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3000. Problems in Goldplating
3001. Trivalent Chrome Plating Chemicals Available
3002. French Finish
3003. Dissolving gold deposit for analysis
3004. Treatment of Acid Gold Cyanide Baths
3005. Plating White Metal
3006. Corrosion resistance oftungsten heavy metal alloys
3007. Metal coating on fibers
3008. Poor zinc chromate
3009. Ability of adhesive to stick to solid film lube covered part
3010. Corrosion testing
3011. Natatorium ductwork
3012. Wanted: Trivalent ChromePlaters-Ohio area
3013. Satin nickel plating
3014. Titanium etching
3015. MolyPhos
3016. Sources of Electroplatedsuperabrasive tool technology
3017. Electropolishing T304SS Problem
3018. PAINTING ALUMINUM FOR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE
3019. Blackening Nitinol
3020. Future trends in the Metal Finishing Industry
3021. JS-500
3022. Durable,"Lifetime" outdoor brass finishes
3023. Anhydrous ammonia fuming of copper?
3024. Powder coating vs. polyurethane enamel coatings
3025. Pitting in tin
3026. Permalloy plated wire
3027. Turn sandblasted steel deepbrown
3028. Resilvering plateware
3029. Pretreatment process for brake pads
3030. Chrome Plating Hanger or Rack Material
3031. Electrical Grounding of Anodized Parts
3032. Chromate in Chemical Conversions on Aluminum
3033. Bronze-Gold Coloring of Stainless Steel Window Handles
3034. Strange black residue appears on 15-5PH stainless after electropolishing
3035. How to specify yellow zinc chromate
3036. Palladium chloride as a pre-cursor for silver deposition
3037. Nickel Quality
3038. Gold plating on Music Wire
3039. Transparent protective coating
3040. Plating codes
3041. Removing Chrome from Brass
3042. Mid-Phos EN salt sprayproblems
3043. Cadmium Diffusion into Steel
3044. Refinishing needed
3045. Black nickel plating in PCBs [circuit boards]
3046. Metal hydroxide sludge reuse
3047. Fabrication, Assembly, Machining Services Wanted
3048. Paint plugs in an e-coat system
3049. ANODISING ALUMINIUM
3050. ALUMINUM ANODIZING PARAMETERS?
3051. Carburetor Shaft Coating
3052. Iron nickel alloy plating
3053. Tarnish on silver plating ofelectronical components
3054. COLOR PLATING
3055. How to patina brass
3056. Consultant firm needed for particle distribution problem
3057. Anodizing in layers using a screen??
3058. Black Spotting after Baking
3059. Wood spray toners
3060. 17-4PH stainlessfinishing
3061. Plating on Magnesium
3062. Lithographic plate
3063. Looking for brightener in palladium nickel plating solution
3064. GMP Standards
3065. Low Chrome Seal For Anodized Aluminum
3066. ANODIZING VSPOWDERCOATING
3067. Yellow fingerprint stains on zinc + clear chromate
3068. Yellow drip stain on irridited aluminum
3069. Antiquing Paint
3070. Stainless Steel coupons for passivation validation
3071. Problems with the Faradaycage
3072. Anodizing of Tungsten
3073. Hard Anodizing 7050 Alloy
3074. Re: buy a powder coating system
3075. Am I crazy to want to start ajob shop?
3076. Hardness in Electroless Nickelplating
3077. Chem Milling of FeCrAlFilms
3078. Immersion Gold Plating
3079. Porcelain enamel surfaceprep
3080. "Finishing Shops for the 90's and Beyond"
