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12000. Color mirror
12001. Battery acid corrosion on swingarm
12002. What is surface treatment MBAg???
12003. Corrosion effect of traceable residue of carbon dioxide in aqua ammonia on the carbon steel piping
12004. Recommended preventive plating of High Tensile Bolts
12005. Plating removal
12006. Restoring brass sleighbells
12007. Cresolsulfonic acid or a substitute
12008. Creating brass on bbl plated zinc castings
12009. PORES ON RIMS
12010. Antiquing Polished Brass
12011. Foiling
12012. Patina treatments for newly polished brass
12013. Seeking Sheet Aluminum [California] {12/11/01}
12014. Coating stainless steel
12015. Painting Copper Pipes
12016. Zincating of Aluminum
12017. Restoring/Painting Aluminium Windows
12018. Solder nickel plated Kovar
12019. COLOR ANODISING
12020. Seeking boric acid [India] {12/11/01}
12021. Help with finishing wrought iron
12022. Electroless Nickel Plate Residue Problems
12023. Seeking Coating Thickness Gage Machine [India] {12/11/01}
12024. Seeking plating 316 stainless steel with platinum reel-to-reel [California] {12/12/01}
12025. Trivalent Chromium Electroplating
12026. Seeking copper electroforming of adult size shoes [Florida] {12/12/01}
12027. SEEKING PASSIVATION WITHOUT CHROME ON GALVANIZED SURFACE [India] {12/12/01}
12028. Pickling Steel
12029. Aluminum etchant with high selectivity over nickel
12030. HOW TO CHROME?
12031. Embrittlement of Ti metal
12032. Inline Testing of Fluoride
12033. Nitriding Process
12034. Cost of Zinc-Iron Plating
12035. Acid copper bath testing or trouble shooting
12036. Gasoline fill pipe
12037. Hardcoat device
12038. Pin point plating
12039. Fluoroboric and nitric acid passivation of steel
12040. Etching and electropolishing of 316L - equations, explanations and basic theory
12041. Need a SST (Salt spray testing) equipment [California] {12/13/01}
12042. Polyester sheet plating
12043. Pre treatment of steel after shotblasting
12044. Asking for formula for hydrocloric acid
12045. Passivation of 304L Stainless Steel Welds
12046. NICKEL/ZINC PLATING PROCESS 101
12047. FDA ANODIZE
12048. Which water treatment type for metal finishing?
12049. Cleaning  before PVD
12050. SEEKING ZINC SULPHATE MONOHYDRATE [Saudia Arabia] {12/13/01}
12051. AISI904L = Uranus B6 ?
12052. Bead blast for alloy wheel polishing? 
12053. aluminum motorcycle engine cases (how to polish smooth?)
