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33000. Need galvanising of conveyor section of bottling plant [India] {11/30/04}
33001. Anchor and chain starting to rust, need to get re-galvanized [Washington] {11/30/04}
33002. Need powder coating of 20" bar stool rings [Wisconsin] {11/30/04}
33003. Electroplating project--how to get data from electroplating? [British Columbia]
33004. Double layer aluminized coatings for stainless steel [Iraq]
33005. Which silver doesn't tarnish? [Michigan]
33006. What is an anodized window [Florida]
33007. Looking for information for organic finish [China]
33008. Stripping zinc plated bolts with electrolysis? [Mexico]
33009. Gloss required over Teflon coated substrate [India]
33010. Need a spec for the coating system for galvanized roofs [Washington]
33011. Problem in Ni sulfamate plating on Al [India]
33012. Hull Cell Questions [Chile]
33013. Chemicals for gold brush plating [California]
33014. Corrosive effects of (ACQ) and (CAB) leachate on surface prior to paint [Indiana]
33015. Stainless steel finish classification [U.A.E.]
33016. Plastic Media Target Life [Arizona]
33017. Matte Finish on Stainless Steel kichenware [India]
33018. Seeking powder coating of art (Memorial) installation [Minnesota] {11/30/04}
33019. DIN standard in marine repair [Wales, U.K.]
33020. Alodine alone for aircraft corrosion protection? [Arizona]
33021. How to restore Water Marked Tread Plate? [Florida]
33022. Does sandblasting warp 2mm steel sheet? [Wisconsin]
33023. Need phosphate coating--must be approved by Lockheed [Arkansas] {11/30/04}
33024. Need Chevy truck rims dipped [Texas] {11/30/04}
33025. Looking for phosphate coating provider in Monterrey [Mexico] {11/30/04}
33026. Need polymer for coating dye sublimation [Botswana] {11/30/04}
33027. Need Electro Chemical Deburring System [India] {11/30/04}
33028. Need hot dip galvanized plant for Nut Bolt industry [Pakistan] {11/30/04}
33029. Need HCl acid recovery system [Egypt] {11/30/04}
33030. Looking for powerful paint stripper for Emron [Florida] {11/30/04}
33031. The History of Mild Steel [U.K.]
33032. Are ammonium bifluoride and hydrofluoric acid interchangeable? [Russia]
33033. Creating thin film of MgB2 by sol-gel method [India]
33034. Want to etch SiO2 but not ZnO [Singapore]
33035. Cobalt electroless bath does not work with EDTA as complexant [Singapore]
33036. Looking for chair tips for antique elementary school chair [Florida]
33037. Sealing for printed circuit boards [British Columbia]
33038. Is lacquering of silver possible? [Washington]
33039. Please advise how to use alum to patinate sterling silver dark gray [Australia]
33040. How do you get a satin chrome finish? [Ontario]
33041. Nitiriding of aisi 521000 [India]
33042. Chromium conversion coating without using hexavalent chromium? [New York]
33043. ED COATING SPEC - MF ZN II C [India]
33044. Reg. SPI D-3 Finish [India]
33045. Safe removal of clear coat from brass [Mississippi]
33046. What sprayable finishes apply to new teak? [Florida]
33047. Defective parts from plating pits [Michigan]
33048. Removing and remaking a layer of flash chrome [Singapore]
33049. What Rockwell hardness from anodizing? [Alberta]
33050. What is Iridite 14-2 [Illinois]
33051. Does Alodine get washed off by Sparkleen cleanser? [Florida]
33052. Restoring damaged pickled finish to 304 stainless steel [No. Carolina]
33053. Bubble problem in dip phosphating [India]
33054. 440C VAC MELT Stainless Steel rusting after passivation process [New York]
33055. How can we to corrosion proof a steel or aluminum plate? [California]
33056. Which kind of S.S. jacket for a pharma crystallizer [Italy]
33057. Bottlers trying to detect ammonia with copper strips [Illinois]
33058. AISI-304 vs AISI-201 for cookware [Texas]
33059. Chrome plating/custom finishing plastic auto door handles [New Jersey] {12/2/04}
33060. Seeking media blasting for cast aluminum valve covers [California] {12/2/04}
33061. Need to get some parts vapor-blasted [Texas] {12/2/04}
33062. Zinc-Tin Alloy Plating Services Required [Malaysia or Singapore] {12/2/04}
33063. Need electroless palladium formulation [Massachusetts] {12/2/04}
33064. Need Small Batches of Nickel Plating Chemicals [California] {12/2/04}
33065. Trying to source Zinc Cobalt plating [India] {12/1/04}
33066. Want media blasting of my 67 Mustang [Maryland] {12/1/04}
33067. How do you measure the formation of rust? [Texas]
33068. Teflon coating of heat exchangers [Maine]
33069. Hotcoat vs. Powdercoat [Texas]
33070. A dip to make aluminum shine like stainless steel [Indonesia]
33071. Heat resistant chrome for lamp housing? [California]
33072. Is gold saturated aqua regia similar to the solution in gold electroplating? [New York]
33073. How do you remove stains from non-stick cookware [Virginia]
33074. "Chrome" paint that looks real [Kentucky]
33075. Can Kovar be anodized? [New York]
33076. Stainless steel sheet reflectivity chart [Texas]
33077. Calculating Fume Generation at Pickling Process [India]
33078. Copper stripper [Singapore]
33079. Problems in mechanical plating [India]
33080. Autophoretic topcoats research [Egypt]
33081. How to blacken Nickel electroforms [California]
33082. Zinc plating defects - quality of surface [India]
33083. What is the coefficient of static friction for stainless on aluminum [Florida]
33084. Cleaning brushed aluminum flag poles [New Jersey]
33085. "Cleaning" of steel tanks (outside) with ozone [Norway]