3081. Duplex Nickel
3082. ANTI-GALLING COATING
3083. Galvanizing startup
3084. Nickel [and gold] plating on Tantalum
3085. Considerations ZA-27
3086. Cyanogen iodide destruction
3087. ANODIZING ALUMINUM BAKINGPANS
3088. Everlube 620
3089. Plating stained glass
3090. Hexchromelasermarkingpassivation
3091. Adhesive Use on ConversionCoated Surfaces
3092. Need advise on plating thickness measurement
3093. Chrome-lookingPowdercoat
3094. Inexpensive black electroplate technique?
3095. Antique look for maps
3096. Shielding your home from a power transformer
3097. Super fine finish for used stainless steel commercial kitchen equipments
3098. A USED LINE FOR KYNARPAINTS
3099. I need coated graphitepowder
3100. Getting into automotive goldand chrome plating
3101. Getting mercury to adhere to copper
3102. Electroplating andISO9002
3103. Resists for silk screen printing application
3104. Zinc nickel
3105. Wastewater treatment created "peanutbutter" sludge.Help!!!
3106. Gold Plating Tools
3107. Silver plating directly onAluminium
3108. Want for an used electrogalvanizing line [equipment]
3109. Passivation Services
3110. Aluminum oxidationremover/cleaner
3111. Raw aluminum finish
3112. Plating Line Info Needed
3113. Blue Zinc Passivate
3114. Electroless IridiumPlating
3115. PLATING WITHOUT CYANIDE
3116. Anodizing, salt sprayresults
3117. Titanium conductive coating,dark grey, on titanium
3118. Looking to Acquire a Company
3119. Limiting Galvanic Corrosion, 302SS & ZnNi Plated Steel
3120. X-ray equipment
3121. SILVER ELECTROPLATING -help!
3122. Tungsten plating
3123. PROBLEMO!!!
3124. How do I etch aluminum withoutproducing smut?
3125. High temperature zinc platingapplication
3126. General waste water treatmentdirections
3127. BLUE HELP
3128. PLANT REQUIRED
3129. Chrome & Gold PlatingPlastic parts
3130. Stripping off old zincphosphate crystals
3131. Pretreatment for automobilecomponents
3132. Chrome Plating Wood?
3133. Dimensional changes inEutectic solder joints for optoelectronic applications
3134. Nitrate Waste WaterTreatment
3135. Chelating agents from plating& photo processes
3136. Passivation of electrolesssilver with tin chloride solution
3137. Basic question aboutrotogravure cylinder platingchemicals
3138. Au immersion removal
3139. Dissolved Oxygen/ElectrolyteBaths
3140. Aging a Reproduction Civil WarCanteen
3141. Optical Colors on CheapMetal
3142. Rivet Slide
3143. Conducting/insulatedballs
3144. Mirror finish Aluminumsheet
3145. Rosemount pH and TorroidalConductivity
3146. Chrome and Tungsten Carbidepowder suppliers?
3147. Looking for Prelude woodfinish
3148. Electroless nickelcoat with athickness of 0.004"
3149. Substitute for DEVCHEM 253Heat Resistance Epoxy Coating
3150. Titanium Etch - Heat ofRxn
3151. Paints containingPCBs?
3152. Need Electroless nickel/teflonchemical supplier
3153. Accounting Software
3154. Zinc Chromate Plated SteelFriction Coefficient
3155. Used RAPID recifier4,000amp,12V,480, SCR's
3156. Rectifiers ripple and metaldeposit characteristics
3157. Food grade polymer asflocculent aid
3158. Cold sealing crystalproblem
3159. Current density in copperstrike
3160. Plating copper bath controlsystem
3161. Corrosion in gold platedstainless steel
3162. Electropolishing solution forstainless steel
3163. Plating titanium
3164. What exactly is the licoricein cadmium plating
3165. Tomize?
3166. Cleaning Paint Hooks?
3167. Protective coating formaterial handling chains
3168. Aging brass and steel onreproduction firearms
3169. Polyester finish
3170. Galvanizing thickness/coatingrelationship
3171. P-Salt or not?
3172. Stainless Steel CorrosionWoes
3173. Water Spots on EN
3174. Blank spots from titaniumanode
3175. How the chroming effect isdone
3176. CEMENT PATINA
3177. Cleaning method for speciallyfabricated parts
3178. Copper and how to finishit
3179. Seashell Cleaning andRefinishing
3180. Powder Coating Over ZincChromate
3181. Removing scale from StainlessSteel
3182. Help ! Remove nickle, chromefrom cast iron cookware.
3183. Thickness of bell wall
3184. Primer not adhering to HardCoat Anodizing
3185. Rust inhibitor andautophoretic coatings
3186. Special Alu Coating for tighttolerances
3187. Best ABS for electroless Cu/Niplating
3188. Electroplating equipment tobuy in UK
3189. Detonation Coatings
3190. US 10B
3191. Power Supply for Hobbyist ZincPlating
3192. Adding an acid etchsalt
3193. Surface Finishes for PolyCrytalline Woodworking Tooling
3194. CHROME, GOLD FINISHING FORPLASTIC
3195. Oiled silver plated partsturning green
3196. Plating on NickelTitaniumAlloy
3197. Organics and what to do aboutthem
3198. Anodized aluminum
3199. Gold Cadmium Dichromateplating
3200. Electrically conductive blackfinish
3201. Copper plating
3202. Metalized concrete
3203. Designers Reference
3204. Chroming and coating modelplastic parts
3205. Painting polypropylene andpolyethylene
3206. Spot passivation
3207. Thermal Conductivity OfAnodize?
3208. abs pellets plus threecoatings = success!