12054. Screen printing Electroless Nickle Plating
12055. spots on sulfuric black anodized extrusions
12056. Will a penny rust faster in an orange, lemon, or lime?
12057. Trivalent Chromium Plating with Different Colors
12058. Need precleaner for electropolishing of stainless steel
12059. Manganese plated Molybdenum
12060. Clear finishes for wrought iron
12061. Silver Pulse Reverse Electroplating
12062. Seeking jobwork and charges for pvd [India] {12/14/01}
12063. Correlation coefficient
12064. Avoiding Hydrogen Embrittlement
12065. Strip off paint on ABS
12066. Finish standards for stainless steel
12067. Removal Of Titanium/Phosphoric Acid Reaction Products
12068. Seeking Plated Tungsten and Magnesium [Maryland] {12/14/01}
12069. Black anodising
12070. Which alloy is made by mixing 20% of lead and 80% of tin?
12071. Citric Acid passivation with spec. QQ-P35?
12072. E-Coating Oxidized Brass
12073. UV reflecting finish
12074. Seeking matte black paint for solar water heating panel [Ukraine] {12/17/01}
12075. SEEKING REEL-TO-REEL TINNING LINE AND RELATED ITEMS [India] {12/17/01}
12076. Gold plated watches
12077. Nickel plating removal
12078. Restoration of stainless steel automotive bumpers
12079. Feet replacement for tubular chairs
12080. Effects of muriatic acid solution on copper and bronze
12081. Getting my solid brass bed cleaned
12082. S-301 Ford Plating Spec
12083. Seeking Copper and Chrome Plating Equipment and Polishing Equipment [Pakistan] {12/17/01}
12084. High Temperature Resin Coating Systems
12085. Thin Colored Coatings on Steel
12086. Seeking service to coat Q-Panel samples - 2 - 3M at a time [New York] {12/17/01}
12087. Removal of silver from flute headjoint
12088. Iridium Copper Alloy
12089. Difference between SnPb 90/10 and SnPb 60/40
12090. Zinc nickel on a grey iron substrate ???
12091. Request for information on Keyphos coating
12092. Superfinishing case hardened gears- "Abral Process"
12093. I WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NICKEL PLATING
12094. Breakdown of Black Oxide Tank
12095. Seeking etching process for aluminum [Texas] {12/18/01}
12096. Anodize voltage for 7075 aluminum
12097. Seeking chemicals for passivating [Missouri] {12/18/01}
12098. Help on passivation system
12099. Seeking brushed nickel applied to abs or polycarbonate material [Indiana] {12/18/01}
12100. Seeking small Zinc chips for Vibratory Barrel [Florida] {12/18/01}
12101. Seeking masking tape for powder coating [India] {12/18/01}
12102. Practical problems in silver extraction
12103. Parkerizing Solution Composition
12104. Cyanide-free brass bath
12105. Starting up a chrome and nickel plating business
12106. Porosity of electroplated zinc
12107. Clorox stained my bathtub, can it be removed?
12108. Suitable Alloy for Decorative Anodising and High Pressure Die-Casting?
12109. Titanium/Teflon plating high speed steel
12110. Electroplating for a Hobbyist
12111. Iron-Phosphate thickness check
12112. Alternative to lead acetate?
12113. ZrN and TiN; What is the best surface treatment?
12114. Polarization of Titanium Anode Baskets
12115. Brownish Cadmium on Fasteners
12116. Tin over zinc plating
12117. Aluminum Plating to Steel
12118. GA dry film adhesion
12119. Seeking Mil-DTL-83488D for 7050-T7451 [Maryland] {12/19/01}
12120. Seeking Trivalent Process [New York] {12/19/01}
12121. Any plating suggestions for max conductive heat transfer--aluminum?
12122. Seeking nanoporous template [China] {12/20/01}
12123. PVC Compound
12124. Copper Sulfate solubility
12125. Pantone to RAL conversion
12126. Blackening agent for gold ring
12127. US-26-D
12128. Chemical Safety Training
12129. Hard coat electrical insulation values
12130. Aluminum anodizing
12131. Punch Polishing
12132. Welding after passivating
12133. Aluminum boat painting
12134. Seeking road marking paint [Turkey] {12/21/01}
12135. Ball peening machines
12136. Clueless About Copper Kitchen Counters
12137. Blueing with nitric acid
12138. CHANGING HEXAVALENT CHROME
12139. Magnetic Tumblers
12140. Genba Kaizen and 5s
12141. Ion vs. Gas nitriding of H13 Tool Steel
12142. Optimum temp. of nickel bath in bright chrome plating
12143. Sulfuric Acid Etching of Aluminum - safety problems
12144. Restoring Pitted Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel for Restaurant Use
12145. Plating tape selection
12146. Refinish scratched stainless appliances
12147. Home rechroming
12148. Range Rover 1972 - Etching aluminium panels
12149. Door hardware
12150. Dichromate and carbs
12151. Tantalum methods for the commercial firearms industry?
12152. FLOURESCENT FINISH ON ALUMINIUM
12153. Infomation for anodize process
12154. S.S. utensil accessories buffing machine [India] {12/23/01}
12155. Antique finish for cement art
12156. Removal of anodized finish from aluminum mirror
12157. Ultrasonic Cleaning Aluminum Casting
12158. Seeking m cresol 6 sulphonic acid [Australia] {12/26/01}
12159. Phosphatizing in place of dioctyl sebacate coating
12160. Looking for a simple method of tempering D2 steel
12161. Electropolishing electrolyte composition
12162. Platinized tantalum and niobium
12163. Removing chrome from cameras???
12164. Plating gold jewelry
12165. Antique brass finish
12166. Sulphuric acid
12167. Paint removal on antique wood
12168. Producing #3 and #4 finishes on stainless steel appliances
12169. Electro versus electroless nickel
12170. Anodizing and Alcohol: chemical reaction?
12171. Need Hardcoat with clear color
12172. Seeking chrome dipping of rims [Michigan] {12/27/01}
12173. Formula for thickness test by B.N.F. Jet Test
12174. Seeking nikasil coating of larger cylinders [Australia] {12/27/01}
12175. Seeking Yellow Zinc Chromate Touch Up [Tennessee] {12/27/01}
12176. Surface hardening
12177. POWDER COATING ON WOOD
12178. Color differences
12179. Plating Through Hole
12180. Steering wheel
12181. Chrome wheel plating problem
12182. Punctured Polyethelyne
12183. Al plating
12184. Zinc Plate Flaking Off 12L14 Carbon Steel During Forming
12185. Pickling of Copper Washers
12186. 420 Stainless Steel Corrosion
12187. Seeking electroforming or electrodeposition [India] {12/31/01}