33086. Seeking iridium coating of helmet visor [Indonesia] {12/2/04}
33087. Plastic automotive parts chrome plating [New Jersey] {12/2/04}
33088. Architect needs chrome plating of brass bar rail [Pennsylvania] {12/2/04}
33089. Need chrome paint [Washington]
33090. Adhesion testing of printed characters on anodize [California]
33091. Need to change yellow brass lamps to silvertone [Pennsylvania] {12/2/04}
33092. Looking For Supplier of RAL Colour Shadecards [India] {12/2/04}
33093. Why use deionized water in science experiments [Pennsylvania]
33094. Electrolysis of aqueous copper sulphate solution [Australia]
33095. Iron phosphate conversion coatings models--school project [California]
33096. Adhesion problem of plated gold [India]
33097. Finishes to give a 'wrought Iron style' to mild steel for a gate [U.K.]
33098. Questions on bullet reloading and gun repairs [Philippines]
33099. Automotive chemical dip; good idea for my car? [California]
33100. Removing scratches from plastic headlight lens [Indiana]
33101. Silver stripper for mirrors [Ohio]
33102. Something to redo chrome [So. Carolina]
33103. Unable to precipitate nickel [India]
33104. How many hours does it take for zinc plating to rust? [Texas]
33105. Solution to remove rusting from fracture surface required [U.K.]
33106. Hydrogen Embrittlement in Armor Steel [Arizona]
33107. Protection for patina finishes on brass watch dials [India]
33108. Conditions for proper drying of enamel paint [Michigan]
33109. Bubble problems powder coating galvanized steel [Kuwait]
33110. Metallurgy conditions of hot dip galvanized steel [W. Virginia]
33111. Electrolytic plating of aluminum tube - inner surface modified? [Connecticut]
33112. Black Stains on Tin Coated Components and Poor Solderability [India]
33113. Is surface material removed during titanium etching/anodizing? [Florida]
33114. Electrochemical potential Alodine to Nickel [France]
33115. Abrasion resistance of hard anodize on 7075 [Washington]
33116. Need Lead Release Coating [U.K.]
33117. Seeking NitroTec shop [Texas] {12/3/04}
33118. Impact of electroplating effluent on fish [India]
33119. Need Nickel-Tungsten plating chemistry [India] {12/3/04}
33120. How much copper sulfate do I put in a copper plating experiment? [Pennsylvania]
33121. How long to keep the items in the solution [Ohio]
33122. Refinishing brass cabinet hinges [Florida]
33123. Teak bleaching and clearcoating [Florida]
33124. ZnSO4 electrolytic plasma galvanizing bath [Louisiana]
33125. Galvanneal or Galvanized? [Virginia]
33126. Assistance with tech. question concerning standard Zinc plate yellow chromate [Michigan]
33127. Which DC Power Supply is right for me? [Manitoba]
33128. Anodize 66.500" Diameter [Michigan] {12/6/04}
33129. Looking for auto dipping to strip paint/rust [California] {12/6/04}
33130. Parts w/ yellow chromate losing color [Illinois]
33131. Best Cost/Least Salt Water Corrosive Metal: Stainless or Al-Br ? [Florida]
33132. Soldering chromate coating over silver [New York]
33133. Is there a federal spec for Trivalent zinc plate process? [California]
33134. RoHS compliance and chromate conversion on aluminum [Wisconsin]
33135. Pre-cleaning oils from carbon steel to be Zinc Plated [Tennessee]
33136. Stainless steel to stainless steel friction coefficient [Turkey]
33137. Lacquer for stainless steel [England]
33138. Need titanium tube/tubesheet heat exchangers for marine refrigeration [California] {12/6/04}
33139. Oxidation on cu plated lead frame [Malaysia]
33140. Reduce water analysis parameters [Indonesia]
33141. Electrically conductive hydrophilic coating for stainless? [California]
33142. Coatings For Aerospace Gear Applications [No. Carolina]
33143. My stiffel lamps need help [New York]
33144. I want to know how to fix rust on edges of car parts [Michigan]
33145. Need Magnigard suppliers [Texas] {12/6/04}
33146. pH of Deionized Water [Saudi Arabia]
33147. Duration of salt fog/spray test for accelerated corrosion in aluminum [Missouri]
33148. How to remove chrome plating--formulation of remover/stripper [Indonesia]
33149. Zinc carbon primary cell - What is the alternate to Hg? [India]
33150. What is Edelbrock Perma Star Coating [Washington]
33151. Looking for a magnet that can attract gold [New Mexico]
33152. Wet sanding aluminum motorcycle [Rhode Island]
33153. Care of Gold Tankards [U.K.]
33154. Advisability of tin bathroom ceiling [Pennsylvania]
33155. How to anodize '59 Cadillac aluminum grill [Australia]
33156. Solderability spec for electroless nickel [Belgium]
33157. How hard do they make in a clear powder? [Pennsylvania]
33158. How to measure electrical resistivity of electroless nickel? [Connecticut]
33160. Tin Plating Problem [India]
33161. Copper kitchen hood patina [Texas] {12/7/04}
33162. Need plastic chrome plating done asap [Illinois] {12/7/04}
33163. Seeking electroforming of Invar / low-expansion alloy [Massachusetts] {12/7/04}
33164. Seeking non-filled x section materials [New York]
33165. Removing scratches from stainless handgun slide [Texas]
33166. Appliance painting for stainless steel look [Texas]
33167. Need IR paint and testing device for it [Pakistan] {12/7/04}
33168. Need ceramic powder for coating exhaust systems [Brazil] {12/7/04}
33169. Need Information and Quotation for Powder coating plant [India] {12/7/04}
33170. Silver Oscar [Alabama]
33171. Change copper handles to black or pewter color [New Jersey]
33172. I want to carefully restore my antique copper cook pot [West Virginia]
33173. Aluminum boat, electrolysis/corrosion [Virginia]
33174. Matte black interior fireplace paint for woodburning fireplace [New York]
33175. Steel thermal treatment before chrome plating [Italy]
33176. Does Black oxide on stainless cause rusting [Louisiana]
33177. General setup of a small galvanizing plant [So. Africa]
33178. Copper plated leadframes discolor in boiling test [Malaysia]
33179. Can I use 304 stainless steel as substitute for monel? [China]
33180. Decorative chrome on wheel chair [Alabama] {12/8/04}
33181. Need Pre-filled Chem Film Applicators [Oklahoma] {12/8/04}
33182. CASH BUYER SEEKING TURNKEY ANODIZING LINE [Nevada] {12/8/04}
33183. Electronegativity effect on Electroplating [Texas]
33184. Can dishwashered dirilyte be fixed? [No. Carolina]
33185. How to make h3po2 [Australia]
33186. Requirements for repainting a metal roof in hot, sunny Florida [Florida]
33187. Want to change brass finish to oil rubbed finish onlight fixture [So. Carolina]
33188. Question for Salt Spray test standards [China]
33189. What is abrasion testing? [China]
33190. "Red iron bleed out" in black oxiding [Oregon]
