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[Letters 52000 to 52999]

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52000. Welding Copper Wire to Nickel Plated Copper Ring [Indiana]
52001. WPC (wood plastic composite) counter tops need HPL [Iran]
52002. Want spray paint to create Vinyl top appearance [Georgia]
52003. Cleaning Marine Tarnished Brass [California]
52004. Can we switch to insoluble anodes in continuous tin plating? [India]
52005. Trying to design a structure that will corrode to collapse quickly [UK]
52006. Polymer Masking Material [Michigan]
52007. Need Hardcoat Anodize Service [India or China] {4/29/09}
52008. Chrome Plating of Stainless Steel Pipe Guardrails [South Carolina] {4/30/09}
52009. Need Electrolaq [Syria] {4/30/09}
52010. Nickel Electroforming Solution [Hong Kong] {4/30/09}
52011. How to passivate aluminum with acid? [Pennsylvania]
52012. MIL SPEC Clarification for Zinc Plating with Chromate Conversion [Pennsylvania]
52013. Want to build up porous sulphamate nickel shells [Portugal]
52014. Passivation of Titanium [UK]
52015. Best Sealing for anodized aluminum diecastings [India]
52016. How to de-silver record stampers after electroforming [Kentucky]
52017. Can we nickel strike on top of Nano Metal Thin Film Coating to improve adhesion? [Washington]
52018. Is electroplating tank a batch reactor or CSRT reactor? [Pakistan]
52019. Coating for aluminium composite [UAE]
52020. Etching of mild steel, high carbon steel and bright mild steel [South Africa]
52021. Etching of an enhanced Aluminum coating on a UV fused Silica substrate [India]
52022. Best surface treatment for a running mate against 54 Rc. TIN surface component [Illinois]
52023. Powdercoat vs Epoxy for inside of Vacuum Reservoir [Oregon]
52024. PVD adhesion issue on hard chrome [India]
52025. Proper method to sample a plating solution? [Maine]
52026. Corrosion problem with nickel-chrome plated bumpers [Mexico]
52027. Repairing chrome exhaust pipe turned brown by cleaning fluid [South Africa]
52028. Staining on anodized aluminum window frames [Pennsylvania]
52029. Color consistency standards for clear anodizing? [Canada]
52030. Hard chromium plating of magnesium [Ohio]
52031. Has hot dip galvanizing weakened our mounting brackets? [India]
52032. How to remove Powder Coating from extruded aluminum profile? [Syria]
52033. How to apply PVC powders [Sultanate of Oman]
52034. Want technical know how for hot dip galvanising of bolts [India]
52035. Seeking plate-able grade polypropylene [Oklahoma] {5/5/09}
52036. Repair for water stained unfinished bead board? [New York]
52037. Need Dip Spin Machine supplier in Europe [UK] {5/5/09}
52038. Powder coating thickness of 120 micrometers [Brazil]
52039. Mechanical polishing or passivation of Stainless Steel - which comes first? [Georgia]
52040. True definition of "Bronze" chromate color for zinc plating [Texas]
52041. Need old clawfoot tub feet plated [Texas] {5/5/09}
52042. Black chrome motor bike exhaust system [South Africa]
52043. We want to switch to infrared curing on powder coating [Brazil]
52044. Changing the Color on Door Levers [New Jersey]
52045. Want no-function (except thickness) coating for steel pipe [Iraq]
52046. Normalized 1008 steel, post induction braze - blistering zinc chromate [Canada]
52047. Masking for Galvanising process [India]
52048. Need Tin Plating solution for PCB board [California] {5/8/09}
52049. Need black chrome on exhust tips [Illinois] {5/8/09}
52050. Outgassing anomalies caused by plugs? [California]
52051. Co-deposition of Boron Carbide [UK]
52052. Solvent for wax dissolution [India]
52053. Wear resistant, low-friction coefficient coating for a cryogenic application [New York]
52054. Acid copper on zinc die castings [Oregon]
52055. Poor adhesion of Co plating [Japan]
52056. ANODIZING A LARGE PIECE, WHERE? [New York] {5/11/09}
52057. Help needed with identifying metal plating and process [Australia]
52058. Standard for zinc electroplate of brass fasteners [Texas]
52059. Formulation of white bronze plating bath? [India]
52060. Localized pitting of Stainless Steel in inhibited HCL [California]
52061. Black Oxide Finishing - Better for the environment than chrome? [Texas]
52062. Need 1 20" chrome wheel re-plated if possible. [West Virginia] {5/12/09}
52063. Gold plating old African bracelets - silver, nickel, copper, bronze [North Carolina] {5/12/09}
52064. Need tubing zinc plated [Missouri] {5/12/09}
52065. Calculating hydrogen output from micro generating plant [South Africa]
52066. Increase the cathode efficiency in cobalt tungstate bath [Canada]
52067. Information on chrome plating of taps [New Zealand]
52068. I want to plate copper jewelry with gold color via p.v.d. coating process [India]
52069. Dyes for Acid cu bath [China]
52070. Pin holes problem after hard chrome plating [India]
52071. Best cyanide or non-cyanide zinc formula for plating inside narrow tube [Iran]
52072. Formulation for Neutral degreaser? [Iran]
52073. Wrinkle defect in galvanized steel sheet [Turkey]
52074. Baking parts with threaded holes? [Oklahoma]
52075. Too Much Green Patina on Chimney [Arkansas]
52076. Tarnish of electroless nickel over brass or alum. when ultrasonic aqueous cleaning [Washington]
52077. Oval diameter on centerless grinding [Indonesia]
52078. Hard chrome at very low temperature working conditions [Greece]
52079. Is a swab with IPA and test using a general UV scan vs a blank an acceptable way to determine the part is clean. [Florida]
52080. Hot Tin Dipping Process versus Electroplating [Connecticut]
52081. Hard Chroming Temperature [Nigeria]
52082. How to electropolish copper [Iran]
52083. Calculation "price of one ton of water" by demineralization plant [Pakistan]
52084. Black Spot Problem [Indonesia]
52085. Flash Hard Chrome Plating - Clarification [India]
52086. Recommendation needed for black nickel vs. chrome plating [Colorado]
52087. Testing trivalent chromate by testing for cobalt [South Carolina]
52088. Easy way to clean the sulphate coating off the lead cathode? [Canada]
52089. Passivation tank made of 304SS failed in a week [South Carolina]
52090. Aluminium powder coated windows scratched by other contractors [India]
52091. Pitting on Copper Plated Lamp [Ohio]
52092. What is MIL-F-14072 finish P211C? [Michigan]
52093. Refinishing door hardware myself [North Carolina]
52094. Evaluation of Hot Dip Galvanizing Plant [South Dakota]
52095. Want inexpensive oil rubbed bronze shower stall [USA]
52097. Heat resistance of phosphate [India]
52098. Is painting possible over hard chrome plated material [India]
52099. Hand rubbed bronze finish on brass jewelry parts [Washington]
52100. On demand water heater - can I use CPVC piping? [Ohio]
52101. PVD: TiN Coating Bare Spots [South Carolina]
52102. Using sodium nitrite as a rust preventive [Pennsylvania]
52103. Need chroming of aluminum rims [Florida] {5/13/09}
52104. Need acid wash before anodize service [Alabama] {5/13/09}
52105. Seeking reel to reel plating of selective gold on 6 inch wide strip. [Pennsylvania] {5/13/09}
52106. Need Zinc Plating to GMW3044, Barrel [Illinois] {5/13/09}
52107. Starting up small jewelry plating business [Texas] {5/13/09}
52108. 700 degree Curing Oven needed [Michigan] {5/13/09}
52109. Need Durkan coating process flow and zirconium coating process flow [India] {5/13/09}
52110. Need to Start Up Galvanizing Plant [South Africa] {5/13/09}
52111. Rhodium plating turns gray when we filter the solution [India]
52112. Durable Nickel plating over Brass Barcelona chair frame? [Texas]
52113. Giving copper flashing an aged look [Maryland]
52114. Need cheap pH measuring method for student project [Pakistan]
52115. Writing a passivation spec [Massachusetts]
52116. Etching 1" steel plate to make non-slip surface [California]
52117. Conductive paint to fill etches on ABS/polycarbonate for fruit fly zapper [Wisconsin]
52118. Chemical polishing Invar before plating with silver [UK]
52119. Rinsing procedure for Ebonol Z 80 [Canada]
52120. Test to monitor cleanliness in electroplating [Philippines]
