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30000 Some real polishing tips
30001. Passivating Laser Marked 15-5 PH Stainless Steel Parts
30002. Electroplating gold onto sputtered chromium thin films
30003 Non-aqueous electrostatic dispersion
30004. How to finish brass or copper for outside railings
30005. High temp chrome finish for stove
30007. Rechroming 1966 Chevelle bumpers to show quality
30008. Understanding ASTM B 689 Engineering Nickel Coatings
30010. Selective copper etchant
30011. Anodized aluminum or stainless steel in deionized water
30012. Coating for cast iron to resist molten aluminum
30013. Chromate conversion coating highlights material grain

30014. Sawtooth trimmed edge from pickle line
30016 Material surface finishing problem
30017. Plating on magnesium
30018. Need information on electrodepositing nickel in bore

30019 Subtractive etching of fine pitch circuits
30020. Making plastics conductive with Electrodag
30021. Unfilled PTHs during wave soldering
30024. Non-conductive metal for lightning rod
30025. Fine scratches on small brass pieces
30026. Iraq vet wants to brush aluminum
30027 Gold plating aluminum and steel while bolted together

30028. Cleaning Of Stainless Steel 304
30029. Rhodium/Aluminum interaction in testing ICs
30030. Square Footage per Amp for hardcoat
30031. Seeking clear lacquer to be applied on silver plated copper wire
30032. EN plating shop needs info on the Armalloy TDC process
30033. Copper nickel chrome cracks
30035. Need non-hazardous "chromating"
30036. Can I chrome by myself?
30037. Ready-made test kit for checking SS316?
30038. Ring-plate vs. bubble pressure
30039. Friction of chrome plate is much higher than lit reports
30041. Planning to install a galvanizing plant
30042. Specs for bright dipping copper and brass
30043. Technology of plasma Teflon coating
30044. Scrubbing of NOx fumes
30045. Quality problems in Rhodium plating
30046. Surface coatings for carbon fiber gun barrels
30047. Going into pickling, passivation, electropolishing of SS business?
30048. Renovate two claw foot bathtubs
30049. Contamination of Ti parts during cleaning or passivation
30050. How to stop hydrogen evolution in copper cyanide plating
30051. Need to patch up the leakage in vacuum chamber
30052. Protection of brass/bronze for marine environment
30053. Hard Anodizing per MIL-A-8625 with chromic acid
30055. Clear coating for brass mailbox numbers
30056. Zinc-cobalt plating on aluminum
30058. Need huge quantity of nickel anodes
30059. Need 400MT per year of electrostatic enamel powder
30060. What is annual usage of zinc, nickel, and copper for plating?
30062 Need process for piston rod Ry Value of 0.4 microns
30063. Need electric insulating and thermal resistant coating
30064. Oxide layer removal needed for adherent deposition?
30065. Electropolishing of nitrided steel
30066. How do I stop galvanic corrosion on magnesium bike frame?
30067. Practicing anodizer needs anodizing theory
30068. Chart for corrosion of mild steel with sulphuric acid
30069. How to start your own Chrome Plating shop
30070. Anodizing or clear coating cast aluminum boat hatches - need expert<
30071. Set up of small anodizing plant
30072 Estimating part density increase after plating
30073. What is Spec. 57-0-2 Type II Class B?
30074. Electroless Solder Plating
30075. Purpose and procedure for adding wetting agent in nickel sulfamate solution
30077. Need carbide coating on stainless steel
30078. Aluminum flashlight reflectors need polishing and coating
30079. Chrome plating in Mexico
30082. Need 2004 Cadillac CTS-V grill plated
30083. Looking for plater who does Macro Cor 250 plating process
30084. Thum cell suppliers
30085. Teflon coating for lithium batteries
30086. Need US-made vacuum/ultrasonic part cleaning systems

30087. Percent hexavalent chrome in our parts?
30088. Automotive or industry standards for tape to rubber adhesion
30089. Sheet metal identification numbers
30090. Removing copper and chrome from nitric solution
30091. What is clear chromate conversion?
30092. How to etch and color anodized aluminum
30094. Comprehensive list of sandblasting media and their effect on finish
30095. High volume 90-10 zinc-nickel plating required
30099. Want to set up small anodize plant
30100. How to strip and repolish a brass trumpet
30101. Sulfur embrittlement of Ni sulfamate platings
30102. Re-chrome my1965 Eldorado bumpers
30103. Ultra black watch dial
30104. Effect of temperature on hard anodize
30105 Anodic Flaw Detection - References Sought
30106. Plating thickness vis-a vis salt spray resistance
30107. Help needed for CAD stripping--my job may depend on it!
30108. Alodine, anodize or Alochrome--which to prevent aluminum corrosion
30109. Differences between Alodine 1200 and 1132 treatment for aluminum alloys
30110. Flake off Alochrome with primer