12188. Need ceramic refractory coating [Cuba] {12/31/01}
12189. Diamond powder manufacturing
12190. Tell me about the '5s'
12191. REMOVING POWDER COATING
12192. How to cover wood with copper
12193. 10k greenfinger
12194. Refinishing a stainless steel bed frame
12196. Electro-etching solutions for pewter
12197. Touching up CBR F4i rims
12198. Want to set up Electroplating Unit in Malaysia
12199. Holiday detection
12200. Reverse electroplating for gold recovery
12201. Zinc phosphatizing and the embrittlement problem
12202. Spray Pyrolysis & Mechanochemical Activation
12203. Reflector coating on plastic
12204. Replacement for cyanide bath for copper plating
12205. Electropolishing formulations
12206. Seeking ceramic coating of barium oxide/strontium oxide [Indiana] {1/02/02}
12207. Suitable photo resist for etching
12208. Preserving brass high shine
12209. Pewter finishing, plating with copper, brass or bronze?
12210. Patina on Copper: Need natural solutions for speeding process
12211. Thread dimensions after plating
12212. Small milky points on bright chrome over bright nickel plated brass parts
12213. How to prevent gold peeling
12214. Cleaning of male threads
12215. Change Hexavalent to trivalent chrome at high PH using sodium metabisulfite?
12216. Seeking Nickel Electroforming of Wax Models [New York] {1/02/02}
12217. Removing chrome for golf equipment
12218. Salt Fog Testing of EN-plated Aluminum
12219. Nickel flash cold roll steel and paint performance
12220. Aged Dark Brown Finish for Exterior Exposed Copper Sheet Goods
12221. Rhodium pen plating
12222. Adhesion Problem: Nickel over 316 SS
12223. Can a Bimetallic Al/Cu Chassis be Plated?
12224. Phosphating Help
12225. High temp corrosion proof coating
12226. Seeking copper anodes for electroforming [Washington] {1/02/02}
12227. Repainting anodized aluminum frames
12228. Custom Acrylic finish for Trumpet
12229. Heat treatment in vacuum against corrosion
12230. Comparative oxidation rates of Be, Al, Mg, and Cr
12231. Irritation caused by anode in stainless steel cylinder immersed in corrosive water, sodium hypochloride
12232. Zinc passivated and galvanized metal corrosion
12233. Seeking chroming facility and manufacturer [China] {1/03/02}
12234. Re-grain weld area on 300 series stainless steel to a #4 finish
12235. Electroless Copper Plating Solution Chemistry
12236. Key Control Characteristics -- KCC
12237. Sodium cyanide
12238. Seeking Ferro Magnetic plating for 316 Stainless Steel part [Pennsylvania] {1/03/02}
12239. Anodizing, maintaining electrical conductivity
12240. Gold Patination
12241. Seeking vacuum sand casting [India] {1/04/02}
12242. Surface treatment for a Al-Si alloy with high Si content
12243. TIN PLATING PROBLEMS
12244. Effect of iron in sulfuric acid CS piping
12245. Black coating for material used on agricultural equipment
12246. Tarnishing/blackening brass on prisms
12247. Stainless steel splashed with acid
12248. Seeking Tinoxide coated glass [Arkansas] {1/04/02}
12249. Pennies
12250. Prevention of silver tarnish
12251. Seeking galvanized plater [New York] {1/04/02}
12252. Seeking Heat and Wear resistance coating / painting [Malaysia] {1/04/02}
12254. Teflon application in the home
12255. Surface treatment of Engine Parts(mainly Aluminium)
12256. Stainless steel polishing
12257. Seeking zinc-iron black rack plating [Virginia] {1/04/02}
12258. Advantages of tin plating
12259. FDA approved wooden finish
12260. Seeking reflective material for marching band hats [Missouri] {1/04/02}
12261. Anodizing with barrel
12262. Seeking zinc plater [Mexico] {1/07/02}
12263. Seeking Alodine replacement [Georgia] {1/07/02}
12264. Gold plated quarter
12265. Iron plating
12266. Corrosion protection with the use of alloys
12267. Gold electroplating at home
12268. Aluminum fishing reel oxidizing
12269. Atmosphere Evaporators
12270. Electrocoagulation for defluoridation
12271. Writer needs info for a piece on powder coating on hot dip galvanized fabrications
12272. Coloring zinc coating
12273. Bright dip set-up
12274. Conductivity of 20% Sulfuric Acid
12275. Effects of Ozone on SS304
12276. Rusting Stainless Steel
12277. How to remove brass plating from a zinc die-cast lamp
12278. From pewter to brass
12279. Fluoride waste treatment
12280. Lambertian surface finishes
12281. AA8006
12282. Technology of electrocoating
12283. LEAD DIOXIDE PREPARATION AND ITS COATING ON CERAMIC RODES
12284. How to get cornstarch from banana
12285. Chrome Plating Specification
12286. Removing Liver-Of-Sulphur oxidation?
12287. Removing chrome from tools
12288. RAL colour code
12289. Surface tension of aluminum
12290. Synthetic electroplating wastewater
12291. Ion exchange for chrome recovery from "green chromating" effluents
12292. Anode and Cathode Efficiency
12293. Hexavalent free chromate and silver free black chromate
12294. REMEDY FOR MPF LOCK
12295. Bright Spots On Satine Nickel Plating
12296. Info on Zinc Phosphate Coatings
12297. Seeking passivation tank mfg. [Oregon] {1/09/02}
12298. Plating thickness method
12299. Chromic Acid
12300. Do you know of Cobratech 99 corrosion inhibitor
12301. Anodes keep eroding off the hangers
12302. Rinse Water Cleanliness Recommendations
12303. Brown Stains after Reflow
12304. Anti tarnish of silver
12305. Trivalent Chromium
12306. Bubbling Issue with Powder Coat on Zinc Plate with Yellow Chromate
12307. Electro Polish for High Vacuum Systems
12308. Electroless nickel on tungsten titanium (adhesion problem)
12309. Electroless nickel plating on how to improve the surface roughness
12310. Tantalum+Platinum coating
12311. Electroplating aluminum
12312. Black staining of zinc dichromate
12313. Alodine in vacuum
12314. Conversion coating influence of split waveguide?
12315. Cleaning of 304L for potable water use
12316. Reading a galvanic chart
12317. SEEKING LOCAL PLATER OR POWDER COAT FOR COUPLERS [Iowa] {1/09/02}
12318. Cleaning wire with calcium/moly stearates
12319. The environment and how fast nails rust
12320. Anodized look and texture using stainless steel?
12321. Aluminum polishing and protecting
12322. How can I strip a Co-Cr coating from an AISI 316 substrate???
