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28000. Reliable chrome plater needed for
established business [California] {3/15/04}
28001. A multitude of shopvacs bite the
dust [Illinois]
28002. Large Plates - Electoless Nickel
Plating [Canada] {3/15/04}
28003. Silver Flashing vs Tin Plating of
Switchgear Bus Bar [Texas] 
28004. Looking for a Teflon coating
company [Illinois] {3/15/04}
28005. Need Aluminum Nuts and Bolts
Anodized in diff. Colors [Florida] {3/15/04}
28006. Alodine coating / Aluminum Coils
[New Jersey] {3/15/04}
28007. Etching tanks for mild steel using
nitric acid [England]
{3/15/04}
28008. Need used or surplus electroplating
equipment [Malaysia]
{3/15/04}
28009. Need Washer and conveyor components
or salvage system to rebuild [North Carolina]
{3/15/04}
28011. NICKEL PLATING APPEARANCE IN THE
LATE 19TH CENTURY [Massachusetts] 
28012. Precious metal alloy
electroplating [California]
28013. Decorative chrome process
[Arizona]
28014. SURFACE FINISH IN JAPAN STANDARDS
JIS [Canada]
28015. Will distilled water conduct
electricity [New York]
28016. Maintaining a vapor degreaser and
electroclean tank [Canada]
28017. Need info on very thick gold sulfite
electroforming [Canada]
28018. Nickel-chrome plating wood (MDF)
[Canada]
28019. Metals question for art project
[New Mexico]
28020. Problems in zinc plating
[India]
28021. Need to strip chrome from aluminum
wheel [New York]
28022. Need oleophilic ion exchange resin
urgently [Egypt]
{3/15/04}
28023. Codes applicable to welding
galvanizing kettles [Iran]
28024. How to place the fasteners and
shafts in salt spray test chamber [India]
28025. How to shorten the plating time for
acid copper [Indonesia]
28026. Copper waterfall [Nevada]
28027. Pd activator for sapphire
[Israel]
28028. Rinse water for window washing
[California]
28029. Definition of coatings [UK]
28030. Non nitric acid bright finishing
[Northern Ireland]
28031. Embrittlement after yellow
passivation [India]
28032. Electroplating WITH Brass (Not ON
Brass) [Canada]
28033. Old tray and perfume bottles need
silver replating [Louisiana] {3/15/04}
28034. Painting brass [Texas]
28035. Cleaning copper without dipping
[Kansas]
28036. Chrome plate several items on Land
Rover [New York] {3/15/04}
28037. Need Coil Coating and Slitting
Line [Lebanon]
{3/16/04}
28038. Powdercoat MDF [UK]
{3/16/04}
28039. Uses for vacuum plating
[Iran]
28040. Complete procedure of black and
color anodizing, parkerising [India]
28041. Testing Organic Coatings
[Ohio]
28042. Need Dacromet without chrome-6
[UK]
28043. Electro polishing technology
[India]
28044. Coating process for corrosion-free
fasteners [India]
28045. Wrought Iron Refinisher [New
Jersey] {3/16/04}
28046. Need company that can Graphit-iC
coat aluminum [New York] {3/16/04}
28047. Portable Hardness Tester for
Aluminum [Arizona]
{3/16/04}
28048. Inquiry of galvanized vs zinc
finishes [Florida]
28049. Cracking aluminum and powder
coating [Texas]
28050. High speed degreasing and cleaning
of wire [India]
28051. Polishing aluminum to chrome finish
and protecting it [Ohio]
28052. How to clean deposits in an aluminum
casting? [California]
28053. Nothing succeeds success WILL and
DETERMINATION are required [Texas]
28054. Powder Coat plus Silver Nickel
[Michigan]
28055. Hot Dip Galvanizing Plant
[India] {3/17/04}
28056. EIS for ceramic corrosion
measurement [Iran]
28057. Re-painting an old fiberglass
run-a-bout [Canada]
28058. Paint for masonary firebox
[Pennsylvania]
28059. Need to remove rust on vinyl
siding [Virginia]
28060. Zinc olive passivation [South
Africa]
28061. Problems with electrocoat bath
[Brazil]
28062. Stainless steel polishing
dilemma [Georgia]
28063. Need titanium rods [Switzerland]
{3/17/04}
28064. Painting Galvanized Steel Posts
[Texas]
28065. My polishing job is in need of
help [California]
28066. PNP Plating [New Jersey]
28067. Restoration of Architectural
Aluminum [New Jersey]
28068. Hardware coating/plating options
[Pennsylvania]
28069. Need alkaline zinc plater
[California] {3/17/04}
28070. SEEKING CHROME PLATER FOR ALUMINUM
WHEELS [Kentucky] {3/17/04}
28071. OD TUBE POLISHING MACHINE
[Illinois]
{3/17/04}
28072. Restoring a sandblasted aluminum
hull [Mississippi]
28073. Need help surface polishing 304
stainless steel discs [Massachusetts]
28074. Need motorcycle wheels rechromed in
Ann Arbor [Michigan] {3/18/04}
28075. Looking for chrome plating co
[Michigan] {3/18/04}
28076. METAL FINISHING MACHINE FOR GOLD
CHAINS [Pakistan]
{3/18/04}
28077. Jet plating equipment [Israel]
{3/18/04}
28078. Deburring using an electrolyte
[Australia]
{3/18/04}
28079. Need Pt/Ti anodes [Australia]
{3/18/04}
28080. Chemicals and equipment for plating
nickel-tungsten alloy [Taiwan]
{3/18/04}
28081. Water transfer equipment and
supplies [Texas]
{3/18/04}
28082. Need 30' x 10' x 10' dry off
oven [Indiana]
{3/18/04}
28083. Looking for Double Wall Titanium
HX [Colorado]
{3/18/04}
28084. Safety of welding galvinized
pipe [Ohio]
28085. Salt Spray for SS304 bolt
[Georgia]
28086. Removing Nickel from Glass
[Wisconsin]
28087. Adhesive bonding to au Ni
Palladium [Malaysia]
28088. Heat resistance of chromed
plastics [Arizona]
28089. EPOXY BLEED OUT PROBLEM
[Malaysia]
28090. Silver Finish Hard Anodizing
[India]
28091. Electrolysis in New Construction
Finishes Design [Oregon]
28092. Lighting reflector - mirror finish
overlay [China]
28093. Corrosion resistant plating for 950
deg F turbochargers [Georgia] {3/18/04}
28094. Masking for sandblasting [Ohio]
{3/18/04}
28095. Want to buy Ammonium Chloride Zinc
and Alkaline Chloride Zinc [Vietnam]
{3/18/04}
28096. Need hologram stickers [Syria]
{3/18/04}
28097. Real time measurement of organic
levels [Canada]
28098. Black spots on aluminum after
etching [Malaysia]
28099. Paint for chainlink fence
[Alabama]
28100. How do I sand and prime my car
[New Jersey]
28101. PP welding [Indonesia]
28102. What quality DI water is required
for tin plating? [Indonesia]
28103. Etching electroless nickel [New
York]
28104. Nikasil plating information
requested [Canada]
28105. Problem in copper plating over
brass [Saudi Arabia]
28106. Understanding electroplating in
laymen terms [Illinois]
28107. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF SS FLANGES DUE
TO USE OF B7 STUDS [India]
28108. Looking for a company to powder coat
welded mesh for aviary [Florida] {3/19/04}
28109. Wrought Iron Furniture
Refinishing [California] {3/19/04}
28110. Vacuum Metalizer for Plastic
Parts [Florida] {3/19/04}
28111. DELTA MAGNI for fasteners
[India]
{3/19/04}
28112. Coating to prevent ACME Thread
Gouging [India]
28113. Black steel purlins [Sri Lanka]
28114. MIL-F-14072 [Wisconsin]
28115. Stripping EN from Copper [New
York]
28116. E-coat paint coating
[Illinois]
28117. Zinc electroplating vs
galvanizing [Canada]
28118. Grinding Surface Finishing
[Singapore]
28119. Corrosion protection: fusion bonded
epoxy vs. 3-layer system [Canada]
28120. Minimizing UV reflections from
metalic parts [Israel]
28121. Seeking my rims chromed [New
York] {3/19/04}
28123. Looking for Zinc Rods at least 14 to
16 inches long [Michigan]
{3/19/04}
28124. Metal mirror finish on plastic
horns [UK]
28125. Trying to dissolve aluminum disc to
recover platinum coating [Illinois]
28126. Chrome dipping/tools
[Canada]
28127. Amps per ft2 for zinc plating
[New York]
28128. MIL-A-8625, TYPE II, CLASS 2 with
sealer? [California]
28129. Removing silicone from parts to be
plated [New York]
28130. Aluminum and ACQ pressure treated
lumber [Ohio]
28131. Small business MDF powder coating
setup [Yemen]
{3/19/04}
28132. Need Metco plasma 7MC Unit
[Texas]
{3/19/04}
28133. Coating measurements [India]
28134. Looks like a rare polishing device;
is it? [Illinois]
28135. Springs Need Fluorine Coating
[Illinois]
28136. Analysis of Tin Plating Bath
Solution [Greece]
28137. 6 sigma management evaluation
[China]
28138. Removing paint from titanium
sheet [Texas]
28139. Defects after ENP on aluminum
[India]
28140. Sulphamate nickel spec
[California]
28141. Make up of chrome plating bath
[New York]