52121. Pitting on stainless steel ball valve in gas service [Oman]
52122. Which paint can I use on bottle tops? [Kenya]
52123. What is the activation process in EN plating [Louisiana]
52124. Acid zinc plating of ASTM A401 high-carbon chrome silicon steel [Illinois]
52125. Harsh weather resistance zinc plating vs. hot dip galvanizing [Ohio]
52126. Alternative to chrome plating for lighting fixtures [Canada]
52127. Titanium Anodizing [Florida]
52128. Tin spatter on PCB after reflow 240C [Malaysia]
52129. Trouble with AISI 430 hot blackening [Italy]
52130. Corrosion in DI Water Piping [Iran]
52131. Hard anodize replacement [Iran]
52132. Need platinum galvanic plating in Switzerland [Italy] {5/18/09}
52133. Possible side reactions of nitric acid and methyl red [California]
52134. Pitting of 316L Stainless Containers From Bleach Due to Industrial Electryolysis of Sea Water [New York]
52135. Gloss surface of MIL-PRF-23377 epoxy primer [Korea]
52136. Sink Roll size vs. Rear Stabilizing Roll size [Canada]
52137. HDG vs electro galvanizing of wire [Wyoming]
52138. Wear resistant finish for 2014 aluminum cylinder bore [New York]
52139. Having trouble plating 6061-T6 Al after plating it successfully for years [South Carolina]
52140. Repairing a leaking stainless steel freshwater tank on sailboat [Washington]
52141. Textured finish and mil specs [Maryland]
52142. Black Zinc Cobalt vs Electroless Nickel plating over Aluminum [Indiana]
52143. Inspection standards for stained zinc plating [Mexico]
52144. Need bronze plating on plaster statue [New Jersey] {5/18/09}
52145. Oxidation of titanium produces brookite or rutile? [India]
52146. Stainless steel insulating plating [Florida]
52149. Materials compatible with Plating Solutions [California]
52150. Hydrogen embrittlement in 17-4PH SS? [Canada]
52152. Brighteners in cyanide zinc electroplating [Iran]
52153. Why are liquid coating still preferred in automotive applications (vs. powder coatings)? [Netherlands]
52154. Verification Tests for Cobalt Chrome Passivation [UK]
52155. Need RoHS-compatible Zinc Chromate plating supplier near Macomb, IL [Illinois] {5/19/09}
52156. Where can I buy Koroseal material? [Connecticut] {5/19/09}
52157. Need Subject Matter Expert Chrome Plating Engineered Polymers [Arizona] {5/19/09}
52158. Electrical conductivity for soil by mV (milli-Vols). [Australia]
52159. Plastic Coating for Furniture - Vertical AND Horizontal Surfaces [Florida]
52160. Finishing weathered wood and rusted metal [Australia]
52161. Mouse and calculator covers become sticky [Malaysia]
52162. What is Praparat 94jA30 for hard chrome [China]
52163. Treating total phosphate in waste water treatment plant [China]
52164. Solving "Acid Weep" in galvanizing [Scotland]
52165. Gold plated aluminum blisters after high temp bake [Pennsylvania]
52166. Etchant for inconel 718 after welding and heat treatment [Malaysia]
52167. What is the strongest finish for rear pegs and sprocket [New York]
52168. Need Spin Hot Air Dryer [Mexico] {5/20/09}
52169. Need defined steps for achieving a Ra 0.1 on stainless steel [California]
52170. Is it chrome? [Tennessee]
52171. "FEATHER METAL" stumps aerospace workers [California]
52172. Pretreatment for electrolytic Ni [Malaysia]
52173. Which is the best corrosion protection coating for spring steel? [Spain]
52174. Why plating on heater without connecting - negative (black wire) [Tanzania]
52175. Need an insulation layer on thin brass wires [California]
52176. Electropolishing Finishing Defects Pimple like surface [California]
52177. Stainless steel fan guard plating [Taiwan]
52178. Continuing hard chrome plating after a power interruption [Nigeria]
52179. Polyurethane vs. lacquer for bronze windows [Kentucky]
52180. Chromating of Die Cast Magnesium Castings [India]
52181. Electrostatic screening problem [India]
52182. Chrome wheel vendor asks about pitting problems [Missouri]
52183. Antique Crucifix heats-up and burns hand [California]
52184. Bright Luster vs. Matte Luster in Zinc Plating [California]
52185. The different types of plating [India]
52186. Oxidizing Aluminum Mystifies Amateur [Tennessee]
52187. Need resilvering of several small mirrors [Wisconsin] {5/21/09}
52188. Dura Bar G1 and Zn Phosphate coating [Illinois]
52189. Blackening pattern welded stainless [New York]
52190. Removing shiny buff marks on 304 stainless [Canada]
52191. Need to blacken brass, free from outgassing, for optical use [California]
52192. Crack on glass to metal seal [Australia]
52193. Need Spectrometer for Steel [India] {5/22/09}
52194. Copper Sulphate Molarity [Australia]
52195. Nickel Rack Plating: air vs mech [Minnesota]
52196. Chrome reduction ORP endpoint values [Malaysia]
52197. Zinc plating issue on sheet metal welded part [Canada]
52198. Spec: Ep-Fe/Zn 8B free from Hexavalent Chromium (White) [Michigan]
52199. Corrosion Protection/Plating Suitable for Copper and Aluminum [Michigan]
52200. Zinc Chromate Per ASTM B633-85 Type II [New Jersey]
52201. Ra value of CED coating [India]
52202. Speeding up the oxidization of sheet metal! [Arizona]
52203. How to put #4 satin finish on aluminum pipe [Maryland]
52204. Need mechanically applied zinc process supplier [India] {5/22/09}
52205. Need Anodizing of 30' Aluminum rails [California] {5/22/09}
52206. Role of anions in electroplating [California]
52207. Consistency in color master plaques by powder coating [Illinois]
52208. How to apply lead onto copper and lead [Canada]
52209. Electroless nickel boron nitride coating to aluminium plain slides [UK]
52210. Salt spray failure in weld area of nickel-chrome plated parts [India]
52211. ALUMINUM ANODIZED PART BAKING TEST FAILED [Malaysia]
52212. Cleaning Defaced Currency [Kenya]
52213. Corrosion Resistant Coating for Automotive Suspension Parts [Tennessee]
52214. How to prepare zinc bath for plating on the brass wire having D=0.250mm [India]
52215. Need silver plating brightener [Brazil] {5/26/09}
52216. Need TEFLON coating machine for inner diameter of pipes [China] {5/26/09}
52217. Black anodising colour changes to brownish in sunlight [India]
52218. Cleaning Ceramic Part [Indonesia]
52219. Cost Effective Corrosion Treatment of Aluminum for Boat Docks [Kansas]
52220. Preventing inward kink problem in coil galvanizing and painting [Egypt]
52221. How to do two-layer / two-color powdercoat [China]
52222. Clear Coat finish sometimes rusts [China]
52223. Matte finish protective layer for surgical instruments [California]
52224. Cheapest way to add weight to clothes to make training gear [Australia]
52225. Restorations: Need Chrome Plating [California] {5/27/09}
52226. Need Grit Blasting of copper foil to MilSpec [Colorado] {5/27/09}
52227. Need Ruthenium plating on hard nickel parts [Minnesota] {5/27/09}
52228. Looking for a Dark Bronze Anodizer [New York] {5/27/09}
52229. Need consultant to help us with FAA Certification for Plating [Florida] {5/27/09}
52230. SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HARDNESS AND CORROSION PROBLEM [Turkey]
52231. Chemical stripping of Alodine 1200 [New York]
52232. Surface area calculations of irregular shaped objects [Oregon]
52233. 30 Years of Aluminum Manufacturing Exposure [Wisconsin]
52234. Activating nickel sulphamate plating for a chrome flash [UAE]
52235. Is it possible to Manganese Phosphate on EN? [Illinois]
52236. AMS2468 vs. AMS2469 [Connecticut]
52237. Applying a color onto a Zinc Die Casting [Connecticut]
52238. Burning in chrome plated parts using platinized titanium anode [India]
52239. CAN ALUMINUM BE PLATED? [Michigan]
52240. Alkaline Non - Cyanide Zinc Plating [India]
52241. Is chromate coating resistant to fungus attack and support fungal growth? [Minnesota]
52243. Want to be Sitting on Silicon [California]
52244. Ceramic Coating for Abrasion Resistance [Oregon]
52245. Contaminated Watts Nickel Bath, Please Help! [California]
52246. How to mask car emblems for brush plating [Texas]
52247. Stripping a steel part that has been chrome plated [Texas]
52248. Need powder coat on MDF [New York] {6/2/09}
52249. Looking for a FM-1000/191 Source [Connecticut] {6/2/09}