12323. Chromate drop test
12324. Silver alloys
12325. The difference between tin-plating and silver-flashing?
12326. Magnesium Experiment
12327. Spent Sulfuric Acid Solution Recovery
12328. Removal of Nitrided coatings
12329. Salt Spray Life with Hard Finish at Least Cost
12330. SEEKING ADDITIVES OF ACIDIC COPPER AND GOLD ELECTROPLATING FORMULATION [Pakistan] {1/10/02}
12331. Seeking finishing of forged 440C knife blades [Pennsylvania] {1/10/02}
12332. Selective Copper Etch
12333. List of FED-STD-595 color numbers
12334. Seeking Various Chrome Plating for 1937 Olds Parts [Michigan] {1/10/02}
12335. Diecast steel Car 1/24 scale
12336. Silver recovery technology specifically on mirror-making silvering process
12337. Cleaning sterling silver before lacquering
12338. Bright Ni Analysis
12339. Stainless steel questions
12340. Seeking coating edm wire [India] {1/10/02}
12341. Copper Iridium Rice Pulling Coin
12342. Seeking details on hot air oven [India] {1/10/02}
12343. Seeking suitable thickness meter [India] {1/10/02}
12344. Stipping anodizing from motorcycle swingarm
12345. Adding humidity
12346. Seeking SPC SW [New Jersey] {1/10/02}
12347. Pantone to RAL conversion
12348. Black dye turning purple over time
12349. MAGNETISM
12350. Seeking Paint Hooks [Michigan] {1/11/02}
12351. Platinum sitting in a drawer
12352. Paint Finishes
12353. Magnesium corrosion removal
12354. Motorcycle restoration
12355. Cleaning Aluminum Casting
12356. Which household liquid will clean copper penny the best
12357. SEEKING AUTOPHORETIC COATINGS [China] {1/11/02}
12358. Restoring brown bed tube
12359. Black streaking on clear anodized aluminum
12360. Seeking silver-germanium alloy by electroplating [Spain] {1/11/02}
12361. HOT OR COLD BLUING METHOD
12362. Thick plastic coating by the gallon
12363. Seeking electropolished tubing [Pennsylvania] {1/11/02}
12364. Immersion Gold Emissions
12365. Powder coating gray iron castings
12366. Plating disappears
12367. Drawbacks of honing??
12368. G/L of aluminum in an acid solution
12369. Copper plating over epoxy
12370. Caustic etch grain refiners
12371. Seeking manufacturer of pre anodised aluminium sheets [China and Taiwan] {1/14/02}
12372. Seeking yellow chromate solution [Iran] {1/14/02}
12373. Zinc oxide production by French process
12374. Safety of heating metals
12375. ELECTROPLATING/ELECTROWINNING
12376. Inquiry about MINITEST 3001
12377. WHAT IS VCI - VAPOUR CORROSION INHIBITORS
12378. Plating time in barrel plating
12379. MANUFACTURING OF NICKEL SULPHATE
12380. Ferric Chloride resistant SS grade
12381. Cleaning an old brass bed
12382. How to "stain" and/or paint galvanized sheets for outdoor resistance for decades
12383. Black anodized restoration on old aluminum steering wheel
12384. Seeking information in starting small scale galvanization plant [Tanzania] {1/14/02}
12385. Production of Potassium Gold Cyanide
12386. Cause of low performance of mixed bed polisher
12387. Reclaim "pewter" finish?
12388. Brightener in nickel-chromium plating
12389. Copper Rusting Paper
12390. CONTINUOUS PICKLING PROCESS
12391. Reaproveitamento de cilindros de mot. 2t
12392. Seeking magnesium dyes [Lithuania] {1/14/02}
12393. CMP or electropolishing, which is better
12394. Protecting aluminum from saltwater
12395. Effect of lead on chrome plating
12396. Need of technical information about Alodine 1200
12397. Inorganic coating
12398. Hard Chromium Plating of Nickel-Based Alloys
12399. Thickness of electroplated lead
12400. Surface treatment to Magnesium
12401. Seeking chrome plater [New Jersey] {1/14/02}
12402. Bare aluminum corrosion
12403. Passivate NiTi "shape memory" material
12404. Delamination of electroless Ni -B plating from electrolytic deposited Ni
12405. SEEKING CHROME PLATING [Virginia] {1/16/02}
12406. Blackening Stainless with Sulfuric Acid
12407. Seeking West Coast source for Ni-teflon 500K pieces/mo. [California] {1/16/02}
12408. Metals and Anions Precipitation
12409. Black oxide more "reddish" than black
12410. Passivating vs annealing
12411. FDA approval of electroless nickel plating
12412. Silver Brighteners used in Silver Potassium Cyanide bath
12413. Seeking applicator of Nextel Suede Coatings [Minnesota] {1/16/02}
12414. Powder coating vs. high build epoxy paint
12416. Seeking Help with TiN and TiAlN [California] {1/16/02}
12417. Seeking source for 8MM Copper rod [India] {1/16/02}
12418. SEEKING SURFACTANT [India] {1/16/02}
12419. Seeking restoration of Bronze statues [India] {1/16/02}
12420. Seeking TiN and PVD coating machinery [U.A.E.] {1/16/02}
12421. Recycling Purifying Solder
12422. PEEL COAT AND SCRIBE COAT FILMS
12423. Photo Resist
12424. Anodized aluminum and reactivity
12425. Cyanide Wastewater Analytical Result Variations
12426. Chemical composition of ASTM B584-C938
12427. I.D. rust in plated hydraulic tubes (need help)
12428. Coil recoating
12429. Molybdenum high temp protection
12430. Nickel sulfamate blistering problem
12431. Substitution for tin plate
12432. How to calculate the polishing time?
12433. Seeking chroming of rims [New York] {1/16/02}
12434. Manufacturing of g.p.c
12435. Seeking Gold Tubing [Maryland] {1/16/02}
12436. Titration
12437. Seeking chrome shop [Mexico] {1/16/02}
12438. PROCESS NAME FOR ALKYD POLYESTER RESIN
12439. Pure Zinc Sheet
12440. Need information on electroplating
12441. Deposit by electropolishing
12442. Aluminum Alloy 6060-T5 Material Properties
12443. RAL Colour Code
12444. Computer Chassis Pre-Plating
12445. Type IIB procedure
12446. What is that black layer on the stainless steel surface?
12447. Plated Aluminum vs Plated Stainless Steel for a motorcycle gauge
12448. Seeking Reduccion de Boro [Spain] {1/17/02}
12449. Seeking equipment for hot dip galvanizing [Spain] {1/17/02}
12450. SEEKING INSPECTION COUPON FOR SILVER PLATE [California] {1/17/02}
12451. Seeking information about heat transfer applications [Rhode Island] {1/17/02}
12452. Seeking coating product [Egypt] {1/17/02}
12453. Home anodizing-Truths from the experts?
12454. Seeking stainless steel sheets [Egypt] {1/17/02}
12455. Photo-etching stainless steel
12456. Acid Zinc plating problems
12457. DESLUDGING