28142. Zinc corrosion at -55deg C.
[California]
28143. Who is registered owner of
proprietary procedure of ALOCROM [Australia]
28144. Require help to engrave 2 mm
aluminum plates in large quantity [Kuwait]
28145. The interior coating for EMT
[Canada]
28146. Platers for nickel chloride strike,
then zinc and black [Virginia] {3/19/04}
28147. Lack of adherence on aluminum
[Portugal]
28148. pH Meters/Buffer Powder
[Nigeria]
{3/22/04}
28149. Need consultant for non-cyanide
silver plating [India]
{3/22/04}
28150. List of organic present in
electroplating wastewater [Canada]
28151. I've spilled Merlot on my zinc
coffee table [New York]
28152. Mild Steel Plating, Chemical
Resistance [New Mexico]
28153. Specification Source JAD AS-4501
[New Hampshire]
28154. Nickel Plated Brass Screw
Options [Canada]
28155. Need nickel sulphate and nickel
anodes [Pakistan]
{3/22/04}
28156. DIN 1544 [Australia]
28157. The reducing of the rate
electrodeposition of nickel alloy [Russia]
28158. Is there a white (not silver)
metal [Arizona]
28159. Staining of Zinc-Cobalt parts while
machining [India]
28160. Condenser tube materials for sea
water application [India]
28161. Removal of Blue Blush deposits
[Minnesota]
28162. Aluminum refinisher for bronze
colored building atrium [New York] {3/22/04}
28163. Seeking conductive glue for LEDs
[Massachusetts]
{3/22/04}
28164. Need titanium to fab anode
baskets [Indonesia]
{3/22/04}
28165. Manufacturer or Distributor of Vinyl
Coating or Like Substance Wire [Missouri]
{3/22/04}
28166. Conductive Glue and LEDs
[California]
{3/22/04}
28167. Cleaning copper without the
smell [Massachusetts]
{3/22/04}
28168. Need polyacrylic acid for non
chromate conversion coating [Turkey]
{3/22/04}
28169. Need cathophoretic e-coating plant
and supplies [Mexico]
{3/22/04}
28170. Effect of heat on resistance of very
thin layer of Cr/Au [Germany]
28171. Refining pure silver from 90% silver
coin [California]
28172. Health w/hard anodized aluminum pots
and pans [Montana]
28173. How to get a mirror finish back onto
a Rolls Royce radiator shell [UK]
28174. What is meant by Clean to DTD901
[UK]
28175. Oxidization of printing press
platfroms [England]
28176. Blisters in Zinc Plated
Components [India]
28177. PLATING ON BERYLLIUM
[California]
28178. Information on silverplating with
electroforming [Belgium]
28179. Does hydrofluoric react with
titanium racks? [Brazil]
28180. External use of stainless steel
[Ireland]
28181. Chemical etching or chemical
milling [India]
28182. Removing embedded metal from
stainless [Wisconsin]
28183. Pitting in Acid Solution
[Indiana]
28184. Where to Replate White Gold Ring
[California] {3/23/04}
28185. Anodizing and nitriding of
motorcycle suspension [Canada] {3/23/04}
28186. Need tin-copper-indium bath or
components [Brazil]
{3/23/04}
28187. We need a great deal of
C6H12O6S4Na2 [China]
{3/23/04}
28188. ISO MIL-C-16173 [Florida]
{3/23/04}
28189. Data for using Al IVD to replace
Cadmium plating [UK]
28190. How do I prep and paint my plastic
fenders for my ATV [Michigan]
28191. Rims [North Carolina]
28192. Plating to prevent rust
[Georgia]
28193. Panting over anodizing and powder
coating, or remove it first? [Massachusetts]
28194. How to hammer a wedding ring
[Vermont]
28195. Hole wall pull away test for
PCBs [India]
28196. Nickel-phosphorous electrolytic
plating [Malaysia]
28197. Aux. anodes, titanium, robbers and
such [Arizona]
28198. Loss of grain [Texas]
28199. Electropolishing tin foil
[California]
28200. Stainless/aluminum electro
reaction [California]
28201. Need plating of millions of feet of
small diameter wire [Michigan] {3/23/04}
28202. Removing ABS Coating
[Pennsylvania]
28203. Jewelry Plating--need help
[Florida]
28204. '56 Chevy bumpers [Texas]
{3/23/04}
28205. Need Stainless Steel revolver
blackened [California] {3/23/04}
28206. Need thickness measuring
instrument [China]
{3/23/04}
28207. Catalytic ink, with palladium, to
plate electroless nickel [Brazil]
{3/23/04}
28208. Hard chrome plating fails CASS
[India]
28209. Want to set up precious metal
refinery [Oklahoma]
{3/24/04}
28210. Can't strip a painted coating
[Pennsylvania]
28211. Motorcycle tank [Kentucky]
28212. Need silver etch [Colorado]
28213. Chromium replacement for printing
plates? [Texas]
28214. Oxidation on Copper Bus Bars
[South Carolina]
28215. Baked enamel vs. field applied
electrostatic paint [New York]
28216. Painting .925 sterling silver
[Texas]
28217. Heat Resistance of Electroless
Nickel Plating [Michigan]
28218. Post passivation operations
[Texas]
28219. Rims chromed [North Carolina]
{3/24/04}
28220. Poor electrophoretic finish
problem [New York]
28221. Clear coating aluminum
[Michigan]
28222. Bismuth Plating needed [Texas]
{3/25/04}
28223. Can paint be stripped from
copper....and copper be refinished? [Illinois]
28224. Electrolytic passivation, layer of
chromium [France]
28225. Durable pen finishes
[Tennessee]
28226. Iron plating [Israel]
28227. Eliminate Hexavalent Chrome on Cast
Zinc [Michigan]
28228. Needs Sn/3.5-Ag Plating
[California] {3/25/04}
28229. Seeking Mg [England]
28230. Seeking yellow electroplating on
magnesium [Texas]
{3/25/04}
28231. Seeking Delta Tone finish
[Michigan] {3/25/04}
28232. Nickel electroplating problem
[Scotland]
28233. Unknown source of corrosion on
plated part [Colorado] 
28234. Finish for cast Alu fishing
reels [UK]
28235. Need TCE alternative and cleaning
service [Canada] {3/25/04}
28236. Melted threads [Arkansas]
28237. Recovery of gold from cartridges
[India]
28238. Removing a coating layer by layer
for SEM [Malaysia]
28239. Adhesion problems between powder
paint and liquid field ctgs. [Texas]
28240. Anodizing Tungsten or plating with
Aluminum and then anodizing [Arizona]
28241. Plating Media for barrel
[Singapore]
{3/25/04}
28242. Over Pickle of PH CRES
[Kansas]
28243. CLEAR coating to protect TITANIUM
anodize? [Michigan]
28244. Filter construction for citric and
sulfamic acid [Texas]
28245. Titanium Coating of Stainless
Steel [New York] {3/26/04}
28246. Chroming 2003 GSXR suzuki rims
[New York] {3/26/04}
28247. I want my factory wheels chromed
[New Jersey] {3/26/04}
28248. Passivation with the sodium
dichromate [Algeria]
28249. Surfactants for electroless
deposition on acrylics [D.C.]