30111. Anodizing 356 T6
30112. Problems with clamping
30113. Safety standards for machining chrome plated bar
30114 Improving brightness of bath-plated rhodium
30115. Test Panel source with large variety of materials
30117. Consultant seeks chromic free chromating
30118. Seeking gold plating of sterling jewelry
30119. Leopard Finishing on Aluminum

30120 Inconsistent resistance of e-beamed silver plating
30121. Nickel Plating Repair
30122. Corten steel for flues in concrete chimneys
30123. Hot deep galvanization plant info request
30124. Painting wheels chrome
30125. Acceptable FDA approved metals for food processing?
30126. Chrome repair of roll bar for shelby cobra kit car
30127. Quote for polishing or chrome plating a set of auto wheels
30128. Inquiry for silver extracting machine
30130. Lacquer paint quality and durability for autos
30131. Chemicals leaching to surface of plated Shoes
30133. Stainless 302 Vs Stainless 12 R10
30134. Salt Spray test for clear zinc plating
30135. Hard Chrome - Rotating Cathode
30136. Blueing on Spring Steel to Prevent Rusting
30137 Practical to flash tin a hard chromed journal?
30138. Passivation of Elgiloy
30140. Color treatment for stainless steel watches
30141 Problems in manganese phosphate
30142. Refinish stainless Wolf range
30143. Polishing stainless on Semi Trailer to mirror finish
30144. Condensate drips from an HCl pickle line cover
30145. Pollution Control regulations and Measures in Sulfuric Acid Anodizing
30146. Photo Etching in MS Plate
30147. Inexpensive ceramic coating for road signs
30148. HF analysis using ISE
30149. Need to purchase Metals Finishing Guidebook
30150. Removing zinc and nickel from waste for school project
30151. Removing Film from Brass Fireplace Screen Mesh
30152. Pressure washing wrought iron fence
30153. Preventing oxidization of copper for high current application
30154. Need coating product for exterior steel storefront to give steel aged look
30155. World level quality norms
30156. What way the use of Vydax with IPA
30157. Non-chrome coatings for metal stampings
30158. Theoretical Max load size for chromic Anodizing
30159. Need wood/ marble finish powder coating
30160. Zinc Iron electroplating sources
30161. Telecom mfgr. needs type III Class II Anodizing
30162. Searching for DLC coating service vendors
30164. Seeking black phosphate plating
30166. Volume Chrome Plating Needed - Motorcycle wheels NEW
30167. Purchase of 52-54% Phosphoric Acid
30168. What became of the Walterisation Phosphating System
30169. Need large volume supplier of industrial grade hydrofluoric acid
30170. How to clean/brighten 'anodized' aluminum
30171. Aluminum white stain problem
30172. Mesh size for glass bead blasting?
30175. Need gold plating of my bicycle parts
30176. Lactic acid factory seeks cooperation making electroless plating processes
30177. Need copper clad aluminum
30178. Supplies for cyanide zinc plating
30179. Need sublimation resin
30180. Huge quantity of copper oxide byproduct or waste wanted
30181. Need solution to durable coating for exterior use on transformers
30182 Alumina Coating
30183. Magnesium coating compatibility
30184. Painting pressed tin backsplash
30185. Getting scratches off of chrome 'pipes'
30186. Lime-Away destroyed stainless steel sink
30187. Maintaining appearance of metals in marine environment
30188. Plating wax sculpture
30189. Need protective coating for polished bronze in the marine environment
30190. Crankshaft coating to allow roller bearings
30191. Removing Teflon from Pyrex
30192 Fiberglass motorcycle tanks for paint display
30193. Chrome removal at home, easy/hard?
30194. Must painted copper gutters be replaced?
30195. Smoking through copper pipes
30196. Billet aluminum motorcycle parts have chrome peeling off
30197. Will 316L-inox stop crystallization of tartaric acid in wine?
30198. Coating Specification Amchem Alodine
30199. Our galvanizing is peeling at point of bend
30200 Where can I get Ferroxyl testing carried out?
30201. Zinc plate/Yellow Chromate - color vs. corrosion resistance
30202. Painting/coating steel chamber suitable for vacuum application
30203. Brown spots over gold plated SS parts
30204. Inconsistent Brass Plated Color
30205 Anodizing 6082-T6 vs 6061-T6
30206 Effects of chromatizing on adhesion of tape
30207. Three more questions about anodizing
30208. Selection of rectifier / how to get shine in anodize
30209. Continuous Chromating Machines
30210 Kauri butanol method to check the effectiveness of a cleaning solution
30211. Passivation process for medical grade Stainless Steel tubing
30213. Plumbing stainless steel to pvc pipe

