? [Singapore]
51722. Anodizing Problem, part gets thinner instead of thicker. [Ireland]
51723. Jewelry designer needs Black Oxide for stainless steel: dry finish safe for continuous contact with skin [Tennessee]
51724. Hydrogen embrittlement from pickling [India]
51725. Teflon stud bolts and electrical grounding [Texas]
51726. What is the pound per linear foot on 26GA through 14GA Galvanized Metal [Virginia]
51727. Adhesion in Palladium to Palladium electroplating [California]
51728. Blue stains in zinc plating [Mexico]
51729. Problems with Clear Anodizing [UK]
51730. Need to install anodize tank [Oklahoma]
51731. Need anodized aluminium flashing for solar concentrator [Italy]
51732. MIL-C-5541 vs. MIL-STD-5541 [Wisconsin]
51733. Stripping Tin Plating from Cast Bronze [Philippines]
51734. Need Zinc Phosphate Coating Service [Tennessee] {3/31/09}
51735. Need XRF machine [Virginia] {4/2/09}
51736. Chromates, dichromates: what purpose in deox/desmut? [Georgia]
51737. Difference between RoHS black zinc and RoHS clear zinc finish [California]
51738. Aluminum casting that "won't take hard anodize" [Missouri]
51739. Concentrate / Recover Zinc Sulphate from waste stream [India]
51740. Need wood-grain powder coating - wood finish transfer stickers [Sri Lanka] {4/2/09}
51741. NOx Emissions from Titanium NDT Etching? [Canada]
51742. Plating F-125 with electroless nickel [Spain]
51743. Is there any institution who conducts training for electroplating metals? [Philippines]
51744. Need gold plating process chemistry [Hong Kong] {4/2/09}
51745. What metal needs to be used before silver plating on copper? [Singapore]
51746. Need buffing of a 23" dia. aluminum blanks 0.040 thk. [Massachusetts] {4/2/09}
51747. Seeking anodizing service for aluminum [Malaysia] {4/2/09}
51748. Refinishing a Brass Snare Drum [Illinois]
51749. OABIC, OIA, and BRUT finishes in anodizing [India]
51750. Looking for Arthur Brace's "The Machining of Aluminium" [England]
51751. EDGE PULL BACK WITH HEAVY DEPOSIT HIGH PHOS ELECTROLESS NICKEL [Illinois]
51752. Electroless = Single Element Replacement Process? [California]
51753. Problem with Copper Levels Building in Pyro Bath [New Zealand]
51754. Thermal Expansion Characteristics of a Chrome Plated Component [Ohio]
51755. Can Hardcoat Anodize be done in-house? [Connecticut]
51756. "Iridite" coating analysis question? [Pennsylvania]
51757. Coated aluminium is not withstanding phosphoric acid [Illinois]
51758. Need 150,000 parts hard coat anodized Central Texas area [Texas] {4/6/09}
51759. Brass tarnishing solutions won't dull my fishing lures as desired [Washington]
51760. Cleaning rust from high tensile steel [Australia]
51761. How to know which metal an antique is made from [N. Ireland]
51762. For antique mirror, start with a mirror or with plain glass? [Lithuania]
51763. Plating a previously used motorcycle exhaust [Washington]
51764. Diamond turning electroless nickel [New York]
51765. Repaint aluminum patio furniture [Florida]
51767. How to do trivalent conversion coating [India]
51768. Reference book about Ni, Pd, Au and Ag plating on copper substrate [Malaysia]
51769. Best metal roof finish for safe rainwater collection [Michigan]
51770. Rough finish in hard chromium plating [India]
51771. Anodized aluminum and road salt [Minnesota]
51772. What is Tri-cationic phosphating? [India]
51773. Heat and Finishes (Galvanneal vs. Electroplating) [Maryland]
51774. Zinc-nickel on Al diecastings (including Enviralloy Ni) [UK]
51775. Removing porcelain from tooling without freezing [Ohio]
51776. Fire Rating on Powder Coating [Florida]
51777. Galvanizing alternative for structural steel staircase [Washington DC]