28250. Electropolishing solution
recipes [Québec]
28251. White gold ring causes rash
[Kentucky]
28253. What metal are US coins plated
with? [Nevada]
28254. F70A3B followed by Bright Acid
Electroplate? [Tennessee]
28255. SS piping roughness average for
wetted surfaces [Illinois]
28256. Recovery of tin from waste plating
solutions [Australia]
28257. Condensate corrosion rates
[Ohio]
28258. Aluminum hardness testing with
Webster tester [Indiana]
28259. What is a PVDF liquid coating
composed of? [Ontario]
28260. Heat resistance / paint
blistering [Malaysia]
28261. Faulty porcelain finish
[Oklahoma]
28262. Dark streaks develop on tin
plated-aluminum [Wisconsin]
28263. Analytical Control of Typical Nickel
/ Chrome Plating Processes [Indiana]
28264. Chrome plating foam [Texas]
28265. Pickling problem before plating
[India]
28266. Surface finish conversion from
Microns to inches [Georgia]
28267. Recognizing 316SS corrosion
[California]
28268. Rust Dipping a Trans Am
[Michigan] {3/29/04}
28269. Seeking anodizing or chroming of
carbs [New Hampshire] {3/29/04}
28270. Need Galvanizing Plant [Iran]
{3/29/04}
28271. Substitute for Nitric Acid
Passivation [India]
{3/29/04}
28272. Need stannous chloride [Texas]
{3/29/04}
28273. Chrome bumper on 2004 Toyota Tundra
corroding [Minnesota]
28274. Removing oil based paint from a
bathtub [Illinois]
28275. Painting an oil rubbed bronze
effect [Illinois]
28276. Re-galvanizing by painting [New
Jersey]
28277. Chromic Acid Anodize Titrations
[Oklahoma]
28278. Enamel on...Enamel! [California]
28279. Equipment and procedures for powder
coating small pipe ID [Texas]
28280. How to make cast iron black?
[Indonesia]
28281. Passivation for Brass Plating
[India]
28282. Fungus/White rust on Zinc Plated
Square Nuts [India]
28283. Nickel Plating [Singapore]
28284. Metal pre-treatment
[Delaware]
28285. Surface finish roughness vs. glass
bead blast operational parameters [Missouri]
28286. Rust Removal [South Africa]
28287. Need copper plated decorative leaves
and branches [Iowa] {3/29/04}
28288. COMMERCIALLY available tin-bismuth
PLATING bath [Pennsylvania]
{3/29/04}
28289. XRD for stainless steel
nitriding [Egypt]
28290. DI Water compatibility
[Michigan]
28291. Plating gold on iron, Consumet
iron [Virginia]
28292. Best bolt finish
[Connecticut]
28293. Will galvanic corrosion take place
in air [Canada]
28294. Post plate baking of EN coatings on
low carbon steel parts [Illinois]
28295. Powder Coater needs vermiculite and
boron nitride mixture [India]
{3/30/04}
28296. FLASH CHROME, SHINING
[Malaysia]
28297. Surface Coating And Treatment Of
Plastic Extrusion Screws [India]
28298. I NEED TO PLATE A VERY SOFT METAL
ONTO A ROLLER [California]
28299. Phosphating Procedure [India]
28300. Seeking new finishes for Steel
Products [India]
{3/30/04}
28301. Polyaniline Coatings [India]
28302. Details about Silver Extraction
Machine [India]
{3/30/04}
28303. Market for small plating shop
[Kentucky]
28304. Parameters for BLACK CHROMIUM
PLATING [India]
28305. Salt spray test [India]
28306. Wheel chroming [New Jersey]
{3/30/04}
28307. I would like to chrome plate my
rims [Arkansas] {3/30/04}
28308. Anodized aluminum cleaning
[California]
28309. Need chrome plating of my line of
custom truck grills [Alabama] {3/30/04}
28310. Finishing type [Texas]
28311. Alkali washing problems [India]
28312. Effluent treatment of plating
waste [India]
28313. Black coating on steel - OL20.22
[Estonia]
28314. Galvanic reactions between aluminum
and stainless steel [Virginia]
28315. Zinc plated spots [England]
28316. Are motor windings really gold?
[Canada]
28317. Measuring thickness of individual
layers of triplex nickel [India]
28318. Shelf roughness [South Korea]
28320. Pickling stainless with peroxide
[India]
28321. High temperature hard anodizing
[Indonesia]
28322. Using cobalt plating to obtain
nickel-free plating [Philippines]
28323. Salt verses metal, who's the
toughest [Massachusetts]
28324. Need antique copper "tiger stripe"
finish [Pennsylvania] {3/30/04}
28325. Anodized Extruded Aluminum
Inquiry [China] {3/30/04}
28326. Ceiling restoration cleaning
[Norway]
28327. Reducing iron content in
Electropolishing Bath [India]
28328. Painting a blued gun
[California]
28329. Thiourea use in jewelry cleaning
[Nevada]
28330. ANODIZING OR POWDERCOATING
WANTED [New York] {3/30/04}
28331. Ni-solution [Egypt]
28332. Chrome plating for the interior
designer [India]
28333. Theory of electroplating thickness
measurement [India]
28334. Protection of iron and steel in a
marine environment [Australia]
28335. Need "ghost lub" but Patclin is
gone? [Rhode Island]
{3/31/04}
28336. Surface treatment for hardened
components [India]
28337. Gold Plating Kits / Mag Wheels and
gold plating [Australia]
28338. Creating a black conductive finish
on aluminum [UK]
28339. R.O corrosion [Saudi Arabia]
28340. Lacquering passivated fasteners
[India]
28341. Problems with thinning of pressed
sheet metal [South Africa]
28342. Poor Ni adhesion on super
magnets [England]
28343. Corrosion protection for
6063/6060-T5 aluminum tubes for hot household water [Israel]
28344. Printer needs coating supplies for
printing on metal [China]
{3/31/04}
28345. Determining surface morphology with
TEM [Malaysia]
28346. CBN grinding problem for chrome part
of aerospace [Taiwan]
28347. Aluminum corroding copper
[Wisconsin]
28348. Sodium Metasilicate (and
windows) [Illinois]
28349. Stripping chrome from wheels
[Utah]
28350. Chrome plating on SS-304
[Michigan]
28351. Salt spray comparison with 409 SS to
CR steel [Ohio]
28352. Seeking Incralac [Texas]
{3/31/04}
28353. Efficient Disposal of Concentrated
Salt Solution (Waste Treatment) [Alabama]
28354. Wanted: Non-conductive coating for
tiny metal tubes [Massachusetts]
28355. Need the best fast drying
brass/bronze sealer ASAP [California]
{3/31/04}
28356. HEAT RESISTANT PAINT IN CUSTOM
COLOR [Texas] {3/31/04}
28357. Iridite on Alum. Die Castings - dull
appearance [Maryland]
28358. CASS Test Fail at ABS Plated
Part [Brazil]
28359. Chrome plate license plate
frames [Pennsylvania] {3/31/04}
28360. Painting play pit balls
[Texas]
28361. Gold plating large non-conductive
substrates [Florida] {3/31/04}
28362. FLAME RETARDANT BLUES
[Australia] 
28363. Refinishing Locksets to Oil Rubbed
Bronze [Vermont] {3/31/04}
28364. Need Dow 7 for antique racecar
[Arizona] {3/31/04}
28365. SEEKING CHROME PLATING FOR FINDLAY
COOKSTOVE PARTS [Canada] {3/31/04}
28366. How to prepare solution for hydrogen
embrittlement experiment [Malaysia]
28367. Removing protective coat from
silverplate items [Massachusetts]
28368. Burrs from electroless nickel
plating process [Maryland]
28369. Problems with nickel sulfamate
adhesion [Missouri]
28370. Dual Flash Chrome [South
Dakota]
28371. Safe metals to make whistles
from [Virginia]
28372. Need my car rims chrome dipped
[Michigan] {4/1/04}
28373. I need a book on Copper Sulfate
[Connecticut]
28374. Galvanize vs yellow chromate
[Illinois]
28375. Removing nickel cyanide from silver
plating bath [Scotland]
28376. Electrodes for nickel and zinc
stripping [Canada]
28377. Chemicals used in zinc plating