30214. Pre-coating on ceramic for sublimation process
30215. Refinishing machined/clear coat aluminum wheels for paint
30216. Orange Peel on 1946 airplane
30217. MIL-C-5541 CLASS 1A
30218. Abrasion resistance of zinc plating vs. powder coating
30219. Excessive build up of yellow zinc in threaded holes
30220. When to passivate 440C component?
30221. Antique priceless fixture cleaning
30222. Need technology and equipment for powder coating of wood
30223. Jeweler needs chemical products for plating jewels
30224. Ni-P Problem
30225. Cobalt and Nickel Separation
30226. What is "ABS card material"?
30227 Depositing copper onto tantalum
30228. Non-electrolytic, non-cyanide process for gold plating of polymer surface
30229. Schloetter lead-free chemistry
30230. Electrolytes used in electropolishing of SS-304
30231. Can we do brass plating on zinc die cast component?
30232. Prevention of car corrosion
30233 Problems from reduction of gold plating usage
30234. Coloring the anodized surface
30235 Adhesion test of tsa coatings
30236. Coating hundred year old cast iron columns
30237. Laser engraving color on stainless steel
30238. Cleaning protective wax off magnesium metal
30239 No color anodize after beadblasting

30240. Achieving a gray color by anodizing titanium parts
30241. Chemical polish finish on stainless tubing
30242. Chrome removal from aluminum Harley parts
30243. Saline-resistant coating for stainless steel shaft to reduce seal damage
30244. Copper oxide removal from home plumbing
30245. Resurface steel dental lab tables
30246. Structural steel refinish, large house
30247. Nickel electroplating of aluminum
30248. Bath size for hard chrome plating
30249 Spray or brush coating of steel fabricated water tank to avoid rusting
30250 Gelatin removal from Pb/Sn alloy bath
30251. PPG paint code for Austin Mini
30252. Seeking table-top resins
30255. Need double-sided mirrored plastic for LCD Light guide
30256. Seeking zinc ash -- 93-95% zinc
30257. Glass artist seeks equivalent for "Strip Silver"
30258 Cost effective pre-weld removal of galvanixed coatings
30259. Electroless nickel plating on aluminum turns black with phosphate buffer
30260. Process to achieve uniform coating
30261. Vacuum Metallizing of large acrylic moldings
30263. Searching for Everlube distributor in Asia
30264. UV inhibitors for water base outdoor wood coatings
30265 Is Anodized Aluminum fully waterproof?
30266. La corriente pulsante inversa con Labview
30267. Blackening Steel Jewelry
30268. How do you polish a steel Motorcycle frame?
30269. Painting plastic can opener
30270. What to do with Ferrous Sulphate?
30271. Potential fastener problem
30272. Paints and coatings for polyethylene
30273. Lacquer for gold plating
30274. Acceptable temperature range for applied Hard Chrome
30275. Nickel manganese recipe and high temp strength
30276. Grinding Nitronic 60 spherically
30277. RoHS compliant Mil-C-5541
30278. Need Dow 7 coating on engine cases
30279. Need 2nd-hand metallurgical prep equipment
30280. Need silver oxidizer for finished silver jewelry pieces
30281. Need a method of electrolytic reduction
30282. Care of galvanized wire rigging
30283 The effect of s/s 316 in a temperature of 760 degree C
30284. Tin precipitation problem
30285. How do I strip silver from soft metals?
30286. Stainless Steel plating questions
30287. Clear Anodizing of Welded Joints
30289. Stainless Steel Etched Placards or name plates
30290. Processes for steel passivation
30291. Metal for stack of desulphurization plant
30292. Re-plating a plastic grill of a semi-truck

30293. Need copper pan re-tinned
30294. Need four alloy wheels chrome plated
30295. Need Stainless Steel Mirror - optical grade polishing
30296. Want used bench-scale spray booth
30297 Questions re gas nitriding and fatigue
30298. Researcher faces blistering in Ni-Cu-Ni-Cu-Ni plating
30299. Cleaning gold braid on 1920's cap
30300. Anodizing's effect on close tolerance fit
30301. Hydrogen embrittlement of handguns from chrome plating
30302. Vacuum soldering of lead free alloy
30303. Cold Alternative to Black Oxiding
30304. Hydrobromic Acid / Electroless Nickel Corrosion Resistance Data
30305. Does dichromate dip after EN enhance wettability?
30306. What kinds of anti-pit and additives for nickel sulfamate electroforming
30307. Nickel on nickel plating problem with sulphamate strike
30308. How to strip powder coating and re-do anodizing
30310. Need process idea for coloring nickel plated brass
30311. Hard Chrome Plating of Aluminum
30312. Clear finish for mounted photographs on aluminum
30313. Seeking Co. to do Norsk Hydro NH-35 coating
30314. Need adhesive-backed PTFE sheets ready to bond to Diamond surface
30315. Need galvanizing kettle and molten zinc
30316. Wish to manufacture plating brighteners
30317. Need process for 1000Hv chrome plating, and hardness tester
30318. Seeking PTFE emulsion, grade M20
30319. Need surface finish / surface roughness test panels
30320. Need patina removal product or process
30321 Thickness vs Stress in tin plating
30322 Chem treatment of aluminum and graphite epoxy for adhesive bonding
30323. Copper Plating Of Unequally Porous Material