52250. Need tin-lead reflow tanks [California] {6/2/09}
52251. The looks of die cast aluminium [The Netherlands]
52252. Finishing surfaces on NiTi implants for osteosynthesis [Brazil]
52253. Simple way to convert doorknobs, hinges from "brass" to "nickel" ?? [Colorado]
52254. Ra or RMS (Rq) [Illinois]
52255. Plating shop lay out [Pakistan]
52256. Stripping pvd on brass substrate [Washington]
52257. BLACK CHROME FOR FAUCETS [Spain]
52258. Best pretreatment for nickel plating on 4340 steel [Alabama]
52259. Anodising and brite dip tank sizes [India]
52260. How to polish to ~2 RMS with diamond lapping paste? [Illinois]
52261. White and black rust on zinc plating after salt spray test [India]
52262. Will Corten last as an in-ground boundary? [Georgia]
52263. Antique Stove: What finish for cast iron burner and steel baffles? [California]
52264. Etchant for examining copper to stainless weld joint? [Iran]
52265. Etching or coating aluminum to protect against reaction when used to produce concrete walls [Missouri]
52266. Want our zinc phosphating to be orange-red [India]
52267. Tech help for wheelchair riders in developing countries (finishing of steel pushrims) [South Africa]
52268. Removing aluminium from an Electropolishing Bath [India]
52269. Decorative Chrome Flashed 304SS is rusting and pitting [Michigan]
52270. Nickel is plating onto pvc plastisol coated plating racks [India]
52271. At what temperature does zinc plating break down [Australia]
52272. Need coloring of stainless steel jewelry [Ohio] {6/3/09}
52273. Avoiding getting silver on the internals of a trumpet while plating [North Carolina]
52274. Need to paint a 100 zinc parts - and many more later [Pennsylvania] {6/3/09}
52275. Heat Dissipation needed with Powder Coating [Pennsylvania]
52276. Black stains on a painted steel surface coming from aluminium railing [Kentucky]
52277. Seeking software for gas nitriding furnace [India] {6/3/09}
52280. Thickness of Grade C of MIL-C-26074E [Kansas]
52281. How to coat ID of borosilicate tube with titanium? [Hawaii]
52282. Where should I publish my plating business for sale? [Florida]
52283. Plasma nitriding temperature for 62Si2Mn [India]
52284. Wear Resistance Test on adhesion per AMS 2488 on titanium type 1 and 2 anodizing [Pennsylvania] {6/4/09}
52285. Looking for ZnFe or ZnNi plating supplier in Maharasta state [Netherlands] {6/4/09}
52286. Electroplating copper on carbon nanotubes [Ohio]
52287. Permanent Gold Plating [Pakistan]
52288. Differences between MIL-S-5002 Type III and QQ-P-35 Type VI processes. [India]
52289. Silver Delta Seal vs. Zinc Plating [California]
52290. What is the formula in getting the Correct Ampere in a copper plate using Ni [Philippines]
52291. Need to repair or touch up nickel plated hinge hardware using in handmade eyeglass frames [Texas]
52292. Black passivation of aluminum and stainless [India]
52293. Will Poly tanks work for MIL-DTL-5541E, Type II, Class 3 clear Chem film? [Michigan]
52294. Electroless nickel plating [India]
52295. Zinc plating surface have many small holes, how to do? [Malaysia]
52296. Aluminium impurities makes preparing parts for anodising impossible, is there a cure? [UK]
52297. Composition of chrome plating [Indonesia]
52298. Sheet Metal Zinc Pre-plate Whisker Investigation [Kansas]
52299. Please help save a copper charlotte! [California]
52300. How to clean my 7 year old CenterLine HellCats aluminum wheels [Missouri]
52301. What problems should I expect plating copper over lead alloys [North Carolina]
52302. Is galvanneal safe to weld on? [Wisconsin]
52303. Does clear zinc Dichromate exist? [Michigan]
52304. How to increase shining and brightness in zinc coating? [India]
52305. Thermal properties of aluminum hard anodize [Israel]
52306. Blotchy clear anodized finish on bead-blasted 5052 AL [Idaho]
52307. Can zinc phosphate coating lead to Liquid Metal Embrittlement above 800F? [Texas]
52308. Give some information about 316L stainless steel electropolishing [India]
52309. Coloring zinc or plain bolts? [Arizona]
52310. Stainless steel rivets and anodized aluminum [California]
52311. Corrosive air in our new office? [New York]
52312. Valves rust because of water remaining after hydro test [India]
52313. Replate brass bathroom faucet to brushed nickel [Georgia] {6/8/09}
52314. 5% Neutral salt spray testing of assembled plated parts [India]
52315. Need hydrogen permeation test of cold rolled steel [Egypt] {6/8/09}
52316. Polishing Stainless Steel Jewelry [Malaysia]
52317. Etching a weld of AA6056 with AA4xxx filler wire [Poland]
52318. Zebra Stripes on Plastic Car Parts, Please [Michigan]
52319. IN NEED OF A BRONZE PLATING ON STAINLESS [California] {6/9/09}
52320. Cataphoresis Coating needed: AL frame [New Jersey] {6/9/09}
52321. Scorching of the pickling rolls [Iran]
52322. Need a dark coat (better if black) of hard anodized 6xxx aluminium [Brazil]
52323. 316 Stainless Steel is pitting and rusting in major aquarium [Illinois]
52324. Chrome Plate Plastic Prototype (polycarbonate equl) [California] {6/10/09}
52325. Fethard, Walled Town Festival needs coins to be struck for the occasion ! [Ireland]
52326. Etching the Die Ring for a Elongated Penny Machine [Arkansas]
52327. Changing Brass Came in a Glass Cabinet Door to Zinc [Massachusetts]
52328. Crafting copper sink [Canada]
52329. Pure gold versus the bible [California]
52330. Zinc plating of brass [Singapore]
52331. Need Sheet Metal treated for use as PC Components [Pennsylvania] {6/11/09}
52332. I need a phosphating plant supplier [India] {6/11/09}
52333. Used barrel plating equipt. needed [Arizona] {6/11/09}
52334. PVD Resources and Information [Ohio]
52335. How to Dry Wet Metallic Sterate Cakes(sludge)? [Pakistan]
52336. Electrowinning of Copper [India]
52337. Is there a Government overseer that watches for fraud in metal recycling? [Indiana]
52338. Copper screens aren't patinating [Michigan]
52339. How can a hobbyist do thru-hole plating of PCBs? [Belgium]
52340. Corrsoion resistance of stainless coatings on brass [Michigan]
52341. Chrome Treatment affected by alkaline cleaners? [Mexico]
52342. Require Stainless Steel Finish or similar on MS base metal product? [India]
52343. Process of hot zinc plating [India]
52344. Costs of electroless Ni and Cu plating [Sweden]
52345. Diamond composite plating [England]
52346. Test Method of Sealer for electroless nickel [Indonesia]
52347. Durability of Satin Chrome on Zinc [UK]
52348. Copper nickel alloy plating [UK]
52349. How to pass 720h salt spray test for a zinc plated cabinet [Taiwan]
52350. Hardcoat Anodizing Voltage [Texas]
52351. Keeping powder coat paint out of threaded holes to prevent tapping after paint [Pennsylvania]
52352. Pickling paste without hydrofluoric acid [Australia]
52354. Zirconium coating on aluminium [India]
52355. Cold galvanising over black oxide or solid rust [Minnesota]
52356. Does QQ-P-35 Type VI or VII passivation have any adverse affects on 15-5 stainless?? [Colorado]
52357. Brushing 304L Stainless Steel Welds [Canada]
52358. Anodized coating on 77 Silver Streak [Texas]
52359. Slipcoat for silicone rubber? [New York]
52360. Does Spot Weld on SECC comply to RoHS? How this can be explained? [Malaysia]
52361. METHOD TO MEASURE THE COPPER IN THE SILVER NITRATE SOLUTION IN THE BATH [India]
52362. How silver plating is done [Rhode Island]
52363. Blisters on Anodized 7075 [Minnesota]
52364. Is the flow of electricity in the Daniell cell infinite? [Saudi Arabia]
52366. What is appropriate voltage for hard chrome plating [India]
52367. Seeking shop to coat seashells with sterling silver [Massachusetts] {6/12/09}
52368. Chrome plating of automotive wheels [Australia]
52369. Silver acetate preparation [India]
52370. Powder coating on EGI sheet metal [India]
52371. Plate the stainless steel and brass together after soldering [China]
52372. Corrosion protection of installed 1018 steel vacuum chambers [Colorado]
52373. Need cadmium plating service [Mexico] {6/16/09}
52374. Need IVD alum class 2 type II [Mexico] {6/16/09}