33191. Advice for a small sputtering unit for TiN wanted [Florida]
33192. Copper plating into/through substrate vias [California]
33193. Metallic oxides not recommended in the Pharmaceutical products [India]
33194. Mild steel contamination of 316 [U.K.]
33195. Buffed Aluminum Hand Rails At a Whirlpool [Texas]
33196. Rust prevention methods [Texas]
33197. Simple Coating for Making Mirror out of glass [India]
33198. Want circular groove pattern on elevator door [No. Carolina]
33199. Restoring painted stove top to original finish [Montana] 2nd Request
33200. Want matte finish on silvered brass clock dial [England]
33201. Coloring of metal parts without using chromates [Mexico]
33202. Appearence problem in galvanizing of annealed base coils [Egypt]
33203. How to make a paint stripper not harmful to plastic parts [Indonesia]
33204. Trasnsparent printing ink for polycarbonate surface [India]
33205. Powder creeping away from edges when heated [Ireland]
33206. Repair of Cosmetic Powdercoat blemishes [New York]
33207. Electrical resistance of a Cadmium coated Aluminum Connector [U.K.]
33208. Intermittent deposit on electroplated nickel surfaces [New York]
33209. Stripping solution and masking agent for anodizing [Manitoba]
33210. How are anodizing costs determined [California]
33211. How do I remove solder build up off Teflon? [Maine]
33212. Die cast AL Electrically Isolating finishing [Israel]
33213. Anodizing Hardness declined [Malaysia]
33214. Testing For Passivation [Connecticut]
33215. Corrosion fron chlorine contamination of test solution [New York]
33216. Grind vs turn rms finish [Kentucky]
33217. Tolerance on aluminum finish, scratches and gouges [Nebraska]
33218. Looking for thermal deburring shop [Rhode Island] {12/9/04}
33219. Look for a company that could setup a cu plating facility for us [California] {12/9/04}
33220. Need an immersion solvent parts washer [Israel] {12/9/04}
33221. Chrome wheels resistance to salt? [Minnesota]
33222. Paint adhesion to cold rolled steel [Nova Scotia]
33223. Color filling/Paint filling engravings in sun dials [Vermont]
33224. Zinc/Yellow Chromate vs Hot Dip Galvanizing [New Hampshire]
33225. Pickling SS 304 [Pakistan]
33226. Suitable material to withstand hydroflouric acid corrosion at 50 degree centigrade [India]
33227. How to find out the explosive limits of solvents? [India]
33228. How do I remove the chrome from my wheels [Connecticut]
33229. Hot zinc spraying of steel boat [U.K.]
33230. Need electro forming of flat decorative copper panels [Florida] {12/10/04}
33231. I have a pair of spurs that I need to blue or keep from rusting [Texas]
33232. Boron Nanoparticle synthesis query [India]
33234. Need Teflon coating on metal hoppers [India] {12/10/04}
33235. Reflective finish for Anodize? [Malaysia]
33236. Color anodize stainless steel, is it possible? [Michigan]
33237. Conversion "mu" to microns [Manitoba]
33238. Hand brushing aluminum [Texas]
33239. Zinc Plating Problem [India]
33240. Need Water Deionization Plant [Illinois] {12/10/04}
33241. Silver tarnishing [India]
33242. Hydrogen Peroxide Compatibility with Anodized Finish [Ohio]
33243. Treatment of nitric acid [Malaysia]
33244. Cleaning jewelry [California]
33245. Trivalent Chrome Plating [Mexico]
33246. Need Eastern Chemlac W 7984 [India] {12/10/04}
33247. Mfgr. seeks show-quality chrome plating on handle bars [Texas] {12/10/04}
33248. Need zinc plater for 10 ft. steel wire part [Florida] {12/10/04}
33249. Want to buy copper cathode [Vietnam] {12/10/04}
33250. Photo resist dry film; bonding to inconel [Massachusetts]
33251. Opening a powder coat business [Louisiana]
33252. I need to know if EGI and SECC GX are the same [Philippines]
33253. What is Trivalent Plating [China]
33254. Copy of Federal Std QQ-Z-325 [Scotland]
33255. Is there a spec or inspection criteria for AL surface class finish "A" "B" "C" [New York]
33256. Where to locate standards/specifications [Colorado]
33257. Removal of tin and iron impurities from OF copper wire [Malaysia]
33258. Rating a powdercoat finish [Tennessee]
33259. What High Temp Plating is available [Georgia]
33260. Masking threaded holes in an Aluminum part for EN Plating [New Hampshire]
33261. Polishing and finishing of Tantalum pieces [France]
33262. Aluminum parking meter poles [U.K.]
33263. Dissolving iron sludge from test tubes [Indonesia]
33264. How to form -3 mesh red copper powder [India]
33265. Post-phosphating treatment for an old handgun [Italy]
33266. General questions about electroplating [China]
33267. Old "gray" nickel -- watts maybe! [Ohio]
33268. Will Zinc passivation affect the weld quality / strength [India]
33269. Phosphatizing standards [Nebraska]
33270. Need carbide coating on button bits for bore well drilling [India] {12/14/04}
33271. Need Palladium-Boron plating [California] {12/14/04}
33272. Need PP and SS tanks for chemicals [Pakistan] {12/14/04}
33273. Need tooling to deburr aluminum blocks [Ontario] {12/14/04}
33274. Front metallization sequence on silicon for good adherence to silver bump [India]
33275. Question about MAO coating method? [Israel]
33276. Chrome plating for fire helmet [Michigan]
33277. Plating and anodizing engine parts to reduce wear and friction [Pennsylvania]
33278. Air pockets a problem when hot dip galvanizing? [Australia]
33279. Brass coating to prevent tarnish? [California]
33280. Restoring pitted 1800s rifle receiver [Italy]
33281. Can a bumper with lead filler be chromed? [Indiana]
33282. Dye sublimation substrate coatings [Nigeria]
33283. How to remove clear lacquer before applying oxidizing solution? [Massachusetts]
33284. Want dark finish on brass putter [California]
33285. A Rhodium Allergy? [Washington]
33286. Want to age nickel-chrome plating on Les Paul guitar [U.K.]
33287. Polishing an antique sewing machine [Minnesota]
33288. Titanium Nitride Coating on a Bicycle Frame and Fork? [California]
33289. How to remove nickel and chromium from pickling operation [Indiana]
33290. Mild steel staining process wanted [Belgium]
33291. Chrome burning to a grayish white [California]
33292. Blemish on 3 million passivated woodscrews [U.K.]
33293. Titanium color coating [Pakistan]
33294. Friction reducer needed in heavy duty sliding joint in ocean [New Jersey]
33295. Need nitrocarburize finisher [Florida] {12/14/04}
33296. Painting blind rivets, heads only [Connecticut] {12/14/04}
33297. Seeking zinc plating shop [Mexico] {12/14/04}
33298. Need electropolishing training and equipment [Pakistan] {12/14/04}
33299. Need OPC drum coating machine [Lithuania] {12/14/04}
33300. Mil-Spec Plater Wanted. MIL-C-5541 and MIL-A-8625 [Taiwan] {12/15/04}
33301. Exclusion for shipping metals laden waste for recycling? [Louisiana]
33302. Blackening upper fork tubes [Maryland]
33303. Are SS304 and SS314 magnetic or non-magnetic? [China]
33304. Anodizing problems with 6061T6 aluminum [So. Carolina]
33305. How to avoid corrosion in automotive evaporators [Venezuela] 2nd Request
33306. Alternative to Cad plating on High strength steels [England]
33307. Need Black Oxide shop [Alberta] {12/15/04}
33308. What causes vinegar to form less rust than water? [New York]
33309. Anti-stiction coating [Belgium]
33310. Matte Etching [New Hampshire]
33311. Anodizing with a paint brush [England]
33312. Need Rechroming of 1969 Continental bumpers [Illinois] {12/15/04}
33313. Coating on steel door became loose in 2 years [Saudi Arabia]
33314. Surface treatment company needs PTFE [South Korea] {12/15/04}
33316. What is Jones Reagent [Indonesia]
33317. Need gold plated brass antiques stripped and replated [Pennsylvania] {12/15/04}
33318. Carbon stain removal from whitewashed oak [Florida]
33319. Need titanium alligator clips [Utah] {12/15/04}
33320. Electroless gold applied on platinum thin film [Slovenia]
33321. Lining a Pickling Tank with FRP [Malaysia]
33322. Seeking to Copper Plate U-Shape Steel Channels [New Hampshire] {12/15/04}
33323. Protective coating on Ni plated steel [Illinois]
33324. Choosing a plating material for cast iron [Indonesia]
33325. Need rechroming of motorcycle parts [New Jersey] {12/16/04}
33326. Seeking '59 Ford grille rechrome [So. Carolina] {12/16/04}
33327. Removing wax stain on stove [Iowa]
33328. I want to gold plate with a vermeil or satin finish [California]
33329. Removing brush marks form stainless [Hawaii]
33330. DIN 50968-Fe/Ni spec [Singapore]
33331. Epoxy powder coat as base for liquid paint [No. Carolina]
33332. Paint Sludge Recycling [India]
33333. Rust on electroless nickel parts [Arizona]
33334. Does AMS 2486 add thickness [Florida]
33335. Etching Problems with Manganese Phosphate Coatings [Texas]
33336. Encountering dezincification of our brass [Wisconsin]
33337. Need Anodizing Dye For Aluminum [Florida] {12/16/04}