30324 Electropolishing Au/Ag white gold for bio-system
30325. Worn finish on anodized condominium railings
30326. Want to polish my aluminum cylinder heads
30327. Silver jewelry repeatedly tarnishes in 24 hours
30328. Will chroming weaken cast steel spindles?
30329. Decorating aluminum waterjet signatures as artwork
30330. What equipment is needed to recover silver from our wastewater
30331. Solder dip vs. Solder plating
30333 Pitting on ss vessels with Distillate and Bacterial Attack
30334 Selecting condenser tube material for seawater and ammonia
30336. No. 4 finishing on laser cut 20-mil flat bar
30337. Seeking vendor for Boron Carbide Coating
30338. Black Plating of Aluminum Die Casting
30339. Corrosion testing EN nickel plating
30340. Mechanism for cyanide-free nickel strip
30341. Can stainless steel be chrome plated?
30342. Non corrosive coating for 420 SS decking fasteners
30343. Dewetting of short leads, only, in tin dip process
30344 Want a plated finish on aluminum
30345. Need Trivalent Chromating Line for aluminum bolts
30346. Chrome plate plastic parts on a new motorcycle
30347. Polishing a butterfly knife with solvents
30348 Electroless nickel on Ti/Au metallized glass
30349. Required pressure for cold reforming of titanium
30350. How to clean galvanized steel?
30351. Want list of RoHS compliant metals and finishes
30352. Powder coating removal process
30353. Cu/Ni/Au diffusion barrier problem
30354 Need coating suggestion for 20-30 years rust protection on bolts
30355. Gold Color Finish for Hard Anodize
30356. Need two anodizing thicknesses on the same piece
30357. Stripping of hard anodize coating without dimension loss
30358. Passivation of 440C
30359. Need a plating thermal oven
30360. Need used plating Rectifier
30361. Industry uses for stainless steel
30362. How is copper coating on welding wires done
30363 Plating rotary unions to resist acid corrosion
30364. Electroplating machinery
30365. Formulating a water-based rust remover
30367. Nitric Strike Tank Test Question
30368. Teflon coating for a shotgun
30369. Seeking copper plating of cast aluminum bicycle cranks
30370. Passivation service for stainless steel parts needed
30371. Seeking bronze anodizing of 42" tall 6061 aluminum hand railing
30372. Need Trichloroethylene
30373. Used paint booth needed
30374 Need a CED tutorial
30375. Standards for hard anodizing
30376. Polyaniline coating on tin coated sheets
30377. Rechroming of plastic automobile parts

30378. Salt-Spray Cabinet Wanted
30379. Nickel hydroxide is depositing with my nickel plating
30381. How to set up the Zinc Phosphate Process?
30382. Deburring Delrin plastic parts by tumbling
30383. Wholesale silver and gold plated chain
30384. Need someone to Black Oxide coat steel screws
30386. Need some info/supplies on zinc plating
30387. ZINC-NICKEL PLATING CHEMICALS REQUIRED
30388. Stripping Tin from Silver
30389. Acid cleaning of heat exchangers
30390. Surface Finish Conversions - Metric/ English and Ra/RMS
30391. Need non-reflective infrared paint
30392 Are there standards for rust converters?
30393. Re-Use of Trivalent Chrome Filter Cake
30395 Can't have passivation plus nitriding on 321 SS, but need both
30397. Cleaning arsenic-contaminated molybdenum parts
30398. Suggestions of the best plating process for cabinet handles?
30399. Black spots after trivalent chromating
30400. Passivation Methods for 18-8 Stainless Steel?
30401. "Hot" wires cause electrical erosion wear
30402. Looking for copper roll to use as bar top
30403. Salt air corrosion of TV, computers, etc.
30404. Low temp cure basecoat for ABS
30405. Black nickel barrel plating process
30406. Pits on Chrome-plated ABS parts