3209. Lab Software
3210. Plating of Chromium onTitanium substrates
3211. Measure paint usage
3212. Stripping Cad plate andchoices
3213. Waste Cyanide Treatment byHexavalent Chromium
3214. Tin Plating
3215. Electroplating of silver-helphow do things work?
3216. Chrome plating forplastic......need help!
3217. Information
3218. Tin plate or Terne 2
3219. Low Cost Pretreatments ForAlum. Extrusions Used In Benign Environments
3220. Large phosphate tank
3221. Current densitysoftware
3222. E Coat Definition
3223. Spray vs. steam wand for ironphosphates
3224. Special blasting nozzles forhard to reach areas
3225. Chrome on Aluminum
3226. Chromium plating baths
3227. Uneven anodizing
3228. Nickel platingfasteners
3229. Gold plating Cu-Moalloy
3230. Chromate conversion coating onzinc plated steel
3231. Oil/surfaceinpregnation
3232. Performance of powder coatingon outdoor aluminium furniture
3233. Anode grade Graphite
3234. Thermal Deburring
3235. Books
3236. Weathering characteristics ofpowder?
3237. Ligands or chelates
3238. Hexavalent Chrome
3239. 500 hour electrolessnickel
3240. Reflow of Tin-LeadSolder
3241. Topcoat/sealer afterchromate
3242. FrictionCoefficients??
3243. Exceptions from PretreatmentRegulations for Touch-Up
3244. Suitable pretreatment methodon cast iron product!
3245. Surface hardening ofTitanium
3246. Thickness meter forcopper-nickle-chrome plating on plastics
3247. Agitation for composite ENdeposits
3248. Pd-Sn solution [activator]necessary for plating on ABS plastics
3249. How much silver isneeded
3250. Chrome plating protection fromcorrosion
3251. Solution for wear on diecasting
3252. Brass handrail shows everyfingerprint
3253. SUCCINIMIDE
3254. To use plastic tanks or not
3255. Saekaphenierung
3256. Barrel platingaluminium
3257. WET PAINT ON CHROME-PLATED ABSPARTS
3258. Chemical Conversion Coatingson Al
3259. Nickel Plating of PolyCrystalline Diamond tooling
3260. Plating onto lead basemetal
3261. International standard ofphosphating process
3262. Manual Touchup of TypeIII Hardcoat
3263. Flux in hot dipgalvanization
3264. Zinc Flake/Chromatecoating
3265. Spraying bronze onwood
3266. Best Finishing for AluminumMicrowave Waveguide
3267. Chrome platingapparatuses
3268. Plating of small ABSparts
3269. Looking for fatigue data for6061-T6
3270. Nickel sulfamate-failure ofcorrosion test
3271. Ceramic Coatings
3272. Copper plating on aluminiumwire
3273. Green Tarnish on CopperCourthouse Dome
3274. Platinum plating
3275. Excessive current in zincplating
3276. Bar top finishing
3277. Trying to find AMS2759/10Nitriding Spec
3278. Black Oxide
3279. OH&S student looking forsandblasting info
3280. Economic and environmentalfriendly technology to paint metal furniture in a third worldcountry
3281. Measuring thickness on zincchromate coating
3282. Tin plating terminals
3283. Powder guns manual
3284. Beyond TitaniumNitride
3285. Paint shop to powder paintaluminum die cast parts
3286. Polishing a Huffer
3287. Paint removal from bronzestatue
3288. Chrome platingplastics
3289. Tin Pans
3290. Acid resistant electrophoreticcoatings
3291. Ion-exchange resin informationrequired
3292. Passivation alternatives toNitric Acid?
3293. Phosphating trainingneeded
3294. Nitride coating ofaluminum
3295. Sculptor seeks coating forstyrofoam
3296. Ambienol....have you tried itand what happened
3297. Chromate sluffs off onslightly stressed metal
3298. Substitute for cyanide astarnish remover?
3299. Increasing ASF in barrelplating
3300. NIKASIL
3301. Etch Rate Table
3302. Chemical treatment/coating forcast iron machinery?
3303. Rod Caps
3304. Bonding powder paint to zincplate
3305. VACUUM COATING TO GOLD FILLJEWELRY
3306. Timeframe of diffusion of CUinto gold Through Ni barrier
3307. Rusting Steel at Seams UnderSealant
3308. Black anodized finish
3309. Black Optical Coatings on 316LStainless Steel
3310. Light Fastness of AnodisePanel
3311. Photosensitive Compounds [andthe HAPPY99.EXE Virus]
3312. Correlation between naturalageing and lab tests on brass components with gold plating
3313. Equipment for measuringthickness of gold plating
3314. Hydrogen embrittlement
3315. Advice and help
3316. Water soluble paint
3317. Formulation techniques
3318. Looking for training inaluminum anodizing
3319. Alumina coating of small wirevia Aluminum plating?
3320. Rhodium
3321. Measurement of partsphysically inaccessible
3322. EA934 Bond Removal
3323. Expectations of ElectrolessNickel
3324. Sputtering Metal Coatings OnNon-metal Substrates
3325. I need a practical guide tospecifying plating
3326. Chrome Plating a RIM tooledpart
3327. Chrome plating/dipping
3328. HARD COAT DETAILS