33338. Taking school desk apart for refinishing [Missouri]
33339. Preparation of Hard Chrome plating vat [England]
33340. Pickling Rinse Estimation [Malaysia]
33341. Copper Tin Reflow [New Jersey]
33342. Cleaning Paint from Hangers [India]
33343. Electroplating + KTL [Germany]
33344. Sn-Pb is unintentionally plating onto molded compound [Singapore]
33345. Oxidization protection qualities of chromating on aluminum [New Zealand]
33346. Need chrome dipping of '03 Impala wheels [Virginia] {12/17/04}
33347. Need 2005 Maserati Wheels Chromed [No. Carolina] {12/17/04}
33348. Need Thinfilm Standards [India] {12/17/04}
33349. Need high quality Spray Paint Guns [India] {12/17/04}
33350. Electroless-plating project [Scotland]
33351. Removing TiO2 Coating [Singapore]
33352. Cleaning agent for cleaning copper and-lead coated copper components [India]
33353. Preparation of copper plating bath [U.K.]
33354. Spot refinishing or blueing of titanium handgun [Ohio]
33355. Manual touchup of saxophone black nickel finish [Missouri]
33356. Chromating code 7030 .. a Spanish standard? [Singapore]
33357. Want book on fundamentals of finishing and electroplating [Ontario]
33358. Citric acid destroys floc [Tennessee]
33359. Help, paint adhesion problem on HDPE [Oklahoma]
33360. Testing voltage level of enamel coating [Thailand]
33361. Formula for anti fouling paint [Indonesia]
33362. Hair like growth on small nuts from what?? [Michigan]
33363. Trivalent Chromium Plating Process Check [Singapore]
33364. Silver plating problem over tin plated component [India]
33365. Chrome plated MS shaft fused with bronze bushing [Pakistan]
33366. Masking areas during chrome plating process [Germany]
33367. Citric Acid Passivation on SUS430 [Malaysia]
33368. Need my rims dipped in chrome [Maryland] {12/17/04}
33369. Seeking satin chroming of small medical parts [Florida] {12/17/04}
33370. Need used Chilling Plant [India] {12/17/04}
33371. Need a product called Ferrocote [Texas] {12/17/04}
33372. Incralac application [Pennsylvania]
33373. Cleaning procedure for chromium cobalt alloy to be Hard Chromed [Tennessee]
33374. Vendor wanted to bronze antique interior auto parts [Michigan] {12/20/04}
33375. Need pulse rectifier 6000 amps 25 v. [Pakistan] {12/20/04}
33376. Plastic reflector material questions [India]
33377. Platinum electroless plating bath [Texas]
33378. Parkerising with manganese dioxide [Italy]
33379. Searching for "name holders" for cabinet [Indiana]
33380. Safety of ionization of paint booth air [Australia]
33381. Boron removal from chrome plating effluent [India]
33382. Post Treatment passivation of Zn-Fe-Al alloy [Germany]
33383. Influence of molding process parameters on paint adhesion [Portugal]
33384. Is FRP powder coatable? [India]
33385. Bonding of sprabroze to steel [No. Carolina]
33386. About specifying zamak plating [Egypt]
33387. Oxide layer stresses [Texas]
33388. Dichromate Dipping Aluminum [New Zealand]
33389. Black marks appear on pewter a few days after tumbling [England]
33390. What coating for needle track cams [India]
33391. Need refinishing of a parrot cage with a safe powdercoat finish [Georgia] {12/20/04}
33392. Need e-coat shop for a car body [Illinois] {12/20/04}
33393. Seeking chrome plating for '77 Sportster header muffler [No. Carolina] {12/20/04}
33394. Need recoating of chrome table legs [Illinois] {12/20/04}
33395. SEEKING WHO MAKES CATAPHORESIS/E-COATING MACHINERY [New Jersey] {12/20/04}
33396. Powder Coat to 316L Stainless Steel [Virginia] {12/20/04}
33397. Oscillators or Reciprocators? [Thailand]
33398. Looking for info on E-coat paint process [Minnesota]
33399. Galvanizing Pot Temperature Control [India]
33400. Seeking safe and non-toxic way to galvanize [Egypt]
33401. Paintball gun stripping and reanodize [Puerto Rico]
33402. Sealing for hard anodising [Malaysia]
33403. Sharing rinse between anodizing and chromating [Malaysia]
33404. Need bright satin anodized finish on 6063 T6 aluminum alloy [India] {12/21/04}
33405. Need Oil Rubbed Plating Process [China] {12/21/04}
33406. Want to Import Zinc Sulphate [Pakistan] {12/21/04}
33407. Need to "weather" metal leaf work [Tennessee]
33408. Treatment of Acid from Acid/lead batteries [Kuwait]
33409. Wax coating on silver plated article [India]
33410. Need Hard Coating for Polycarbonate Glasses and Mugs [India]
33411. Loading Zinc ingots into bath (CGL) safely [Egypt]
33412. Water consumption/power consumption in galvanizing plant [India]
33413. Cleaning process for Nitinol prior to gold plating [Colorado]
33414. Help with bronze plating [Georgia]
33416. Conservation of ancient iron bed [Portugal]
33417. Plastic pollution remedies [India]
33418. Tile restoration and replacement [Washington]
33419. Procedure: safe photo-etching of silverplated objects? [Massachusetts]
33420. Home made "hobby" electropolishing of SS 316L [Venezuela]
33421. How to restore scratched and faded chrome rims [New Jersey]
33422. Gold Plating Vinyl Records [U.K.]
33423. The safety of grinding chem filmed parts [No. Carolina]
33424. Environment friendly replacement for Trichloroethylene [India]
33425. Alumiprep 33 - volume testing? [Arizona]
33426. Electrical resistance equipment for chemical film [Arizona]
33427. High Emissivity, Corrosion resistant coating [Rhode Island]
33428. Plating to protect 100 lb steel centerboard in salt water? [California] {12/22/04}
33429. Need machine to mass produce painted patterns on doors [Saudi Arabia] {12/22/04}
33430. Plant/Process detail for hot dip galvanizing [Pakistan]
33431. How to improve the solderability of tin electroplating? [China]
33432. Need technical Know for Chromatising on Aluminum [India] {12/22/04}
33433. Seeking Mold steel plating (hard and slippery) [Pennsylvania] {12/22/04}
33434. Chrome platng for medical instrument surface [South Korea]
33435. Cleaning and polishing aluminum checkered plates [U.A.E.]
33436. Degrease cum iron phosphate on painted casting and machined surface [India]
33437. "Standards Poster" for plating [California]
33438. Silver oxidation prevention [California]
33439. Need '65 GTO bumpers plated [Pennsylvania] {12/22/04}
33440. Water spots on stainless sink [Texas]
33441. Plating of antique car parts [Malta]
33442. Effects of shot peen on stainless steel knife blade material [Washington]
33443. Corrosion study anolomy on Ag coated Cu [No. Carolina]
33444. Cheap home repair of chromed trumpet [Connecticut]
33445. Removing rust from Mexican tin candleholders [Tennessee]
33446. Galvanic action in shell and tube heat exchanger [New York]
33447. Surface Roughness of Electroless Nickel / Gold plating [Ontario]
33448. Shop teacher wants to copper electroplate the cannon barrels [Indiana]
33449. Need Teflon Coated Hard Anodize [California] {12/22/04}
33450. Actual surface area of a rough substrate? [India]
33451. Remove haze from chrome on 1977 auto [Tennessee]
33452. Copper flake needed [China] {12/22/04}
33453. Need chemically applied nickel or chrome plating [Nebraska] {12/23/04}
33454. Food safe enamel coating on metalwares [India] {12/23/04}
33456. Looking for machine to print on steel as if on paper [California] {12/23/04}
33457. Want vinyl dip molding and coating plant [India] {12/23/04}
33458. Need 2000 lbs 12005 Alodine Compound [California] {12/23/04}
33460. Differences between QQ-A-250/4 and QQ-A-225/6 [Michigan]
33461. Cr3 and the environment [Ohio]
33462. Lead-free solder and tin pests [Ohio]
33463. Upgrade of existing electrotinning line [Philippines]
33464. Stress corrosion cracking of 304L vs. 316 [Pakistan]
33465. Need metal coating on plastic [U.K.]
33466. Sheet Metal Finish [No. Carolina]
33467. Is there a way to make paint more resistant to heat [Wisconsin]
33468. Discoloration of commercial bronze aluminum window frames [Minnesota]
33469. Statistical Processing Control [California]
33470. Electroless nickel and electrical continuity [Massachusetts]
33471. Anodizing problems with 7075T6 [Australia]
33472. Need a way to remove the tips of tungsten wires from the inside of a small-diameter polymer tube [Minnesota]
33473. Seeking platinum plating of small stainless steel plates [Maryland] {12/23/04}
33474. Need QS or ISO Zinc Plating [Mexico] {12/23/04}
33475. Need mechanical or chemical buffing services [Sri Lanka] {12/27/04}
33476. Need Harley stock mags polished and chromed [Indiana] {12/27/04}
33477. Want to re-sell machines for E-coating on S.S. / M.S. [India] {12/27/04}
33478. Need H D galvanising wire plant [India] {12/27/04}
33479. Use of zieis salt in platinum casting [India]
33480. "Sweating" stains on silverplate [India]
33481. Deagrease and passivate purified water system [U.K.]
33482. 1.6Ra surface finish on a Shot blasted component [India]