30407. What is my weight in pennies
30408 Zinc and nickel removal
30409. Need powder for wood finish powder coating
30410. Water softener turned customer's hair green
30411 Preventing rust on chrome wheels
30412. Effect of Low pH water on carbon steel Pipe
30413. Electroless copper solution needed
30414. Need Nitro Cellulose for paint factory
30415 Etching graduation marks on aluminum
30416. TiO2 based thin films by dip coating
30417. What is the major consideration for plating industry
30418. Developing new paints that incorporate biocides
30419. Rhodium plating solution making
30420. Electropolishing fluid for stainless steel
30421 Projected salt spray resistance of MF Zn8-B plating
30422. TGIC Polyester Powder Coat vs. Acrylic Urethane Enamel for fence
30423. Delay Sealing of Sulfuric Acid Anodize?
30424. Application of Aeroglaze Z306 coatings
30425. Triple dipping a set of rims
30426. Need TiC coating
30427. Method of color anodizing and address of suppliers
30428. Gold brush plating wood artifacts
30430. Use of copper gaskets against aluminum
30431. ISO 1462 Standard
30432. How to remove powder coating and anodize instead
30433. Bubble Caused By Pin Hole after Clear Coat
30434. Benefits of electrogalvanizing versus hot dip for Tier 1 automotive
30435. Coloring the wax we use on galvanized fasteners
30436. Corrosion of Zn plated steel in antistatic bags
30437. Behavior of Nickel Strike
30438 Nickel finish anodize
30439. 7075 Aluminum Anodize flaking off

30440. Locating aluminum sheet defects before anodizing
30441. Plating on exhaust pipes

30442. What paint do I use on a metal mailbox?
30443. Most Effective Method to Precipitate Zinc
30444. How to achieve shiny gold surface, stable at 400 deg. C?
30445. Corrosion protection of aluminum
30446 Prewash Setup to remove pickling line oil
30447 Anodized aluminum finish/luster standards
30448. Need Plating on Plastics
30450. Need a gloss meter
30451. Need transfer paper/film for wood and granite effect
30452. Nickel electroplating graduation project
30453. The role of Rochelle salt in electroless Cobalt-Nickel baths
30454 Want a plastic painting productivity increase
30455. Help in chroming of abs plastic parts
30457. Problem with electrical conductivity of electroplated zinc
30458. Pitting in anodized aluminum
30459 Stainless Steel Abrasive Finishing
30460. Chemical Coloring Stainless Steel Screws
30461. Need Hot Dip Galvanizing in Dhaka
30462. Need Plastic Graining service: Prairie 718W
30463. Captive shop needs dyes for color anodizing
30464. Artistic metal finishing help needed
30465. Health impact of copper sulphate manufacturing
30466. Plating occurring under the masking
30467. Reduced Efficiency of Nickel Deposition
30468. Electroplating effect on tensile strength
30469. Chrome build up on sharp edges
30470 Will aging before testing improve salt spray performance?
30471. ROD IRON REFINISH TO THE RUSTIC LOOK
30472 Cleaning Tiger Striped Copper
30473. Dead Man's Skin
30474. Need literature on plasma sputtering process
30475. Need electropolishing solution for 400 series stainless steel
30476. Nickel based paint required
30477. Need a auto titration system for phosphating
30478. Need Ti-Al diffusion coating system for turbines
30479. Copper corrosion and blue water in residential water system
30480 Cross Reference the Federal Standard 595B Color Table
30481. Paint dries in pressure pot when not used within an hour
30482. Need non-conductive painting
30483. Chipoff in zn-fe alloy black passivation
30484. Silver plating solution turns yellow
30485. Dark Blue Passivation after Zinc Plating
30486. SnPb plating solution gets turbid within a week