51778. Zinc trivalent with TOP SEAL to last 480 hrs SST life [Malaysia]
51779. The cost of passivation of implants [Massachusetts]
51780. Acid copper plating bath reaction with PMMA [California]
51781. ElectroGalvanized steel caused salt spray problem [Malaysia]
51782. Chemfilm paint adhesion [Colorado]
51783. Need lusterless black finish per MIL-STD-171 3.4.1 and 3.3.2 [Wisconsin] {4/7/09}
51784. Difference between Silver Flash and Silver Plating [India]
51785. Why is SS 316 recommended for BSL 3 lab exhaust Dusts? [Pakistan] 52148. QQ-N-290 Ductile Nickel Equals What New SAE AMS Standard? [Texas]
51786. How to remove Jasco Prep and Prime (iron phosphate) spots from galvanized roof [North Carolina]
51787. Hydrogen reactions from vinegar plus sanded nails [Illinois]
51788. Can anyone suggest an alternative to gold plating [Scotland]
51789. Recommended UV/Vis instruments for plating bath analysis? [Washington]
51791. White final finish for fashion jewelry [Pakistan]
51792. Improving the surface finish of PTFE plate [New York]
51793. Nickel Plating Too Shiny! [Idaho]
51794. Bulk curing of painted components [Singapore]
51795. Cannot get the black finish in electrolytic tin method [Mexico]
51796. 5005 or B57? [England]
51797. Selection of plating on metal for wear resistance [India]
51798. Tin Plated Stainless Steel Undercoats [California]
51799. Effect of cadmium plating on aluminum components [Canada]
51800. Process to determine life time of galvanized steel [Sri Lanka]
51801. Need hot dip galvanizing line for fasteners [Netherlands] {4/9/09}
51802. Need S&W pistol blued [Utah] {4/9/09}
51803. Want polished brass plating of light fixtures [New Jersey] {4/9/09}
51804. Properties of Electroless Nickel [India]
51805. Watts Bath Conductivity [India]
51806. Looking for Contractometer [Singapore] {4/9/09}
51807. Premature white corrosion on trivalent plated hydraulic tubing [North Carolina]
51808. Need Brass Grohe Bathroom Fixtures Refinished [New Jersey] {4/10/09}
51809. Need to find a company that can coat a metal stamping with NBR-75 rubber coating product [Indiana] {4/10/09}
51810. Apply Zinc coating weight 275 g/m2 for thickness 2 mm [Egypt]
51811. Instant Black Spot Even Before Drying Process [Indonesia]
51812. Paint blistering on zinc plating - Why? [UK]
51813. Need zinc/aluminum Thermal Spray [Mexico] {4/10/09}
51814. Need mold material for nickel plating and silicone coating [North Carolina] {4/10/09}
51815. Cyanide Storage and Gold Electroplating in the 70's [Massachusetts]
51816. I am looking for a sealant for clay pots [Tennessee]
51817. Playbuoy needs facelift [Michigan]
51818. Powder coating over zinc plating [Illinois]
51819. Wanted: Non-conductive clear coating for battery terminals [California]
51820. Blue/black a large steel staircase and shelf units. [Italy]
51821. Coating for small steel parts in continuous outdoor environment [Massachusetts]
51822. Looking to acquire used 24" dip spin machine. [Minnesota] {4/10/09}
51823. Zincate Bath Life [India]
51824. Seeking hot and cold black oxide finisher [New York] {4/10/09}
51825. How to get the yellow finish on a restored carburetor [Texas]
51826. Will a burnout kiln melt gold concentrate and/or precipitant [Canada]
51827. Chrome plating on high speed rotating equipment [India]
51828. Electroless nickel is rusting in threaded area [India]
51829. What do I need to anodize my paintball gun [United States]
51830. Can solid, non ionized copper and silver be used to kill microbes in slow-flow water filter? [New York]
51831. Cad Plating in Aviation? [Georgia]
51832. Need EC system to remove As from wastewater [China] {4/13/09}
51833. Need Micron Thickness Metal Sheet [India] {4/13/09}