[Indiana]
28378. Zinc plating [Washington]
28379. Looking to buy used rectifiers and
other equipment [Alabama]
{4/1/04}
28380. Phosphomolybdate Potassium Antimonyl
Tartrate [Vietnam]
28381. Zinc-plating/Galvanizing
[Oregon]
28382. Additives for grain size control in
plating [India]
28383. How to remove anodizing
[Texas]
28384. Stainless and Brass cleaning after
etching [New Jersey]
28385. Coating to resist aqua regis
[Texas]
28386. Lacquering of plastic caps for
perfume bottles [UAE]
28387. Anodized Aluminum in swimming pool
areas [UK]
28388. Re Chrome my Thunderbird rims
[New York] {4/1/04}
28389. Seeking plater for zinc yellow and
lacquer [Wisconsin] {4/1/04}
28390. Need used titanium racks [New
York]
{4/1/04}
28391. Electroplating tantalum onto
tungsten [England]
28392. Plating out waste nickel
[Oregon]
28393. ALUMINUM ETCHING BATH ANALYSIS
[Brazil]
28394. Electrically Resistive chem
conversion coatings [Arizona]
28395. Galvanizing of custom U-bolts
[Niger] {4/1/04}
28396. Camo Coating plastic car parts
[Georgia] {4/1/04}
28397. Need extrude hone deburring of our
parts [New York]
{4/1/04}
28398. Sensitive paint [Brazil]
28399. POWDER COATING ENVIRONMENTAL
QUESTION [Wisconsin]
28400. Dirty Black Oxide [Montana]
28401. Blue Zinc Basics [Colorado]
28402. Need headlight covers chromed
[New York] {4/1/04}
28403. Need some used plating tanks and
accessories [Kentucky]
{4/1/04}
28404. How much zinc in pennies
[Ohio]
28405. How to paint nickel [California]
28407. TT-L-50 (Clear Acrylic Lacquer
Aerosol) Replacement [California]
28408. Non-salt ferritic nitro
carburizing [Ohio]
28409. Problem etching stainless steel with
Ferric Chloride - Pitted Finish [New York] 
28410. Why does iron displace copper from
one solution and not another? [South Africa]
28411. I need chrome plating
[Pennsylvania] {4/2/04}
28412. Wrought-Iron Gates Problem With
Rust [England] {4/2/04}
28413. Kanigen plating and its vendors
[India]
28415. Substitution of chromium passivation
(containing Cr6+) of tin-plated steel [Portugal]
28416. Seeking electroless nickel
[India]
{4/2/04}
28417. How to anodize stainless steel
green [Iowa]
28418. HELP WITH LEAD FREE SOLDER
PLATING [Ohio]
28419. Clear zinc plating discoloring after
painting [Minnesota]
28420. Anodizing to withstand high
temperatures [New Hampshire]
28421. Magnesium better coating than
zinc? [Michigan]
28422. Internal hydraulic tank rust
prevention [Texas]
28424. Corrosion under e-coat on sand cast
copper based alloys [Texas]
28425. MDF-Powder coating mini plant
[Yemen]
{4/2/04}
28426. Need spectrometer [India]
{4/2/04}
28427. Brass bed refinish [Missouri]
{4/2/04}
28428. Chrome with hairline finish
[Malaysia]
28429. Need brass-plated sheets
[Tennessee] {4/2/04}
28430. Wet paint touch up that will
compliment a white powder coat on steel [California]
28431. Help Polishing Scratches Out Of
NICRAL [Wisconsin]
28432. Seeking zinc phosphate with oil
dip [Ohio]
{4/2/04}
28433. Looking for a local chrome shop
[Missouri] {4/2/04}
28434. Electroplating copper onto nickel
using a copper sulfate bath [Missouri]
28435. Need wood baton pre-lacquered for
vacuum silvering [Vermont] {4/2/04}
28436. Optimum Conditions for Nickel Copper
Electroplating [UK]
28437. Need Large SandBlasting Cabinet
[Pennsylvania]
{4/6/04}
28438. How to tell what a necklace charm is
made of [Florida]
28439. ZrN coating [Turkey]
28440. Need equipment and training for
anodizing treament [Taiwan]
{4/6/04}
28441. CHROME DIPPING TRUCK RIMS
[Nevada] {4/6/04}
28442. Cleaning Hinges [Maryland]
28443. Work hardening of mild steel
[Pennsylvania]
28444. A Lasting Shine on Mild Steel
[UK]
28445. Need my bumper plated etc. [West
Virginia] {4/6/04}
28446. Overcoming zinc whisker
[England]
28447. Solder dipping [Thailand]
28448. Need shower drain cover plated
[California] {4/6/04}
28449. UV fluorescent testers [India]
{4/6/04}
28450. Excess Splashing When
Flushing/Adding Water and Backflow Prevention [Georgia]
28451. Is brass or stainless better?
[Pakistan]
28452. Help me with my homework
[Australia]
28453. Removing polish from titanium
frame [Canada]
28454. Brush plating--Where do I go from
here [Arkansas]
28455. Sterling silver tarnishing
[Philippines]
28456. Antitarnish for silver [India]
28457. Remove rust [Pakistan]
28458. Effects of galvanized steel types on
cathode Electroplating KTL [Israel]
28459. Benefits of coal tar tape coating
over Guniting (cement mortar) [India]
28460. Slowing down rust on auto frame and
crossmembers [Florida]
28461. Old metal desk needs to be stripped
and lacquered [New York] {4/6/04}
28462. Removing nickel from Ni/Ag/Pd
composite [New Jersey]
28463. Need detail on running an alkaline
zinc iron electroplating bath [New York]
28464. Nickel peeling over copper
[Brazil]
28465. Interior designer looking for
aluminum trim vendor/supplier [Washington]
28466. Good Plating [Indonesia]
28467. Air pollution control from
anodising/anodising tanks [India]
28468. Final finish for brass bed
[Florida]
28469. Clear powder coat in space
[California]
28470. Surface Treatment For New Aluminum
Concrete Forms [Georgia]
28471. Recoloring automobile
carburetors [California]
{4/6/04}
28472. Prevent rusting in iron [India]
28473. Which abrasive is better for copper
cleaning? [China]
28474. Effects of anodizing on
dimensions [Florida]
28475. Painting on bronze [Illinois]
28476. 1973 MUSTANG MACH 1 RENOVATION
[Illinois]
28477. Plating silicone bronze [UK]
28478. Painting or anodizing to improve
emissivity [North Carolina]
28479. How to anodize aluminum
[California]
28480. Possible bubbles in silver
plating [California]
28481. Removing nickel plating from
aluminum [Singapore]
28482. Not getting nickel coverage on
ABS [Egypt]
28483. Flexible pcbs: low ductility in acid
copper [India]
28484. Problem in rhodium [Bahrain]
28486. Need galvanizing of one piece
[Egypt] {4/6/04}
28487. Need rechroming of boat "brass base"
parts [Florida] {4/6/04}
28488. Rhodium salt [Turkey]
{4/6/04}
28489. Seeking iron plating process
supplier [Chile]
{4/6/04}
28490. LOOKING FOR PVDF POWDER COATING FOR
A BUILDING [Canada]
{4/6/04}
28491. SUPPLIER REQUIRED FOR ALBRISEAL*30
OR EQUAL [England]
{4/6/04}
28492. Refining machinery [Florida]
{4/6/04}
28493. Pickling Inhibitor for Steels
[India]
28494. Nickel bath corrosion problems
[Finland]
28495. Painting plastic Halloween masks
[Tennessee]
28496. Deionizer microbial
contamination [Zimbabwe]
28497. Cadmium-free brightener for EN
[China]
28498. Interrupted power during Hard Chrome
Plating [California]
28499. How much investment is needed for a
small plating workshop? [El Salvador]
28500. Conductive Aluminum Plating [New
York]
28501. Corrosion issues with Aluminum,
Copper and Stainless Steel [Illinois]
28502. Need semi truck bumpers
rechromed [Michigan] {4/7/04}
28503. Enthone OMI products [Florida]
{4/7/04}
28504. Ford S441 Plater [Missouri]
{4/7/04}
28505. Seeking anodizing of 6061 for very
small parts [Minnesota] {4/7/04}
28506. Electroplating protection against
seawater: zinc or nickel [New Hampshire]
28507. Anodizing thickness [Canada]
28508. Uses of Stations in Solder Plating