30487. NICKEL-PLATING OF COINS
30488. Need anodizing of rare deco chaise lounge
30489. Seeking acid dip for 37 Olds
30490. TRIBOMET COATING PROCESS FOR STEEL BUSHINGS
30491. Need supplier for 'Ebonol C Black' or 'Paladin Black Lacquer'
30492. Need turnkey water and wastewater treatment system
30493. Factory facility planner
30494. Need wholesale supplier for The Silver Solution
30495. Need sterling silver finish
30496 Problem in gold sputtering
30498. Gold immersion plating on silver zari
30499. How to make iron oxide (pure)
30500 Masking solutions for gemstone electroplating
30501. Oxidation
30502 Weathering galvanized metal for decorative purposes
30503 Priming and painting rusted cast iron baseboard
30504. Artist painting sheet metal
30505. Annealing dental tools
30506. Chrome plating vs yellow chromate
30507 Mfgr. needs to weld galvanized tracking
30508. Cr6 presence in Trivalent
30509. Off gassing on powder coated permanent mold aluminum parts
30510. SUITABILITY OF METALLIZING OVER HOT DIP GALVANIZING
30511. Yellow chromate rejected for 'pinkish' discoloration
30512. Anodizing amp/duration calculations, surface testing and general questions
30513. Surface treatment of stainless steel garden furniture
30514. Want tribal flame paint or powder on aluminum bike frame
30515. Need E-Nickel w/Teflon on steel mold
30517. Is a white resin floor possible?
30518 NAVORD Passivation instruction
30519 DISPOSAL OF LAB PLATING COMPOUNDS
30520. Flash rusting problem when stripping chrome
30521. Out of date Zinc Chromate Polyurethane Coating
30522. Clear coat finish over rusted metal
30523. Silver vs. Palladium identification
30524 Why does the metal white out in electropolishing?
30525. Metal Washing Process to preserve shot blasted luster
30526. I think I anodized my cathode, maybe?
30527. High Gloss Hard Chrome Plating of Rotogravure
30528. Autophoretic Coating of cast iron
30529. Spalling on stem portion of salt bath nitrided valve
30530. Need Iridium coating of helmet visor
30531. Mirror finishing fishing reels before anodizing
30532. Electroless nickel my motorcycle exhaust pipes?

30533. Info on hot-dip galvanizing per ASTM A-123
30534. Removing 'grease' residue from non-anodized bore
30535. Dragout rate for flat sheets
30536. Correct abbreviation for Stainless Steel
30538. Need roller for wet adhesion tape testing
30539 Deflash for QFN leadframes
30541. Metal Etching Chemical called CPE-1000
30542. Need ITO coated Glass
30544. Having trouble to control chem-film parameters MIL-C-5541E
30545. Is conductive plastic equal to metal?
30546. Alternative manufacturer for UVB 313 lamps
30547. Best coating for preserving Pigma Micron ink on aluminum?