33483. Just wanted to know how much it cost to dip my rims [Kansas] {12/27/04}
33484. Gas nitriding and post-oxidation [Spain]
33485. Electropolishing Inconel 718 [Singapore]
33486. How to improve the gold plating quality [India]
33487. Nickel-chrome plated plastic discolored and pitted on 2000 Mazda [Virginia]
33488. How to remove burned on milk from aluminum [Missouri]
33489. Want Ti plating on mineral specimens [Georgia]
33490. Life span of nail-gunned galvanized nails (50 yrs?) [New Jersey]
33491. Can you braze stainless steel? [Texas]
33492. How to remove paint from chrome bumpers? [Maryland]
33493. Hard chroming of Yamaha four stroke outboard crankshaft journals [Australia]
33494. Polishing Mild Steel Roll Bar [So. Carolina]
33495. Aluminum, conductive coatings for, alternatives to chromate conversion [Alabama]
33496. Iron Poisoning question [Utah]
33497. Water treatment, removing boron [India]
33498. Natural rubber lining went soft in DM Water Tanks [India]
33499. Chromium Analysis using AAS Technique [India]
33500. Tin plating dewetting [China]
33501. Ti Nitriding of brass jewelry [India]
33502. Polishing inside of copper moulds [Ontario]
33503. Anodizing in a vacuum chamber [California]
33504. Titanium anodize/oxidize wear resistance [California]
33505. Anodising Hi-Fi Fascias [U.K.]
33506. Aluminum Enclosure Sandblast Finish [Michigan]
33507. Lusterless in aluminumville! [Texas]
33509. How to achieve required surface finish [India]
33510. Technical Specification for Aluminum Suface Finish Prior to Coating [Alberta]
33511. Translate Surface Finish Specs to Profilometer Readings [Ohio]
33512. High Definition Plasma Vs Laser cutting [India]
33513. Will Stainless steel sign lose reflectivity? [Pennsylvania]
33514. Zinc coating on aluminum for non-conductivity [Singapore]
33515. Need Anodized Aluminum Reflectors [India] {12/28/04}
33516. Need parts chrome plated [So. Carolina] {12/28/04}
33517. Need anode suppliers [Saudi Arabia] {12/28/04}
33518. Need Galvanizing plant [Nigeria] {12/28/04}
33519. Does any paint supplier want to have huge deal with us? [New York] {12/28/04}
33520. Need sailboat parts and fittings rechromed [New York] {12/28/04}
33521. Chrome-moly anticorrosive plating? [California]
33522. Liner material for nitric acid tanks [India]
33523. Poor paint adhesion [India]
33524. Want non-magnetic nickel strip [Georgia]
33525. How do you test for a DI Hot Water seal [New Hampshire]
33526. Erosion of chrome plated brass pump barrel [New York]
33527. Low Tech Black Oxide Coating [No. Carolina]
33528. Making mirrors especially the use of the chemicals [Thailand]
33529. Air pocket formation in boxes while dipping in phosphating bath [India]
33530. Batch Annealing for continuous galvanizing [Egypt]
33531. Non-cyanide silver plating for jewelry items [India]
33532. Greyish finish req'd on tweezers and pliers [India]
33533. In field Aluminum siding in contact with ACQ lumber [New York]
33534. Re-finishing polished brass faucet that turned silver [California]
33535. Calcium Deposits possibly in my bath water [Louisiana]
33536. I have real mags that are a nightmare [Orgeon]
33537. Rust Removal from chrome wheels [Florida]
33538. Stripping Cadmium Plating from handbags [Sri Lanka]
33539. Primer for Stainless Steel [U.A.E.]
33540. Small shop nikasil and teflon coating help [Baja California]
33541. Surface finish symbols [India]
33542. Need Ceramic Coating on Aluminum Tubes [Sweden] {12/29/04}
33543. Need Chrome plating vendor for my Acura wheels [Michigan] {12/29/04}
33544. Please explain "free acid" in the electropolish process [Mexico]
33545. Standards for color stability of anodized titanium [Turkey]
33546. Need Clarification Of All The Various "Black" Finishes [Tennessee]
33547. Removing vinyl decals from fiberglas MH body [British Columbia]
33548. Restoring a stainless sink from use of crust and calcium remover [Tennessee]
33549. Practical identification of stainless steel 304 vs 316 [Singapore]
33550. Mild Steel for sulfuric acid storage tank [Philippines]
33551. Hexavalent chromium in stainless steel passivation waters [Connecticut]
33552. Need to measure chrome thickness on stainless [Illinois]
33553. Designing a dip paint tank [Utah]
33554. Vacuum Metalizing -A Project Report on Artificial Jewelry Metalizing [Michigan] 34345. Blackening titanium [India]
33555. Effect of sheet roughness on Spangle formation in lead free Zinc bath [India]
33556. PCB plating for Metal Dome applications [Malaysia]
33557. Restoring finish after welding coloured stainless steel sheets [India]
33558. Changing Aluminum appearance without changing surface texture [Turkey]
33559. Need chroming of my rims [New Jersey] {12/30/04}
33560. Need bright finishing of billet aluminum [California] {12/30/04}
33561. Need hydrographic film [Oklahoma] {12/30/04}
33562. Best material for resistence heating coils [Ohio]
33563. White gold fading after 3 weeks of use [Iowa]
33564. Painting a whole car chrome colored [Connecticut]
33565. Painting screw heads in quantity [California]
33566. Aluminum Etching [Baja California]
33567. What is Surface Texture B46.1 for Stainless [Ohio]
33568. Stainless steel corrosion rate at high pH? [California]
33569. Seeking lacquer [U.A.E.] {12/30/04}
33570. Kettle design for Al-Zn coating process [Philippines]
33571. Electroless cobalt coating [India]
33572. Need gold assay company in NY [New York] {1/3/05}
33573. Need wedgewood grill reporcelained [California] {1/3/05}
33574. How to set up Vinyl or Plastisol dip [Ontario]
33575. 18/8 ss removes the smell of garlic [New York]