52375. Would a power rectifier from the States work in Japan(100 volt 50-60 cycles)? [Japan]
52376. Is there a MIL-C-5541 spec for hand (touchup) application? [New York]
52377. Fluoride is getting into etching bath [The Netherlands]
52378. What is a bleach test for anodized parts? [Texas]
52379. Need wet sand blaster, small and poweful [Bahrain] {6/16/09}
52380. Electroplating iron nails with copper and zinc [Australia]
52381. Need Gold Plating for connector pins [India] {6/16/09}
52382. Pitting of chrome on motorcycle [Florida]
52383. Specification for zinc nickel plating? [South Africa]
52384. Why does nickel plating usually use double anode bags? [Singapore]
52385. Need gold refinery equipment [South Africa] {6/17/09}
52386. Sterling silver electroforming chemicals [India] {6/17/09}
52387. Need Silver Brightener (black powder) [India] {6/17/09}
52388. How to paint a diffcult surface [Argentina]
52389. Copper plating experiment, what is black thing at cathode? [Turkey]
52390. How can we manufacture different colors of gold plating? [Philippines]
52391. Is there a Mil spec for Primer EP84-230? [Alabama]
52392. CED paint entrapment [India]
52393. Gold Plating on Slightly Oxidized Copper Surface [Taiwan]
52394. Zinc dust treatment [India]
52395. Chrome plating is lifting off gravure cylinders [South Africa]
52396. Curing time for silver plating [India]
52397. Heavy metal removal from industrial effluent [UAE]
52398. Can I really make my own chemicals myself? [Japan]
52399. Seeking Painting Vendors To Support CARC / Mil-DTL-64159 Requirement within 250 mi. of Charlotte [North Carolina] {6/18/09}
52400. Black finish needed as alternative to Anodizing for Al 380 alloy [Australia]
52401. Thickness [Pakistan]
52402. Pickling solution for removing oxide layer from Zr metal or Zr alloy [India]
52403. Corrosion Resistance of Ag plated Zn metal [Malaysia]
52404. Can copper bar be coated with any strengthening materials? [India]
52405. Need finishing of Zinc Bartop [Texas] {6/19/09}
52406. Need info and cost to set up a mdf powdercoat line(small) [Florida] {6/19/09}
52407. Tin Plating final rinse temperature? [Arizona]
52408. Best Alternative to Black Oxide Plating [California]
52409. Need epoxy powder with RAL 810-5 dark grey matte finish [India] {6/19/09}
52410. What is the average particle size of dissolved aluminium in anodizing solution? [India]
52411. Salt spray comparison of brass vs. brass plating [California]
52412. Difference between Stainless and Killed Carbon Steel [Maine]
52413. Corrosion Protection of stainless steel anodes in hydrogen generator [Canada]
52414. Need nickel plating of rolls [South Carolina] {6/19/09}
52415. Need Vapour Blasting Service [Mexico] {6/22/09}
52416. Seeking source to polycoat continuous chain [Missouri] {6/22/09}
52417. Need chrome refinishing service [Canada] {6/22/09}
52419. Cleaning Wire to Mirror Finish
52420. How to brighten glass beaded stainless steel [Canada]
52421. Need Satin Brass US4 over steel [Illinois] {6/22/09}
52422. Chrome plating technique for lighting application [India]
52423. What is in Rust Killers? [Australia]
52424. My thesis about electroplating [Philippines]
52425. How to color already galvanized washers [Indiana]
52426. Is chrome plating resistant to adjacent patination? [Korea]
52427. Trivalent and hexavalent decorative chrome plating [India]
52428. Quick Test to distinguish indoor from outdoor powder coat paint [Ohio]
52429. Anodized aluminum, bleaching due to heat? [Texas]
52430. Can aluminum flakes (used in paint) be anodized? [Tennessee]
52431. Blacodizing Chemicals for Stainless Steel Items [India] {6/22/09}
52432. Restoring my old baby carriage [Colorado]
52433. Chem Film, Powder Coating Specs for Aluminum Diecast [California]
52434. Hard Gold Plating Entire PCB Surface [Massachusetts]
52435. How much current could we pass through platinized titanium rod anode in chrome plating bath. [India]
52436. Should a start up shop begin with the most EPA compliant product and equipment? [Washington]
52437. Stripping gold from aluminum without damage to the aluminum [Arizona]
52438. PROBLEM FACED IN GALVANISING LONG LENGTH BY DOUBLE DIPPING [India]
52439. Tiny pin size pits in chrome plating [Illinois]
52440. Electropolish for Valve big size [Ohio]
52441. Electroplating over or removing phosphate finish? [Florida]
52442. Can I re-plate brass-plated dresser pulls? [Ohio]
52443. Crystal structure of nickel chloride strike [Oklahoma]
52444. Stripping Aluzinc and Then Trivalent Zinc Chromate [Texas]
52445. Stainless gassing in HCl [Tennessee]
52446. Small Tank Air Sparging [Oregon]
52447. ASTM A1050 Zinc Powder thermo-diffusion coating -- who in USA? [Connecticut]
52448. Blackening process / service needed for 304 Stainless [California] {6/24/09}
52449. Lowering the concentration of Sodium hypochlorite from 12.5% to 5.25%. [Idaho]
52450. Running coefficient of friction between rubber and metal for water submerged elements [India]
52451. Non toxic patina for home cast bronze? [Australia]
52452. Want Brassware Brass cleaner [California]
52453. Cleaning and priming aluminum [Florida]
52454. Effluent treatment of TiN stripping solution [India]
52455. Actual costing of powder coating in India [India]
52456. Arc-wire/flamespraying aluminium bronze on fiberglass [Virginia]
52457. Allowance for Hot Dip Galvanize on External Threads [Delaware]
52458. Need Source for Aluminum Coating per MIL-C-83488 [Massachusetts] {6/25/09}
52459. Need used nickel anodes [New Jersey] {6/25/09}
52460. Painting over camoflauge paint [Wisconsin]
52461. Coloring Metal Jewelry Tags [California]
52462. Repainting an old aluminum john boat [Tennessee]
52463. Masking a rivet / pin for heat treatment [India]
52464. Does Baking of Trivalent Passivates Produce Hexavalent Chromium? [Mississippi]
52465. Cr/6 in our ground water [Texas]
52466. What is Cation Conductivity [India]
52467. Flexible Abrasion Resistant Paint for Copper [California]
52468. Pretreatment for Powder Coating - Extruded Aluminum Profile and Aluminum Sand Castings [Saudi Arabia]
52469. E-coating on Loctite-impregnated aluminum alloy castings [Ohio] 52970. Powder Coat no longer sticks to Tungsten Carbide [Georgia]
52470. Need corrosion resistant hardend shaft. [Connecticut]
52471. Estimation of Zinc Chloride in Zinc Flux [India]
52472. Electroless Nickel on Brass [Colorado]
52473. Cracks in the electroformed stampers [Egypt]
52474. Reason of lite coloured patches after zinc plating [India]
52475. Can Aluminum be Vapor Honed? [Massachusetts]
52476. Aluminum Type suitable for mirror polish [Colorado]
52477. Stripping of titanium oxide layer [Malaysia]
52478. Electropolishing 304L and 316 Stainless [South Carolina]
52479. Type of fastener to use to fasten Aluminum Purlins to Structural Steel [New York]
52480. Yellow stains on Electroless Nickel plating [Singapore]
52481. Brush Gold Plating [Malaysia]
52482. Can I automate my polishing and regraining of stainless steel? [Pennsylvania]
52483. Surface finish comparison [California]
52484. Interior protection of steel automotive coolant pipes [Colorado]
52485. Need electrodeposited zinc Type II on 1030 steel [Illinois] {6/26/09}
52486. We want to distribute your Rhodium Plating Solution [Turkey] {6/26/09}
52487. Looking for Clear Coating for Copper Roofs [Arizona] {6/26/09}
52488. A blanket "carmelized" onto a wood burning stove [California]
52489. Trying to do Black PVD Coating [California]
52490. Sand blasted surface won't take hard chrome plating [Malaysia]
52491. Need Toxicology Data for Chem Project [Texas]
52492. Want to dissolve material from inside wall of copper fitting [Minnesota]
52493. Will properties of stripped EGP be the same as CRS after blue zinc plating both? [Malaysia]
52494. Removal of Iron from Gold Plating Solution [India]
52495. Prevention of "splinter" formation on C360 brass during 240 grit belting. [California]
52496. Need cast iron sink reglazing [Florida] {7/1/09}
52497. Effects of acid rain [Kuwait]
52498. Titration method for determination of ferrous and ferric iron in ferric and ferrous sulfate [Michigan]