30548. Search for Acid Stains for Concrete
30549. Requiredd frequency of Mil-C-5541 testing of brush-on solution
30550. Need metal trophy figure refinishing
30551. Powder coating defect due to alloy manufacturing process
30552. Nickel plating as underlayment for silver plating
30554. Need PVD aluminum on ABS automotive dash parts
30555. Nikasil product information
30556. Seeking electro conductive paint or coating
30557. How could I dissolve metal scratched onto surface of the parts
30558. How to oxidize onto stainless steel
30559. Gamma phase zinc coating on brass wires
30560. Hot dip galvanizing temperature control
30561. Are sulfonate monomers used in electroplating?
30562 Layering in Thick Bronze Plating
30563. White spots on zinc plating
30564 Effects of Ozone on Conversion Coatings
30565. Cleaning stainless pipe
30566. Parameters for citric acid flushing
30567. Safely marking aircraft engine turbine blades
30568. Anodization vs. TiN coating and EN plating
30569. Blister on EN plating on SG iron substrate
30571. Magnesium builds up in our closed loop ion exchange system
30572. Dissolved Oxygen generation for wastewater treatment
30573. Need 3300 mosquito coil stands
30574. Finishing for textured cast aluminum products
30575. The desirability or not of ripple in electro plating
30576. Stainless Steel -make it looked more brushed
30577. Need Gun Bluing Powder
30578. Need Gold Plating Solution
30579. Automating an electropolishing process
30580. Brass plating on aluminum
30581. Need machines for plastic powder coating
30582. Need to do SEM of silver plating microstructure
30583. Galvanized water dish bad for dog?
30584. Need a large metal mirror
30586. Nitriding and fatigue resistance
30587. I need a specification sheet for mil-c-5541 class 3
30588 What Kovar etchant to view weld specimen
30589. Control of Type III Anodize by Current Density Versus Voltage
30590 Bead blasting a PVD coating
30591. Minimum coating thickness against HF
30592. Treating SS pipe for use as bio-mass stove exhaust
30593. Baldwin Brass door hardware needs refinishing
30594. Tin content falling, how to dissolve Stannous Sulfate?
30595. Need Faraday Cage to stop secret teeth transmissions silly :-)
30597. How do I prep lead fishing lures to hold chrome plating
30598. Primer or not on steel mower deck
30599. Removing compressed metal powder from an internal cavity
30600 Electrochemical grinding and developments
30601. Need SS shot blasting balls
30602. Need Strong, Tough, Clear Coating for Vinyl Records
30603 Al-Wedge Bonding to two-step nickel, nickel-phosphorous
30604 Dealing with rust in freezer coils
30605 Options for finishing diecast aluminum motorcycle parts
30606. Soldered joint turned gold colored
30607. Galvanic corrosion of boat engine
30608. Seagulls vs. Rhinezinc metal panels
30609. "Structural Bolts" vs. Grade 5 Bolts
30610. Rust bluing chemical formulas
30611. Need post-plating dip for corrosion resistance and lubricity
30612. Type of aluminum alloy for anodizing cathodes
30613 Preventing galvanic corrosion in aluminum and galvanized enclosures
30614 Removing scratches from stainless letter opener
30615. PP Tank for stainless steel pickling
30616. Platinum plating of titanium electrodes
30617. Pool filter mfgr. needs cage coating for chlorine tablets
30618. Electroless Nickel Corrosion Resistance
30619. Fade Resistance of Color Anodize
30620. Legal vs. Illegal paints to shoot
30621. Where can I take my gold scrap to smelt?
30622. Stainless steel 304 electropolishing
30623. Temperature rise as it relates to chemical reaction
30624. Carbon stop off for carburising
30625 Differences in abrasive removal of powder and liquid coating
30626. Gold MIL 5541 Class 3 with gold-plated PCB
30627. Want total details of stainless steel electropolishing
30628. Galvanizing vs. plating for racking components
30629. Effects of DI water on Stainless Steel
30630. Machinery for mfg. stainless steel utensils
30631. Rotagravure cylinder mfgr. need ring cutting machine
30632. Reverse Osmosis for boiler feedwater system
30633. Chromate conversion coating time limit prior to wet painting
30634. Having Trouble with Gold Leafing of Palace Ceilings
30635. Acid solution to dissolve stainless steel
30636. Fog rate calculation for ASTM G85
30637. Corrosion resistance of nickel-chrome vs zinc cobalt plating
30638 Application of Ion beam technology for the removal of hard coatings
30639. Historic brass lacquers vs. modern ones
30640 Touch Up exposed portion of tin plated cold rolled steel
30641. Plating thickness variation in barrel nickel plating
30642. Non-manual buffing of stainless steel kitchenware
30643. Need chroming of some 49 Plymouth parts
30644. Need chrome finishing of fiberglass RV parts
30646. Need used vapor degreaser
30647 How to prepare anodized aluminum specimen for SEM characterization
30648. What kind of powder coating for iron castings
30649. How to spec a consistent looking finish
30650. Need raw materials for nickel plating
30651. Need repair of anion/cation running rinse demineralizer
30652. Need machine to clean and brush stainless steel sheet
30653. Steel fabricator needs Incralac
30654. Alodining or chromic acid anodizing is the same?
30655. Need stainless vent hood dent and scratch help
30656. Alternative process technology in place of Decorative Nickel-Chrome
30657. Is a powder coat finish moisture proof?
30658. How does copper sulfate test for passivation work?
30659. Looking for Precision Powder Coater
30660. Need Stainless Steel Burr and Edge Removal
30661. Need a solder with low alpha emissions
30663. Stripping overspray from aluminum window frames
30664 Need a black coating for 310 stainless steel
30665. Bluing of revolvers
30666. Prevent rust on silicon iron parts in transit to EN plating shop
30667. What's the proper anode hook material for Woods nickel?
30668. How to do non-magnetic gold plating?
30669. Etching on H 13 steel when applying hard chrome
30670. Anodization Discolorization "Leopard Spots"
30671. Thermal Deburring
30672. Will 304 SS tank corrode from hot water?
30673. Seeking Jobshop for Hard Anodize/PTFE Impregnated
30674. Transparent electrically conductive coating for capacitive proximity sensor
30675. Ammonia Flux in Zinc plating
30676. Machining and cleaning 303 SS for EN plating
30677. Plating failing in salt spay although thickness is maintained
30678. Brush Plating Repair-repairing chipped plating
30679. Tin and Nickel Plating on Stainless Steel 316
30680. Plating compatibility
30681. Low current area problem in Chrome plating
30682. Mirror finish on stainless steel small dia. shafts
30683 #2 finish, commercial bright, cold rolled steel
30684. Experience with Teflon coated Galvanized Bolts
30686 Treatment for rollforming seam on galvanized tubes
30687. Troubleshooting pitting in EN process
30688 Do titanium screws need surface treatment?
30689. Need brake rotors Magna coated
30690 Removing Titanium oxide from Titanium layer underneath
30691. Does a photosensitive paint and process exist for an art application
30692. Need Electroless Nickel coating on Cordierite ceramic
30693. Refining silver from smithing
30694. Heat Coloring of Copper for Forensic Investigations
30695. How to fab a free standing DLC film
30696. My Alodine is too weak to work anymore
30697. Why do chrome wheels become pitted?
30698 Will rust continue to spread after a surface is polyurethaned
30699. Nickel Oxidation, Zinc Oxide, Oxidation Removal and Reference
30700. Antique dealers asks how to remove lacquer from silver
30701. Nickel-Free Cookware
30702. Gold potassium cyanide for a plating project
30703 Discolorations of evaporated aluminum film
30704 Drying times for Alodine 1132 conversion
30705. Need equipment and technology for TiN plating of stainless
30706. Looking for 'aircraft stripper'
30707. Alternate to shot blasting for hot forgings
30708. Require Used Electroplating Rectifier
30709. Passivation peel off in Zn-Fe bath
30710. What crosslinker to make PVA hard after photo exposure?
30711 Specifications for titanium passivation
30712. Seeking die cast zinc plater
30713. Need a Galvanized Coating Factory
30714. Need Digital Thickness Gauge for plating process quality control
30715. Hobbyist wants photo resist for PCBs
30716. Need coating powder, polyester-epoxy hybrid
30717. Wanted Used Burnoff Oven
30718 Request for project assistance/guidance on autophoretic coatings
30719. Removing rust from antique iron Duncan-Phyfe legged table
30720. Gold plating over stainless steel
30721. Cleaning jet skis with HCl in a lagoon
30722 What does it mean black anodize BS 1470 5251 H3?
30723. Silicone sealant versus methanol
30724. Need plastisol coating help!
30725. Adhesive possibilities for aluminum
30726. The lacquer we buy is now-a-days inferior
30727 How could I take off polyethylene coating for un-wanted coating areas
30728 Decorative PVD Problem - Door Handles
30729 Comparison of ZrN to TiN
30730. Plastic selection for electroplating
30731. Internal anode for rings
30733. Plating of 260 vs 268 Brass Alloy
30734. Gold Iridite versus Yellow Dichromate
30735. Where to keep racks of parts anodized but not yet dyed?
30736. Brite Dip Chemical Composition / Effective Polishing Techniques
30737. Magnetization prevents removal of shot-blast dusts
30738. Preventing aluminum from anodizing itself?