33576. Black chrome adhesion problem [Michigan]
33577. HOT DIP GALVANIZED PLANT FOR NUTS /BOLTS CAPACITY 2 TON -5TON /PER DAY [Pakistan] {1/3/05}
33578. Paint peel right off air ducts [Tennessee]
33579. Are passivation test kits gimmicks? [Kansas]
33580. Need resilvering of old mirror [Pennsylvania] {1/3/05}
33581. Where to send tons of scrap PCs for recycling [New York] {1/3/05}
33582. Solution components for hot blackening [India] {1/3/05}
33583. Need galvanizing line [Tunisia] {1/3/05}
33584. How to get an old dark metal finish on iron railing [Alabama]
33585. SMPS rectifier for plating [India]
33586. Can asthma be caused by welding galvanized steel pipes? [Kansas]
33587. Paint and coating [India]
33588. Special guns req'd for metallic powder coating? [India]
33589. Cracks on copper plated gravure cylinders [Massachusetts]
33590. Lead electroplating color [India]
33591. Environmental conditions for storage of Machine Parts [So. Carolina]
33592. Weatherproofing outoor architectural steel [Maryland]
33593. Will chlorine cause chrome to corrode? [Delaware]
33594. Bathtub refinishing needed [Massachusetts] {1/4/05}
33595. Need metal plating of fired clay sculptures [California] {1/4/05}
33596. Seeking nitrocarburizing shop [Florida] {1/4/05}
33597. Looking for used Galvanizing Plant [Australia] {1/4/05}
33598. Corrosion of copper pipes and high Cu values in domestic water system [Washington]
33599. Fixing T.C tips in the parts of stainless steel instruments [India]
33600. Metallized Liner Sealing at High Speeds [Pakistan]
33601. Want formula for acid copper flash on stainless [Chile]
33602. Condensation And Sandblasting Don't Mix [W. Virginia]
33603. How to give stainless steel a dull gray surface [U.K.]
33604. Want Black chrome on my rims [Texas] {1/4/05}
33605. Need help starting a chrome dipping business [California] {1/4/05}
33606. Does electroplating work with liquids other than water [New York]
33607. Are pennies copper or bronze [So. Carolina]
33608. Why does soda dissolve a penny [California]
33609. Manufacturing processes for metal bumpers [U.K.]
33610. Repairing scratched polished steel watch [England]
33611. Muriatic Acid for Fuel tank cleaning [Texas]
33612. What is nickel silver [Iowa]
33613. Restoring Corroded Brass Ring Chandeliers [New York]
33614. Darkening brass cabinet hardware [Georgia]
33615. Rhodium Plating [Michigan]
33616. "Gold Recovery for Dummies?" [Idaho]
33617. How to tell what my "brass" headboard is; how to clean and refinish [Tennessee]
33618. Electroplating solder, 60/40, or leadfree, which is easier to plate [New Jersey]
33619. Corrosion protection of mild steel tanks [Ohio]
33620. Inexplicable pH drop in boiler blowdown water [India]
33621. Need Silver over Electroless Nickel [No. America] {1/5/05}
33622. Paint and its effect on metal in salt water [Oklahoma]
33623. Hull cell modelling in alloy plating [India]
33624. Converting HVLP sray gun to Electrostatic spray gun [Ireland]
33625. Required information of sand blasting and zinc coating [India]
33626. Repairing chip in chrome on primary cover [So. Carolina]
33627. Restoring chemical affected brass fittings [Australia]
33628. Etching sheet metal to prepare it for art work [Idaho]
33629. Plans on building Powder Coating Oven [British Columbia]
33630. Treatment for conc. electroless Ni waste [Malaysia]
33631. Clarification regarding ASTM B117 Test [India]
33632. Adhesion problem, electroless silver plating on polyamide [Sweden]
33633. Will Zinc plating degrade/damage rubber oil seals? [Georgia]
33634. Proper tumbling method for 420 SS [New Jersey]
33635. Procedure/guidelines for sand blast of a vessel [Louisiana]
33636. Need cable dangler for electroplating [Dominican Republic] {1/5/05}
33637. Need used autodeposition line [Pennsylvania] {1/5/05}
33638. Oxidation of different metals [California]
33639. Seeking company to blue steel armor [California] {1/6/05}
33640. Need plastic chrome plating of Harley air foil [Ontario] {1/6/05}
33641. What is the affect of using different voltages in the electroplating process? [Virginia]
33642. Want colored galvanized sheet metal [Nevada]
33643. Passivating stainless steel with phosphoric acid [Washington]
33644. Titanium Coating on stainless steel [U.K.]
33645. Chrome-Plating PVC pipe [California]
33646. Need refinishing of Stiffel Lamps [California] {1/6/05}
33647. Need Re-chrome of 18" wheels [Florida] {1/6/05}
33648. Need Dow 17 on Magnesium [California] {1/6/05}
33649. Inquiry for Supplier Of Calcium Gluconate Gel [India] {1/6/05}
33650. Need rhodium plating solutions [India] {1/6/05}
33651. Looking for a new wire galvanizing line [Turkey] {1/6/05}
33652. Require plastic welding service for electropolishing tank [India] {1/6/05}
33653. Restoring Cavalier cookstove [No. Carolina]
33654. Recovery of silver from jewelry making [India]
33655. Painting a plastic shower tray [U.K.]
33656. Aluminum Polishing -- Motorcycle frame [Australia]
33657. Cleaning dirty gold taps [England]
33658. What is Magnetite Coating? [Illinois]
33659. Fibreglass tank testing [Ontario]
33660. How to improve pH for DM water [India]
33661. Removal of thin Chrome layer from thin Moly part [Texas]
33662. Removing eyeglass coatings from stainless steel fixturing [Tennessee]
33663. Surface Blackening of Mild Steel [India]
33664. Tin Plating Sticks on Forming Tools [Philippines]
33665. Silver Plating on Surgical Instruments [Pakistan]
33666. Ways to passivate electroplated nickel surfaces [New York]
33667. Acid etched on Nickel From 1901? [Minnesota]
33668. I'm having some discoloration problems with some anodized heat sinks [Kansas]
33669. Finishing or polishing welded portion of coloured stainless steel sheets [India]
33670. What is this bandsaw finish? [Illinois]
33671. Seeking Ion Nitriding Facility [India] {1/7/05}
33672. Need TS16949-certified E-coating for Automotive OES Products [So. Carolina] {1/7/05}
33673. Need PPG Kynar Applicator [Mexico] {1/7/05}
33674. Need ammonium bifluoride [Egypt] {1/7/05}
33675. Need Lightnin' Mixer Motor [England] {1/7/05}
33676. Need a flat bed polishing machine [England] {1/7/05}
33677. Need chemicals for treatment of nickel stripping solution [Vietnam] {1/7/05}
33678. Need development of automatic part painter [Indiana] {1/7/05}
33679. Plating and Discoloration [Israel]
33680. Chrome plate can't reach roots and deep area [Ontario]
33681. Need Chrome Plate of Mazda Rims [New Jersey] {1/7/05}
33683. Components of platinum plating solution [Philippines]
33684. Will cupric sulfate powder plate the same as copper sulfate crystals? [Texas]
33685. TiO2 coating for photocatalytic oxidation [India]
33686. How can I remove Copper plating from Zinc? [Michigan]
33687. Removing scratches in polished nickel faucets [California]
33688. Painting a stainless steel sink [New York]
33689. What to do about rusted sheet metal HVAC ducting, short of replacement? [Virginia]
33690. Corten fence posts [Maryland]
33691. Painting a metal frame shower stall [California]
33692. Annealing condition of CP TI? [New Jersey]
33693. Silver plating standard TBK1168 [Hong Kong]
33694. Silica removal other than by DM [India]
33695. Removal of Ammonia from wastewater? [Australia]
33696. Are Dacromizing and Dacromet 320 the same? [Netherlands]
33697. Rust on thread holes after EN plating [Singapore]
33698. Straightness woes after plating and baking [California]
33699. Etching at 40 degrees Centigrade with Ferric Chloride on 304 SS [Australia]
33700. Intro to passivation procedure please [Indonesia]
33701. Sulfuric acid, water and peroxide bright dip procedure? [Texas]
33702. Quality Issue: Brushing Buffed Brass and Nickel Plated Plastic Surfaces [Arkansas]
33703. Finishing of aluminum shades [India]
33704. Acid attack in condensing gas boilers [Spain]
33705. SS 316 L suitable for offshore wind generators [India]
33706. What to use to etch copper, brass or base metal [Tennessee]
33707. How to produce stainless silver? [Spain]
33708. Canadian zinc plating standards [China]
33709. Want to view or copy mil-c-5541 [India]
33710. Emissions from sulphuric acid anodizing [Ontario]
33711. Salt usage during testing [Alabama]
33712. Removing copper plate from steel [Northern Ireland]
33713. Alternative to PU system on GI [India]
33714. Wetting agent in EN activator [India]
33716. 316L CATSUP TANK CORROSION [Ohio]