Machine [Singapore]
28509. Alternative to satin chrome plating
zinc components wanted [New Zealand]
28510. ELECTROPLATING ON COPPER AND
ALUMINIUM [France]
28511. Shoe Bronzing [Israel]
{4/7/04}
28512. Matching paint codes to a powder
[Canada]
28513. Brass finished with copper
patina/plating/something "copperish?" [North Carolina]
28514. Burnished steel look for iron
[California]
28515. Can zinc be used as a pipe for solar
systems [Oregon]
28516. Coating for sublimation
[Tennessee]
{4/7/04}
28517. Getting paint off iron bed
[North Carolina]
28518. Painting existing aluminum
siding [Canada]
28519. Embossed Aluminum Number Plates
[Virgin Islands]
{4/7/04}
28520. Zinc migration concerns when
soldering brass components [Michigan]
28521. Immersion silver formula
[Florida]
28522. Salt spray tests and the cumulative
law [Wisconsin]
28523. Surface finish versus cost chart
[California]
28524. Acids and their purpose
[Virginia]
28525. Solder color was changed to
yellow [Utah]
28526. Process Capability Analysis
[Nebraska]
28527. Base coat, top coat [India]
28528. Causes of arcing from plating (zinc
and yellow dichromate) [Canada]
28529. TCE use, storage and mitigation in
groundwater [Greece]
28530. Higher Zinc Coating on Plates
[India]
28531. SILVER PLATING BRIGHTENERS SULFUR
BASE FROM GERMANY [India]
{4/7/04}
28532. Steel plating of copper
etchings/engravings [Wisconsin]
28533. Polishing golf club heads
[Canada]
28534. Are plated and polished metals ready
for solar concentrators? [Arizona]
28535. Need brass kitchen cabinet hardware
refinished [Alabama] {4/8/04}
28536. MicroArc Oxidation [New Jersey]
{4/8/04}
28537. Stopping rust without clearcoat
[Florida]
28538. Water Treatment of Phosphoric
Acid [Pennsylvania]
28539. Formulating nickel brighteners
[Syria]
28540. Black Anodize Problem
[Texas]
28541. Nickel Phosphate Wash [Iowa]
28542. Seeking polish metal finishers
capable of coating in Geomet [Wales] {4/8/04}
28543. Multi electro-color anodizing
[India]
{4/8/04}
28544. Facility for Hard Chromium Barrel
Plating Equipment [India]
{4/8/04}
28545. ALUMINUM GLASS COATING FOR FLAT
GLASS [India]
{4/8/04}
28546. Looking for a non-ammonia based
green patina for copper, zinc, lead solder [Vermont]
{4/8/04}
28547. Looking for Thixon [Canada]
{4/8/04}
28548. Accelerated corrosion in damaged car
parts [Kentucky]
28549. Electroless plating on epoxy
[California]
28550. Relacquering a brass saxophone
body [The Netherlands]
28551. Builder needs to repair anodized
thresholds [California]
28552. IS ASTM F 138 STAINLESS
MAGNETIC? [California]
28553. Black aluminum with anti-static
[Singapore]
28554. Defects: "SORI" and "CHITTI"
[India]
28555. Plating bath analysis using XRF
[Canada]
28556. Chroming Plastic Exterior Automotive
Panels [Canada]
28557. Gold-Plating Iron and the
Electromotive Chart [Virginia]
28559. Blackening treatment for 316
Stainless [Michigan]
28560. Need to identify Phosphorous
Aluminum Strontium coating [Florida]
28562. Need a process to replace cathodic
Ni-cyanide [California]
{4/9/04}
28563. Water corrosion control
[Canada]
28564. Non tarnish brass alloy? [India]
28565. BAKED ENAMEL COATING ON PISTON ROD
OF HYDRAULIC JACK [India]
28566. Steel protection against Sulphuric
Acid [South Africa]
28567. Chrome plate anodized surface
[Pennsylvania]
28568. Small CNC shop needs anodizing
line [California]
{4/9/04}
28569. Which primer to go over semi preped
surface with rust residue [Connecticut]
28570. PAINT SUPPLIERS [New York]
{4/9/04}
28571. Flux for soldering of aluminum and
gal [Australia]
{4/9/04}
28572. RF plasma nitriding [India]
28573. Proper concentration of nitric use
before blue passivation [Thailand]
28574. Are the zinc alloys sensitive to
hydrogen embrittlement during nickel plating [France]
28575. Nickel solution for refinishing
guns [Texas]
28576. Forging [India]
28577. Chrome finishes for individuals
[New Jersey] {4/12/04}
28579. Copper paint manufacturers
[India]
{4/12/04}
28580. Non metallic coating for printing
m/cs [India]
{4/12/04}
28581. Holography, Hologram Development,
Hologram Supply [Pakistan]
{4/12/04}
28582. Cleaning of a 50L fermenter
[Ohio]
28583. Inquiry on silica scaling at higher
temperature [Philippines]
28584. Restoring a Chrome Finish
[Texas]
28585. Can galvanized steel be used to line
boxes to grow vegetables? [Canada]
28586. Discolorization of chrome faucet
after cleaning [Pennsylvania]
28587. Zinc plating a galvanized steel
box [North Carolina]
28588. In house tool blackening
[Michigan]
28589. Acid resistance test for metal
coated steel [Sri Lanka]
28590. PICKLING AND PASSIVATION
[Bahrain]
28591. WIRE DESOAPING [India]
28592. Polishing material
[Thailand]
28593. Where do I find chemicals for copper
patina [Minnesota]
{4/12/04}
28594. Clear coating for copper tank
applied low temp but can stand 400 deg. f [Michigan]
{4/12/04}
28595. UV COATINGS on GLASS
[Illinois]
28596. Chemicals for blackening pewter
sheeting [South Africa]
28597. Protecting dropouts when refinishing
a steel bicycle frame [Minnesota]
28598. Woods Nickel Strike [Scotland]
28599. Electrolysis of 3004 H-26 aluminum
pipe [Kansas]
28600. Sequin oxidizing and antiquing
[India] {4/12/04}
28601. Zinc concentrate [Iran]
{4/12/04}
28602. Need the technology to set up a
Decorative Nickel Chrome Plating Plant [India]
{4/12/04}
28603. Tellurium recovery [Utah]
28604. Remove scratches from an anodized
aluminum [California]
28605. Nitro-Cellulose Thinner
Substitute [California]
28606. Sensitization Prevention [UK]
28607. PS-80 PHOS and OIL [China]
28608. How to strip titanium anodize
[North Carolina]
28609. Why we use NaCN and NaOH
[Turkey]
28610. How long should a rhodium plated
black finish last? [Virginia]
28611. Brass Plating for a Door Handle
(Handleset) [Michigan] {4/13/04}
28612. Etching Tantalum [Virginia]
28613. Seeking polishing of stainless
steel [Virginia] {4/13/04}
28614. Catalog of gold machines, equipment
and accessories [Kuwait]
{4/13/04}
28615. Color steel etching [California]
28616. Anodized aluminum boat, need to
remove paint [Connecticut]
28617. Manganese electroplating
[Texas]
28618. Chem Milling [UK]
28619. Need various color mirror finishes
on aluminum [India]
28620. Ceramic Coating for Automotive
use [India] {4/14/04}
28621. Electro-galvanizing vs. bright zinc
plating [Pennsylvania]
28622. Chromium defect after induction
hardening [France]
28623. Best plating on porous aluminum
castings [India]
28624. Martin Hard Coat Problems
[Missouri]
28625. Tin Plating of Copper Pots [New
Jersey] {4/14/04}
28626. Need E30 Peel Coat Clear [South
Carolina]
{4/14/04}
28627. Adhesion of Cu electroplating to
brass or 304 stainless steel [Oregon]
28628. Conversion to black chrome
[Delaware]
28629. Need a solution to bond PE to
itself [California]
28630. High purity DI water compabatility
with Stainless Steel [California]
28631. Anodizing/Finishing 380 Die cast
Aluminum [Minnesota]
28632. RHR SURFACE TEXTURE CALL OUT
[Ohio]
28633. Rust problem in stainless steel
tubing of manufacturing tank [Pennsylvania]
28634. Aluminum corrosion while touching
stainless steel 304 [Illinois]