3329. Cleaning of Capscrews
3330. Electrolyticdeflashing
3331. Home brew anodizinghelp
3332. Storing plated parts
3333. Surface finish for IMPparts
3334. Waste water
3335. Chromate conversion coating failure on aluminum
3336. Activating hardenedH13
3337. Blueing
3338. How do I stop copperoxidation?
3339. Electroforming on resinsubstrates
3340. Aluminum metalizing onHIPS
3341. IMITATION GOLD PLATING
3342. No expense sparedfinishes
3343. Electrophoretic
3344. Salt spray testing ofzincplated and passivated MS parts
3345. Design of ExperimentsMethodology, Why?
3346. Ti-Cad plating
3347. Non-cyanide goldplating
3348. Tinplate Current
3349. Producing galvanneal
3350. Reducing the throwing power ofNickel sulphamate solutions
3351. Waste treatment company inEuropa
3352. Looking for Winox - GoldOxidating Agent
3353. Quick Question: TypicalTinplating steel cathode surface area?
3354. Stainless steel corrosion bychloride ions ?
3355. Bronze Color Variation
3356. Hydrogen embrittlement
3357. Hard wear resistant Coatingfor Aluminium
3358. Curb welded nickel platedchain
3359. Sales suggestions
3360. Requirement forinformation
3361. FINISHINGS &COATINGS
3362. Paint adhesion
3363. Removal of copper oxide usingcyanide
3364. CARC Paint Applicators
3365. Cold galvanizing productsupplier
3366. Additive for hardening tinplate
3367. Scratches on chrome platedsurfaces
3368. Electroplating withBismuth
3369. Alodine 1201 versus Alodine1200S
3370. Info on Anodizing Plant andMaterials
3371. Filter press clothselection
3372. Medical Device of Anodized Aluminum
3373. Anodizing tank connections / super cooling
3374. Removing coatings from copper cookware
3375. Blacken Metal w/ Sulphuric Acid & Copper Sulphate
3376. Zinc Tin Alloy Powder
3377. Pitting & Anodic corrosion in SS316 in marine environment
3378. Crazing of hard anodize
3379. Strip and repair of rusted antique cast iron bed
3380. Crawler systems for surface prep of large structures
3381. Inquiry regarding in-house training modules
3382. Aluminum/stainless repair/polish for classic auto
3383. Hardness of hexavalentchrome
3384. Plating on Plastics
3385. Protective coating forsteel???
3386. Application of Ebonex®Electrode
3387. Abrasion resistant Chromeplatings on Plastic
3388. Coating Aluminum
3389. Etching solution fornickel-iron
3390. Silver Nitrate electroplating
3391. SATIN NICKLE
3392. Wastewater treatment
3393. Aluminum tin cans
3394. Hardness measurement forhardcoated aluminum
3395. Alodining of holes
3396. Large plastic part chromeplater wanted
3397. Stripping of anodiccoatings
3398. A protective layer for oldgasoline tanks
3399. Re-finishing GI M-16magazines
3400. New metalizing method onsubstrates
3401. Stainless steelelectropolishing with organic solvents
3402. Hydrogen Embrittlement
3403. Wet Paint on Zinc DieCastings
3404. Resin coating in vacuum forzamak parts to be chrome-plated
3405. Ferric Nitrate process forMagnesium Alloys
3406. Fluoborate bath info
3407. Looking for rechromingservices
3408. Plating composites, Ultem2300
3409. Poor adhesion on stainlesssteel springs
3410. Nickel on Stainlesssteel
3411. Proper pre-plate cycle forElectroless Nickel
3412. Chromate conversion coatingtesting
3413. Rilsan Coating Knowhow forDriveshaft Components
3414. Spotty Conversion Coating ofCold-worked Aluminum Clad
3415. Restoring old bikeparts
3416. Sources/Info needed: ChromePlating and Anodizing
3417. Hydrogen Peroxide in finishingprocess
3418. H.E. testing methodologies,confidence in
3419. Changes is RMS Values afterHardcoat Anodize
3420. Patchystained Nickel chromedeposit
3421. Vacuum Metalizing for ShortProductions?
3422. Looking for suppliers ofElectro static painting equipment
3423. Zinc Brightener forammonium chloride/zinc chloride zinc plating
3424. Gold Pigment/powder
3425. Looking for vendors close tohome
3426. Rechroming of lampparts
3427. In-house lab setup
3428. Bending aluminum pipe
3429. Want to import Metal FinishingChemicals
3430. Need source for heat resistantpaint <300F
3431. Help! I need polished stainless tube!
3432. Looking for surface finish
3433. Water Based Glazes
3434. Red colour heat resistantpowder
3435. PRETREATMENT FOR POWDERCOATING
3436. Analysis of tinplate and tinfree steel
3437. ANODE-CATHODE SPACING INANODIZING
3438. BRITISH STANDARDS SPECS FORPLATING
3439. Mushroom head nylon plugswanted
3440. Mechanical Properties ofclearcoats
3441. Properties ofE-coatings
3442. Blackening the silverarticles
3443. Advice on buying low volumeVacuum Plating equipment/supplies
3444. Tin ceiling molds
3445. Need: Silver Birch JBC 716-MDJpaint
3446. Electrodeposited aluminumcoatings
