Archives of the finishing com Hotline

[Letters 37000 to 37999]

The finishing.com Hotline has been on the Internet since '95 and includes more than 37,000 threads about metal finishing. This page is an archive of a thousand of those discussions. Rather than review this page, you may prefer to: start at our home page, view the most recent letters, or search the site.

37000. Tape test required for the adhesion [Malaysia]
37001. 44 hrs CASS CHROME [California]
37002. Control of the fumes [Philippines]
37003. Regenerating anodize bath [California]
37004. Copper contamination effect in 63%sn-37%pb solder for wave soldering [Iran]
37005. Electroplating History [Australia]
37006. Heat, quench, and bend test to detect delayed flaking / blistering [Kentucky]
37007. Rust on stainless steel welds [Connecticut]
37008. Passivating/Pickling [Australia]
37009. Thermal Deburr of astm 52100 material [Michigan]
37010. Need Parts Diamond Coated [South Carolina] {8/11/05}
37011. Require Cataphote Glass Beads [New York] {8/10/05}
37012. Need my Wheels Chromed [New Jersey] {8/12/05}
37013. Need to buy flame spray equipment [Texas] {8/12/05}
37014. METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SAPONIFICATION INDEX [Italy]
37015. Looking for a workable process of stainless electropolishing [Philippines]
37016. Information to everyone on Hydrochloric acid - What is it [Michigan]
37017. Changing Anodizing color? [Florida]
37018. Zirconium based conversion coating wastewater [Michigan]
37019. Barrel plating fill media [Toronto]
37020. Problems with "DRYON" in plating [Pennsylvania]
37021. Cleaner before Iridite 6061 on aluminum [Florida]
37022. Red Cherry colored spots after cleaning and buffing of copper [Korea]
37023. Want graphite type coating on the surface of cured rubber [Ohio]
37024. Require a good quality electroplater [India] {8/16/05}
37025. Need decorative plating of cast zinc cabinet knobs [India] {8/16/05}
37026. Need plastic chrome plating [South Carolina] {8/16/05}
37027. Need cleaning/polishing of small brass tea table [Maryland] {8/16/05}
37028. Need to dry aluminum (6061 and 6063) fines/grindings [California] {8/16/05}
37029. Need additive to make satin nickel plating possible in barrels [Turkey] {8/16/05}
37030. Sublimation coating on vinyls [Australia] {8/16/05}
37031. Need 12K powder for gold plating on drinking glass [UAE] {8/16/05}
37032. Looking for materials to be plated on a steel electrical terminal [England]
37033. Painting on Zinc Trumpets [India]
37034. Gold plating pewter [Florida]
37035. Blow Holes [India]
37037. Mural Painting on Copper, exterior exposure [North Carolina]
37038. Cleaning of Stainless Steel Sheet Metal [Arkansas]
37039. Galvanized vs. zinc anodized bicycle chain [California]
37040. What is the secondary treatment with specialty black no. 55 mean [Michigan]
37041. Which test for low performance plating on Steel parts? [Singapore]
37042. pH Meters [Pennsylvania]
37043. Easy way to check plating quality [Sri Lanka]
37044. Brass gold plating [Iran]
37045. Reliability of silver contacts in relay pressure switch [Canada]
37046. Documentation needed on suitability of zinc plating and chromating [Pennsylvania]
37047. Grounding issues on crs / clear zinc plated power supplies [New York]
37048. Electrogalvanizing of wire [Colombia]
37049. Silkscreen on Anodize [Kansas]
37050. Principle of Chemical Polishing [Malaysia]
37051. Rinsing after stainless steel passivation [Mexico]
37052. Abrasive blasting to prepare aluminum for powder coating [Australia]
37053. Polishing stainless processes and grits [Oregon]
37055. Can anyone suggest a coating or plating for this application? [Pennsylvania]
37056. Nickel peeling problem [Finland]
37057. Need nickel s or r rounds [Texas] {8/16/05}
37058. Problem noticed in anodization [India]
37059. Peeling after 180 Degree bend test [China]
37060. What contamination causes yellowish tone for plating with zinc chloride in Hull Cell? [Taiwan]
37061. Neutralizing 1/2 litre of nitric acid 70% [Canada]
37062. SS 431 corrosion resistance [India]
37063. ASTM Standards for NSS test on wheels [Turkey]
37064. Titanium coating of stainless steel [UAE]
37065. Is roller painting a car with cellulose possible [UK]
37066. Need quotation for paints for polyethylene [India] {8/16/05}
37067. Electroplating Copper onto Nickel Seed [Virginia]
37068. Seeking high-temperature gas nitriding facility [Illinois] {8/16/05}
37069. I need Electroless and Electrolytic copper service [Mexico] {8/16/05}
37070. Haze in Semi-Bright Nickel [Pennsylvania]
37071. De Carbonator for Silver Plating Baths [India]
37072. Seeking hot stamping foil, heat transfer film and wood-grain PVC film [Iran] {8/16/05}
37073. Black and White Spots on Tin Plating on Brass C2600 1/2H [Singapore]
37074. Can hot dip galvanizing warp a car frame? [Minnesota] {8/18/05}
37075. Need to black oxide large hot rolled steel [California] {8/18/05}
37076. Need hard white powder coat [California] {8/18/05}
37077. Powder paint removal without ruining spring temper? [Kentucky]
37078. Need wax for using as mold material [South Africa] {8/18/05}
37079. Electroless nickel plating formulation [Iran]
37080. Trees on stainless steel acid copper plating process [Chile]
37081. Seeking article: "Brush Electrolytic Polishing" by Mazia [Oregon]
37082. Calculation of Cascade rinse water consumption [Turkey]
37083. Quantitative determination of nickel sulfamate [El Salvador]
37084. Polyurethane system adhesion problem on titanium [Portugal]
37085. Need 6061 T6 to retain as much heat as possible [Ohio]
37086. Gas nitriding company [Malaysia] {8/19/05}
37087. STAINLESS STEEL TITANIUM COATING [UAE]
37088. Black anodising problem [UK]
37089. Protection against salt spray test on stainless steel [Italy]
37090. Seek Au-Sn electroplating bath! [China] {8/19/05}
37092. Removing Chromium from rinse waters after ion tanks are regenerated [South Dakota]
37093. Heat Treat Coatings [Illinois]
37094. Material selection SS304 vs SS316 [Canada]
37095. Basic course in electroplating [India]
37096. Cylinder wall / piston ring holy grail? [California]
37097. Enamel / epoxy drop off easily on silver plated surface [Hong Kong]
37098. How far do I have to oxidate the silver layer? [Mexico]
37099. Nickel plating on stove [Maine] {8/19/05}
37100. Zinc coating plant on brass wire [India] {8/19/05}
37101. Need water transfer machine in for 3D products in [Texas] {8/19/05}
37102. Tape test on Silver or Tin parts [Maine]
37103. Analysis for Ammonium Fluoborate [California]
37104. Pretreatment for high mag aluminum [Maine]
37105. Linear indications on 4340 Steel [Kansas]
37106. Can you just buy sodium hypochlorite? [Kansas]
37107. Epoxy to repair chrome plating tank [Hong Kong]
37108. Technical problem in high vacuum coating plant [India]
37109. Mirror finish of stainless steel wire product [India]
37110. Needed - Electro pickling and Cleaning system for high carbon steel wire [India] {8/22/05}
37111. Coating on SS304/SS316 or Hastelloy-X having emmisivity of 0.9 or above [India]
37112. Alloy wheel refinishing advice [Washington]
37113. Application of Mo foil/powder/wires in the powder coating industry [China]
37114. Vacuum metallization in Los Angeles [California] {8/22/05}
37115. Who does electroplating for Semiconductor Industry [Texas] {8/22/05}
37116. Need deionized water machine [New York] {8/22/05}
37117. Platen Press Restoration [Tennessee]
37118. RoHs and stainless steel [Singapore]
37119. Knowledge of electroforming of electrotrans machine [India]
37120. Corrosion between electroless nickel and and substrate and/or strike layer [Oregon]
37121. Brass hinges [New York]
37122. Removing Tin From an Old Mark V Dive Helmet [California]