28635. Process for plating on bakelite
[China]
{4/15/04}
28636. Buffing and Polishing Machinery for
manufacturing Mirror No#8 sheet [India]
{4/15/04}
28637. Evolution of Hydrogen and
micro-macrocracks in hard chrome [Italy]
28638. Motorcycle muffler chromer need
[Canada] {4/15/04}
28639. Solution PPM Silver needed for
Plating Silver onto Copper [North Carolina]
28640. Need plastic gold plating/painting
for several hundred valve stem caps [California] {4/15/04}
28641. COMPLETE PRODUCTION LINE OF
LITHOPLATE [Syria]
{4/15/04}
28642. NEED HARSHAW/FILTROL TO KEEP SAFE
DRY [Missouri]
{4/15/04}
28643. Copper density [Canada]
28644. Anodize Controlled Stripping
[Florida]
28645. STAINLESS STEEL PAINT FOR KITCHEN
CABINET HANDLES [Massachusetts]
28646. Sculptor needs citric acid for
cleaning titanium [North Carolina]
28647. Need re-chroming of front end of
fire truck [Virginia] {4/15/04}
28648. Need Powder Coil Coating Company
[Canada] {4/15/04}
28649. Need raw material for phenyle
[India]
{4/15/04}
28650. Mouldmaker needs tungsten carbide
coating, PTFE , PFA coating [India]
{4/15/04}
28651. Difference between EDX and thickness
gage readings [Malaysia]
28652. Help me about dacrotizing [Iran]
28653. Black Chrome - Misplates and Poor
Coverage [Ohio]
28654. Flaky zinc plating [Iowa]
28655. Need Martin black paint or Lord
Chemglaze [Israel]
{4/15/04}
28656. MSDS Sheet for Ardox product
161-K [North Dakota]
{4/15/04}
28657. Mil-std 171 [Kentucky]
28658. Anodize Performance with NO CAUSTIC
ETCH [California]
28659. Iron content in tank of hydrochloric
acid [Texas]
28660. Stainless Steel #7 commercial finish
alternatives [Ohio]
28661. NEED MY 53 CADDY GRILL REPLATED
[New York] {4/16/04}
28662. Need my '57 Chevy bumpers plated
[Michigan] {4/16/04}
28663. Seeking hard low friction coatings
for engine parts [California] {4/16/04}
28664. ZINC RECOVERY FROM ITS ACIDIC
SOLUTION [India]
28665. Dry flowability of powder
coating [Georgia]
28666. Seeking Plating Co for goblets
[Michigan] {4/16/04}
28667. Aluminum Nitride on Molybdenum
[New Jersey] {4/16/04}
28668. USED RHODIUM PLATING SOLUTION
[Peru]
{4/16/04}
28669. Brass vs. nickel for construction on
water [New Jersey]
28671. Pure water for preparing Silver
Nitrate solution [Hong Kong]
28672. Local repair for anodized
surface [UK]
28673. Piping and valving materials for
full range of sulphuric acid concentrations [Australia]
28674. Chrome my plastic '95 Lexus front
grill [North Carolina] {4/19/04}
28675. Metal table refinish-to chrome or
not to chrome [Minnesota]
28676. DI water 13 Mohm vs 17 Mohm
resistivity [Arizona]
28677. Amount of coating [New
Jersey]
28678. Black nickel [Egypt]
28679. Too often replacing alkaline
cleaners [Florida]
28680. Citric Acid vs. Nitric Acid
Passivation [Connecticut]
28681. 17-4PH PASSIVATION PROBLEMS
[England]
28682. Need re-plating of gold bathroom
fixtures [Hawaii] {4/19/04}
28683. Seeking chroming for minibike
frames [California] {4/19/04}
28684. Seeking Facility in the midwest to
perform Black Oxide Finish [Iowa] {4/19/04}
28685. Need lacquer for topcoat after
vacuum metalizing [Syria]
{4/19/04}
28686. Inside Elecropolished SS Seamless
Tubes [India]
{4/19/04}
28687. Aluminum and Stainless in Shower -
prevent screw freeze [New York]
28688. Strip tank [California]
28689. Fume scrubbers [California]
28690. Process for making airdrying
basecoat for vac.metallizing on plastic [India]
28691. Material Hardening In Rc Before Hard
Chrome Plating [India]
28693. Panel plating versus copper tin
plating [Michigan]
28694. Plating peeled off after
crimping [India]
28695. High speed electroforming [New
York]
28697. Trivalent Chrome [Korea]
28698. PEARL ANODIZING [Malaysia]
28699. Alodine 600 mixing/dipping/birth
defects [Georgia]
28700. Non-paint option for toned coloring
of aluminum [Missouri]
28701. 17-4PH shiny or not
[California]
28702. Severe pitting on stainless
steel [New Zealand]
28703. Best rubber material to store 92 -
95 % sulfuric acid [India]
28704. Alternatives to vacuum
metallizing [Malaysia]
28705. Electroplating baths for gold and
copper [UK]
28706. How can I electropolish titanium
[Iran]
28707. Aluminum anodizing for medical
purposes [Venezuela]
28708. Silver plating problem [Iran]
28709. Don't know if the doorknobs are
brass or not [Canada]
28710. Tell me how to clean my tea set
[New York]
28711. Roller which works along with HSS
Blades for cutting paper [India]
28712. Gold Plate Vinyl Records [UK]
{4/20/04}
28714. How to grow rough oxides on NITINOL
wires [Italy]
28715. I want to know whether standard
SA2.5 still applicable [Malaysia]
28716. Cleaning rusted C.S. cooling coil
(tubeside) using Sodium Bicarbonate? [New York]
28717. Is there an EN bath as good as
zincating for aluminum materials? [Taiwan]
28718. Small scale electropolishing
[North Carolina]
28719. Cooktop grill refinishing
process [Connecticut] {4/20/04}
28720. Need Shoe Bronzing Company
[Georgia] {4/20/04}
28721. Making Ammonium Zinc Chloride
[Texas]
28722. Copper in wastewater and EIX
[California]
28723. Using waste pickle liquor (ferrous
chloride and hydrochloric acid) to treat an oil in water emulsion
[Mexico]
28724. Electrolyte problem in
electropolishing [India]
28725. Need all parts to my '55 Olds
replated [California] {4/20/04}
28726. Need 11 buttons replated, preferably
gold color [Georgia] {4/20/04}
28727. Need High Quality Salt Fog Test
Panels [Arizona]
{4/20/04}
28728. Good Blue-Black patina on Brass
[Oregon]
{4/20/04}
28729. Laminate repair [Texas]
{4/20/04}
28730. Refinish anodized aluminum
shopfront [Maryland]
28731. Stop rust on railing
[Canada]
28732. Storage treatment for plating w/
0.12 micron thickness [Philippines] 
28733. Adhesion to Nickel [Malaysia]
28734. Copper coating on drawn wire
[Palestine]
28735. Specific gravity reduction of silver
solution [Indonesia]
28736. Measuring Alodine [Greece]
28737. Definition of Satin
Electropolished [Rhode Island]
28738. Allowable chloride limit in SS
exchanger [India]
28739. How to make platinized titanium
anodes [Arizona]
28740. Zn contamination in chromating
bath [Malaysia]
28741. Polymer coating material formula
[Serbia]
28742. Wheel chrome dipping [Maryland]
{4/20/04}
28743. Need evaporater/recovery system for
high chloride zn/ni plater [Michigan]
{4/20/04}
28744. 100 cyanide antidote kits
[Mexico] 
{4/20/04}
28745. ELD of Co [Massachusetts]
28746. Trivalent Cr vs. Hexavalent Cr,
difference please [Ohio]
28747. Black Oxide versus Conductivity
[Canada]
28748. Hydrogen Embrittlement - C1117
[Nebraska] (April 28)
28749. Palladium Plating on Jewelry and
Watches [England] (April 27)
28750. Powder coating for wood [Texas]
(April 21)
28752. Electroless Palladium...Not on
Copper [Florida] (April 29)
28753. Stripping Tungstem Carbide thermal
spray coatings from 300M steel [Canada] (April 23)
28754. Flame coloring mild steel
[California]
28755. Need ink to standard 595
[Kansas]
{4/21/04}
28756. Need small sludge dewatering/drying
unit [Saudi Arabia]
{4/21/04}
28757. Cathodic Electro Plating
Equipment [India]
{4/21/04}
28758. Need a used Stokes VCS-526,527,627
metalizer [South Korea]