33717. Need Hot Dipped Galvanizing [Washington, DC] {1/10/05}
33718. Need grab rail replate from chrome to bright brass [Illinois] {1/10/05}
33719. Seeking black finish for adjustable guitar bridge made of Brass [Michigan] {1/10/05}
33720. Need chrome restoration on non-electric kitchen cone shredder [Illinois] {1/10/05}
33721. Want to set up hydrographics for aluminum [Colorado] {1/10/05}
33722. Electroplating problem [Texas]
33724. Treatment of tin pest in Chinese antiquities [Virginia]
33725. Need a green patina on steel [California]
33726. Removing Rust from Beer Bottle Cap Collection [Michigan]
33727. Chrome Plastic Scratches, Possible to Repair? [Arkansas]
33728. VDI 33 and VDI 3400 [China]
33729. Using Alsa's chrome fx paint without the chrome fx machine? [Ireland]
33730. Bindery wants to adhere copper sheet to paper [Massachusetts]
33731. Future of Mechanical Plating and Galvanizing in India [New Jersey]
33732. S.F. bureau of architecture wants to paint galvanized steel [California]
33733. Chromic acid bad color [Mexico]
33734. Magnesium coatings that are electrically conducutive [Michigan]
33735. What is the difference between Anodizing and Nickel Plating of Aluminum products [Kansas]
33736. Color loss in bent areas of zinc plated hydraulic tubes [No. Dakota]
33737. Electropolishing of SS-316L-VIM/VAR-SCQ [India]
33738. Solar reflector inquiry [Idaho]
33739. B-B-Q mfgr. needs a chrome plating shop in Tijuana [Baja California] {1/11/05}
33740. Awards mfgr. needs plating or overlays of vinyl records [Ontario] {1/11/05}
33741. Reflective clear coat roof product [Kentucky]
33742. Restaurant wants unique bar top [Louisiana]
33743. Passivation of Titanium per ASTM-A-967 [California]
33744. Coating materials used on laundry wire hangers [Indonesia]
33745. Simultaneous powder coating of dissimilar materials [India]
33746. Copper plating on copper [India]
33747. Unable to Hard Anodize diecastings [India]
33748. Why do tin anodes left in a tin/nickel bath form a sludge [British Columbia]
33749. Lacquer repair on Chinese cabinet [Washington, DC]
33750. Stain or paint for iron bed [Georgia]
33751. Polypropylene plating problems [Mexico]
33752. Setting up for casket-handle chrome-plating [Haiti]
33753. Alkaline Resistant Coating for Aluminum 6061 [California]
33754. Acid dip and galvanize old trailer [British Columbia] {1/12/05}
33757. Aluminum truck wheels pitting at copper mine [Arizona]
33758. Skin-blackening reaction to 14K gold rings [Maryland]
33759. What Raw Material are Modern Automotive Clear Coats Made From? [California]
33760. Parts made of both copper and steel requires phosphating [China]
33761. Need buffing wheels for stainless steel [India] {1/12/05}
33762. Corrosion of metals [Kosovo]
33763. What is the maximum temperature of cutting tools [Quebec]
33764. Removing Polyurethane and Tape Adhesive from SS sink [Georgia]
33765. Patinas for zamak cast sculpture [Venezuela]
33766. Stripping nickel from zinc die casting [Turkey]
33767. Delamination of PdNi from Ni undercoat on connector contact [Minnesota]
33768. Surface finish for a vacuum surface [Michigan]
33769. Looking for electropolishing solution for research project at the university [Israel] {1/13/05}
33770. Need salt spray test equipment [British Columbia] {1/13/05}
33771. This is a Ccemistry equation on Redox [Washington]
33772. New gold plater looking for help [Oklahoma]
33773. Clear coat breaking up on Sonata [British Columbia]
33774. Gold plating over sterling silver? [New York]
33775. Can paint be mixed with fiberglass resin? [Kansas]
33776. Cleaning inside of trunk [Virginia]
33777. Platinum Wedding Ring now causes rash? [California]
33778. Candle Electroplating [Florida]
33779. Clean and brighten carburetor bodies [New York]
33780. Removal of Rhodium plating from engagement ring [No. Carolina]
33781. Seeking one time vacuum plating of religious medal [Florida]
33784. Blisters in Nickel Plating with temperature [Mexico]
33785. How do I remove the porosity from Sterling Silver plate? [Florida]
33786. Iradite Plating Thickness [Washington]
33787. Pre-treatment for aluminum furniture [India]
33788. Is MOC suitable for HNO3 65% [India]
33790. Need coating material for screws [India] {1/12/05}
33791. SOP to determine Fluoride levels in brackish water [Florida]
33792. Starting a paint-making business [Nigeria]
33793. Cleaning years of gunk off cupboard handles [No. Carolina]
33794. Removing rust from medieval sword [Belgium]
33795. Painting procedure for motorcycle fuel tank [India]
33796. Replacement of Titanium Coil with Teflon Tube in Cooling tank [India]
33797. Need painting process for 99 inch enclosures [India]
33798. Electrophoretic lacquering in plating barrels [India]
33799. Testing Iron(Fe) Contamination on Stainless Steel [India]
33800. Need nickel-chrome plating of slotcar frame [Wisconsin] {1/13/05}
33801. Want to start an e-coating business [Florida] {1/13/05}
33802. Need equipment and materials to plate chrome and gold on kitchenware [Saudi Arabia] {1/13/05}
33803. Need Alodine for aluminum [China] {1/13/05}
33804. Reaction of orange juice on the corrosion performance of steel [Nigeria]
33805. Need barrier like PVC curtain strips but much lighter [Wisconsin]
33806. Rilsan coated spline set loses fit in transit [No. Carolina]
33807. Costs and potential of setting up Galvanizing operation? [U.K.]
33808. Coumarin in Nickel Watts Bath Solution [Indonesia]
33809. How to do antimony coating [Georgia]
33810. Want chroming of Pewter Gaming models [U.K.] {1/14/05}
33811. Need Deburring machine [India] {1/14/05}
33812. The study of kaizen [India]
33813. What are the ingredients of Vanilla, Classic, C2, and Cherry Coke? [New York]
33814. Non-cyanide electroplating process for silver [Philippines]
33815. Nitinol etching process [Israel]
33816. Restoring "brass" finish on fireplace fender [Ontario]
33817. Need thin opaque coating for polycarbonate sheet [California]
33818. How to distinguish zinc from aluminum? [New York]
33819. Plating Vendor Survey Form/Template Needed [Texas]
33820. Finishing Standards for Pharmaceutical Vessels [California]
33821. Recycling of water with polyglycol ether detergent in it [Swaziland]
33822. Treatment of Chrome Plating Wastewater [India]
33823. Aluminum clear finish [Michigan]
33824. Lacquer peel off problem [India]
33825. Cold galvanize compound products for powder paint applications [Ontario]
33826. Electroless Nickel direct seawater application [India]
33827. Chrome plating stainless steel for at-sea use [New Jersey]
33828. Problem in hard chromium plate [Ethiopia]
33829. Antitarnish for gold plating [India]
33830. Aluminum clearcoats for ATV racks [Utah]
33831. Common phosphating gor both CRC and aluminum components? [India]
33832. Parkerizing standards [Pakistan]
33833. Cast 17-4 material does not passivate well [Virginia]
33834. Need nikasil cylinder coating equipment [Michigan] {1/14/05}
33835. What a passivated oxide layer on stainless does [Ireland]
33836. Start a galvanizing company [South Africa]
33837. Problems and solutions for chromium plating of aluminum [Brasil]
33838. Need DOW-7 Dichromate on Magnesium [Singapore] {1/15/05}
33839. Need anodizing of boat hand rails [New Jersey] {1/14/05}
33840. Need control arms for car Chromed [Virginia] {1/14/05}
33841. Seeking rechroming of rims [New Jersey] {1/14/05}
33842. Need automatic Teflon coating machine [Pakistan] {1/14/05}
33843. I need a purveyor for low temperature black oxide chemicals [Mexico] {1/14/05}
33844. Need Sprayable Film . . . Dynalaq? [U.K.] {1/14/05}
33845. Need info on metal-acid reactions [Florida]
33846. How to bond Teflon onto glass [Mexico]
33847. Teflon Coating Inside of Tubes [Maine]
33848. JIS Z 2371 [India]
33849. Can roof be colored without increasing solar absorption [Mexico]
33850. Clear coat on gold leaf [UAE]
33851. Fighting a faraday cage in powder coating [India]
33852. E-Coating peels from electrogalvanized steel [Illinois]
33853. Galvanizing process for blind hole [California]
33854. Corrolube GFS2 for BMW bolts, zinc/nickel or zinc Iron or...? [Italy]
33855. Measuring Thickness of Zinc Chromate on Aluminum [Alabama]
33856. Hard Coating of Steel Fixtures for Titanium Parts? [Connecticut]
33857. Anodizing application temperature [Malaysia]
33858. Preventing flash rusting of steel components [U.K.]
33859. Micro-etching of quartz [Massachusetts]
33860. Seeking black anodizing [New York] {1/17/05}