37123. Chrome removal/painting [New York]
37124. Need to have hawthorn leaves plated with either silver or copper [Connecticut] {8/22/05}
37125. Brass plating services [Virginia] {8/22/05}
37126. Need high purity silver anodes [India] {8/22/05}
37127. How to design scrubbers [Iran]
37128. Industrial waste water treatment [Iran]
37129. Coatings for grinding cnc machines [India]
37130. Titanium Plating [California]
37131. Need reference info on calcium treatments to aluminum [Florida]
37132. Looking for affordable plastic chrome plater [Australia] {8/22/05}
37133. Hard Anodizing Tank [France]
37134. Need nuts and bolts flourocarbon coated [Arkansas] {8/23/05}
37135. Need Industrial Grade Antimony [Colorado] {8/23/05}
37136. Chemically stable epoxy resin [Australia]
37137. Anodising pure zinc [Malaysia]
37138. Reclaiming gold from black IC's [UK]
37139. Newly married and cannot wear wedding/engagement rings due to allergy to ALL metals but titanium and yellow gold [Singapore]
37140. Trivalent chromate color [Ohio]
37141. STANDARDS EQUIVALENCE REQUIRED [Pakistan]
37142. Can you explain ASTM B 117-90 salt spray (fog) testing? [China]
37143. Remove phosphatization from the surface of the sheets [Germany]
37144. Will Clear Zinc Plating cause parts to break? [South Carolina]
37145. Teflon coating to BOLT/NUT [India]
37146. Paint system for aluminum corrugated sheets for roofs [Iran]
37147. Powder Wasted During Production [Wisconsin]
37148. Hot Dip Galvanized Steel [Iran]
37149. Titanium oxide coating [India]
37150. White Spots on Zinc Plated Cast Iron [India]
37151. Application of alodine or iridite touchup on steel [Canada]
37152. Electrical Bonding of Connectors [Ohio]
37153. Green rust on welded corners [Malaysia]
37154. Powder coating [UK]
37155. Characterizing nano-ceramic paint pre-treatment on the shop floor [Missouri]
37156. Problem with passivating SS410 screw with 25%-45% Nitric Acid [Singapore]
37157. Aluminum question [Arkansas]
37158. Corrosion-resistant, paint-type finish for iron door-frames to be used by untrained manpower [India]
37159. Seeking a barrel brass plate w/clear lacquer process [Wisconsin] {8/24/05}
37160. Grit blasting austempered ductile iron to a 2 Mil profile [Colorado] {8/24/05}
37161. Need cataphoretic lacquer [Brasil] {8/24/05}
37162. Two-bed resistivity of 7 mega ohm.cm drops from 17.3 Mega ohm.cm to 9 Mega ohm.cm [Malaysia]
37163. Analysis for Cu+1 and Cu+2 in Alkaline copper bath [Texas]
37164. Powder finish is oxidizing significantly every week [New Hampshire]
37165. 2nd coats for powder coating system [Texas]
37166. Electroless nickel coating [Connecticut]
37167. Nickel plating [Egypt]
37168. White 'frostiness' of black passivated zinc plated components [England]
37169. Contamination [Arizona]
37170. Need gold plating on large Nepalese sculpture [Arizona] {8/25/05}
37171. Need classic car bumpers chrome plated [New Jersey] {8/25/05}
37172. Paint sinkage [England]
37173. Painting Pool Balls [England]
37174. Will a small fissure in hard coat anodizing compromise the integrity of the base aluminum? [New Jersey]
37175. Equivalent spec. in China for MIL- 8625 Hardcoating [Massachusetts]
37176. Need Spec. # ES-FODB-14A686-AA [China]
37177. How far should I test for salt spray (fog) testing according to ASTM B 117-90? [China]
37178. Reference Standard for Calibration of Conductivity Meter [Pakistan]
37179. R/O vs DI water for finishing stainless steel [California]
37180. DESCALING OF HEAT TREATED PARTS [India]
37181. Solder sticking on fasteners head [Singapore]
37182. Paint defect on ABS [Oman]
37183. Color consistency comparison for stove enameled and powder coating finish [Singapore]
37184. Bubble on Ni/Cu plated material [Malaysia]
37185. Class 3 iridite colors [New York]
37186. Hardcoating anodization variables [Portugal]
37187. Acid cleaning on chrome moly pipes [Philippines]
37188. Best Sleeve Material/Coating in Saltwater Environment [Maine]
37189. Electroless plating of copper - oxidation [England]
37190. Hardcoat Anodize Rinsing Bubbles [New York]
37191. Silver mirror coating on small (1-4mm size) pieces of Quartz, Glass [New Hampshire] {8/26/05}
37192. Enamel preparation [Egypt]
37193. Welding galvanized steel 0,5 mm against galvanized steel 3mm [Sweden]
37194. Silkscreening aluminum [New York]
37195. Black Oxide/Black Zinc Plated [Ohio]
37196. Any coating on Cu (Al) to prevent reaction with Ga alloy? [California]
37197. Commerical bathrooms ceramic tile "epoxy coating overlay" [Virginia]
37198. Need to rechrome my 20 in. rims [Florida] {8/26/05}
37199. Polypropylene Random Copolymer [Turkey]
37200. Prevention of scales by use of coat before HT operation [India]
37201. Seeking experienced plater for SILVER JEWELRY [Louisiana] {8/29/05}
37202. Need tinox copper plate [Belgium] {8/29/05}
37203. Need Trydet TFA-11 [China] {8/29/05}
37204. Welding of dissimilar metals or crevice corrosion? [Connecticut]
37205. How to tell plated vs sterling silver? [Maine]
37206. GRP Raw Material Required [UAE] {8/30/05}
37207. Require Automatic Nickel Chrome Plating Plant [Pakistan] {8/30/05}
37208. Electroless copper plating [Indonesia]
37209. Removal of tin oxide after welding process [Malaysia]
37210. Was alum surface scratched before or after coating? [California]
37211. Conversion coating rinse method [New York]
37212. Bubbling on ecoat process [Mexico]
37213. Cleaning forged pins [Iran]
37214. LSI vs. pipe life [Iran]
37215. Need plastisol coating of large steel components [Ohio] {8/31/05}
37216. 1018 steel part requires TUFTRIDE finish [Michigan] {8/31/05}
37217. How do I make the 24k plating solution for brush plating [UK]
37218. Need a example write up of a business plan for starting a plating business [Ohio]
37219. How to deal with changing ASTM Passivation Standards [Massachusetts]
37220. Chemical etching to remove MgF2 - LaF3 splate from optics [France]
37221. Passivation of Phosphated Component [India]
37222. What will be the best chrome machine for bike parts [Aruba]
37223. Chorming galvanized steel saw horses [Illinois]
37224. Controlling parameters for Zinc plating process [India]
37226. Need Retinning of Commercial Mixer Bowls [California] {9/1/05}
37227. Need Lil red truck wheel chrome plated [Michigan] {9/1/05}
37228. Where to find 4x6 test panels for industrial coating certifications [Oklahoma] {9/1/05}
37229. Looking for a plant to reduce cr6 to cr3 [Zimbabwe] {9/1/05}
37230. Need Wastewater Treatment System [California] {9/1/05}
37231. Zinc plating spec ES-1275, how thick? [South Carolina]
37232. Nickel Plated Anodes For Electro Cleaner [Pennsylvania]
37233. Determination of Chromium ppm on the Galvanized and Chromated sheet [India]
37234. Wave soldered leads not passing solderability [Illinois]
37235. Dachro Finishing [India]
37236. Powder Coating on Galvanized Steel [India]
37237. Titanium Nitride/PVD Coating [Texas]
37238. Electroless nickel [Mexico]
37239. Surface finish of accurate hard-anodized (tufram) axes [Sweden]
37240. Chemfilm. Clear or gold? [California]
37241. Problem with Electropolishing SS410 material [Singapore]
37242. Ideal temperature of phosphate rinse [Canada]
37243. Effect of SS316L metallurgy on electropolishing [Mexico]
37244. Ideal Surface Prior to Phosphating [New Hampshire]
37245. Need Bead Blast Finish on lighting products [California] {9/2/05}
37246. Chrome thickness in-line measurements [Poland] {9/2/05}
37247. Need Baby Shoe Bronzing supplies [Tennessee] {9/2/05}
37248. Anodized aluminum tubes for OPC drums [India] {9/2/05}
37249. Hardness of grade material [India]
37250. Nitriding in SS 321 [India]
37251. Plating copper and tin on to a Liquid Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing process ARCOR [UK]