3447. Electro plating polyamide
3448. MATT FINISH FOR 304 STAINLESSSTEEL
3449. E-paint vs. Powder Coating
3450. Anodizing Titanium
3451. Alternative to Ferroxyltesting & Spot Indicator of Chromium and/or Nickel
3452. Inadequate bonding of silverpowdercoat
3453. Nitrided Acme screwgalling
3454. MacDermid Inc...and "Cybron"Source requested
3455. OR-620 titanium dioxidepigment
3456. Bright finished [structural]aluminum
3457. Prep of brass, silver, andcopper before lacquering 
3458. Gold Plating direct to copper
3459. info on chromestripper
3460. Supplier needed fortransparent colors to go over chrome plating.
3461. how to make chromeblack
3462. student needs help onnanometer diamond composite electroless plating
3463. Magnesium on aluminium
3464. Spalling of sulphuric acidanodizing
3465. Thickness gauge for checkingpowder thickness before curing
3466. CLEAR COATING FOR 400 SERIESSTAINLESS STEEL
3467. Need MSDS & supplier forChrome Away
3468. Phosphating processcells
3469. Copper passivation
3470. Electrolytic stripping
3471. Nickel vs chrome
3472. Heat conduction &electrical insulation properties of 20 micron black anodisedaluminium
3473. Chemical for brighteningaluminium pressure die castings
3474. Tin sol bath
3475. Racking for passivation ofstainless steel
3476. Copper brightner that works in low current density areas
3477. Oil used for pressed parts isincompatible with paint process. Help?
3478. Scandium
3479. Caustic Etching chemicals foranodizing
3480. Is hydrogen embrittlement a concern with Ospho finish?
3481. Satin nickel electrolyte formula needed
3482. Limiting Galvanic Corrosion -steel vs. aluminum
3483. Technical query regardingphosphating
3484. Turning hard anodisingblack
3485. Looking for the rightshop
3486. Plating electroless nickelonto 'Duplex' stainless steel
3487. Buffing jack wanted
3488. Shot peening aluminum forfatigue resistance
3489. Aluminum frame outside-does ithold up?
3490. Pollution PreventionOpportunities for Rinsates and Toxic Chemical Paint Strippers
3491. E-coating rods
3492. Help with CataphoreticCoatings
3493. Polishing Invar for mirrors
3494. Colouring brass cartridges redor blue
3495. Hardcoat anodizing coloration problem
3496. Calculating amount of metalplated on a part
3497. Historical rust-inhibitingfinishes for steel
3498. CAST IRON FINISHING OTHER THANPORCELAIN?
3499. Adhesion of identificationcoating to high hardness steel
3500. Acid Copper Bond on NickelSubstrate
3501. Does UV light have atarnishing effect on silver?
3502. Looking for second-handviscometer
3503. How you doing the plate ontitanium
3504. Torroid/ferrites coatingwithout jig marks
3505. Have you ever heard of a product called Picklex
3506. POWDER PAINTING WOOD
3507. Vinyl Wash Primer on G-90 HotDip Galvanized Sheet Steel
3508. Black withoutanodizing?
3509. Removing chrome plate
3510. What's best for etchingaluminium?
3511. Pd Chloride
3512. Aluminum finish and fatiguelife
3513. LACQUER MANUFACTURER
3514. Titanium-Cadmium Plating ofAircraft Parts
3515. Copper plating on graphitefibers
3516. Manual enclosed-track overheadsystem - very basic
3517. Molybdenum Phosphateplating/coating on steel sheetmetal
3518. Paint AdhesionProblems
3519. Metal Finishings
3520. Longevity of Nickel Plating in Ice Machines?
3521. Black anodize that survivescaustic wash?
3522. A Glass Skillet
3523. How can I restore my old tub?
3524. Nickel anodes
3525. Nickel plate adhesion
3526. Copper anodes
3527. Process to obtain a surfacewith Titan.
3528. Plating EN and bright Nickel on Mg
3529. Plating on Aluminum
3530. Best Coating for a Polished bare AL bike frame
3531. SUS nuts cleaning
3532. DIE ATTACHDELAMINATION
3533. Cyanide emission
3534. Gold Coating for high IR reflectance
3535. Info on medium sized barrelplating systems
3536. Consultant wantedBangkok
3537. Alkaline cleanertemperature
3538. Stainless steel & brassanodizing
3539. Ice maker evaporator
3540. Electroplating - one-piece process
3541. Analysis Equipment for chrome and nickel
3542. Coating aluminum parts used in industrial equipment
3543. Chrome plating aluminumextrusion
3544. Yellow chromate without Cr VI
3545. The Japan 5S
3546. Electropolish current/voltagesettings
3547. Software Search
3548. Purged
3549. Rectifier controlcircuit
3550. PLASTISOL SPRAY UPSYSTEMS
3551. Excess lead in treatedwastewater
3552. Etching zinc from brasssurface
3553. Ebonal "Z" 80
3554. Electroless indium baths
3555. Aluminum Content in Galvanizing
3556. Plating with spent photofixer as an electrolyte
3557. Cleaning junk left after PCBetching
3558. A chromate that can survive HDMB baking?
3559. Suppliers
3560. Seal floors in plating shop