51834. Need non-conductive coating - to hold a static charge [Oregon]
51835. Chromic acid treatment on Magnesium jewelry [Netherlands]
51836. New to Black Chromate Conversion on Acid Chloride Zinc [Arkansas]
51837. Brass turns to Rust color [New Hampshire]
51838. Need decorative chrome-plating source in my area [Illinois] {4/13/09}
51839. Gold plating machine [India] {4/13/09}
51840. Production Zinc Plating to related specifications QQZ325 or ASTMB633 [Utah]
51841. Surface finishing of aluminium sheet for light fixture reflector [India]
51842. Having trouble mirror polishing stainless sheets [India]
51843. Plate Silicon and Tin on amorphous carbon [California]
51844. Where can I find double layered metal [UK]
51845. How can I stop or slow down the corrosion of an aluminum boat? [Texas]
51846. How to produce Galvalume? [Egypt]
51847. Can I dye a light fixture in metal? [New York]
51848. How to remove unwanted galvanic plating from stainless steel valves [Sweden]
51849. How to get the special effects in powder coating [Illinois]
51850. Replace wroght iron railings or restore [Iowa]
51851. Unknown losses in zinc kettle even with no production [India]
51852. 32% nickel plating on ETP copper wire [India]
51853. Which casting grade of aluminium allows Anodizing and Alodining? [India]
51854. Trivalent chrome passivation operating parameters [India]
51855. How to measure the concentration of heavy metals [Jordan]
51856. Best substrate for Ti-Gold PVD coating [California]
51857. Does zinc plating increases shear strength of screw? [India]
51858. Manganese Phosphating isn't heavy enough [India]
51859. Electroplating companies in NY? [New York] {4/15/09}
51860. Plating Nickel over Tungsten? [India]
51861. My clothes are grey due to paint worn off of dryer [New York]
51862. Ni elimination from waste water [Israel]
51863. Removing paint spilled on a gold and sapphire ring [England]
51864. Etching steel rings for penny pressing machine dies [Arkansas]
51865. Using immersion silver plating solution on raw brass? [California]
51866. Creating a dark oil rubbed bronze finish on aluminum [Georgia]
51867. Identifying 303 stainless vs 304 [Georgia]
51868. Salts are precipitating on our blackened copper electroforms [California]
51869. Look for E-Coater with FFL [Connecticut] {4/15/09}
51870. Preventing blunting of sharp blades by storage in liquid [Florida]
51871. Aluminium Powder Coating Standards Australia [Papua New Guinea]
51872. Can Racking During Black Oxide Process Cause Thermal Discoloration Appearance? [Michigan]
51873. Grey stain and water marks after anodising [Jamaica]
51874. Need On-site Passivation [Colorado] {4/15/09}
51875. How to Silver a convex mirror [Canada]
51877. Streaks in aluminium 6063 anodizing [Kenya]
51878. Applying antique lacquered finish to brass in high volume [UK]
51879. We are facing problem with powder coating [Malaysia]
51880. PVD black and brown on brass components [Hong Kong]
51881. Need to change my vanity faucets from antique brass finish to oil rubbed bronze finish [New Jersey] {4/17/09}
51882. Need faucets to be gold plated [Tennessee] {4/17/09}
51883. Need tin alloy platings to withstand high reflow temperature [China] {4/17/09}
51884. Need automatic hot dip tin copper wire machine [China] {4/17/09}
51885. Anodizing of aircraft wheel hubs [Fiji]
51886. Materials and Techniques to Plate a Tuba [Canada]
51887. Longevity of blackened or anodized metals [Hawaii]
51888. 316L electrodes are pitting in hydrogen-from-water service [California]
51889. How to make Nickel Plated Brass Keys RoHS compliant [Canada]
51890. Aluminized Epoxy Topcoat was wiped with MPK. Is it harmed? [Arkansas]