37252. Life expectancy for properly passivated stainless steel in a coastal environment [New York]
37255. Restoring the dichromate finish on carburetors [Georgia]
37256. Baron Blakeslee vapor degreaser from 1960s [California]
37257. Regarding washing of chem treated galv parts [Wisconsin]
37258. Need adhesives used to adhere aluminum sheet to polyethylene sheet [India] {9/2/05}
37259. Rusting observed on siemens grey powder coated box in marine water [India]
37260. Ratio mixes for chrome plating ABS [England]
37261. Random Voids on Cu Ni Au over BeCu [Minnesota]
37262. Looking for pencil clips [New Mexico] {9/2/05}
37263. Patina to make cheap-looking shiny brass came old- looking? [Colorado]
37264. HELP - Need 24 gauge GALVANEAL minimum 68\" wide [Missouri] {9/2/05}
37265. How exactly copper sulfate kills or destroys algae? [Illinois]
37266. Coating of lithium oxide [New Jersey]
37267. Electrodes for electrolysis of water [India]
37268. Testing of activator for pcb plating [India]
37269. Need chrome dipping service [New York] {9/2/05}
37270. Etchant to view Kovar from Silver [India]
37271. Finish/Painting on stainless steels and aluminum sheets [Philippines]
37272. Some problems about plating [India]
37273. How to dissolve stainles steel 304 and 316 [Denmark]
37274. Wish to start CED Coating Shop; help me by providing sources [India] {9/6/05}
37275. Need ceramic coating for water storage metallic tanks [India] {9/6/05}
37276. Seeking Electro Polishing Plant [India] {9/6/05}
37277. Stripping gold from TiN, base material is stainless steel [India]
37278. Nanocrystalline copper [India]
37279. Patinating powder coated brass [North Carolina]
37280. IR LAMPS FOR CURING POWDER [India]
37281. Masking for Carburization [Michigan]
37282. Pin holes on plated zinc diecastings surface [Hong Kong]
37283. Chromic Acid Testing - Sample Disposal [Tennessee]
37284. Need information on impregnation equipment for metal castings [Virginia] {9/6/05}
37285. Need equipment to apply NIKASIL [Washington] {9/6/05}
37286. Specifications for e-coat on cold rolled steel [New York]
37287. Nitric acid passivation of Ion Vapor Deposited coating [Rhode Island]
37288. Small Parts Alodine 1201 wet bench/process [Ontario] {9/7/05}
37289. Need 1/2 pound potassium cyanide [California] {9/7/05}
37290. Need rhodium plating solution [Iran] {9/7/05}
37291. Chemicals used in sterilization (ink or paint) [Egypt] {9/7/05}
37292. Electroplating with copper and copper nitrate [Australia]
37293. Bright Dipping Specification [California]
37294. Salt Spray Hours vs life in years [India]
37295. Need info and suppliers for copper flash [Turkey]
37296. Looking to get into zinc plating [Australia]
37297. Chromate conversion problem [Texas]
37298. HCl purification [Malaysia]
37299. I have a trombone and would like to color it [Florida]
37300. Failures in heat affected zones [India]
37301. How to formulate Phosphate Coating [Turkey]
37302. Books about autophoretic coatings [India]
37303. Want to chrome metal parts on my 1977 Beetle [Philippines]
37304. Removing green patina from bathroom sink fixtures [California]
37305. Chrome table and chairs [Ohio]
37306. How to remove bubbles formed in the plating sump? [Singapore]
37307. How to prevent hydrogen embrittlement during chroming per FAA Mil-Specs? [Arizona]
37308. High aluminum content in hot dip galvanized coating [Spain]
37309. Etching magnesium alloys/aluminum alloys and other metals [Australia]
37310. Centrifugal disc finishing against conventional vibratory systems [Colombia]
37311. Specifying requirements for 8 RMS lapped finish? [Maryland]
37312. PVC sticks in 420 Steel sea-wall extrusion die [Georgia]
37313. Seeking P2 surface etch service to prep aluminum for bonding [Minnesota] {9/8/05}
37314. Urgently need TS-1998/2K - Salt Spray Test Equipment [Pakistan] {9/8/05}
37315. Need copper anodes and tin-lead anodes [Pakistan] {9/8/05}
37316. Chroming a motorcycle [Philippines]
37317. Hexavalent chrome in surface of chromic acid anodized parts [California]
37318. Is black oxide RoHS compliant? [California]
37319. Can you develop my plating process? Ni on Au [Canada]
37320. "Passivating" carbon steel using Citric Acid [California]
37322. Need metalizing machine for polyester film [India] {9/8/05}
37323. Adding color to chrome plating of mild steel [Trinidad]
37324. Rhodium allergy? [New Jersey]
37325. Dichromate, Diecast 380 Aluminum? What is it really, RoHS compliant? [Virginia]
37326. How do you Objectively define Superficial Staining? [New Jersey]
37327. ALODINE 600 VS 1200 [North Carolina]
37328. Need Chromed Tub Feet [New Hampshire] {9/8/05}
37329. Need antique handplane restoration Minneapolis area preferred [Minnesota] {9/8/05}
37330. Need heavy nickel sulphamate plating [India] {9/9/05}
37331. Need my 22 inch wheels rechromed [New Jersey] {9/9/05}
37332. Need 4speed console top plate rechromed [Illionis] {9/9/05}
37333. Incralac lacquer [Maine] {9/9/05}
37334. Need Galvanizing Wire Plant [India] {9/9/05}
37335. Gutta-percha [Alabama]
37336. Kesternich test [Massachusetts]
37337. Anodize, + or - [Arizona]
37338. Cleaning Fine Internal Threads [India]
37339. Zinc Phosphate Insulating Coating for Electrical Steels [Colorado]
37340. I want to etch my dental implants [Egypt]
37341. Stainless Steel Oxidation in Commercial Swimming Pools [Florida]
37342. Third metal between aluminum shaft and stainless steel bearing in salt fog [Arizona]
37343. Influence of temperature dryer on corrosion of blue passivated zinc [Romania]
37344. Need ss 304 industrial vessels polished [India] {9/9/05}
37345. Need black coating on nickel plated screws [India] {9/9/05}
37346. Need re-chroming of rims [North Carolina] {9/9/05}
37347. Need non-cyanide autocatalytic gold plating [South Africa] {9/9/05}
37348. Should I take the plating shop job? [Texas]
37349. Tire removal when polishing wheels [UK]
37350. Yellow gold changed color [India]
37351. List of electrolyte used for plating [India]
37352. "Dumpling" process for Aluminum [Singapore]
37353. Copper Chromate Conversion Specs ? [New Jersey]
37354. SO2 SCRUBBER [Iran]
37355. Cryogenic treated plain high carbon steel verses 2% nickel steel for bandsaw blade [India]
37356. Thermowell coating of tungsten carbide [India]
37357. Black Oxide on Stainless. Help dealing with smut residue [Nevada]
37358. Query On Blackening Process [India]
37359. Metal to rubber vulcanization bonding affected by plating [India]
37360. Hard chrome 316 stainless steel [Australia]
37361. Finger print on satin chrome plating [Turkey]
37362. Epoxy-anodizing: compatible? [New York]
37363. What is the coating on aluminum cast motor/pump bodies [Turkey]
37364. How to get grey satin finish on s.s.304 rod [India]
37365. Buffing out scratches on window frame [Texas]
37366. Need equipment for silver plating old coins [Jamaica] {9/13/05}
37367. Need help restoring chrome plated kitchen chairs [Pennsylvania] {9/13/05}
37368. Need resilvering of my vintage car headlight reflectors [Australia] {9/13/05}
37369. NEED BRASS BED REPLATED [Florida] {9/13/05}
37370. Need electroless copper plating of polypropylene [California] {9/13/05}
37371. Need quality Aluminum Alloy Test Panels [Colorado] {9/13/05}
37372. Cold black oxide for Katana blade [Ontario]
37373. Reddish Brown Black Oxide, what causes it? [Wisconsin]
37374. Coating thickness problem [Pakistan]
37375. ORDER AND PURCHASE OF TITANIUM COATED CERAMIC THREAD GUIDES [India] {9/13/05}
37376. Want PVDF material for coating aluminum composite panels [India] {9/13/05}
37377. Student anodizing [Malaysia]
37378. Indian Standard for Zinc Plating with Black Passivation [India]
37379. Adhesion between nickel sulfamate plate and acid copper plate [Wisconsin]