52499. We WANT the gold plating to diffuse into the copper for an aged look [Massachusetts]
52500. Need chemicals for reclaiming gold from jewelry [Oregon]
52501. Tungsten carbide removal [California]
52502. Unit conversions for powder coating impact test [India]
52503. Titrating for Iron content in pickling acid and flux tanks ? [Egypt]
52504. Minimum distance between components to be plated [Canada]
52505. PASSIVATION ON ZAMAK COMPONENTS [India]
52506. Nickel chrome finish for aluminum parts with anodizing process [Egypt]
52507. Can pretreating of aluminum for epoxy bonding be done on a small scale? [New York]
52508. 440C problem with passivation [California]
52509. How to analyse sliding wear with Achard's principle [UK]
52510. Corrosion on gold plated parts [Florida]
52511. Uneven finish when beadblasting aluminum [Philippines]
52512. Inconel X Alloy 750 as a substitute for Stainless Steel 904L ? [Pennsylvania]
52513. Does anti-tarnish as surface treatment affects functionality / bonding of lead frames? [Malaysia]
52514. Methods of identifying Trivalent chrome passivation on Zinc plating. [India]
52515. What is the best size fluid filter for Ni PTFE? [Arizona]
52516. What products should be galvanized? [Egypt]
52517. What to do with various plating solutions on clothing [Pennsylvania]
52518. Anodizing came out very dark grey [Russia]
52519. Vibro vs. Conventional Flap Wheel Polishing Technique [Pakistan]
52520. Plating Process Control Sheet Template [California]
52521. Sterling silver turned copper colored [Australia]
52522. Grout cleaner stains on my stainless steel fridge! [Pennsylvania]
52523. Need gold and silver and nickel coating on resin crafts [India] {7/2/09}
52524. Dirty rinsewater staining NiAu plated parts? [France]
52525. Matte Finish of Hard Chromed Chill Rolls [Kenya]
52526. Hardcoat Anodizing thin parts(.047) [Virginia]
52527. Looking for electroless gold bath [Venezuela]
52528. Electroless nickel plating plus Manganese Phosphating [India]
52529. Specifications for Silver plating 316 threads? [England]
52530. Peeling of Cadmium plating on fasteners [India]
52531. Is my vermeil plating business idea realistic? [UK]
52532. Zinc vs. aluminum anodes for ships [India]
52533. Powder Coating thickness for various steel parts [California]
52534. AMS-QQ-N-290 corrosion resistance? [Israel]
52535. Mil-C-5541 class 2 is on the parts list. Heard of it? [Texas]
52536. Unheard of Spec: NP-E724 [California]
52537. Failure of aluminium tubes in automobile AC evaporators [India]
52538. What cause anodized aluminum windows to pit [California]
52539. 300 series SS fasteners are affecting compass [Illinois]
52540. Suitable coating for stainless steel [India]
52541. How to obtain antique copper finish on painted cast iron [California]
52542. Which is better in acidic environment? SS 316 or SS 316L ? [India]
52543. Are we supplying Bisaltic or Trisaltic chrome chairs? [Arkansas]
52544. Importance of etching process before hard chrome plating on piston rod [India]
52545. Dye color for aluminium anodizing [India]
52546. Stainless steels with 48 hours minimum salt spray life [India]
52547. Galvanized materials and wedding reception safety [Georgia]
52548. Passivation for stainless steel ASTM 313 grade 302 springs. [Indiana]
52549. Precipitating molybdate oxyanion from ammonium molybdate solution that contains nitric acid [Alabama]
52550. Test Anti-Tarnish on Silver Plating [South Dakota]
52551. Plating nickel on aluminum [Pakistan]
52552. Etching Textures in Shoe Sole Molds [India]
52553. Paint for inside of metal horse trough [California]
52554. Shaft of 4140 bends [Saudi Arabia]
52555. Interpretation of TT-C-490, Para 3.5.8 [New York]
52556. OUTDATED SPECIFICATIONS? [Massachusetts]
52557. Quality control requirements for MIL- DTL -11195G, Type II [Indiana]
52558. Nickel adhesion test on brass [Missouri]
52559. Hard chrome plating over black chrome [Canada]
52560. Non Hexavalent Chromium Conversion (Clear) [Pennsylvania]
52561. Anodizing and coloring for aluminium [Australia]
52562. Rose gold plating tarnishes so quickly ANY SUGGESTIONS? [California]
52563. Passivation type call-out [New Mexico]
52564. Reel to Reel plating tin over nickel [New York] {7/10/09}
52565. Need Satin Black Nickel [Colorado] {7/10/09}
52566. Need finisher and outdoor stable matallic finish with 20-30 year life span (like Luminore or Sculptnouveau products) [New York] {7/10/09}
52567. Seeking Black Chrome Plating on Aluminum [New York] {7/10/09}
52570. Need 10,000 Grit Sanding Gel [Canada] {7/10/09}
52571. Teflon recoating of "Benier" Kaiser Roll cutter blades [Florida]
52572. Gold Plating Voltage setup for memory module (RAM) [California]
52573. Tinting motorcycle parts just a little bit gold or brassy [Minnesota]
52574. Silver solution/precipitation thickness build up [Ohio]
52575. Want total chromium removal from wastewater to below 0.6 mg/l [India]
52576. How to do Al bronze plating on steel structure to 3 mm thick? [India]
52577. Hazards of Welding on Powder coating [Oregon]
52578. Problem about bright surface coating by pvd [Turkey]
52579. Zinc electroplating with yellow passivation goes dull after 72 hours [India]
52580. Cr6 hexavalant chromium from hydroxy boosters? [Georgia]
52581. Pitting on cast 356 hard anodized Aluminum Alloy [Vermont]
52582. Best food-quality 4xx stainless steel [Florida]
52583. Worried about warping in hot dip galvanizing [New York]
52584. DC in jack corrosion question [Utah]
52585. Alodine 1200s+distilled water used for aircraft cleaning [Singapore]
52586. Restaurant needs re-silver plating of brass water pitchers [New York] {7/15/09}
52587. Need Coating/Paint that looks like Clear Anodized Aluminum [California] {7/15/09}
52588. Need system for Reel to Reel wire electropolishing of nickel alloys [India] {7/15/09}
52589. Want help building a Zno plant [India] {7/15/09}
52590. Thesis questions on chrome treatment [Philippines]
52591. Building an electroless nickel rack [Canada]
52592. Toxicity of silver plating solutions and toxicity of drinking from old silverplated vase [UK]
52593. Safe Buffer RPMs for Polishing Aluminum [Ohio]
52594. 20 amp rectifier show current without giveing load. [Tanzania]
52595. Polyamide PA12 impregnation [Italy]
52596. Non-uniformity in powder coating [India]
52597. More than 200 grams/sq. mtr or 100 grams/sq. m galvanising... which is better [India]
52598. Nodular buildup at edges with chrome plating. [Pennsylvania]
52599. What is Copper Tin Plating [USA]
52600. Need a process to color low lead brass parts bright transparent green or blue [Illinois]
52601. Hydrogen Embrittlement after Chrome Plating [Florida]
52602. ZINC PLATING DEFECTS (QUALITY OF METAL FINISHING) [India]
52603. Looking for consistent Type III Class 1 Anodize [Canada] {7/17/09}
52604. ZnO whiskers as rubber additive [Pakistan]
52605. How do I protect chrome chairs for use outdoors in all weather [England]
52606. How to change the color of anodized aluminum [Massachusetts]
52607. Retroactive certification for MIL-STD-117 type II class 2 anodizing [California]
52608. Weak adhesion problem [Philippines]
52609. What black chromate coated cadmium should look like [Alabama]
52610. How to do white finishing on aluminum [California]
52611. Need Cadmium Plated Bolts!! [Wisconsin] {7/20/09}
52612. WANTED GOOD USED FILTER PRESSES AND CLARIFIERS [Michigan] {7/20/09}
52613. Calculating electroplating thickness based on pH [Pakistan]
52614. HOW TO GET 18K GOLD OFF .925 SILVER FIGARO [Kentucky]
52615. Details about carbon pickup in raw material stage and heat treatment stage [India]
52616. Room preparation for chemical milling [Canada]
52617. Seeking ways to inspect pretreatement system with video [Ohio]
52618. How to remove Nitriding from Stainless so it can be Electroless Nickel plated [Tennessee]
52620. Stripping of pvd plated gold [India]
52621. Removal of Hot Dipped Galvanizing from Steel [Pensylvania]
52622. Baked recoatable enamel = powdercoating ? [Canada]
52623. Galvanized bolts and nuts for Electrical Termination [Qatar]