12458. Zinc Bath Management
12459. Doubts regarding silver extraction machine
12460. Alternatives to chromium for passivation of mild steel piping
12461. Engine Cleaning with Muratic Acid
12462. Is it possible to anodize pure copper?
12463. Titanium, spectacles and electrolytical coloring
12464. Analytical books (encyclopedia) searching
12465. Seeking Silver Brighteners and raw materials used for silver electroplating [India] {1/18/02}
12466. Alodine 600 and Alodine 1200
12467. Seeking photographic films for texturing mold making [South East Asia] {1/18/02}
12468. Beryllium copper hazards?
12469. Identifying plating
12470. Seeking thermal deburring equipment [Oregon] {1/18/02}
12471. Seeking 8000 sq. meters aluminium alloy sheets [China] {1/18/02}
12472. Seeking vacuum metallizing of plastic parts [China] {1/18/02}
12473. Seeking Dacrotizing equipment and license [Iran] {1/18/02}
12474. Seeking manufacturers for Anode Wire [Florida] {1/18/02}
12475. Seeking Anodised Aluminium Wire [England] {1/18/02}
12476. Seeking ink that changes colour after de-embrittlement [Singapore] {1/18/02}
12477. Platinum Coating on Niobium
12478. METAL RUSTING
12479. Seeking chrome plating of 2"x2"x11 gauge square tube [Maryland] {1/18/02}
12480. Seeking Dermitron D-9 probe for Zinc [New Jersey] {1/18/02}
12481. Copper Migration through Ni and Au surface under high humidity
12482. Amorphous Alloys
12483. Preparing copper for acrylic painting
12485. Punching of GALVANNEALED (A60) material
12486. Lacquering of zinc plating
12487. Seeking Palladium Plating [Michigan] {1/21/02}
12488. Seeking trumpet refinishing [North Carolina] {1/21/02}
12489. Seeking manufacturer of paint for slides [Russia] {1/21/02}
12490. Seeking Corona treated PTFE / Teflon [India] {1/21/02}
12492. Seeking chemically formed ceramic coating [Canada] {1/21/02}
12493. Reversing the effect of reflection of plain glass
12494. What chemicals cause copper corrosion or tarnishing?
12495. Tell me about tarnishing
12496. Electroplating with palladium
12497. What is Mild Steel
12498. Clean pennies expo
12499. Question for science fair project on apple preservation
12500. Galvanic corrosion of aluminium
12501. How to reduce the sulfur in the Nickel plating bath
12502. Aluminum polishing shortcuts
12503. HOW TO REMOVE SOLDER-GOLD AND LEAD-FROM GOLD JEWELRY
12504. NEED HELP POLISHING DIRILYTE FLATWARE
12505. Rid of fine chrome scratches
12506. Need information on electroplating
12507. Polish/buffing aluminium
12508. Coating Titanium to Prevent Exposure to High Pressure Propellant Gasses?
12509. Old Brass Table Lamp
12510. DROP TEST FOR CHROMATE CONVERSION COATING CHECK
12511. Info on blue passivation
12512. Cad Plating Hydrogen Embrittlement Relief Ovens
12513. Embrittlement Relief
12514. Black coating for nickel
12515. Treatment of lead coated steel
12516. Blackening Chrome without sandblasting...
12517. To irridite , or not to irridite?
12518. What surface preparation is needed to do galvanized spray
12519. I.T. use in finishing
12520. Finishing P.V.C.
12521. Seeking Silver Brighteners Manufacturers List [India] {1/22/02}
12522. 2000 gsxr 750 mirror polishing
12523. Sink cleaning
12524. Frederick Gumm Solution
12525. Tin lead plating problem
12526. Swedish standard SA 2.5, SA 3 for sand blasting for cast iron part
12527. Seeking shop to repair broken and bent chrome/metal stand that supports antique plane [Texas] {1/23/02}
12528. Problem plating stainless steel
12529. Is powder coating durable enough for a wood stove
12530. What does FPL of FPL Etch stand for?
12531. Cyanide Oxidation Problem
12532. Rapid Corrosion in Stainless Steel
12533. Paint aluminum parts
12534. Anodize aluminum parts
12535. Restivity of the nichrome wire
12536. Cloth pouch corrodes zn plate (yellow passivation)
12537. Oxide removal?
12538. Seeking Teflon impregnate/coat on aluminum oxide ceramic [Massachusetts] {1/23/02}
12539. Seeking company to supply chemicals [Vietnam] {1/23/02}
12540. SEEKING WEAR TEST PER ASTM D2417 FOR ASM2488D [Minnesota] {1/23/02}
12541. Seeking Mirror Finish [California] {1/23/02}
12542. Nitriding
12543. Why does tarnished penny weigh less than shiny ones?
12544. Tantalum etching problem
12545. Annealing Stainless Steel to soften
12546. Vapor bubbles in heated water preventing resistivity measurement
12547. Bias sputtering
12548. Nickel plating on stainless steel screws
12549. Nickel Chrome Plated ABS
12550. Cadmium plating specification query
12551. Hard anodizing
12552. Anodizing Albemet
12553. Metallic resist for cupric chloride etchant?
12554. Which phosphating is best suited for automobile components?
12555. Passivation Type 4
12556. Problem of Tantalum
12557. Phosphating question
12558. Mu metal shielding for TV speakers?
12559. Seeking Anodize Type I [Alabama] {1/24/02}
12560. Seeking UV reflectance spectrophotometer [France] {1/24/02}
12561. High % Tin on Burnt plating
12562. Hard as rock sludge
12563. Seeking gold/tin solder plating vendor [California] {1/24/02}
12564. Copper plating onto steel in a small shop
12565. High damage threshold laser absorber coating
12566. Seeking Chroming of Plastic dashboard parts [Tennessee] {1/24/02}
12567. Tin lead coating on nickel substrate
12568. Antique Tin
12569. Porosity and RMS for honed hardcoat anodized 6061-T6
12570. Passivation of 316L SS with ASTM A380-96 (effect of di-ammonium hydrogen citrate)
12571. Accelerated testing of Ni-Au plating on BeCu rod
12572. Honda Accord tires lose air pressure
12573. Copper blackening
12574. Cyanide effects on cells
12575. Converting uS/cm to ppm for TDS of zinc phosphate lines
12576. Use of Commercial Kits for Research Related Plating
12577. Should the width of anode basket be similar to the plating cathode
12578. Chromate coat being swabbed off aluminum
12579. Color instability of anodized aluminum
12580. Super cleaning rolled copper foil, How?
12581. Polishing 6061 T6 aluminum sheet metal
12582. Seeking cologne bottles vacuum metallized [Australia] {1/24/02}
12583. Seeking Aluminium rolled sheet/coil supplier [Singapore] {1/24/02}
12584. Stripping paint off steel
12585. Producing an "oil can" multicolored finish