37380. I want to know about Electro-Polishing solution for jewelry such as gold and silver [Thailand]
37381. Roof on house built in 1936 [South Carolina]
37382. Need outdoor corrosion protection [Wisconsin]
37383. Accessories company needs seashells metallized [New York] {9/13/05}
37384. De-nickeling a firearm [Pennsylvania] {9/13/05}
37385. Ionic and non ionic surfactants [Egypt] {9/13/05}
37386. Theoretical treatment for sodium hydroxide for school project [Philippines]
37387. Test Kits for Etch Lines [California]
37388. 304L and Phosphoric acid [Israel]
37389. Need threaded fasteners with GM6047M coating or equal [Massachusetts] {9/14/05}
37390. New paint removal [California]
37391. Year When Chrome Plating Became Widespread in US [New Hampshire]
37392. Powder coated versus baked enamel finish on aluminum fence [Maryland]
37393. Decorative finishes for stainless steel [New York]
37394. Possibility of cadmium caused breast cancer at same time in 3 sisters? [North Carolina]
37395. BLACK STAIN (HYDRATED ALUMINUM OXIDE) REMOVAL [Texas]
37396. Iron plating on electrolytic copper soldering equipment [India]
37397. Edge deburr of sheared nickel and stainlees sheet [New Jersey]
37398. Corrosion resistent plating for aluminum to protect against engine exhaust gases [Maryland]
37399. Automatic plant for silver recovery from scrap xray film [India] {9/15/05}
37400. I am looking for a high-power "Liquid Wax" [Taiwan] {9/15/05}
37401. How can testing ph levels and rust help the world [Colorado]
37402. Care for platinum plating over 18kt gold [South Korea]
37403. RUSTING OF IORN BARS INSIDE CONCRETE DUE TO RAIN WATER SEEPAGE [India]
37404. Very fundamental electroplating apparatus [Ireland]
37405. Salt spray testing of zinc deposit [India]
37406. Hard chrome removal affects the copper surface underneath [Brazil]
37407. Hydrogen embrittlement - detection [India]
37408. E-coat racking designs to compensate for un-uniform coating across a rack [Texas]
37409. Excess Sludge Buildup in Zinc Phospahting Bath [India]
37410. Need to have aluminum auto parts anodized and brite dipped [Colorado] {9/15/05}
37411. Seeking 4 20" rims coated in chrome [Arizona] {9/15/05}
37412. Looking For a Vacuum Metallization Factory in Los Angeles Area [California] {9/15/05}
37413. Need honing machine for diesel 12 l engine camshafts [Brasil] {9/15/05}
37414. Best metal for your electrodes? [California]
37415. Cleaning agent for salts deposits and rusts EQUIPMENT and utensils [Philippines]
37416. Recovery of Gold and Disposal of Cyanide Plating Solutions [California]
37417. Hot dip galvanized zinc coated steel studs in a indoor swimming pool [Alberta]
37418. Pumping electroless nickel [Rhode Island]
37419. Copper plate w/ Trivalent Chromate Finish [New York]
37420. Protective coating for zinc plated steel? [UK]
37421. Zinc media for shot blast aluminum deflashing catching on fire [Ohio]
37422. Need solution to Anodising Problems [India] {9/16/05}
37423. Need trivalent chromium clear conversion coating for aluminum [California] {9/16/05}
37424. Need consultant to design contraption to rotate cylinders in a hard chrome plating bath [Israel] {9/16/05}
37425. Prepare Pure Nickel Sulphate Crystal [Malaysia]
37426. Question regarding copper paint on copper [Germany]
37427. Gold+ ?=TAA test qualified [Thailand]
37428. ANALYSIS OF SODIUM SULPHATE IN PICKLING BATH SOLUTION [India]
37429. Paint on PP [India]
37430. Contaminants analysis for gold plating process [Philippines]
37431. Want heirloom paper cups encased in plastic or acrylic for usability [Maryland] {9/16/05}
37432. Need continous anodized AA 1050 wire 0,04 round 160.000ft [Germany] {9/16/05}
37433. Jewelry Mfgr. needs Enamel Supplier [Poland] {9/16/05}
37434. Electroless gold plating [Indonesia]
37435. Question about the electroplating process [New York]
37436. Marketing gold plating chemicals [India]
37437. Black Powder Coat PVC RoHS Compliant [Michigan]
37438. Exposure time of galvanized material Cr3 in salt spray fog chamber [Texas]
37439. Electroless Nickel, Rockwell C, Temperature and Bake times [Ohio]
37440. Paint hooks for Ecoat paint systems [Washington]
37441. HOW TO PROTECT A THREAD ON A BOLT [Italy]
37442. Automobile Rim Finish [India]
37443. Removing the effects of paint stripper on sheet metal [Colorado]
37444. Silver dip [Georgia]
37445. Difference between yellow and black passivation [India]
37446. Need Chrome plating of my VW wheels [North Carolina] {9/20/05}
37447. Need #9 and or #21 blueing [Arkansas] {9/20/05}
37448. Need Iridium Electroplating Chemistry [California] {9/20/05}
37449. Platinum wire insulation coating [India]
37450. Chemically Rusting Galvanized Metal [Arizona]
37451. We use platinized titanium as cathode, some use carbon or copper. how come? [Philippines]
37452. Is there a way to plate Tin with some sort of BLACK coating (oxide, anodize, etc)? [Connecticut]
37453. Abrasive blasting prior to EN plating [USA]
37454. EN over 380 Aluminum [Missouri]
37455. Discoloration of EN plated Aluminum 6061-T6 [New Hampshire]
37456. White rust in zinc plating with blue passivation [India]
37457. Anodize Color [New York]
37458. Anodize almag 35 [Missouri]
37460. Electrically conductive aluminum coating [Alberta]
37461. Deburring deep cross holes in 7075 aluminum [New Hampshire]
37462. Want to buy chrome plated plastic scrap [Korea] {9/21/05}
37463. Electrolysis of water [New Mexico]
37464. Plating with and without electricity [Philippines]
37465. What is the etching for Fe-Cr? [Australia]
37466. Zinc Electrolysis [India]
37467. Remove concrete stain for gold and diamond ring [Australia]
37468. Cad brighteners [Kansas]
37469. DEGREASING, PICKLING AND PASSIVATION [India]
37470. Stainless steel polishing [Turkey]
37471. ANODIZING STEEL [UAE]
37472. Need a company to gold plate metal casting [New York] {9/21/05}
37473. Need a service to burn-off powder coated hooks [Georgia] {9/21/05}
37474. Need painting of anchor bolts to Nebraska DOT specifications [Illinois] {9/21/05}
37475. Seeking powder coating of MDF tables [California] {9/21/05}
37476. Alkaline cleaners for stainless steel [India] {9/21/05}
37477. Hot dip galvanizing plant [Saudi Arabia] {9/21/05}
37478. Want Triple Plating Set up [Ohio] {9/21/05}
37479. Accelerated corrosion testing saltwater [California]
37480. Spring Plating [Kansas]
37481. Non-Corrosive scratch resistant finish for Al-GRP Composite panels in marine environment [Sweden]
37482. Burrs on tin plated PDIP devices [Malta]
37483. Mixed Metal Oxide Coating (MMO) on Titanium [South Carolina]
37484. Trivalent zinc plating composition [Illinois]
37485. White rust on back of the prepainted galvanized strip [Iran]
37486. Very Long Copper Plating Time [Ohio]
37487. Passivation of Aluminum Cylinders [Louisiana]
37488. Need black powder coating on my stock rims [California] {9/22/05}
37489. Seeking vacuum metalizing for golf shafts ASAP [California] {9/22/05}
37490. Cr VI question [Mexico]
37491. What is the meaning of "fish skin" for the surface texture of aluminum? [Malaysia]
37492. Simple Chrome Wastewater Treatment [Ontario]
37493. Procedure and Process in powder coating on sheet metal parts [Malaysia]
37494. Lettering applied to powder-coated aluminum [Minnesota]
37495. What is black oxide per EES 107-6? [China]
37496. Tin plating over zinc plated stud, any problem? [Thailand]
37497. Anodization of continuous Al web - voltage and current fluctuations [Minnesota]
37498. Best finish for aluminum exposed to salt air [Ontario]
37499. Powder coating, plugging threaded holes [USA]
37500. Effect of mercury in aluminum [Egypt]
37501. Science fair project - plating a quarter with copper [Florida]
37502. Polish or plate to mirror finish stainless handgun? [Pennsylvania]