33861. Need Almac finish for SPR [Pennsylvania] {1/17/05}
33862. Need help setting up Salt Spray equipment [Florida] {1/17/05}
33863. Galvanization plant quotation request [Iraq] {1/17/05}
33864. Quesions about PSP paints [India]
33865. What can I do with the anodize rinse water rather than dump it [Mexico]
33866. Rusting/corrosion of nails [Michigan]
33867. Sulphuric acid plus potassium chlorate yields what? [Palestine]
33868. Mild steel coated with copper sheet [India]
33869. Anodes for boats for fresh water [Washington]
33870. Want to apply a smoothing paint over tiles [California]
33871. Discoloration of bright annealed [New York]
33872. Zinc kronak plate [Illinois]
33873. Stripping powder coating [Washington]
33874. Bacteria in ecoat causing cure problems? [Kentucky]
33875. Info on Electrochemical Marking/Etching? [Australia]
33876. Need Magni, Geomet or Dacromet coating service [India] {1/18/05}
33877. Where to pickle a coil of 6061 tape? [Michigan] {1/18/05}
33878. Need help for manufacturing Buffing Compound [Bangladesh] {1/18/05}
33879. Need used paint booth for trucks, 40 foot plus [Indiana] {1/18/05}
33880. Need precipitator for nickel in nickel stripping solution [Vietnam] {1/18/05}
33881. Fumeless replacement of sulphuric acid for brightening electroless gold plating [India]
33882. Improving bond strength between elastomer and stainless/nylon body [Michigan]
33883. Problems in Plating on Aluminum [Connecticut]
33884. How to anodize a gas cylinder [China]
33885. Insulation on Aluminum Ladder [India]
33886. Iron contamination of 316 weldments [Virginia]
33887. Roughness of Al and stainless steel finished by EP [California]
33888. Need to chemically strip " dip" my muscle car [Utah] {1/18/05}
33889. Correct mixing vessels for Sulfuric Acid and HF [Ohio]
33890. Differentiating Carbide and Cermet [New York]
33891. Fasteners Breaking under load, Hydrogen Embrittlement? [Mexico]
33892. Paint adhesion on galvanised wire [Australia]
33893. Peeling Cadmium problem [U.K.]
33894. Friction problem in nickel plating parts [India]
33895. Hard Chrome plating for 200 degree application [UAE]
33896. Need wheels rechromed [New Jersey] {1/18/05}
33897. Seeking one time electroplating of religious medal [Florida] {1/18/05}
33898. Need ITO coating of thin PEN polyester [Israel] {1/18/05}
33899. Need Supplier of Electroless Cobalt [California] {1/18/05}
33900. Need the basics - info on plating for a paper [Connecticut]
33901. Why is nickel plating of copper useful [England]
33902. Effect of concentration on electrode potential of cell [Pakistan]
33903. Recovering silver from discarded diskettes for solid waste management [Philippines]
33904. Nickel free anodizing sealants and Ni and Zinc (Zn) contamination [Oregon]
33905. Nickel Free Buckles [Wisconsin]
33906. Where to get TiNOx [Ireland]
33907. Removal of Teflon from aluminum wheels [Missouri]
33908. How to handle emissions while chroming [Kansas]
33909. How to start a small chrome plating company [Ohio]
33910. Fe filter causing water to become aggressive, Cu now a problem [Ontario]
33911. Colored PEN polyester film [Israel]
33912. Need Galvaneal in Asia [Missouri] {1/19/05}
33913. Wanted: Dow coating of Mag panels [Illinois] {1/19/05}
33914. Seeking Chrome Plating Job Shop [Oregon] {1/19/05}
33915. Need custom finish on copper sheet metal [Michigan] {1/19/05}
33916. Want to purchase salt spray tester [China] {1/19/05}
33917. Need paint to refurbish radar arrays [UAE] {1/19/05}
33918. Need masking lacquer for rhodium plating [Mexico] {1/19/05}
33919. Need Toxic Management Plan Software [California] {1/19/05}
33920. Application of Hologram Technology [Pennsylvania]
33921. Yellow dichromate composition [Singapore]
33922. Definition homogeneous for pre-plated steel [Colorado]
33923. Ionic load calculation of ion exchange unit [India]
33924. Demineralizer not performing up to spec [India]
33925. Should we be baking case hardened parts for Hydrogen Embrittlement? [Pennsylvania]
33926. Painting Galvanized 14 ga. channel [Georgia]
33927. How to create a chemically reducing surface without palladium [Indonesia]
33928. Golden powder for electroforming [Ontario]
33929. Learning about chrome plating on plastic [Ontario]
33930. Plating Carbon Fiber [New Jersey]
33931. Semi-Bright Nickel/Chrome Electroplating Problem [Indiana]
33932. Want books about gold micron plating [India]
33933. Masking/stripping for chromate conversion/anodizing on same part [Norway]
33934. Anodize vs. clear conversion coat [Michigan]
33935. Stainless spots [California]
33936. Excess Sludge in Phosphating Bath [India]
33937. 304L polished Stainless bent steel pipe rust marks in 2 weeks [Mexico]
33938. The best abrasive blast media for titanium tubing [Colorado]
33939. Is Type 17-4PH Stainless Steel Magnetic? [Australia]
33941. 301 Versus 304 Stainless Steel Fabrication [Wisconsin]
33942. Substitute for aluminum coating, inorganically bonded [California]
33943. What suppliers offer proprietary black nickel processes? [New Jersey]
33944. Seeking commercial coating for dielectric insulation [Colorado] {1/20/05}
33945. Need Platinum plating of bracelet [California] {1/20/05}
33946. Need replacement bright dip and chromate for copper and brass [England] {1/20/05}
33947. pH on corrosion of copper [Massachusetts]
33948. Want information about epoxy formulation [Indonesia]
33949. High heat coating for aluminum headers [Colorado]
33950. How to clean Small Dia SS316 tubing [Texas]
33951. Sculptor seeks info on transparent plasic or resin coating for stainless steel structure [Ireland]
33952. Forming and Tempering spring steel [Australia]
33953. Copper raised fleur de lis tile [Georgia]
33954. Chrome finish on plastic [Ontario]
33955. Stainless steel motorcycle exhaust anticorrosion question [Greece]
33956. How to darken aluminum [Florida]
33957. Paint Mixture for translucence [India]
33958. Artist wants paint suggestion for aluminum [Texas]
33959. Restoration of patina to bronze [Georgia]
33960. Which metal safest for fireplace heat exchanger? [South Carolina]
33961. Darkening Stainless Steel [Texas]
33962. Titanium surface prep before anodizing [Minnesota]
33963. How to paint a non steel bath tub [New Jersey]
33964. Refinishing rusted Iron Bed [Tennessee]
33965. What is "boxite"? -- not certain of spelling [Louisiana]
33966. Powder coating within thin layer [India]
33967. Ways to improve strip cleanliness in galvanizing [India]
33968. Formulation of low acidity iron phosphating [India]
33969. Galvanic corrosion in aluminum driveshafts with steel u-joints [Pennsylvania]
33970. Light weight, magnetic, rust resistant sheet material [Ohio]
33971. Need auto bumper reanodizing [Michigan] {1/20/05}
33972. Need home made water ionizer components [Maryland] {1/20/05}
33973. Manganese oxide plating [British Columbia]
33974. Regenerating gold from citric-based Au-Sn electrolyte [Russia]
33975. Color pine cones -- copper sulphate? [Massachusetts]
33976. RoHS and Hexavalent Chromium plating [Georgia]
33977. Reducing sludge of potassium permanganate [Wisconsin]
33978. Need to apply hotstamp or paint filled letters onto bare zinc [Illinois]
33979. Does hot dip galvanizing adhere on stainless steel? [Colorado]
33980. Electroless Gold [New Jersey]
33981. Nickel plating of cast aluminum? [California]
33982. Rainbowing on bright decorative anodising [Ireland]
33983. Trying to make aluminum change color with simple finish [Texas]
33984. Conductance of Gold Anodized Aluminum Chassis [Ontario]
33985. Resistance of electro galvanized bolts to chlorine? [California]
33986. Need Lead Plating Supplier for Screen Anodes [New York] {1/21/05}
33987. Need chrome plating for a fiberglass helmet [Illinois] {1/21/05}
33988. Looking for a real gold paint [Thailand] {1/21/05}
33989. Need reliable Bronze plating bath [Florida] {1/21/05}
33990. Brush Gold Plating Equipment and Chemicals needed [Virginia] {1/21/05}
33991. Mg electro-polishing [Ontario]
33992. How to search for direct manufacturers through the web [Egypt]
33993. Caustic cleaner for aluminum? [British Columbia]
33994. BAD sludge problem in clarifier [Pennsylvania]
33995. Autophoretic process [Ohio]
33996. Phosphorus anode copper [France]
33998. Engraving and matte finishing on ss sheet [India]
33999. Need a lab to determine root cause of chrome defect [Ontario] {1/21/05}


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