12586. Thermal Conductivity Comparisons
12588. Is it possible to anodize zinc?
12589. Magnetic character of stainless steel explained
12590. Anodizing discoloration at joins
12591. What is proper material versus Teflon?
12592. Flow-type hard-anodizing of cylinder bores?
12593. Maintaining consistency of color with bronze anodizing
12594. Would like advice or suggestions about heat resistant paint
12595. How to remove rust/corrosion from brass?
12596. Three part paint product to restore pitted steel wheels
12597. Nickel stripping
12598. Surface treatment chart
12599. Adhesion Tape Testing
12600. Seeking black decoraling of 2011 aluminum housing [New York] {1/25/02}
12601. Need Teflon Spray Can for Home Cooking Pans/Pots
12602. How do you clean an old zinc countertop on a hoosier cabinet
12603. Rhodium plating only the surface detail of an engraved ring
12604. Fire damage
12605. Design Reviews
12606. High EMF problem from electric galvanizing kettle
12607. Aluminum conversion coating
12608. Seeking re tinning copper pots [Illinois] {1/28/02}
12609. Seeking test equipment for hard anodizing [Germany] {1/28/02}
12610. Seeking PD Activator [Pakistan] {1/28/02}
12611. NIMONIC STEELS
12612. Science project and plating zinc
12613. HEAT TREATMENT
12614. Heat resistant enamel type coating for tractor exhaust pipe
12615. Chrome kitchen table legs
12616. Seeking re-plating of a 18x9 rim [South Carolina] {1/29/02}
12617. Preparation of mild steel
12618. Antique tarnished brass bed
12619. Right machines for polishing aluminum?
12620. Brass plating help needed
12621. Refinishing brass faucets
12622. Coating on copper cookware removal
12623. Galvanized steel fumes
12624. Aluminum painting
12625. Make it Tarnish!
12626. Plating Nuts and Bolts
12627. OBSOLETE MIL SPECS AND SUPERCEDED SPECS
12628. Conductive cloth and resistivity testers
12629. Steel coating for hot water boiler
12630. Thick alumina coating of aluminum
12631. Graphite coating
12632. Deep black finish
12633. Electroplating of plastic
12634. NIckel anode questions????
12635. Needle like growth in copper acid electroforming bath
12636. Business of re-chroming golf irons
12637. Zinc plating on copper tubes
12638. FOR BRIGHT DIP, SHOULD I USE WATER?
12639. Substitute to ammonium bi fluoride
12640. Plant Machinery and Chemical for Aluminium Hard Anodising
12641. How does deburring affect plating?
12642. Instructions for wrought iron finishing
12643. Seeking dipping chrome wheels [South Carolina] {1/29/02}
12644. Electrodeposition of alumina powder on platinum wire coil
12645. Deep Etch in High Temperature Steels
12646. Painting a chrome chair
12647. Stainless steel corrosion by chlorine dioxide/sulphuric acid?
12648. Polishing and plating zinc die-casted products
12649. Zinc Sulfate Plating vs. Copper Sulfate Plating-7th grade science project
12650. Looking for suggestions on how to polish car stainless parts
12651. Finishing Aluminum
12652. Recommended exterior finishes for yellow zinc
12653. Restoring cast iron oven doors etc
12654. Need Chemistry project
12655. Chromating
12656. Surface treatment on commercial bullets
12657. Hard Chrome Plating Alternatives
12658. Seeking PVC lining tank [China] {1/29/02}
12659. The effect of radioactive cobalt on the molecular structure of glass
12660. Black body coating alternative to Enhanced Martin Black
12661. How to tin plate an old bucket
12662. Wood finishing, fancy painting on metal/plastics
12663. Seal grooves and anodizing
12664. Zinc in contact with active cement
12665. Passivation
12666. Seeking electrocoating process [Argentina] {1/30/02}
12667. Antique green patina recipe for brass?
12668. Electroless Nickel compatibility
12669. Seeking metal shirt pocket clips [Florida] {1/30/02}
12670. Seeking Bronzing of infant shoes [Spain] {1/30/02}
12671. Seeking 500 ton/mo. hot dip galvanizing line [India] {1/30/02}
12672. Seeking stainless steel electropolishing technology [Turkey] {1/30/02}
12673. REFRIGERATOR MAKE-OVER
12674. Nickel polishing
12675. Porous Pots
12676. Black finish
12677. Pulse plating help
12678. Anodizing Dye is Coming Off
12679. MAGNESIUM COATINGS
12680. Chromate vs anodise in outdoor conditions
12681. Titanium etch
12682. Cast Aluminum Finish
12683. Mold Finishing Techniques
12684. Water Break Test Procedure
12685. Anodizing/Iriditing standards
12686. Electroless Nickel Bond Strength Problems
12687. Seeking ITO coated glass substrates [New York] {1/30/02}
12688. Seeking chrome plating equipment [North Carolina] {1/30/02}
12689. Fatigue Curve for Malleable Iron
12690. Need IR absorbent surface coating
12691. Spray Pyrolosis Deposition of ZnS: Al, Au
12692. How to seal a cast aluminum part, for outdoor use
12693. Polish frame 94 zx6r
12694. Odd question about bluing steel/stainless steel
12695. Composite Bonding
12696. Need help about porcelain printing
12697. How can we prevent rust inside tubing
12698. Copper Patina? (conversion of color and removal of color leaching from brick)
12699. Seeking Chemical Brightening of Aluminum [India] {1/30/02}
12700. Corrosion Protection for Cast Iron
12701. LOOKING FOR GREY OR BLACK STAINLESS STEEL FINISH ala BILL GATES HOUSE
12702. Corrosion proofing for aluminum
12703. Seeking Organic Coatings [UK] {1/30/02}
12704. Seeking paint system for aluminium components with very short curing time [India] {1/30/02}
12705. Insulated thread
12706. Low current density
12707. Adhesive/sealants
12708. Seeking powdercoating of a 260" long frame [Ohio] {1/31/02}
12709. Sprayable hard finish for Acrylic
12710. Crossing Wires
12711. Pearl bright on brass
12712. Electropolishing Problems and Corrections
12713. Tensile strength
12714. How can I generate silver tarnish
12715. Brass cleaning
12716. Nickel analysis
12717. Stripping of Ivadized Aluminum
12718. Definition and Availability
12719. Good corrosion resistance, not iridescent chromium passivation
12720. Black galvanizing's electrolyte
12721. In a BIG jam
12722. Black Anodize Problems. Can MIL-A-8625 Class II help?
12723. Seeking rims dipped [Nevada] {1/31/02}
12724. Plaforization line
12725. PTFE for solenoid valve actuators?
12726. Odd bits