37503. Sodium chloride meeting ASTM B 117 requirements [Israel]
37504. Re-heat treatment of zinc-plated parts [Massachusetts]
37505. Salt water resistant finish [North Carolina]
37506. Need Zinc-Nickel plating with Trivalent Chromate [Missouri] {9/23/05}
37507. Need Titanium Nitrite Plating [Ohio] {9/23/05}
37508. Seeking nickel - chrome plated steel bars [Canada] {9/23/05}
37509. Need lab for checking absorption coefficient of black chrome plating [India] {9/23/05}
37510. Need testing to IEC 60068-2-42 and 2-43 [Michigan] {9/23/05}
37511. Nickel plating a hardened shaft [Scotland]
37512. Nickel plating on Aluminum to withstand Salt-Fog testing [New York]
37513. Electroless Nickel Bath strip w/HNO3 followed by Sulfamic acid [Colorado]
37514. Coating for protecting aluminum from water with chlorine? [Brazil]
37515. Need 3/16" dia. neoprene coated balls [Ohio] {9/27/05}
37517. Studying acid copper plating [Nigeria]
37518. Electropolishing of Al-Sn Alloy [India]
37519. Research into over pickling (acid descaling) [Malaysia]
37520. Adhering brass plates to mahogany blocks [California]
37521. Parameters for spin coating teflon onto glass [Taiwan]
37522. Brass vs stainless steel for pond drain [New York]
37523. Search for manufacturer of "The Stuff" [Maryland]
37524. How can we blacken mild steel shotgun barrels? [India]
37525. Electroless nickel plating of titanium [Massachusetts]
37526. Want gold colored electroplated finishes without use of gold [Syria]
37527. Will unplated area of brass connector corrode? [Illinois]
37528. Prepping aluminum for powder coating with wipe-down only [Florida]
37529. Need bright brass plating on 4 pieces 1/8" thick by 3"x 4" for dining table [Florida] {9/27/05}
37530. Clearcoat vinyl paint to gloss up a flat white vinyl paint? [New Hampshire]
37531. Aluminum finish to look like matte-polished stainless steel [Indonesia]
37532. Acid etched surface area calculating method [Turkey]
37533. How to re-harden aluminum accordion bass pegs [New Jersey]
37534. City water dept. finds 316 SS Butterfly valves rusting [Pennsylvania]
37535. Books about Electrolysis (The Practicalties) [England]
37536. Heat resistant, food-safe finishing [India]
37537. Need chrome plating line complete on turnkey basis [India] {9/27/05}
37538. To prevent tin coating on jigs and hooks [India]
37539. Anodizing area calculation [Pakistan]
37540. Is passivate enough for stainless shot peening? [Thailand]
37541. Silver plating plant [Kuwait] {9/27/05}
37542. Pitting in Nickel Sulfamate Bath [California]
37543. Preventing copper contamination in Hydrometallurgy of Zinc [India]
37544. Removing scratches on refrigerator door -- not stainless steel [Illinois]
37545. Time gap between powder coated material and oven loading [India]
37546. Third Generation Tri-Chrome [Pennsylvania]
37547. Electrical shock during electrically heating plating and cleaning solution [Pakistan]
37548. Seeking electrode for old salt water chlorinator [France] {9/27/05}
37549. I am needing to re-chrome some parts [Texas] {9/27/05}
37550. Need to flame treat or corona treat pe on rolls for printing [Pennsylvania] {9/27/05}
37551. Relationship between the current and the amount of purified copper produced [England]
37552. Galvanic corrosion problems if copper is used for motor housing [Ohio]
37553. Sweat destroying aluminum parts on carbon bike [West Virginia]
37554. Dissolving copper but not vanadium [Massachusetts]
37555. Hammer finish paints unavailable? [Wisconsin]
37556. Chrome flaking from large hydraulic piston [Illinois]
37557. Iron phosphating formulation [Iran]
37558. Passivation required on Chemical Etched / Laser Welded parts ? [California]
37559. 9000 linear ft louvres / inexpensive finish [California]
37560. Corrosion in new copper water heater [Pennsylvania]
37561. Best coating material for solar heat collector [Thailand]
37562. Need Galvanization Line [Africa] {9/28/05}
37563. Need anodizing equipment [Mexico] {9/28/05}
37564. Want manual for Udylite rectifier [Brazil]
37565. Treatments for Ti jewelry [Connecticut]
37566. Heat treatment scale removal before plating [Malaysia]
37567. Rust Guard Solution [India]
37568. Want zinc-iron black trivalent chemical passivation specification sheet [India] {9/29/05}
37569. Can sulfuric acid be used to remove nickel plating from aluminum? [Malaysia]
37570. Oxidation Protection of Niobium [India]
37571. Brass lacquers for musical instruments [Australia]
37573. Coating on retroreflectors [India]
37574. Zinc epoxy primer in lieu of galvanizing [India]
37575. Black chromium by sputtering? [Switzerland]
37576. Best coating for rim dies [Oregon]
37577. Is it MIL-C-5541E, Class 1A, Class 3 if etching is skipped? [Singapore]
37578. Electropolishing 17-4 after H900 heat treat [New York]
37579. Seeking coating on titanium substrate [South Carolina] {9/29/05}
37580. Need a small used salt spray cabinet [New York] {9/29/05}
37581. Calculation for alloy thickness, composition [India]
37582. Chevron Perfect Paint [Iowa]
37583. Is ASTM B633 still the viable spec. when calling out trivalent chromium? [Washington]
37584. Using electroplating for zinc separation in waste stream [Ontario]
37585. Corrosion Test Procedure [Quebec]
37586. Life Span Of PH Papers [Pennsylvania]
37587. Tin Pesting on Tin Plated Bussbars [New York]
37588. Best cleaning or prep method for 12L14 machined material to be trivalent zinc chromate plated [New York]
37589. Refinishing pitted titanium golf clubs [Texas]
37590. Want to buy Enamel Frit [Bangladesh] {9/29/05}
37591. Lapping piston rings [Portugal]
37592. Non-cyanide bright dip for silver plate [Minnesota]
37593. Dimensional changes after bluing process [South Carolina]
37594. Cadmium Coated Protection [Montreal]
37595. NICKEL PLATING OF RECORD LACQUERS ... CRACKS IN LACQUER [England]
37596. Cleaning aluminum [Ohio]
37597. Rust in transportation by ship [India]
37598. In Need of Aluminum Finishing, Substantial Volume [New York] {9/30/05}
37599. Where can I get wax and conductive paint for electroforming [Malaysia] {9/30/05}
37600. Aluminum post embedded in concrete outside [Michigan] (September 30)
37601. Can you cook corn in galvanized trash cans [Michigan] (September 30)
37602. Low stress electroless nickel + immersion gold [China]
37603. Need mechanical zinc plating plant [Turkey] {9/30/05}
37604. Thermal conductivity of Ni80Fe20 permalloy [Switzerland] (September 30)
37605. Polished an aluminum + stainless wheel; the stainless is now rusting [Florida]
37606. SA equivalent for Cor-ten A [Holland]
37607. Zincotide? [Pakistan] (September 30)
37608. Gold brush over Electroless Nickel on C14500 [Texas]
37609. Copper Bus bar and Plating [UAE]
37610. Zirconium phosphatizing [Poland]
37611. Mass microscopic deburring processes for fasteners? [Connecticut]
37612. How to start galvanizing business [South Africa] {9/30/05}
37613. AL 6061-T6 for demineralized water [New York]
37614. Need "Safety Yellow" color anodizing [North Dakota] {10/3/05}
37615. Anodize alum reel plates [Ohio] {10/3/05}
37616. Need Hr Paint [India] {10/3/05}
37617. Enquiry for AISI 316 stainless steel balls [Iran] {10/3/05}
37618. Need trivalent parameters in passivation after electro plating [Pakistan] {10/3/05}
37619. Need rectifier and wire brushing machine [India] {10/3/05}
37620. Need Electrostatic Powder Enamel [Netherlands] {10/3/05}
37621. Protocol for a corrosion experiment [Connecticut]
37622. How is iron galvanised? [England]
37623. Stainless steel bolts vs MS bolts [Pakistan]
37624. Carrier gas for boron nitride nanotubes [Pakistan]
37625. How to antique mirrors? [Syria]
37626. Glue stainless steel to stainless steel [Massachusetts]
37627. Polishing engine jugs (cylinders) [Texas]