{4/21/04}
28759. Will nail polish prevent rust?
[New Jersey] (April 22)
28760. Ecorr of FeSn2 [Finland] (April
27)
28761. Latest trends in Dacrotizing
process [India] (April 21)
28762. Passivation using chromates
[Malaysia] (April 21)
28763. Titanium plating for cymbals
[California] (April 21)
28764. How to Replace Blackening Agent on
Sterling Silver [Louisiana] (April 21)
28765. Bonding Plastics with Epoxy
[Texas] (April 21)
28766. Zincate and Triacid treatment
[Texas] (April 21)
28767. Stripping Sn/Pb and replating Sn for
Lead-free [France] (April 22)
28768. FAILURE OF IRON POT IN CONTINUOUS
GALVANIZING [India] (April 21)
28769. Checking of leveller amount
[Turkey] (April 29)
28770. How are Levelling and Throwing Power
Related? [South Africa] (April 21)
28771. Problem with red/brown iron
phosphate color [Indiana]
28772. Colored Stainless Steel
[Australia] (April 23)
28773. GALVANIC REACTION BETWEEN TIN AND
ZINC CHROMATE [Canada] (April 28)
28774. MOTORCYCLE FRAMES TO BE ANODIZED
[New York] {4/22/04}
28775. Need some batch pickling done
[Ohio] {4/22/04}
28776. Paint Booth Needed [Texas]
{4/22/04}
28777. Silver bracelets are yellow
[China] (April 28)
28778. Searching for suitable coating
against acids and alkaline [Malaysia] (April 22)
28779. Best coating application for 1018
steel that will not scratch [Tennessee] (April 23)
28780. Finish on Forged Products
[Texas] (April 22)
28781. Coating inside of stainless
tubes [Texas]
28782. 4145 gas nitrided steel for
chroming [Canada] (April 23)
28783. Chroming Procedure [California]
(April 22)
28784. Change plating zinc cyanide into
acid [Indonesia]
28785. Looking for electropolishing
details [India]
28786. Magnesium as a sacrificial material
to protect aluminum [Pennsylvania] (April 23)
28787. Electrolysis in water
[California] (April 26)
28788. What is electroplated gold
[Canada] (April 23)
28789. Chrome Plating Aluminum Wheels
[Texas] (April 23)
28790. Stripping chrome from and rechroming
a bumper [Tennessee] (April 23)
28791. Gun blue finishing for steel
plate [Connecticut] {4/23/04}
28792. PWB watsewater treated with
electrocagulation [Illinois]
{4/23/04}
28793. Electroforming using aluminum
[California] (April 23)
28794. Tests for chromate conversion
coating quality [Massachusetts] (April 26)
28795. Gold bug bar? / silver bug bar?
[New Jersey] (April 23)
28796. Refinish my rims--replating
[Illinois] {4/23/04}
28797. I need SHOW QUALITY CHROME
[Pennsylvania] {4/23/04}
28798. Powder Coat on Galvanized Steel
[California] {4/23/04}
28799. Color anodizing of aluminum and
stainless steel [Ohio] {4/23/04}
28800. Reaction b/w carbon and stainless
steel [Pakistan] (April 26)
28801. Applying Color to Nickel Plating
[California]
28802. Scale free finish [Canada]
(April 23)
28803. Love the effect of metals in my home
decor [Michigan] (April 23)
28804. SPE/SPI STANDARD [Singapore]
28805. Metric surface finish symbols
[Massachusetts] (April 29)
28806. 316 stainless for lead-acid battery
making [Philippines]
28807. PVDF coating on aluminum sheet
[India] {4/23/04}
28808. Coating on Invar bolts to prevent
spalling [Washington] {4/23/04}
28809. "Brighten" aluminum and steel after
polish [Pennsylvania]
{4/23/04}
28810. Looking for Silver Solution
[Canada]
{4/23/04}
28811. Pits and nodules in the chrome
plating [Texas] (April 26)
28812. Restoration of antique stove
[Virginia]
(April 26)
28813. Uniform Thickness of Hard Chrome
Plating [India]
28814. Galling, cold welding of bolt/nut
after assembly [India] (April 27)
28815. STRIPPING TWO PART EPOXY [India]
{4/26/04}
28816. I want to start my own shop for
Nicasil coating [Norway]
{4/26/04}
28817. Reflective paint [California]
(April 26)
28818. Is it Plating or Painting
[England] (April 26)
28819. Cost to relocate plating shop
[Pennsylvania] (April 26)
28820. Controlling nickel plating
additions [India]
28821. Electrocoloring inside of hollow
components [India] (April 26)
28822. Dissolved C02 in Zinc Phosphate
Tank [Arizona] (April 26)
28823. Chroming Glass Filled ABS [Hong
Kong]
28824. Grinding HVOF coatings [India]
(April 28)
28825. Shot blasting causes edge
chipping [Philippines] (April 29)
28826. Pipes for sulphuric acid [Peru]
(April 26)
28827. Residential Interior Design
Project-Stainless Steel Finishing [Canada] {4/26/04}
28828. PAA/Bond Primer Cessna approval
[Kansas] {4/26/04}
28829. WANTED: Small Barrel Plating
Line [Washington]
{4/26/04}
28830. Aluminum rim cleaners [New
York]
28831. Nature chimique se votre agent
bloquant de l'isocyanate [France] (April 26)
28832. Inspection for CASS rating
[India] (April 26)
28834. Silver-plating instructions request
for chemistry teacher [Texas] (April 26)
28835. Stainless steel corrosion in
chlorine sterilizing baths [Venezuela] (April 26)
28836. Corrosion in exhaust system
[Indonesia] (April 26)
28837. How does Chromate Coating work?
[Denmark]
28838. Faraday law examination [Iran]
(April 26)
28839. Painting of aluminum slide-in
camper [California] (April 26)
28840. Color coding stainless or nickel
parts [California] (April 26)
28841. Clean stainless steel appliance -
rust and water stains [California] (April 26)
28842. Heat-resistant paint for hot-water
pipes [New York]
28843. How to brush steel [California]
(April 27)
28844. Searching for coatings for art on
aluminum plates [New York] (April 26)
28845. Finishing outside of claw foot
bathtub [Canada] (April 26)
28846. Color anodizing [Pakistan]
28847. SULFO SALICYLIC ACID [Denmark]
(April 30)
28849. How to clean and seal a large
exterior piece of copper [Florida]
28850. Decoating of tin tool [India]
(April 26)
28851. Process of Zinc-Nickel Plating
[India] (April 28)
28852. Silver plate ABS plastic caller
ID [USA] {4/27/04}
28853. Stucco Trim: Galvanized Versus
Zinc [California] (April 27)
28854. Writing a paper on starting a chrome
factory [North Carolina]
28855. Electroplating of Titanium
[India]
28856. Max temperature for anodized
finish [Australia] (April 30)
28857. Bonding galvanized sheet metal to
itself [Michigan]
28858. Best way to rust-proofing buried
galvanized pipe [California] (April 27)
28859. Delamination of AL foil [Saudi
Arabia] (April 27)
28860. Pre Treatment Powder Coating
Issues [Iowa]
28861. Iron content in hydrochloric
acid [Texas]
28862. Specs for Aerospace Cadmium
Plating [Australia] (April 27)
28863. Problems in cyanide copper
plating [Egypt]
28864. AZ91D magnesium surface
resistance [Canada]
28865. Etch rate determination for a
cylindrical object [Washington]
28866. Stainless polishing system - long
profiles [Florida]
28867. Stopping Flash Rust on Blasted
Steel, Cast Iron, Etc. [Tennessee]
28868. Stainless is rusting in Maui condo
complex [Hawaii]
28869. Trivalent passivate for zinc nickel
alloys [UK]
{4/27/04}
28870. Inqury for Sodium Carbonate, Sodium
Nitrate, Sodium Hydroxide [Malaysia]
{4/27/04}
28871. Hardening 304 stainless steel
[Ohio]
28872. Question on Nitric acid test on EN
plated components [India] (April 27)
28873. Re-do chrome wheels [Texas]
{4/27/04}
28874. How do I dissolve chrome or nickel
for plating? [Oregon] (April 27)