52624. Zinc plating rubber to metal bonded products [Indonesia]
52625. Why does the Silver and Gold Plated Aluminum 6061T6 turn white while baked at 200 C [California]
52626. Tin plating over graphite [Mexico]
52627. Electroformed copper turns black when dissolving aluminum mandrel [England]
52628. Nickel plating on zinc before copper [India]
52629. Conductivity of "sticky" Type III Class1 hardcoat anodize [Canada]
52630. For hard black anodize in Alu-6061-t6 Matl [Singapore]
52631. Enquiry on conductivity issues for black zinc plating [Singapore]
52632. ERW Galv tube with weld repaired by zinc spraying shows bubble effect after powder coating [New Zealand]
52633. Optimum amount of solution iron in a nitric/hydrofluoric pickle bath [Georgia]
52634. Trying to restore bearing finish to manufacturers RA specs [Kentucky]
52635. Metal VDI 33-Plastic Product Gloss 5 to 6 [Singapore]
52636. Vibratory finishing of steel [New York]
52637. Teflon or alternative coating for bolt and nut in HCl fumes [Malaysia]
52638. Seeking producer/processor for ceramic layer on circuit board [China] {7/22/09}
52639. Need parts and service for American Rectifier Corporation 3000 amp unit [Texas] {7/22/09}
52640. NEED USED FILTER PRESS - ANY CONDITION [Michigan] {7/22/09}
52641. What kind of coating increases OD and is abrasion resistant [Rhode Island]
52642. Darkening of brushed nickel address numbers [Oregon]
52643. Asking about kind of test for metal button for Oeko-tex standard 100 certification [Indonesia]
52644. Black Oxide 'bringing out' cracks? [Massachusetts]
52645. ROUGHNESS IN HARD CHROME PLATING [Pakistan]
52646. Need information about colour fastness test for metal button (after barrel plating) [Indonesia]
52647. Plating on Titanium [California]
52648. Need rechrome of BMW plastic cycle parts [Maryland] {7/22/09}
52650. Looking for baby shoe bronze plating [Alabama] {7/22/09}
52651. Need Nickel + Gold plating [India] {7/22/09}
52652. Need equipment to do hairline finish on stainless steel furniture made from tubes [Indonesia] {7/22/09}
52653. Polishing machine needed [Saudi Arabia] {7/22/09}
52654. Need autophoretic line in excellent condition [Texas] {7/22/09}
52655. Etching Copper, Silicon and Aluminum without etching Aluminum Oxide [Pennsylvania]
52656. My chrome plater stripped my gun parts. What's this leftover residue? [Texas]
52657. Swine Flu and the Silver Chalice [UK]
52658. Ring marks on arhaus mosaic top table [Ohio]
52661. Recuperation of precious metal by electrolyse (gold and palladium) [France]
52662. Ferric Sulfate reaction with oxidizers [Texas]
52663. Vendor is gone and we need their special nitriding process! [Oregon]
52664. How to control Thickness Variation with Electroform Nickel [New York]
52665. Bleeding out (Getting spots) in ACO finish [New York]
52666. Blue Zinc Plating (problems with corners and holes) [Singapore]
52667. CONTROLLING PH FOR IRIDITE 14-2 [New Jersey]
52668. 11-year old metal roof has faded; company offers to paint, should we accept? [Georgia]
52669. Need EN Plating and Brushwork on Plastic [South Carolina] {7/23/09}
52670. Copper plating a bronze propeller [California]
52671. Chrome Plating alternative [India]
52672. Carbon dust fouls Water Treatment membranes [India]
52673. Error in analysis of total cyanide in citrate gold bath [India]
52674. Eliminate sanding before polishing aluminium [India]
52675. Process Comparison for Tufftriding and Nitriding [India]
52676. Looking for an enameler or epoxying company [Pennsylvania] {7/27/09}
52677. Cadmium for use in internal engine parts [Georgia]
52678. Cadmium brush plating-Is it allowed on Mil Spec Cad plating? [Pennsylvania]
52679. Info on jewelry electroplating in silver, gold, imitation rhodium [California]
52681. Anodye Color Fading Problem [Canada]
52682. Having Issues with Etching and Photo Resist on Stainless Steel [Minnesota]
52683. Plating Iridium on Stainless [Ohio]
52684. Want chrome plating of bicycle [Illinois] {7/27/09}
52685. STAINS ON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS [Turkey]
52686. Blistering on Metal Button (Antique Silver) [Indonesia]
52687. Alternate method for vibro finishing [India]
52688. Heavy Build Electroless Nickel [Oregon]
52689. Need Carbon Filter Disks [Virginia] {7/27/09}
52690. Roughness bumps under powder coat [Minnesota]
52691. Test to determine if powder coating is fully cured [Minnesota]
52692. Electroless Cu Vs. Electroless Ni [India]
52693. Corrosion of 17-7PH despite passivation [Italy]
52694. Yellowing patch on sterling silver? [Rhode Island]
52695. Seeking unoiled steel wool [Vermont] {7/27/09}
52696. Electropolished 440-C SS is greyish black [Washington]
52697. Achieving matte and glossy surface finish on cans [Philippines]
52698. Yellowish Color on electro polished 316LSST bar [California]
52699. Vermeil beads durability for use on a bracelet [Indiana]
52700. Want rainbow titanium dioxide on golf club [UK] {7/28/09}
52701. Need Anodising Equipment [India] {7/28/09}
52702. Need equipment for a new galvanizing shop [Bahrain] {7/28/09}
52703. Seeking acid based Albaloy plating solution [California] {7/28/09}
52704. Need hot dip galvanizing ceramic furnace [Czech Republic] {7/28/09}
52705. Need Silver Brighteners [India] {7/28/09}
52706. To achieve silver gray color by electro polishing [India]
52707. Total cyanide testing is a compliance nightmare [Louisiana]
52708. Issue of spot welding gun tip sticking during welding of Galva annealed 90 GSM Sheet [India]
52709. Hard chrome plating porosity and breaking load problems [India]
52710. Seeking IVD aluminum deposition [Missouri] {7/30/09}
52711. EP-FE/ZN10 BK Plating type [Texas]
52712. Baking Zinc Die Castings Prior to Electroplating [Oregon]
52713. Sustainability issues: galvanizing vs. alternatives [UK]
52714. Adhesive bonding problem on aluminum alloy part w/ anodized surface [California]
52715. Chromic anodising problem [England]
52716. Need Zintek coating on base frames of generators [India] {7/30/09}
52717. Need my wheels rechromed [New Jersey] {7/30/09}
52718. Looking For PVD Coating Machine For Titanium Coating [Pakistan] {7/30/09}
52719. Can palladium be rhodium plated? [Utah]
52720. Zincalum, galvalum or g90 for my fence [California]
52721. How to increase stiffness of CRCA steel strips? [India]
52722. Standards for tape testing of chromates [Oregon]
52723. Specification MZZn8-TK? [Thailand]
52724. Chemical for old brass and copper polishing [India]
52725. Methyl ethyl ketone reaction to electrogalvanized [Illinois]
52726. Brass zipper corrosion in contact with leatherware [Italy]
52727. Tin-Zinc plated steel for electrical connector? [South Carolina]
52728. Additional uses for nickel electroforming machine? [India]
52729. Black coating covers zinc plated steel insert installed in aluminum part that has been clear iridited [Canada]
52730. Do Ra values deteriorate with exposure to the elements [UK]
52731. How does one get a frosted look on metals? [India]
52732. Need Gold Iriditing Service in Mexico [Florida] {7/30/09}
52733. Cyanide production and industrial applications [Cameroon]
52734. Material of construction for brush plating anodes [Texas]
52735. Two brass candleholders need help [California]
52736. Reduction in hard chrome plating hardness during grinding [India]
52737. Zinc Iron Coating as replacement for galvanizing [India]
52738. Stunned in San Antonio by "fuzzy" cadmium plating [Texas]
52739. Anodizing bent aluminium [England]
52740. Cleaning of rolled ss304 wire rods [India]
52741. Seeking Brass Plating over Aluminum - cluster mail box doors [New York] {7/31/09}
52742. Need E-Coat Services [USA] {7/31/09}
52743. Required time to build up ti-oxide layer? [Canada]
52744. Poor adhesion in powder coatings [Colombia]
52745. How to avoid defests of Powder coating(Epoxy) on CRCA Sheets? [India]
52746. Roughness of powder coating in areas after media blasting [New York]
52747. E coat sludge [Malaysia]
52748. Electroless nickel blisters on aluminium [Italy]
52749. Dry chemicals for making silver brightener solution and its additives [India]