37628. Stubborn stains from brushed stainless gas cooktop [Massachusetts]
37629. How can I do a small amount of Gold Plating at home [Washington]
37630. How to remove the balance of brass plating [Illinois]
37631. How to paint a cast iron antique fireplace? [Kentucky]
37632. Neutralising gun blue [India]
37633. Stripping coating off copper lighting fixtures [Canada]
37634. Protecting polished aluminum alloy [Australia]
37635. Ultrasonic Cleaning - Designing A System [England]
37636. POP issue of stains from algae in rinse tanks [India]
37637. Re-curing powder coat [Ohio]
37638. Hydrogen embrittlement in 4140 steel [Utah]
37639. Yellow patches on Bright Nickel plated ABS nozzle [India]
37640. Electroplated copper on plastic is blistering [Mexico]
37641. Ni-Co deposition process [China]
37642. Chemical to Remove Tarnish from Brass Pipe/Tube Fittings? [Tennessee]
37643. Electropolishing a telescoping assembly [Pennsylvania]
37644. How do I create a consistent brushed surface on aluminum? [Washington]
37645. Shot peening to repair oversize titanium bore [Mississippi]
37646. Barrier coating for graphite kiln furniture [North Carolina]
37647. Is 440C SST + Electropolishing adequate to anti-corrosion [Thailand]
37648. Restoration of vintage table and chairs [New York] {10/4/05}
37649. Seeking PS-Plating, PS-1207 Black Trivalent, must be QS/ISO approved [Illinois] {10/4/05}
37650. Need hot dip galvanization equipment [Cameroon] {10/4/05}
37651. Please educate me about gold plating roses [California]
37652. Help! I messed up my dark (oxidized) finish on silverplate teapot [Georgia]
37653. Galvanic potential of RoHS compliant chromate chemical conversion coating [Quebec]
37654. Is MIL-C-5541 Class 3, IPC-1752 compliant? [New York]
37655. What steel(s) are ROHS compliant? [Ohio]
37656. RoHS EN on 300 Series Stainless Steel with white stain [Malaysia]
37657. Tin plating for Alloy 260 Brass [Pennsylvania]
37658. Pin Holes occured after Hard Chrome Plating [Indonesia]
37659. CLEANING INSIDE CORNERS OF STAINLESS STEEL RECTANGULAR TRAY [India]
37660. Seeking finisher for Micro-crystalline Zinc/Nickel Phosphate [Ohio] {10/5/05}
37661. Plater on plastics needs porous pot for chrome plating [India] {10/5/05}
37662. Re-anodize Abu Garcia alum reel plate [Ohio]
37663. Cleaning a vintage claw foot cast iron bathtub [Washington]
37664. Metal cabinets, gravity fed spray gun [Kentucky]
37665. Silver baths: strike and analysis of silver [Mexico]
37666. Plating peels unless we pre-dip in KCN [Singapore]
37667. Zinc chromate plating ASTM-B633 type 3 [Malaysia]
37668. Alocrom 1200 finish coming off [UK]
37669. Cleaning process for electroplating [Thailand]
37670. Looking for stainless steel coating supplier [Malaysia] {10/5/05}
37671. Looking for someone to lacquer/epoxy (color) on chain [California] {10/5/05}
37672. Want to buy a Nikasil Machine [Mississippi] {10/5/05}
37673. Procedure for making copper solution [Philippines]
37674. How to measure the amount of rust formed in a rust experiment [Illinois]
37675. Electropolishing of EPSS [India]
37676. Metals that are not compatible with cement [Arizona]
37677. Low temperature phosphating of aluminium [Pakistan]
37678. Art teacher wants to etch silver without toxics [Belgium]
37679. Lowering the Reflectivity of Stainless Steel Finishes [Nevada]
37680. What can be done to reverse or treat zinc pest? [Virginia]
37681. Antioxidant for Aluminum [Denmark]
37682. We use auto paint but our equipment rusts [Egypt]
37683. Plating on SS303 [India]
37684. What is sealer bath after yellow zinc plating? [China]
37685. Rhodium refining [Philippines]
37686. What type of aluminum if diecastings are to be anodized? [Turkey]
37687. Hardness of aluminium alloy after surface coating [Malaysia]
37689. Found corrosion on 440C SST [Thailand]
37690. Aluminum in the Plumbing Industry [California]
37691. Saltwater heatsink [Singapore]
37692. Effect of hydrazine on gold coated nickel [India]
37693. Anodizing thin layer [The Netherlands]
37694. Need Casted Zinc Shot [Indiana] {10/5/05}
37695. Suitablity of ss316 for seawater [India]
37696. Basecoat Peel Off [India]
37697. What's the best paint and way to spray Glass Fibre ? [England]
37698. Need Used Salt Spray Test Chamber [New York] {10/7/05}
37699. Anti-Tarnishing Agent For Copper and Brass Scouring Powder Cleaner [India]
37700. Looking for pipe 1" diameter with electropolishing inside [Thailand] {10/7/05}
37701. Question about Ecoating a product that has been powder coated [Michigan]
37702. Is clear anodizing better? more consistent? [California]
37703. Need re-chroming of old kitchen stove [Massachusetts] {10/7/05}
37704. Need gold plating of car parts [Maryland] {10/7/05}
37705. The Treatment of Spent Phosphate Solution [UK]
37706. Painting Brass [Minnesota]
37707. Need electroplating onto Steel Art Deco longcase clock dial [Scotland] {10/7/05}
37708. Precipitating lead to effluent limits [India]
37709. Removing burr on sheet metal components [India]
37710. Robotic polishing math question [Rhode Island]
37711. White or Grey Streaks on Anodised Extrusion [India]
37712. Finishing aluminum at home [Pennsylvania]
37713. Standard costing of surface treatment process like plating, painting, powder coating [India]
37714. Seeking to BUY Over Sprayed Powder Coating [China] {10/7/05}
37715. Need PAA etch, prime, mask, and chem film service [New York] {10/7/05}
37716. Museum Quality Gold Plating [Florida]
37717. RoHS compliance and hot dipping [Colorado]
37718. Analysis for iron content in a 50% nitric passivate solution [California]
37720. Protective Finish for a Load Pin on an Offshore Drilling Rig [Ontario]
37721. Gold Plating Adhesion Problem on Nickel Plated Tungsten Material [Malaysia]
37722. Electropolishing of carbon steels [California]
37723. Comparing surface finish of a molded part to a machined part [Tennessee]
37724. Need powder coating of a large sculpture [West Virginia] {10/7/05}
37725. Seeking ISO certified plater for GMW3359 [Pennsylvania] {10/7/05}
37726. Carriers for dual line udilyte senior plating line needed [Tennessee] {10/7/05}
37727. Hydrogen Overvoltage in Electrolysis [India]
37728. How to make the plating brighter? [Hong Kong]
37729. Rust prevention on 1955 refinished metal cabinets [Virginia]
37730. Permanent, protective coating for ammunition magazines? [Pennsylvania]
37732. Contrast electoless Ni plate with Electrolytic Ni Plate [New York]
37733. Fingerprints on chromated zinc plating [Ireland]
37734. Zinc plate spec on drawing [Maryland]
37735. Cleaning the polishing compound from cast AL pieces [New York]
37736. Inconsistant color/finish [Minnesota]
37737. Tin plating for a brass component [India]
37738. Critical cosmetic finish [Minnesota]
37739. Need Chrome on a small run of Plastic Emblems [California] {10/10/05}
37740. Seeking refinishing of powder coated aluminum panels [California] {10/10/05}
37741. Need PVD COATING SUB-CON FOR 4.5 METER SUS 316 TUBE [Thailand] {10/10/05}
37742. Help with corrosion in marine environments [Australia]
37743. Discoloration of Iridium Stainless Steel cooktop [Pennsylvania]
37744. Removing TiAlN PVD Coatings [China]
37745. Seeking help with re-finishing over poor powder coating [California]
37746. Mixture to remove slag of zinc from hot dip galvanizing [Iraq]
37747. Immersion antique silver [India]
37749. Need etching chemicals and masking ink for etching stainless [India] {10/10/05}
37750. Want small powder coating oven [Ohio] {10/10/05}
37751. Waste powder coating utilisation [New Zealand]
37752. Best application procedure to redo a bad, fading 24K plating job [California]
37753. Paint Stripping Spindles [UK]
37754. Conversion coating or surface treatment for motorcycle chrome [California]