3561. Anodizing book needed
3562. Resistivity of zinc cobalt[passivated]
3563. Phosphate Removal
3564. Brightening process foraluminium required
3565. Iridite
3566. Poor wear-resistance forcoloring titanium
3567. Musical InstrumentKeys
3568. Restoration Detailing Colors
3569. Plating Silver onto Stainless Steel
3570. Best pH for Iron Phosphate
3571. Passivation problems with T304 stainless steel
3572. Plating to BeBeO
3573. Epoxying 2 Stainless Steel surfaces
3574. Looking for mil spec
3575. TiCad Substitution for Vac Cad plating?
3576. Painting anodized aluminum -good or bad??
3577. Permanently Marking a Hardcoated Part
3578. Fine blistering after powder
3579. Gold Plating the ID of tubing
3580. Seeking Plating Service Company
3581. Electrogalvanize difference between 60G60GE and 70G70GE
3582. Tinplate passivation
3583. Need help packing anodizing baskets
3584. Finishing aluminum reflectors
3585. Aluminium Polishing
3586. Black dye
3587. Help on hard anodizing?
3588. Colored writing on brass
3589. Want to purchase zinc/tin alloy powder
3590. MIL-Std vs. AMS Std's
3591. Proper plastic material to build the tank of
3592. Turning leaded glass strips from yellow to white metal look
3593. Mirror finish machine
3594. Wood appearance on steel
3595. Sulfuric/oxalic anodizing
3596. INGENIERIA Y SERVICIOS
3597. Zinc Dichromate
3598. "P-ratio" and "Nickel Adhesion Volume" for zinc phosphate
3599. Brass Polishing
3600. Lacquers and wastewater treatment
3601. Need design/build spray coating tunnel
3602. Aluminum Vapor Deposition
3603. Restoring a tin ceiling
3604. Cleaning anode bags
3605. Alusil?
3606. Black Chrome
3607. Phosphor bronze hydrogen embrittlement?
3608. Industry Standards for Repainting Cars?
3609. Removing Carbonates from a silver potassium Cyanide bath
3610. Removing copper respectively to nickel
3611. Black Anodize long [foot] Aluminum Tubing
3612. Using reclaimed powder mixed with virgin powder
3613. Hazards presented by wastewater streams
3614. Anodising LM24 Die cast Alloy
3615. Heating/cooling coils in chromic anodizing
3616. Removal of chrome plating from a monel [german silver] radiator shell!
3617. Alternates to Zinc Chromate finish, for improved electrical conductance
3618. Help! How to make fluorhidric acid
3619. Noise reduction when Buffing
3620. Evaporation of rinse water
3621. Anodize coating thickness measurement
3622. Where to buy permalloy plating equipment
3623. How can I get 0.1 nm roughness on Si surface?
3624. Plating on plastic in europe
3625. Creating Durable Ag/AgCl Wire
3626. Seeding of FPL Etch
3627. Anodizing Coefficient of Friction
3628. Abrasion resistance of anodize coatings
3629. In house color dye [aluminum]
3630. Looking for a Chip Resistant Finish
3631. Chrome-plating a column
3632. Cherry Red; case hardening: ?
3633. Black Nickel
3634. Plating Problem
3635. Treatment of Acid Gold Cyanide Baths
3636. Where can I buy big size white sapphire plate?
3637. INQUIRY FOR ELECTRO PAINT
3638. Black Chrome
3639. Ecoat Service Provider
3640. 3-mercpatopropionitrile
3641. Local finishing house needed
3642. Looking for an analytical method for Citric Acid
3643. How should the acids and lye used during home anodizing be disposed?
3644. ELECTRO PHORETIC PAINT
3645. To anodize or chromate
3646. Dog urine corroding galvanized steel flashing
3647. Flat black finish throughout a small tube
3648. Chromate coating time
3649. Anodizing Of Titanium Alloy per AMS2488 Type II
3650. Powder coated stainless steel laser engraving
3651. Chromic Anodizing on Titanium Racks
3652. Chrome alternatives
3653. Golden coating powder
3654. Gold edging on crystal wine glasses
3655. Alternative for nickel plating of fasteners
3656. Dangler Design Problem
3657. SILVER BRIGHTNERS MFG/TRADERS LIST
3658. Cyanide free alkaline copper
3659. Phosphate removal from chrome solution
3660. Cyanide in the finishing industry
3661. Question -- ultrafiltration in manufacturing
3662. Help on Hard Permalloy
3663. Rebuilding of Operating Pistons for BOP's
3664. Pattern building process for nickel
3665. Beryllium nickel descaling
3666. Higher consumption of palladium
3667. Rust protection for etched carbon steel
3668. Corrosion in cars
3669. Aluminum-Bronze
3670. Diffusing the galvanic couple
3671. Stripping electroless nickel from copper
3672. Nitrates in Mn phosphate bath
3673. Company to do some Alodining
3674. Removing anodizing
3675. Chrome plating on chromed plastic?
3676. Need Used Plating/Anodising Equipment
3677. Nickel alloy
3678. Anodizing layer peels off!!
3679. Color won't stick when anodizing
3680. Stripping silver from Nickel
3681. "SMUT"