52750. Chrome Plating Specification: "Frosted" defects [Ohio]
52751. Covering scratches and blemishes in Clear Anodized Frame [Oklahoma]
52752. Prevention of copper leaching in Internal Combustion Engine Oil Coolers [Texas]
52753. Anodizing a frame - small job [Virginia] {8/3/09}
52754. Coil anodizing needed - unless you've got a better route. [California] {8/3/09}
52755. Need Black Anodizing or equivalent on die casting [Kentucky] {8/3/09}
52756. Reduce cost of platinated titanium electrodes by making yourself instead of buying commercially [Canada]
52759. Would coil anodizing be best for my application, or... [California]
52760. "Low Temp" Hot Black Oxide? [North Carolina]
52761. POLISHING XAMAC, ALUMINIUM and STEEL PARTS [Iran]
52762. Need to have a large a moth plated in gold copper or silver: Electroforming [Florida] {8/3/09}
52763. Need Cad plating and Aluminum IVD of test coupons [Florida] {8/3/09}
52764. Need Rodine supplier [India] {8/3/09}
52765. Electroplating magnetically soft, low remanence nickel [California]
52766. How to electroplate nickel aluminium alloy [Syria]
52767. Tin Plating PCB's [New Zealand]
52768. Silver turned white during cleaning? [California]
52769. Brass faucet finish problems [California]
52770. Powder coating cast iron sink [California]
52771. Refinishing 1976 Hatteras Aluminum Bow Rail and T-top Aluminum [North Carolina]
52772. Finishing Handbook [USA]
52773. Can "black-chrome" be applied to aluminum ? [Ohio]
52774. Hard chromium replacement [Tunisia]
52775. How to recover Nickel metal from Nickel Chloride Solution [India]
52776. Pre-Galvanized Vs Post-Galvanized [Belgium]
52777. Blister issue on cyanide copper plated magnesium AZ91D [Malaysia]
52778. My problem is scratches on product surface [Pakistan]
52779. Rusting of SS 316L materials [Qatar]
52780. Electrically Conductive Coating for C26000 Brass [Canada]
52781. Aluminum Bright Dip (R5) Source Needed [New York] {8/4/09}
52782. Nickel Electroforming - ductilizers [Portugal]
52783. Need an Anodizing Pen Pointer [Florida] {8/5/09}
52784. Saltini wrought iron furniture beginning to rust after 60 years [Maryland]
52785. Yellow Bleach Lacquer ZN ------it is Trivalent or Hexavalent. [India]
52786. Stripping Nickel off Stainless Steel Substrates [California]
52787. Powdercoat issue: dead spots and dotted lines [China]
52788. E-coat over welds [Alabama]
52789. Uneven thickness in silver plating [India]
52792. Identifying specific finishes [California]
52793. Media selection for centrifugal mass finishing [India]
52794. 17-4 SS Free Iron Test - Prefabrication? [Michigan]
52795. Black anodising testing for ultraviolet test [India]
52796. Bead blasted parts coming out gray instead of black in Type II anodizing [California]
52797. High temp coating for carbon steel that is an electrical insulator [Texas]
52798. Hard chrome plating structure [India]
52799. Difference between clad and plated [South Africa]
52800. Repairs needed on silver sugar dish [Canada] {8/6/09}
52801. Seeking black pearl finish on putter head, 303 stainless steel [Florida] {8/7/09}
52802. Looking for a way to plate thin gold layer on a tungsten tip [Korea]
52803. Different color of stainless steel tubing when heated [Ohio]
52804. Post bottoms are rusting from pets no. 1 [Florida]
52805. Need inconel 713 Coupons [Mexico] {8/10/09}
52806. I want to know the cheapest way to obtain silver nitrate [India]
52807. What type of zinc oxide is used for galvanizing [Ghana]
52808. Is "Sterling" still used to mark silver? [California]
52809. Fixing a wrong concrete colour [Canada]
52810. What chemicals react with chrome plated aluminum [Georgia]
52811. How can I shine up a wood burning stove that is an insert and will not come out? [UK]
52812. Test for E-Coating as antitarnish coating on silver [Thailand]
52813. E coat is suffering "streaking" appearance [England]
52814. Is it posssible to OVER pretreat for powder coating? [California]
52815. RoHS-compatible zinc and chromate does not have sufficient salt spray rating [Oklahoma]
52816. Need brass bed redipped [Florida] {8/10/09}
52817. Best finish for Die Cast A360/A380 Aluminum Enclosure Used Outdoors [California]
52818. I need Boat Brackets hot dipped galvanized. [New Jersey] {8/11/09}
52819. Cast iron kitchen sink needs restoration [Minnesota] {8/11/09}
52820. Loss in aquaregia process due to lux-105 progold alloy [India]
52821. Changing polished chrome to brushed [New Jersey]
52822. Where to get Support Springs for 1926 Antique Brass Bed [Missouri]
52823. Are home made pickling techniques (galvanized nails soaked in vinegar) Toxic? [USA]
52824. Will sulfamic acid, saltwater and metal nails explode in a container? [Texas]
52825. Can you mix Titanium and Sodium? [California]
52826. Selection of a Nitriding Atmoshpere [South Carolina]
52827. Nitriding without the compound layer [South Carolina]
52828. Sulfamic Acid used to treat iron build up in veins of a private well - When can water be used? [Idaho]
52829. Avoiding stains before clear coating brass [Oregon]
52830. Minimum thickness for black anodizing [UAE]
52831. How I can obtain a good cleaning in Aluminum Alloy 355-T71 Casting-Sand AMS 4214 [Mexico]
52832. What chemicals can I use to lower pH levels of DI Water and Soft Water. [Texas]
52833. Titanium baskets dissolve in Wood Nickel strike [Michigan]
52834. Rhodium Electro-plating [Bahrain]
52835. Do we need a separate Nickel strike? [Florida]
52836. Green color bronze plating [Syria]
52837. Chloride attack on 304 L SS.....damage extent ? [Pakistan]
52838. Parameters for hard anodize on 7068 [New York]
52839. Need microcrstalline zinc-iron phosphate service [Ohio] {8/13/09}
52840. Need Dacrotizing coating service in India or Thailand [India] {8/13/09}
52841. Need Anti - Slip spray / varnish for stainless steel trays [India] {8/13/09}
52842. How to stop hydrogen pitting in tin plating [USA]
52843. Chemically removing the liver of sulfur from silver jewelry [France]
52844. What are the brown spots under heavy lacquered brass? Removing the spots? [Utah]
52845. Pigment/ink that will stick to plastic/stainless steel/porcelein [South Africa]
52846. Spots on castings with yellow zinc chromate [North Carolina]
52847. Aluminum and Titanium Coating options [New Hampshire]
52848. Silkscreening over Nickel Acetate Seal not adhering [California]
52849. Acid etching before anodizing [Russia]
52850. What solution to use for electro polishing of surgical knives [India]
52851. Coating For Carbon Fiber Windmill Blades [California]
52852. Need refinishing of "Bronze" 6' golfer sculpture [Florida] {8/14/09}
52853. Need plastic parts gold plated for my Honda Goldwing [Minnesota] {8/14/09}
52854. Need small scale electroplating of hard chrome onto moly substrate [Illinois] {8/14/09}
52855. What is a good pump to run ferric chloride through? [California]
52856. Muriatic Acid for fiberglass shower/ tub [Mississippi]
52857. Repairing steel doors powder coated with wood grain finish [Qatar]
52858. Paint "Flakes Off" when tightening screw [Malaysia]
52859. Why zinc and cathodic e-coat lose adhesion after humidity test [Michigan]
52860. Neutralizing EN parts to stop bleed out [Indonesia]
52861. Green Titanium Anodizing Problems [Taiwan]
52862. Hard-anodized coating grew a bump during dyeing [Maryland]
52863. Cleaning Procedure of Silver Plated Copper Braid [California]
52864. Alternative to zinc electroplating for disposable gas cartridges [Belgium]
52865. Need refinishing of refrigerator [New Jersey] {8/14/09}
52866. Need media for Extrude Hone [Georgia] {8/14/09}
52867. Nickel wastewater treatment [Malaysia]
52868. Low grade stainless steel BBQ restoration [Florida]
52869. Difference between zinc boat anodes and plating anodes [UK]
52870. Analysis of cadmium in a stripping solution. [Netherlands]
52871. Zinc plated versus bright zinc plated [Denmark]
52872. Clear Anodizing Thickness Measurement [Malaysia]
52873. Passivating SS430/436 w/ citric acid [California]
52874. Manganese phospating procedure to get pitch black color [India]