37755. Want Different Colorations (Glossy) on Small Nickel Plated Materials [India]
37756. Gold plating by dipping [Pakistan]
37757. Replating of pre-tinned CRS [Philippines]
37758. Triple Chrome Plating 304 Stainless Steel [Ohio]
37759. Need chrome plating of 18" rims [South Carolina] {10/11/05}
37760. Need vinyl coated alum SHEETS [Pennsylvania] {10/11/05}
37761. Rechroming a Vic Pastushin Ashtray [California] {10/11/05}
37762. Need conductive polymer lacquer [India] {10/11/05}
37763. Want to set up 15 ton plant for galavanising earthing flat [India] {10/11/05}
37764. Need powder coating powder [India] {10/11/05}
37765. Chemistry: how to model alchemy [Pennsylvania]
37766. Need 316 L wire wheels [Michigan] {10/11/05}
37767. Electroplating Gold onto Copper [Illinois]
37768. Questions on WS2 coating process [Ontario]
37769. Stripped metal cabinets - rusting [Virginia]
37770. Is powder coating ROhS compliant? [Texas]
37771. Agitating an acid tin fluoborate bath [South Africa]
37772. Zinc phosphate vs zinc plating as base for powder coat [Michigan]
37773. Bondo repairs on Alum. railing can't take 400 deg. [Maryland]
37774. Tin Plating on Aluminum [India]
37775. Electroplating of steel using yellow copper [Egypt]
37776. Removal of tiny Aluminum bits embedded in Anodization [Florida]
37777. Surface waviness removal before chroming [UK]
37778. Plating: molybdenum disulfide [California] {10/12/05}
37779. Need coloring of jewelry chain [California] {10/12/05}
37780. Need FDA approved clear coat [California] {10/12/05}
37781. Need to have a basic UV/Visible spectrophotometer [UAE] {10/12/05}
37782. Making a momento from titanium bone joint [Washington]
37783. Replating Cast Iron Royal #1 Coffee Roaster [South Carolina]
37784. Discolouration of chrome bath taps [UK]
37785. Metal Turn Overs [Tennessee]
37786. Clear zinc plate after welding [California]
37787. Corrosion on nickel plating [Ontario]
37788. Stainless steel used with mercury [South Carolina]
37789. Heavy metal alloy corrosion [Scotland]
37790. Seeking anodizing of EXTRUDED 6063-T5 ALUM - Lighting Fixtures [Illinois] {10/13/05}
37791. What chemical for jetpolishing Sn-Ag solder materials? [California]
37792. Best clear topcoat for black oxide (>100hrs salt spray) [Portugal]
37793. Cleaning Galvanized Steel Counter Tops [Texas]
37794. Baking aluminum parts that have been conversion coated per Mil-C-5541 [Arizona]
37795. Passivation procedure and required chemical composition [Pakistan]
37796. Glass cap binds to stainless steel housing [Turkey]
37797. Need my swingarm chrome plated [Louisiana] {10/13/05}
37798. ENQUIRY FOR PAINT BOOTH [Kuwait] {10/13/05}
37799. Hull cell test equipment information [China] {10/13/05}
37800. Need SS Passivation Process and Equipment [California] {10/13/05}
37801. Electroless Nickel Phosphorous composite coatings [Pakistan]
37802. Destroy the sanding powder effect over the casting aluminum part [Turkey]
37803. Rough gold plated features [California]
37804. Need complete solution to Etching on Stainless Steel [Pakistan] {10/13/05}
37805. Importer needs zinc ingot, hydrazine and Accofloc [Vietnam] {10/13/05}
37806. Citric acid stabilised electroless plating [Nigeria]
37807. Chrome plating of work rolls for low carbon steel [Egypt]
37808. Steel etching chemical details [India]
37809. Cleaning of brass hollow tube [India]
37810. Surface texture problem [Malaysia]
37811. Require chemical name of plastic metalizing colours [India]
37812. Seeking for a UV Spectrophotometer [Sri Lanka] {10/13/05}
37813. Seeking European metal finishing journals [Turkey]
37814. Improving SS performance against dish detergents [New York]
37815. Need Hr paint [India]
37816. Want to recoat my brass chandelier and maybe lamps with platinum or brushed nickel [Massachusetts] {10/13/05}
37817. Seeking Black Nickel or Black Chrome plating service [New York] {10/13/05}
37818. Seeking Titanium Coating [Minnesota] {10/13/05}
37819. Need motorcycle frame powder coated [Colorado] {10/13/05}
37820. Black finish on 300 series stainless [South Carolina] {10/13/05}
37821. Easy methods of polishing aluminum and steel [Singapore]
37822. Refinishing steel kitchen cabinets [Illinois]
37823. Refinishing galvanized hinges [Georgia]
37824. How to do oil rubbed bronze finish on shower door [Texas]
37825. SOUTH BEND COOK STOVE [Ohio]
37826. Correcting Hydrogen Embrittlement After Ornamental Chrome [Delaware]
37827. Black finish on 300 series stainless [South Carolina]
37828. Chrome or nickel plate? [Alberta]
37829. Removal/coating of oxide layer after heat-treatment [Illinois]
37830. Chemical resistance of piping [Pennsylvania]
37831. Wanted: How can I paint an exterior aluminum panel to look like a natural bronze patina finish [California] {10/14/05}
37832. Need to repair old gold finish on rims [Georgia] {10/14/05}
37833. Seeking rechroming of four 8.5x18 in Saleen Explorer Wheels [Michigan] {10/14/05}
37834. Plasma surface treatment for ten acrylic specimens [India] {10/14/05}
37835. Need Ceramic Water Tank [India] {10/14/05}
37836. Preventing Aesthetic Corrosion of Brass [California]
37837. Lacquer coating on zinc plated and passivated parts for better corrosive resistance [India]
37838. Blistering of parts after nickel plating [British Columbia]
37839. Dendrite after pure tin plated on alloy [Thailand]
37840. Current distribution across an anodizing tank [Illinois]
37841. Type 2 grey anodize that has a brownish tint [Kansas]
37842. Zinc chromate conversion coating AND zinc rich primer before on steel [Massachusetts]
37843. Black phosphate and RoHS [Taiwan]
37844. Need non-black coating of invar36 for space application [Belgium]
37845. Anti-splattering aluminum plates for steel butt-welders [Quebec]
37847. TUFRAM Coating on Aluminum [Texas]
37848. Need to commercially remove rust from dinette chairs and table base [New York] {10/17/05}
37849. Ruthenium plating on titanium, tech support or service needed [North Carolina] {10/17/05}
37850. Need Iron Plating Chemistry [India] {10/17/05}
37851. Need liter of palladium chloride / stannous chloride as one solution sample [Egypt] {10/17/05}
37852. Need chemicals for stainless electropolishing [Philippines] {10/17/05}
37853. The amperage required for chrome plating small samples [West Indies]
37854. Mylar deposition on silicon wafers [Sweden]
37855. Problem with getting bright yellowish finish on brass [India]
37856. Silica content in electroless nickel [India]
37857. PDIP 8 Leads clear package processing electroplating? [Philippines]
37858. Buffing is removing anodized coatings from utensils [India]
37859. Powder coat adhesion issue on aluminum [Michigan]
37860. Need doorknobs and face plates re-brassed [Minnesota] {10/18/05}
37861. Need equipment for separating gold from chip [China] {10/18/05}
37862. After the juice corrodes the metal can the juice make you sick? [New York]
37863. Alloy Wheel Care [New Jersey]
37864. Painting aluminum trim [Virginia]
37865. Gun Blue Turns to Rust [California]
37866. Boiler cleaning with oxalic acid [Vietnam]
37867. Looking for Stock Brass Plated Tubing [Arkansas] {10/19/05}
37868. Zirconium Plating? Who does it? [Canada] {10/19/05}
37869. Need a 3000 amp SCR Rectifier and other supplies [Texas] {10/20/05}
37870. Pretreatment for Zamak [Brazil]
37871. S/S marine fuel tank base corrosion [Canada]
37872. Black finish [Korea]
37873. Clear coat for gold plate? [California]
37874. NiOH2 from Watts Ni Bath [Arizona]
37875. Service temperature for MIL-DTL-81706B Type II Class 3A [Connecticut]
37876. How to clean silver brazed SS surfaces? [Turkey]
37877. Repairing mirror polish stainless [New York]
37878. Seeking graphite/carbon bars used as anode in silver revery machines [Kenya] {10/20/05}