3682. Need advice on electroplating
3683. Anti-reflective process for 416 stainless
3684. Surface finish Symbols
3685. Plating Thickness/Eddy-Current
3686. Touch up powder coating!! 
3687. Need for info. about gold plating
3688. Oxidation removal from electroless nickel plating for solderability
3689. Ni anodes
3690. MIL-C-5541E [CHEM FILM] Spec
3691. Need Used Isco Sampler/Flowmeter
3692. Black Chromate Alternatives
3694. Mechanical Galvanized Fasteners
3695. Looking for unsharpened razor blade source
3696. Book by Prof. Dott. Eugenio Bertorelle
3697. Costs of Anodizing Plant in Different Industries
3698. WANTED: GOLD PLATING
3699. Copper adhesion to chrome alloy
3700. Electroforming equipment supplier
3701. Plastisol coat company
3702. CARBON BUILD FROM LASER CUTTING
3703. VACUUM EVAPORATOR
3704. Polishing Media Suppliers
3705. Powder Coating MDF
3706. Expensive Degreasing Method
3707. Chemical milling of a spark machined pressing tool of alloyed steel
3708. Steel Annealing Smut Resists Conventional Cleaning Methods
3709. Information about a surface roughness symbol
3710. Seeking Technical Help for Hard Chrome
3711. Maximum Chromic Acid Anodize Thickness
3712. Brass or brass plated finials
3713. Relation of mechanical galvanizing with galling
3714. Materials finishings for titanium, aluminum and steel
3715. Is this chrome plating?
3716. Seeking Information on Standard Nickel Plating Process
3717. Chrome plating of spheres
3718. Pre cleaning of painted parts spoils zinc passivation
3719. Plating effects on Solder/Wirebonding
3720. Dealing with rust
3721. Precoating procedure
3722. EPA Quiet Zone Powder Booth, good or bad?
3723. Electroplating an aluminum pickup truck grille
3724. ACID DIP - How much?
3725. Stainless steel finish [look] on structural steel?
3726. Nickel coating on plastic surfaces
3727. Gel etch
3728. Zamak polishing compound for vibrator
3729. Weeping on airbearings
3730. REVERSE ETCH QUESTIONS
3731. Electroless plating of MMC reinforcements
3732. Is there room for another plating shop ?
3733. One Coat Waterbase Paint
3734. Coatings for Stainless Steel
3734a. Stainless Steel Paint
3735. Problems With Danglers
3736. Aluminum emissivity and absorptivity
3737. D/E Filters
3738. Trouble Clear anodizing 6061
3739. Corrosion resistant coating for Magnesium
3740. JF-500 or JS-500 Finish ?
3741. PROTECTIVE DIPPING WAX
3742. Seeking shop than can electropolish titanium
3743. Boron removal from wastewater?
3744. Alonisation?
3745. Barrel plating
3746. Comparison Of Cold Blackening to Hot Blacking
3747. Electroless Nickle on Plastic
3748. Room Temperature Blacking Problems
3749. Recycling of XRF Equipment
3750. Reflective material search
3751. Consulting Chemist
3752. Copper Texture
3753. Need to change the color of a threaded metal rod
3754. List of Citric acid purchasers wanted
3755. Clear coating Silver
3756. Toxicity of Zinc Phosphate pretreatment
3757. Phosphating coating - Harmful to Humans?
3758. Treatment of old iron cannon barrels
3759. Alodine, or not to Alodine?
3760. Metal Plating Of Plastics
3761. ISO 9000
3762. Whisker problem
3763. Polishing Jet Fuel Piping
3764. Electroplated Stainless Steel Tubing needed
3765. Bad adhesion between Wood's nickel & electroless nickel
3766. New steel over old galvanized roof, sealer available?
3767. New company seeking assistance
3768. Brass exterior Coach Lights
3769. Testing ductility of nickel deposits
3770. Anodizing small parts [aluminum and titanium]
3771. Chrome and Brass Plating of Parlor Stove
3772. How can I achieve heavy gold plate on brass w/pen plater?
3773. Peeling of Nickel Sulfamate from steel
3774. Electrolytic blackening with CRS
3776. Bollards
3777. How to finish stainless steel
3778. Problems in Nickel Chrome plating on Zinc Diecast Parts
3779. LEACHABLE-LEAD FREE SILVER PLATING ON BRASS
3780. Plating of fibreglass
3781. Pot metal repair
3782. Tong Testers
3783. Reflow plating
3784. Aluminum finish, black, electrically conductive
3785. Chemical finishing for sterling silver
3786. Chrome Plating as substitute for silver
3787. Iron in HCl
3788. Waste Disposal - ANODISING
3789. Top coat for Anodize
3790. Low-abrasive coating vendor?
3791. Advice on Tarnishing Brass
3792. Home antique finish kit
3793. pH drop in Nickel Electroforming
3794. Mack Dermid inc
3795. How to overcome non uniform thickness of coating in electroplating
3796. CHROME ON HELMET
3797. Recovery of copper from etching-solution
3798. Water break free
3799. Automotive Specs
3800. Chrome Plating - benefits
3801. Powdercoat filler
3802. Photograph of nickel sulfate
3803. Removal of Cl from Titanium surface
3804. Caustic recovery
3805. Al2O3 foil by anodizing
3806. Dupont 303-S polishing compound. Is there a substitute?
3807. Zinc plating: De-embrittlement and passivation
3808. De-embrittlement for Chromium or Nickel Plated Parts
3809. Spray Finishing Magazines?
3810. Nickel Plating Molybdenum
3811. Tank covers or ping pong balls?
3812. Electroless plating on silicon wafer
3813. Anodizing techniques
3814. SiC/Aluminium etch
3815. Ferrocyanates
3816. Removing graphite.... how?
3817. Chromate slough
3818. Benchtops
3819. SODIUM DICHROMATE on Stainess, dull black on anodize
3820. Nickel plating reqmts
3821. KOLENE DE NAMEL
3822. Pulse Plating and hydrogen Embrittlement
3823. Deburring internal passages in a Delrin manifold
3824. Aluminum Color Dye & Pigments
3825. Photo resist for electroplating
3826. Filtration
3827. Yellow chromate on EN
3828. Powder coating
3829. Properties of chrome-plated PVC
3830. Paint booth lining
3831. Lockformer
3832. Chambers cooktop refinishing help!
3833. Chrome 40 finish
3834. Poor paint adhesion on galvanised surface
3835. Control system for copper-ions
3836. Best Masking Materials
3837. Clear coat over Tremclad paint
3838. Zinc plating die cast ?
3839. Copper plated steel problems
3840. Stirring in hard chrome plating bath?
3841. Aluminum Electroplating
3842. Zinc/Chromate Powdery Residue
3843. Brass Sealer
3844. Ceramic coating for PVD chamber wall
3845. Mirror Finish on Acrylic