52875. Where to repair powder coated aluminum furniture in Broward/Dade Counties in Florida [Florida] {8/18/09}
52876. Need CARC painter in NJ-NY-PA area [New Jersey] {8/18/09}
52877. How to get parts weight? [Singapore]
52878. Does post processing remove passivation layer on 400 series stainless? [Oregon]
52879. Stainless steel pan to be used in an autoclave to sterilize soil [California]
52880. Problem connecting galvanized steel to steel brackets and setting both in concrete [Canada]
52881. Translucent color coating of stainless steel [Massachusetts]
52882. Is "colored chrome" really chrome? [Arizona]
52883. Shiny Brass is blinding My Horse and Myself [California]
52884. Gold Refining Training [Georgia]
52885. Bronze lamp is causing house paint to bubble and peel [Florida]
52886. Spraying candy colors over chrome wheels [Alabama]
52887. Sterling silver is rapidly tarnishing [Massachusetts]
52888. Older cheaper guns have paint-like finish on receivers not bluing! [Virginia]
52889. Electroplating to show the kids [North Carolina]
52890. What plating salt is better for nickel plating? [Texas]
52891. Afnor cup verification [India]
52892. How to identify and probably remove galvanized coating? [Arkansas]
52893. Additive for Improving Chargeability of Polyethylene Powders [India]
52894. Passivation problems in mechanical plating [India]
52895. How to pack cadmium plated parts [India]
52896. Black line on extrusion after anodize [Thailand]
52897. Masking compound for Micro arc oxidation of Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys [India]
52898. 316 steel: is it the best solution for surgical instruments used in a magnetic field? [France]
52899. Improving "Hard Use" Custom Knives through coating [Australia]
52900. Need White RoHS compliant Paint for Zinc Cast Parts [California] {8/19/09}
52901. Corrosion of plated Stainless Steel Sinks [Florida]
52902. Will passivation effect the thermal emissivity of a polished SST surface? [California]
52903. Need gold plating of silver chalice [North Carolina] {8/22/09}
52904. Eliminate or trap off the Chloride from Sea water [Thailand]
52905. Verifying the Validity of Sodium Dichromate Test for Passivation [Pennsylvania]
52906. How to achieve Matte plated finish? [Arizona]
52907. How do I hard chrome plate 6m long jobs in my vertical tanks systems [India]
52908. Need grinding discs electroplated with nickel and diamonds [Colorado] {8/22/09}
52909. Need ME92 Coating [Malaysia] {8/22/09}
52910. Need Bright Nickel plating on 21 ft long parts [Florida] {8/22/09}
52911. Need Gleemit supplier [Massachusetts] {8/22/09}
52912. Want titanium-like rainbows on something else for kitchen backsplash? [UK]
52913. What metal can be permanently magnetized and remain stainless & workable [U.K.]
52915. Effects of fluoride in rinsing streams for anodizing and chromate lines [Pennsylvania]
52916. Cleaning anodized titanium [Canada]
52917. Blister on surface of aluminum substrate with Electroless Ni plated with gold. [Colorado]
52918. Want to install powder coating for Aggressive Performance [North Carolina]
52920. Plating problem of ems [India]
52921. Antiquing on soldered brass faucets sweats and rubs off [Colorado]
52922. Paint Adhesion to clear chromate over zinc [California]
52923. Surface Rust on Nickel Chrome Plating [Michigan]
52924. Aluminium foil turns ugly black? [India]
52925. Considering installing a bright dipping system [Wisconsin]
52926. Bolting Galvanized Steel Trusses with Stainless Steel Bolts [New Jersey]
52928. How do we conduct a jar test for Cyanide containing waste water [India]
52929. Electropolishing of Kovar [Turkey]
52930. Zinc countertop with stainless steel or copper sink [Canada]
52931. Value of 1/4 ounce of Gold Potassium Cyanide [Pennsylvania]
52932. Refinishing black coating on gas element of Miehle cook top [Washington]
52933. Removing nital etch stains [Utah]
52934. Problem regenerating mixed bed dimineralizer [Indonesia]
52935. Does surface finish improve or deteriorate if chrome plated? [India]
52936. Hard chrome plating thickness [India]
52937. Solution to achieve Matte finish on bright tin plated surface [India]
52938. How does Type 2, Class 2 change surface finish on aluminum? [Illinois]
52939. Rust effect on top of bicycle clearcoat? [New York]
52940. SST Extra corrosion protection [Massachusetts]
52941. Cleaning Chrome Bath Fittings [England]
52942. Electroless Nickel Plated carbon tool steel: need improvement in corrosion [UK]
52943. Choosing mesh of glass beads for blasting [India]
52944. Plating shop needs to do Onsite Plating for customer [India]
52945. Reaction of Cu with HCl and H2O [India]
52946. Analysis of FeCl3, HCl and HNO3 in etch solution [Norway]
52947. Tin Plate Rusting [Thailand]
52948. Need a service to Strip Lead Paint from Steel Racks [South Carolina] {8/27/09}
52949. Could ashes from our bonfire have ruined the paint on neighbor's car? [Ohio]
52950. Need help plating wax seal charms at home: silver, copper, gold, etc [Georgia]
52951. Outdoor patina for large mild steel sculpture [Washington]
52952. How do I get clear coat off mirror [Tennessee]
52953. I use aluminium oxide in a sandblasting machine with no bags or filters [England]
52954. HOW TO TITRATE ETCHING BATH FOR TITANIUM TYPE1 COMP C [Canada]
52955. Aluminum facade finishing [Mexico]
52956. Coating on ABS Plastic, Polycarbonate and Polyamide [India]
52957. Etching process for 316Ti Stainless Steel [India]
52958. Pinholes in stainless steel Ultrasonic Tanks [India]
52959. Wash primer vs. shop primer [Egypt]
52960. E-Coat over Alodine, YES or NO? [Michigan]
52961. Scratch marks and dents in Vibro finishing [India]
52962. How to buy silvering solution for mirrors [Maryland]
52963. What tarnishes the least? Sterling Silver or Silver Plated? [Arizona]
52964. Corrosion in recessed spark plug receptical from dripping antifreeze. [Maine]
52965. Repolishing Diamond plate aluminum sheets in damaged area only? [Pennsylvania]
52966. Polishing out minor scratches on silver nitride finish [Alabama]
52967. Repairing missing porcelain finish portions on a Kochs' Barber Chair pedestal [Canada]
52968. Is a part plated in an acidic, gold cyanide tank toxic. [Canada]
52969. Blue Dye for wax [Texas]
52971. Galvanisation measuring/specifying [Qatar]
52972. Problem with raised lines on galvanized 16 ga fenders [Missouri]
52973. What is best alternative for chromic acid as postdip after galvanizing? [Philippines]
52974. Coverage of uneven gold [India]
52975. Cadmium plating corrosion products [Arizona]
52976. Antiquing on soldered brass faucets sweats and rubs off [Colorado]
52977. How to predict the life of Chrome Plating? [North Carolina]
52978. Anodizing ID of 6061 tubing. [New Mexico]
52979. How to obtain a chalky/powdery anodized finish on 6061 [New York]
52980. Formulation for phosphating for ms steel parts [India]
52981. Why bronze needs cosmetic chrome/nickel plating? [Missouri]
52982. Need Protected Silver Plating for Reflectors [Florida] {9/2/09}
52983. Seeking nickel plating on my auto rims [Minnesota] {9/2/09}
52984. Need new ceramic finishing equipment for current project [New York] {9/2/09}
52985. Will rhodium effect mother of pearl? [South Carolina]
52986. NEED HELP ON HOW TO MAKE A TIN CEILING LOOK AGED!! [Minnesota]
52987. Plating Testing / Verification [Indiana]
52988. REACH (Substances of Very High Concern) How will this affect metal finishers? [Oregon]
52989. Surface Roughness 2H [UK]
52990. IMDS for anodize [Mexico]
52991. Neutralizing Citric Acid with Sodium Nitrite [Saudi Arabia]
52992. Acceptance Criteria for 300 Hrs. Salt Spray Test on Epoxy Primer Coated MS Components [India]
52993. Is it necessary to dehydrogenate after phosphating ? [India]
52994. Black oxide coverage [New York]
52995. Hard chrome plating of piston rods-Startup [India]
52996. Bronze plating gets straight line [India]
52997. Current drop during anodizing [Netherlands]
52998. Rust preventive for bright steel bars [India]
52999. Can galvanized steel be anodized [California]


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