37879. Want to Establish in-house Zinc Plating process [Washington] {10/20/05}
37880. Distortion due to nitriding [India]
37881. Rinsing Copper and Aluminum With DI Water [Tennessee]
37882. Powder coated panel rejected in impact test [India]
37883. Characterization of thin passivating film formed after chromating on a hot-dip galvanized steel [India]
37884. Crystal formation in sodium and potassium hydroxide solution [Ireland]
37885. Need Dacromet 500LC Grade B Coating service [Malaysia] {10/20/05}
37886. Establishing pickling plant [India] {10/20/05}
37887. Seeking supplies and know how on coating glass to receive dye sublimation printing [UK] {10/20/05}
37888. Upgrade the phosphoric acid [India]
37889. High Temperature Copper Corrosion Protection [India]
37890. Cleaning dacor cooktop [Ontario]
37891. Deterioration of clearcoat on Motorcycle engine casing [Australia]
37892. Water stained aluminum supercharger [Florida]
37893. 304 Stainless post weld [Ontario]
37894. Zinc Recovery by Electrolysis [India]
37895. Standard test method for assay of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid [Philippines]
37896. Electroless Ag plating on glass [New York]
37897. Nickel-chrome plating of anodized aluminum grills [Pennsylvania]
37898. Reflectivity of Aluminum [California]
37899. Removing stainless steel pitting [Australia]
37900. Giving stainless steel sheet a hairline finish [India]
37901. Need vacuum metalizing machines for plastic rolls [Pakistan] {10/21/05}
37902. Information about electrolysis and electroplating with Cu [Bhutan]
37903. Need heat resistant black paint with matte finish for ceramic [Switzerland] {10/21/05}
37904. Replacement of Trychloroethylene [India]
37905. Correct callout for 440C passivation [California]
37906. Need chrome-free RoHS-compliant conversion coating for aluminum [Illinois] {10/21/05}
37908. Rhodium plate removal from 18kWG [Nevada]
37909. Electroless deposition of copper on steel [Switzerland]
37910. How to get an antique finish on polished brass [Arkansas]
37911. Etchants for Pd Alloys [Portugal]
37912. Calibration of D.C.CTs and shunt [India]
37913. Improve surface roughness of parabolic indenter [Illinois]
37914. Possible galvanic action in water pipes [UK]
37915. Duplex nickel plating on auto part fails salt spray in LCD area [India]
37916. Is Controlled Chrome Plating possible? [India]
37917. Outer diameter spoil of half bearing [India]
37918. Electro plating iron on copper soldering iron tips [Sri Lanka]
37919. Use of Liquid Ammonia in Flux bath [Saudi Arabia]
37920. Chrome plating and pitting - health hazard? [Arizona]
37921. PVD Chromium Nitride [Hong Kong]
37922. Black annealed phosphate coated wire / oil residue [UK]
37923. Restoring white letters on plastic parts? [Ontario]
37924. Rechroming exhaust [Tennessee]
37926. Process control chem milling titanium [New York] {10/21/05}
37927. Solid lubricant application to reduce wear in a plate sliding over a set of plates supporting it [India]
37928. How to macro etch Inco 718? [Czech Republic]
37929. Copper plating a vintage brass espresso machine [Ireland]
37930. Process for silver plating very light gauge aluminum wire mesh [Ontario]
37931. Removing scratches and polishing stainless steel [Illinois]
37932. Antique Brass Bowl in Furniture Sink [Texas]
37934. Use of nitrogen blanket in demin tank [Bahrain]
37935. Copper-Nickel Coloring [New York]
37936. Nickel plated boiler tubes [Ohio]
37937. Clear Hardoat Anodization Quality [Massachusetts]
37938. Removing anodize dye before sealing [Idaho]
37939. Electropolishing of 202 and 304 grade stainless steel [India]
37940. On site Anti glare Aluminum Surface [California]
37942. Zinc aluminum flake coating [India]
37943. Maintenance-free iron railing for exterior beach environments [California]
37944. Where to find wide chrome trim for a 50's table? [British Columbia]
37945. Passivation of zinc die castings [UK]
37946. Powder coat on mild steel [India]
37947. Black Passivation for SS Bolts, Nuts and Washers [India]
37948. Yellow and white passivation conductivity [India]
37949. Polishing machine question! [New York]
37950. Requirement of ABS plating plant [UAE] {10/21/05}
37951. Need Ra meter for measurement of surface finish [India] {10/21/05}
37952. Seeking used anodizing equipment [Illinois] {10/21/05}
37953. Paint accidentally mixed with clear instead of hardener [Texas]
37954. Black soot after rhodium plating [England]
37955. Alochrome 1200 and the New RoHS directive [England]
37956. Enamel steel test [Egypt]
37957. Painting on copper nozzles for continuous caster [India]
37958. Powder Coating is peeling off on Aluminum- Can the color Be the problem? [Texas]
37959. The effect of temperature in flux bath [Egypt]
37960. Zinc plate in cleanroom [Texas]
37961. Anodizing vs Alocrom [Michigan]
37962. Ra Finish vs Mil Profile Industry Standard [Wisconsin]
37963. Want dull matte black oxide finish on 303 Stainless [British Columbia] {10/25/05}
37964. Need hull cell test equipment for nickel sulfomate electroforming bath [Germany] {10/25/05}
37965. Humidity requirements for Methylene chloride vapor polish process [Massachusetts]
37966. Chromium in Stainless Steel 304 [India]
37967. Brushed finish for aluminium components [India]
37968. How soft can soft water be without causing corrosion? [Missouri]
37969. What happens if chrome lead anodes are too long? [Singapore]
37970. Hard black anodize, Type III without seal is fading [California]
37971. Need process for RoHS compliant plating and sealing [India] {10/25/05}
37972. Need my American racing wheels rechromed [Kansas] {10/25/05}
37973. Will aluminum rust in harsh environments? [UK]
37974. Need OPC Drum Tester and Recoating and Refurbishing Portable Machine [Philippines] {10/25/05}
37975. How do I prevent wood rot caused by galvanized bolts in pressure treated wood? [Hawaii]
37976. Dacro over galvanized [South Dakota]
37977. Need my bumpers plated [Massachusetts] {10/25/05}
37978. Black oxide coating - hot or cold - for solar heating panels [India]
37979. Reclaiming Metallic Powder [Illinois]
37980. Remove Titanium Wire EDM recast layer [Alabama]
37981. Need trivalent yellow passivation process in rich colour [India] {10/25/05}
37982. Electrochemical etching [India]
37983. Wood Grain painting on Powder Coated Aluminum [India]
37984. Need redipping of chrome rims [California] {10/25/05}
37985. Seeking anodizing of race car rims(billet alum.) [New York] {10/25/05}
37986. Need my putter Black Oxidized [Texas] {10/25/05}
37987. Need Powder Coating on MDF products [Michigan] {10/25/05}
37988. Need spray nozzles for salt spray cabinet [Mexico] {10/25/05}
37989. Need protective clear coat for chrome painted plastic [California] {10/25/05}
37990. Need plating supplies for chrome and silver [Pennsylvania] {10/25/05}
37991. WANTED: Porcelain Enamel Manufacturer for Private Label [Oregon] {10/25/05}
37992. Need commercial bronzing pastes [South Carolina] {10/25/05}
37993. Solderable coating on Al3003 [Oregon]
37994. Best Clear Coat to patch a small spot on car? [New Jersey]
37995. Retaining Brass finsh on Brass items [India]
37996. Powder coating [Vietnam]
37997. Need Military Avionics Selective Gold Plating/Chem Film [Florida] {10/26/05}
37998. Need wax masking for 190F plating process [California] {10/26/05}
37999. Concentration change of acid in anodization [India]


The finishing.com Hotline has been on the Internet since '95 and includes more than 37,000 threads about metal finishing. This page is an archive of a thousand of those discussions. Rather than review this page, you may prefer to: start at our home page, view the most recent letters, or search the site.


© finishing.com, inc., 1995-2005