12727. Blocked AC FILTER ELEMENT
12728. Colour Jaguar Green
12729. Telfon coat for cars
12730. Gold Plated Aluminum Wire
12731. Electrolytic Nickel Plating of Aluminum Components
12732. Seeking 1.5mx1.0m sheet of titanium material [China] {2/01/02}
12733. Heat treat beryllium copper
12734. Brush plating copper onto steel
12735. Aluminum chemical polish question
12736. MIL-PRF-46010 - Skydrol Resistant?
12737. Colored anodize
12738. Titanium Removal
12739. Seeking chemicals for Mg anodizing [Korea] {2/01/02}
12740. Method for environmental stress cracking resistance of PMMA
12741. Why lemon juice cleans copper pennies better than bleach
12742. How to strip nickel-phosphorous from epoxy glass
12743. Autophoretic Process Application
12744. Electrodeposition of diamonds
12745. Electroplating
12746. Anodizing Aluminum Sheet
12747. Low tech hard anodising
12748. High quality gold coating required for fashion jewelry, like OROTON
12749. Iron Phosphate Treatment
12750. Corruption of NYLON LOCKS of the self clinching nuts in the ALOCROM process
12751. Torch brazing of aluminum, removal of white (flux) residues
12752. Ferroxyl test on Electroless Nickel plating
12753. Seeking Electroless Nickel on Magnesium AZ91 Castings [Michigan] {2/01/02}
12754. Polyethylene coating at elevated temperature
12755. Anodising - power costs per square metre?
12756. Steelit coating/finishing supplier references
12758. Seeking Current feeder [The Netherlands] {2/04/02}
12759. Seeking lab to perform ASTM G60 [Ohio] {2/04/02}
12760. Seeking Source of Electropolish/Deburr Solutions [Massachusetts] {2/04/02}
12761. Need science fair project
12762. Need samples of amorphous alloys
12763. Black chrome v. black gun finish
12764. Is part Rhodium plating possible?
12765. Phosphate Sludge Removal
12766. I was exposed to Formaldehyde and Asbestos
12767. Second place looks like last place!
12768. Spraying Yellow Zinc Chromate
12769. Application of autophoretic coatings for chassis painting
12770. Electroplated plastics - NSF approval
12771. Scratch problems on watch
12772. Alodine or Alocrom 1200 conductive replacement
12773. Information required on chemical cleaning of stainless steel
12774. Accelerated Rusting Desired
12775. Parts cleaner and brightener
12776. Finishing stainless steel after welding
12777. STRUCTURAL HARDWARE PROTECTIVE COATINGS
12778. Danger of copper sulphate
12779. Copper screws
12780. Seeking hot jet ceramic coating [Tennessee] {2/05/02}
12781. Seeking decorative patinas, stains, finishes for concrete [California] {2/05/02}
12782. French Graying
12783. Chrome plating tank doesn't work
12784. Plating
12785. Mud cracking on 4340 material
12786. Parkerizing end-treatment
12787. Seeking powder coating oven and powder recovery booth [Iceland] {2/05/02}
12788. Seeking decorative metal surface [Korea] {2/05/02}
12789. Rhodium refining and reusing
12790. Recovery of silver from photographic solutions using borax flux
12791. Science Fair
12792. Retinning and care of copperware
12793. Repainting wrought iron
12794. Home plumbing issue
12795. Rusty crawfish pot
12796. Refinishing a wrought iron railing
12797. Copper Kettle Restoration
12798. Rhodium plating over yellow gold
12799. MU Metal Welding
12800. Seeking do it yourself yellow chromate [Illinois] {2/05/02}
12801. Ion Exchange Regeneration Facility
12802. Aluminum plating on stainless steel
12803. Stainless steel parts with corrosion
12804. Replacement for teflon/moly coating
12805. Cleaning brass hinges
12806. Paint peeling from stainless steel castings
12807. Is non sealed anodized suitable for external use
12808. Constant Current Anodising
12809. Seeking Chrome Spray [Ireland] {2/05/02}
12810. Seeking chrome plating for plastic auto accessory [Georgia] {2/05/02}
12811. Seeking "flame coat-metallize" in copper [Pennsylvania] {2/05/02}
12812. Zinc coating of coins
12813. Electropolishing for medical implants
12814. Remove rust from chrome
12815. WASTEWATER TREATMENT, NICKEL DUPLEX PLATING
12816. Any suggestions for wall/floor treatment?
12817. Precipitation of chrome from a passivate
12818. Rapid Oxidization of Brass
12819. Bronze plating
12820. Solubility of ED Nickel
12821. Electropolishing 301 stainless steel
12822. Seeking Patina Finish for Jack-Wrap, a copper product for Log Home Industry [Wisconsin] {2/06/02}
12823. Seeking Mirror Aluminium [Iran] {2/06/02}
12824. Seeking supplies and equipment for dye sublimation coating [Oklahoma] {2/06/02}
12825. Ball-and-Socket Mechanisms
12826. Copper Plating Experiment
12827. Help on my Capstone project
12828. Faux Paint a Tin Ceiling
12829. Disposal of electropolishing waste
12830. ALUMINUM BONDING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES
12831. Removing copper from acid copper tank
12832. STAINLESS STEEL REFINISHING
12833. Spring Steel in place of Phosphor Bronze
12834. Seeking Acid Creme Supplier [Canada] {2/07/02}
12835. How do I chrome
12836. What etching concentration should I use?
12837. Tarnishing copper
12838. Post parkerizing (phosphoric acid/manganese dioxide) oil treatment
12839. Rhodium over yellow gold
12840. Latest Revision of Mil-F-14072
12841. Electropolish Arcing
12842. Nitriding
12843. Blackening stainless steel
12844. How to avoid the rust?
12845. Magnigard vs Empigard
12846. Seeking Chrome Plating for Lamp Parts [Georgia] {2/07/02}
12847. Seeking plating inside fuel tank--10,000/year [California] {2/07/02}
12848. Science Fair Info
12849. Nickel sulfamate electro forming
12850. Help in Repainting Refrigerator
12851. Manufacturing of lithographic printing plates of aluminium
12852. Seeking Poly-Ond suppliers [New York] {2/07/02}
12853. Safety
12854. Salt Spray Hours, Narrowing The Gap
12855. Silver Stripping
12856. Post-plating treatment
12857. Coloring sterling silver or other metals
12858. Electroless
12859. Plating for steel core pin to release molded plastic part of nylon 66
12860. Anode surface and coating rate
12861. Stress of electroforming
12862. HOW TO MAKE ELECTROFORMING
12863. Silk screening on anodized aluminum
12864. Preping steel parts for hot dip GALVANIUM
12865. Electropolishing of gears made by case hardened steel