51891. Passivation of copper and copper alloy waveguide [Italy]
51892. What is standard E-coat thickness? [Mexico]
51893. Galvanized but unpainted doors rusted in one year [Texas]
51894. Platinum-Clad Anodes for Chrome Plate [Maine]
51895. Need "Structural Examination of Titanium Alloys Etch-Anodize" [Texas] {4/17/09}
51896. Need gold replating of door hardware [New York] {4/20/09}
51897. Need Nicotef Plating of type 301SS Sheets [Pennsylvania] {4/20/09}
51898. Need low-temperature degreaser for anodizing process [Mexico] {4/20/09}
51899. Aluminum extruder seeks product for reflectivity without anodizing [Pakistan] {4/20/09}
51900. Need Anode and Cathode For Gold Electrowinning [Iran] {4/21/09}
51901. Electroless Nickel plating degrades surface finish [New York]
51902. ELECTROPLATING BATH FOR CYANIDE COPPER [India]
51903. Blistering of cadmium plating on stainless steel [India]
51904. Want to plate cerium metal with an inert material like gold [North Carolina]
51905. RECOVERY OF STRIPPING SOLUTION FOR SILVER [India]
51906. Die components are getting pucture holes during anodising [India]
51907. How to find the concentration of nitric acid by volumetric titration? [India]
51908. Polishing naturally pitted [cast] aluminum [Missouri]
51909. Titanium (CP grade 2) cleaning procedure for implantable medical device-similar to pacemaker [California]
51910. High temp resistant material used as botting on metal surfaces [Lebanon]
51911. Best Coating Material [India]
51912. Is ruthenium or rhodium safe? [Illinois]
51913. Ever heard of hard chrome plating aluminium, via anodizing? [Oklahoma]
51914. Is Alodine 1200S RoHS compliant? [Tennessee]
51915. Magnesium or rare earth additions to hot dip zinc? [UK]
51916. Consumption of iron with hydrochloric acid in galvanizing [France]
51917. Material for container HF 21% v/v [Mexico]
51918. To make mirror finish [Arizona]
51919. Effect of phosphating before heat treatment [India]
51920. Is it possible to have metallic silver shade/color by E.Coat ? [India]
51921. Need brass horse and clock assembly re-brassed [North Carolina] {4/21/09}
51922. Seeking White Anodize Hardcoat [Oregon] {4/21/09}
51923. Average life expectancy of just metal [England]
51924. Need consultant for aluminum bright dip setup [Texas] {4/21/09}
51925. Inert anode for silver plating [Philippines]
51926. Need a pewter color finish for aluminum punch panels [Missouri]
51927. Need white or silver-gray semi-gloss E-coating [Michigan] {4/21/09}
51928. Finishing on Outboard Motors [South Africa]
51929. Can we still recycle rinsewater after adding inhibitor to pickling acid? [India]
51930. Brush Look for Aluminum [South Dakota]
51931. Need Mil-Std 171 olive drab plating [Ohio] {4/23/09}
51932. Want to achieve Dark Electroless Nickel Plating [Colorado]
51933. Extremely Rare 1935 Bugatti Showcar with Magnesium Body Needs "Bright,Silvery" Protective Surface! [California]
51934. Does Mil-A-8625 require color consistency? [Minnesota]
51935. Making bare aluminum chain match nickel plating? [Texas]
51936. White rust on bonderized steel [Montana]
51937. Electroplating Finishes for Zamak Parts [South Carolina]
51938. Process for matte black finishing of Stainless Steel [Chile]
51939. Stainless Steel Pretreatments before Powder Coating [Virginia]
51940. Why are chrome plated tools more durable than wheels? [Massachusetts]
51941. Antique horse and clock needs new bronze coating [North Carolina] {4/23/09}
51942. Black stains on aluminum from shipping [Mexico]
51943. 1950's Kitchen wanted for photoshoot [New York]
51944. Need Titanium Pickling Service [Michigan] {4/23/09}
51945. Metallic powder coating isn't working [California]