28875. Fake Sodium Dichromate?
[California]
28876. How to eliminate red color from
pre-black zinc phosphating tank [Minnesota] (April 27)
28877. Used zinc phosphate barrels
[Michigan]
{4/28/04}
28878. Silver Nitrate (0.3-0.5M) and penny
reaction [Kansas] (April 28)
28879. Chrome plating plastic [New
York] (April 28)
28880. Sulfuric Anodize Wear
Characteristics [Indiana] (April 29)
28881. Chroming headlight housings
[Florida] {4/28/04}
28882. Plastic Chroming Equipment
[South Africa]
{4/28/04}
28883. Plating shop needs Titanium Foil
[Texas]
{4/28/04}
28884. Need a batch powder booth--cartridge
filter style [Pennsylvania]
{4/28/04}
28885. The effect of pH on plating [UK]
(April 29)
28886. Planting after muriatic use
[Tennessee] (April 30)
28887. Application of paint to copper
flashing surface [Florida] (April 28)
28888. Best Practices for Tank Cleaning of
Plating Processes [Indiana] (April 29)
28889. Measure pH of air [UAE] (April
28)
28890. Conversion from mm to microns
[Canada] (April 29)
28891. Looking for way to reduce scrap in
the anodize process [Utah] (April 29)
28892. Strange type of hardcoat "burn"
[Connecticut] (April 29)
28893. S.S. vs. galvanized roofing
nails [Florida] (April 28)
28894. Need anode bags or bag material
[California]
{4/28/04}
28895. Non Stick Plating For Mower
Decks [Tennessee] (April 28)
28896. Possible hot black oxide
by-products [Tennessee] (April 29)
28897. Seeking vacuum cleaning of Stainless
Steel weldment [New York] {4/28/04}
28898. Zinc clear passivation issues
[India]
28899. Maximum limit of Cu in a
pretreatment bath [Indonesia] (April 29)
28901. Need paint to standard 595, color
green 24466 [Mexico]
{4/28/04}
28902. Chrome Reduction Chemical [Ohio]
{4/28/04}
28904. Non PTFE anodizing [UK] (April
29)
28905. How to restore discolored stainless
steel cookware [Romania]
28906. DTM latex paint on anodized aluminum
surface [Georgia] (April 29)
28907. Problems that the calcium can cause
in the deposit of copper [Brazil] (April 29)
28908. Chrome plating vs. Chrome
dipping [Germany] (April 29)
28909. ALODINE 1200 S [Vermont]
28910. Touch up protection for aluminum
after welding [California]
{4/29/04}
28911. Need low emissivity high temperature
paint [Switzerland]
{4/29/04}
28912. Difficult optical metallic
surface [Iowa]
28913. Iron Oxide removal [Wisconsin]
(April 30)
28914. Patina reversal [Indiana] (April
30)
28915. How do I clean metal in an antique
icebox [Canada] (April 29)
28916. Restoring worn axle of classic car
to original specs [The Netherlands]
28917. Stainless steel in Ultrasonic Bath
with Nitric Acid [Virginia]
28918. Cobalt analysis by A.A.
[Pennsylvania]
28919. Vacuum cadmium chamber fluid
dynamics [California]
28920. Hard nickel using cobalt
[Pennsylvania]
28921. Etching Aluminum for Brazing
[Wisconsin]
28922. Can I screw two black anodize parts
together without binding [California]
28923. Replate 2 nickel-on-copper sinks
[Connecticut] {4/29/04}
28924. What type/brand of aluminum
polish? [Canada] {4/29/04}
28925. Restore and rechrome a bumper
[Georgia] {4/29/04}
28926. Masking materials for plating on
plastic [China]
{4/29/04}
28927. Cleaning system for stainless steel
wire [India]
{4/29/04}
28928. Chrome Plating Machine for small
business venture [Saint Lucia]
{4/29/04}
28929. Need Yellow Chromate Solution and
Formula [Taiwan]
{4/29/04}
28930. SECOND HAND PVD MACHINE
[Pakistan]
{4/29/04}
28931. Figuring solution/mixture
percentages [Oregon] (April 30)
28932. Metal staining [England]
28933. Which patio furniture rusts
least [Canada] (April 30)
28936. Mechanism of a cationic
electrodeposition paint system [Illinois]
28937. Waterproof paint for use on chrome
plated faucet handle [Illinois] (April 30)
28938. Bronze polyester TGIC paint on 3 1/2
" dia. 13" long tubing [Mississippi] {4/30/04}
28939. Chem-mill Maskant [California]
{4/30/04}
28940. Plating equipment with no home
[North Carolina] (April 30)
28941. Ni/Au plating on Inconel 690
[Washington]
28943. Chrome rim plating [New Jersey]
{4/30/04}
28944. ZINC BARREL PLATING OF TINY
ITEMS--NEEDED IMMEDIATELY [Texas] {4/30/04}
28945. IR conductive paints [India]
{4/30/04}
28946. Need PVD "brushed aluminum finish"
on ABS [China]
{4/30/04}
28947. Need Brass Scratch Brushes
[California]
{4/30/04}
28948. Copper bartop coating needed
[Massachusetts] (April 30)
28949. Solder nickel post to sterling
silver item [Texas] (April 30)
28950. Electric isolation characteristics
of Type II [Minnesota]
28951. How to etch titanium/tungsten from
gold plated silicon [Ohio]
28952. Need brass bed cleaned and
sealed [Texas] {4/30/04}
28953. RECHROMING OF WHEELS
[Pennsylvania] {5/3/04}
28955. Need my Legacy sedan grill chrome
plated [Pennsylvania] {5/3/04}
28956. Gold plater for finished watch cases
needed [Canada] {5/3/04}
28957. Need galvanizing line for pipe
[Iran]
{5/3/04}
28958. Looking to buy PVC Resin for coating
fence wire [UAE]
{5/3/04}
28959. Stripping nickel electroplate from
Kovar [Arizona]
{5/3/04}
28960. Why have I got a metal allergy again
after 5 years? [UK]
28961. Chemistry of copper and green
skin [Illinois]
28962. How to strip electroplated chrome
off a bicycle [Washington]
28963. What could be causing the pitting
and corroding to chrome fixtures [Michigan]
28964. "Yellowed" fiberglass tub/shower
enclosure [California]
28965. Plating procedures and chemicals
[Texas]
28966. Chrome dipping [Pennsylvania]
{5/3/04}
28967. Chrome a Handgun [Texas]
{5/3/04}
28968. What voltage would one use to copper
plate [Australia]
28969. Precleaning and degreasing of
brass [California]
28970. Aluminum intake cleaning [North
Carolina]
28971. Are iron beds heavy or light
[Georgia]
28972. Peeling Chrome [New York]
28974. Inco 718 vacuum furnace
discoloration [Indiana]
28975. Other solutions to powdercoat
removal [Arizona]
28976. Baking of structural bolts and
nuts [California]
28977. Tarnishing of copper conductors
after insulation [India]
28978. Suggested Cleaning and Pretreatment
for Mil-P-53084 e-coating of steels [Arizona]
28979. CED surface coatings [India]
28980. Activation of Kovar for nickel
electroplate [Arizona]
28981. Copper flashing under hard chrome
plating - good idea? [Pennsylvania]
28982. Finishing of SS Flatware [India]
28983. CLARIFICATION ON Ra Rq(RMS)
[Oklahoma]
28984. Acid burns and discoloration of SS
gutters on municipal pools [Illinois]
28985. Need Harley fiberglass panels chrome
plated [Dominican Republic] {5/3/04}
28986. Plastic chrome plating company
[Texas]
{5/3/04}
28987. Removing Green Copper Corrosion
[Washington]
28988. Reducing aluminum content in
Phosphoric Acid [Australia]
28989. Determination of cobalt content in
Zinc Cobalt alloy plating solution [India]
28990. Reblueing [India]
{5/4/04}
28991. How do I best remove the rust from
an old pickup truck bed? [Tennessee]
28992. FINDING POTASH FOR DARKENING
COPPER [Canada]
28993. Rims chrome plated [Georgia]
{5/4/04}
28994. Need supplier of Silver Secret
[England]
{5/4/04}
28996. Corrosion between 316 stainless and
aluminum [Florida]
28997. Chrome Plating Plastic Letters
[Colorado] {5/4/04}
28998. Plating power supply design
(0-15V/30A) [Macedonia]
28999. Original finish wheels and
engines [Ohio]
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