3846. Curing agent for Epoxy based powder coatings
3847. Silver plating
3848. Palladium on SiO2
3849. Tensile Stress
3850. Electrolytic polishing solution for cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloys
3851. Black Oxide on 410 Stainless
3852. Susceptibility of Cyanide Copper Plated Parts to Hydrogen Embrittlement
3853. Electroless copper plating
3854. Need light-colored gold electroplate solution
3855. Anodizing Defoamer
3856. Alodine for Marine Environment
3857. Iron/zinc plating
3858. Black coating/plating on S.S.?
3859. Diatomaceous Earth Filters
3860. Replace phosphating for painting
3861. Galvanized steel
3862. Removing annealing stains from stainless steel
3863. Automatic working-pressure of abrasive belt machines
3864. Phosphorus Removal
3865. BRIGHT DIPPING FOR BRASS
3866. Making Surgical instruments non reflective
3867. Citrus based etching for titanium
3868. Splash Anodizing Techniques
3869. Anodizing. a lot of questions
3870. Reactivating chrome plated parts
3871. Teflon - what is it?
3872. Cloudy CAD
3873. Palladium Black Deposition
3874. Fluoboric Acid
3875. Chromate Industry
3876. Bright dipping of brass
3877. Magnetic Shielding on plastic
3878. Where to buy used copper anodes?
3879. Coating plastic on top of metals
3880. Chrome-free coating?
3881. Black finishing problem
3882. Electrodeposition of chromium
3883. Future of galvanizing
3884. Need source of silver and gold plated chain
3885. Chrome is peeling from new wheels
3886. Low volume anodizing.... who?
3887. Hot Dip Galvanizing
3888. Wanted: Fluidizing Tube
3889. The affects of hydrogen embrittlement on cold headed threaded studs
3890. pH measurement in strong acids
3891. supplier of electrophoretic lacquer
3892. Titanium-Cadmium Plating -- What is its Purpose?
3893. Stains on Sandblasted parts
3894. Etching a Steel Mold
3895. Problems with nickel and chrome plating
3896. NEED TO BUY A PVD SYSTEM IN MEXICO CITY
3897. Electroless nickel plating "peeling off"
3898. looking for black finish on bronze
3899. book for electrolytic refining process of gold
3900. PLATING DASH PARTS [HOT STAMPING]
3901. High corrosion resistance coatings for die-cast zinc
3902. idiomatic problems with "plating"
3903. Honda automotive finishing specifications
3904. Nickel chrome plating source in the Midwest
3905. Prepping and painting hot zinc die castings
3906. Voltage rating for ML coating dielectric test of a PMG Stator
3907. Gluconate Analysis for Caustic Etch
3908. Should we stir a decorative chrome bath? 
3909. 'Flash Attack' During Passivation Of Stainless Steels
3910. silver extraction from photographic fixer
3911. Kynar applicators
3912. Eddy Current for Copper Black Oxide?
3913. Borates in Waste water
3914. Help with polishing stainless steel
3915. Technique for antiquing mirrors
3916. Tarnish resistant Silverplate
3917. The Influence of Nickel Plating Treatments [like Kanigen] in The Fatigue Life of Steel
3918. Life cycle of molds for silicone rubber
3919. Metal foil
3920. Multi-phase nano crystal matrix
3921. Rust on pickled & passivated 304 stainless parts
3922. I need a expert in electroless nickel on silicon wafer
3923. Contamination on Nickel Surface
3924. Stainless steel matt finish how
3925. Teflon coating
3926. Coating on the surface of silicone rubber
3927. Galvanic corrosion [can anyone help?]
3928. Phosphate contamination in sulfuric acid anodizing
3929. Fume Scrubber Size
3930. Looking for small quantities of pure H2SO4
3931. Black oxide process required
3932. E/N plating on tungsten?
3933. Judging quality of a zinc phosphate finish?
3934. Laminant Repair Kit
3935. Cross hole deburring
3936. MIL-C-5541
3937. Antique Brass
3938. We require a plating consultant in Mainland China
3939. HCD watts Ni roughness
3940. Carbonates in cadmium
3941. Detection of chromic acid from spot
3942. Metal surface finish measurement
3943. Vacuum coating question
3944. HEEF 25
3945. PLATING PROCESS FOR ALUMINIUM REFLECTORS
3946. Plating Silver
3947. Emissions control from bright nickel
3948. Characteristics of wastewater from electroplating industry
3949. Oven wanted
3950. PlatingCoating after Nitriding - Carburising
3951. Cleaning pieces after a polish process
3952. Aqueous inhibitor for iron phosphate rust
3953. Filling up of zinc kettle with: technigalva, SHG...
3954. Replacement for toxic solvents - Carbon Dioxide
3955. Magniguard Coating
3956. INFO ZINC LINE
3957. Need custom Black Chrome
3958. Tin lined antique copper cookware
3959. Require hardchrome plating drum process plant
3960. Low VOC paint formulation and market forecast
3961. Powdercoating Aluminum 6063
3962. Bearing Industry
3963. Dr. Cook flux
3964. Fireplace blackening
3965. Toly-ond coating
3966. E-coating dip painting
3967. Regenerating pickling acid [HCl]
3968. Use of lead layer in hot dip galvanizing process
3969. Hydrogen out of the pickling tanks
3970. Colouring of Gold and Brass
3971. Black coating on Nitinol
3972. Vacuum Metallizing of Paper
3973. Q.C.manual + Software
3974. Black Oxide Removal
3975. New 316 EN tank
3976. Plating x4130 sliding tube
3977. Brightening and Antitarnishing Brass Keys perfectly
3978. Small plating barrels
3979. Problems with the pH
3980. Colouring Stainless and plated steels
3981. HELP with my chemistry report
3982. Acid waste streams and/or phosphate contamination in chrome baths
3983. Niobium Coating
3984. Water Filtering problems
3985. Aluminum discoloration
3986. Need Information about color anodizing cooking ware
3987. POLY OND COATINGS AND RADIATION
3988. PVDF process parameters
3989. Need for cadmium plating on CRES in seawater
3990. Solderability problems
3991. Filiform Corrosion
3992. Metallizer Needed
3993. Can I close the loop on Nickel rinses
3994. Looking for a company to pickle and passivate 304SS frames
3995. LOOKING FOR SHOP TO DO BLACK OXIDE ON PEN CLIPS
3996. Nickel/gold plating of aluminum
3997. White milky areas during Nickel plating
3998. Electroless Nickel Finish for Zinc Diecast Part
3999. Sorting plated hardware lots

 

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