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Blackening zinc plate

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Q. I have some zinc plated items I would like to blacken. Anyone have any suggestions?

Steve Krevek
plating - Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
2006

A. Try 200 gm iron(III)chloride/1 lit water solution,
or 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons copper sulphate, 1 dl water solution.
Good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2006

Q. Goran, can iron chloride be used to blacken zincated aluminum? Also, is the black coating an iron deposit on zinc? Best regards,

Hermann Roesch
- Monterrey, NL, Mexico
May 5, 2013

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