12866. Stainless steel 4b finish specifications
12867. Seeking high purity aluminum foil [Australia] {2/08/02}
12868. How to dull brass
12869. Seeking Iridescent Paint [Florida] {2/08/02}
12870. Seeking Vinyl Coated Aluminum Foil [India] {2/08/02}
12871. Liver of sulfur mixture
12872. Zinc phosphate analysis
12873. Silica removal
12874. Gravimetric determination of sulfate in Cr(III) solution
12875. Corrosion test for stainless steel
12876. Phenolic epoxy coating vs anodising on aluminium
12877. Chrome vs stainless steel
12878. Electroless plating on plastic
12879. Racking mark problem of nickel plating
12880. Electroless Nickel on Aluminum Alloys
12881. "Bondable" coating on really hard metal
12882. Permits Required for Plating Gun Pieces?
12883. Painting Aluminum Sheet Metal
12884. Seeking Teflon coating [UK] {2/08/02}
12885. Reworking of reject electroplated zinc die castings
12886. Need coating for my product!
12887. E-nickel plating of Brass
12888. Greater scratch resistance for Alodine finish to aluminum
12889. How do I tie dye
12890. Titanium Coloring
12891. 40-50% nitric acid neutralization
12892. Tin vs nickel plating
12893. SEEKING CUSTOM BRASS ENGRAVING [Illinois] {2/08/02}
12894. Seeking 100 kg black dye [Pakistan] {2/08/02}
12895. Electroforming Process
12896. Why are pennies all zinc?
12898. Aluminium plating on Steel Pipes [India] {2/11/02}
12899. TCE in bright dip operation
12900. Prevention of Corrosion (on cars)
12901. Metal Forming terminology
12902. FDA safety requirements for Titanium Coating
12903. Peel off in Screen printed articles
12904. Sheetmetal Patina
12905. Pitting corrosion in tool steel
12906. Electropolishing pure nickel
12907. Electropolishing tool steels
12908. Seeking chrome plating equipment and chemicals [Malaysia] {2/11/02}
12909. Nickel Sulfamate Electroforming problem (pitting)
12910. Preparar fosfato de zinc
12911. Need galvaneal test panels [Ohio] {2/11/02}
12912. Hexavent chromium density?
12913. Hexavalent to Trivalent conversion for Topcoat sealer
12914. Foreign buildup on AL tanks
12915. Leido por favor
12916. ZN CYANIDE BATH PROBLEM
12917. NEED WHEELS CHROMED [N.J.]  {2/11/02}
12918. Needed Chroming/polishing of automotive performance parts [Texas] {2/11/02}
12919. Need Road-marking Paints & Equipment [India] {2/11/02}
12920. Need Rilson Nylon Coating [France] {2/11/02}
12921. Magnetron sputtering
12922. Want info for plating on plastics talk
12923. Matt-Less Spots defects in Skin Passing
12924. The galvanizing process explained?
12925. Gold plating on pcb
12926. Electropolishing with citric acid
12927. Various concentrations of sodium hypochlorite
12928. Resin Fouling
12929. Cleaning titanium for welding
12930. Titanium Nitrate Coating Contacts [California] {2/11/02}
12931. Best method to test copper thickness
12932. Need EDTA and Gold Plating supplies [Libya] {2/11/02}
12933. Looking for cleaner that meets MIL-C-10578 [Australia] {2/11/02}
12934. Brady Works Glasgow Technical details
12935. Concrete Coatings
12936. Need Bronze (stained?) on stainless steel shims [N.Y.] {2/11/02}
12937. Need supplier of Illinois-Bronze Products [Georgia] {2/11/02}
12938. Sublimation coating formulas
12939. Wax Plating
12940. Chrome surface that attracts water
12941. Grinding, finishing in the face grooves on stellite # 3 rings
12942. Phosphoric and sulfuric in one bath
12943. Aging copper
12944. CONSULTATION ON SILVER EXTRACTION 3rd Request
12945. Composition listings to identify metals
12946. Stain color
12947. Restoration of Bare Aluminum Alloy Wheels
12948. Removing chrome from brass and bronze
12949. Seeking re-chroming of plastic lenses [Canada] {2/14/02}
12950. Mg and hcl reactions (using sodium chloride)
12951. Painting plastic desk
12952. Scratches on stainless steel
12953. Scratches in ABS
12954. Seeking Coating Thickness Gauge [India] {2/14/02}
12955. Sodium Carbonate concentration
12956. Annealing/passivating of 304 stainless steel
12957. Passivation of Stainless Coil
12958. Anodise Plant Wastewater Recycling
12959. Seeking nickasil service [UK] {2/14/02}
12960. Seeking info on designing jigs / fixtures [Canada] {2/14/02}
12961. Seeking Silver Metallic Ion (NH167M) Painting Vendor [California] {2/14/02}
12962. Removing chrome plating from brass and bronze
12963. Need Help with Steel Coatings
12964. Rust, dirt, water
12965. Titration of a Sulfiuric and Phosphoric bath
12966. Zinc-nickel plating
12967. Seeking Coloring Stainless Steel [Rhode Island] {2/14/02}
12968. Rusting steel
12969. Polylactide sticking problem
12970. Seeking Dacrotizing from a certified 14001 shop [Michigan] {2/14/02}
12971. Seeking copper struck semi truck bumper [Indiana] {2/14/02}
12972. Seeking precision, electrical contacts [Washington] {2/14/02}
12973. Seeking surface polisher and stamping machine [Arizona] {2/14/02}
12974. Seeking lacquer and sealer supplier [India] {2/14/02}
12975. Seeking Copper Etching Equipment [Saudi Arabia] {2/14/02}
12976. SEEKING HIGH-TEMP PAINT [Illinois] {2/14/02}
12977. Effects of ion implementation on barium titanate
12978. Heat resistant aluminium and steel required
12979. Magnesium electropolishing and annealing
12980. Anodizing Aluminium... Cost? Any ideas?
12981. Thermal Radiation Coating
12982. Adhesive for high temperature and pressure
12983. Polish for wood polyestered finish
12984. Trivalent chromium inquiry
12985. Electroless copper plating
12987. Flow rate for regeneration of ion exchange resins
12988. Contamination of P on Sn/Pb solder joint
12989. Electroless Nickel on Aluminum
12990. Electroless nickel on very thin aluminium
12991. Phos copper anodes in cyanide copper plating bath?
12992. Re-using used etch solutions for plating
12993. Need experience, cyanide free Cu and Ag plating
12994. BLISTER IN PLATING PROCESS BUT ONLY IN A CERTAIN PARTS DIAMETER, WHY
12995. Silver plating aluminium without having to use nickel underlay?
12996. Clear anodize vs. clear chromate in light duty work
12997. Nonavailibility of Anodized Aluminum Screen Frames
12998. Passivation and corrosion
12999. Better quality and price for electropolishing desired

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