51946. Poor spray paint adhesion on aluminum sheet [India]
51947. Electroplating gold onto copper without gold solution [Australia]
51948. Gray dots on semi-bright nickel plated hull cells [Vietnam]
51949. How to reduce COD from cardboard plant using starch [Jordan]
51951. Tin plating on brass is blistering [India]
51952. Court reporter asks what visual defect on coil coater sounds like "star val B" [Texas]
51953. Which finishing process is better honing or burnishing? [India]
51954. How to dull Galvanized Steel Structures for San Diego Forest and Environment Authoritiy [India]
51955. Need Chrome Plating of small parts for firetruck [Illinois] {4/24/09}
51956. Excessive Foaming of Black Oxide Bath [New Hampshire]
51957. How do I finish a light fixture in "antique bronze" finish? [South Carolina]
51958. pH measurement at temperatures other than ambient [India]
51959. Texture etching on stainless steel like glass [UAE]
51960. Triple Salt and Quadra Flux Densities? [Egypt]
51961. Titanium Rack for aluminum anodizing turned pink [Colorado]
51962. 4th Grade Science Fair...Fire from a potato [Florida]
51963. Are Corten water features possible? [Australia]
51964. How to use zinc phosphate sludge for the manufacture of bricks [India]
51965. Homeowner needs bronze finish on brass colored plastic trim in jacuzzi tub [Louisiana] {4/27/09}
51966. What is anolyte, theory of ultra filtration for ED paint, constituents of ED paint? [Iran]
51967. Seeking Plastic Chrome Plating Services [New York] {4/27/09}
51968. Seeking anodizing 6061 aluminum railings [California] {4/27/09}
51969. What is Melinite? [Maryland]
51970. Where can I find a printable version of QQ C-320 to purchase? [Iowa]
51971. Ideal zinc temperature for galvanizing [India]
51972. Tungsten composite separation [Texas]
51973. E-coating issue on electrogalvanized material [Illinois]
51974. Chrome Plate of the Brass Ball in a Ball Valve [Rhode Island]
51975. Advantages of platinized titanium anode over lead-tin anode in chrome plating [India]
51976. Nickel plating salt spray failure [India]
51977. Hard copper plating that can be etched best [India]
51978. Carbon steel chisels destroy corrosion resistance of stainless [Illinois]
51979. What grinding wheels are available for sharpening/redressing C B N cutters [Canada]
51980. Bolting Galvanized Structural Steel [Michigan]
51981. Need VW Beeetle bumpers plated [Canada] {4/27/09}
51982. Impermeable coating for 200 micron diameter alloy spheres [Wisconsin]
51983. Induce Chloride on Aluminium Pad (wafer) [Malaysia]
51984. Adhesion tape and roll for Fed-std-141 method 6301.3 [Canada]
51985. Quick Connects for Rectifier to Anodizing Frame [Colorado]
51986. Ultrasonic Agitation, mixing solution [UK]
51987. Improving adhesion of lacquer on brass zipper teeth for outdoor application? [Italy]
51988. Electroless Nickel versus Zinc Dichromate [Ireland]
51989. What's best prep for 416 SS bars before plating with Electroless Ni/Teflon? [Illinois]
51990. Need help plating 416 Stainless [Tennessee]
51991. Certification of Alodine 1201 to AMS 2473 [Pennsylvania]
51992. Laser mark Alochromed Aluminium [UK]
51993. Zinc finish on tubing (help) [Kansas]
51994. Polishing for circular finishes in ultra high vacuum chambers [Canada]
51995. What is Fluorocarbon coating [China]
51996. TriHydric chrome plating on fasteners [Malaysia]
51997. Stop potassium carbonate buildup in silver cyanide bath or recover silver [India]
51998. Silver plating over silver electroform - decorative articles and figurines [India]
51999. What kind of filter should I use to refine the platinum plating bath? [Iran]


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