30739. Condo needs 10 aluminum planters stripped
30741. How to remove copper from waste water
30742. Chromium plating thickness for 480 hrs of salt spray test
30743 Bronze plating non conductive babies' dummies
30744. Electrolytic Baths for restoration of ocean artifacts
30745. Questions about sanding a car
30746. Phosphoric acid + steel = zinc phosphate?
30747 Is Climate Control necessary for Storing Trivalent cured parts?
30748. Removing rust pits from Stainless Steel
30749. Deep engraving on brass door plates
30750. Need Copper Plating Process for plating on Alumina
30751. Baking 6063 aluminum to Rockwell 70
30752. Does Mil-C26074 REQUIRE baking
30753. Need help with CARC paint question
30754. Etching Electroless Nickel
30755. Need Lume b
30756. Need chrome plating for our line of harmonica lids
30757. What is Symcoat HCT?
30758. Adding anodize to an already anodized surface
30759. Need a distributor of MacDermid Clepo 163A cleaning product {8/4/04
30760. Barrel zinc plating 'fall out rate'
30761. Severe rusting of 15-5PH stainless America's Cup castings

30762 Electropolymerization of polyaniline
30763. VDI What does this mean in surface finish terms?
30764. Cost of powder coating zinc vs aluminum die castings
30765. Need 140 sf of mirrors desilvered for project.
30767. Black anodized parts changed color

30768. Need my clawfeet plated
30769. Need porous pipe for Air sparging wastewater
30770. Gold plating a French horn mouthpiece from a coin
30771. Green stains on electroless plated brass components
30772 Annealing of SUS304 sheet

30773 Caustic Cleaning of Aluminum
30774. Strange hull cell results for nickel chloride bath
30775. Contractor needs to remove Tar and Driveway sealer from concrete
30776. Want analysis method for nickel sulphamate
30777. QQ-P-35 compared to ASTM A967
30778 Salt Spray x Life time service
30779. Need Mil-M-3171-C, Type IV on magnesium
30780. Information on how to plumb an EN line
30781. Mold coatings for flexible polyurethane foam car seats
30782. Wrong Corrosion Test Method for 420SS Knife Blades?
30783 Electro-plating black paint onto camera parts
30784 Roofer asks How to Blacken Copper Sheets
30785. Sodium Dichromate Concentration Determination Question
30787. Diamond Black for wear against nitinol
30788 Burnishing of weld joints, and effect on strength
30789. Want composition of ferroxyl indicator for corrosion experiment
30790. I want to cause my galvanized metal to rust!
30791. RA value on TYPE 304 Stainless Steel
30792. How I can remove titanium oxide anodic film?
30793. Dangers of using orthophosphate for the interior coating of lead water services?
30794. Cast Aluminum Ice Bucket is Rusting
30795. Redoing a patina onto a mixed metal fountain
30796. Etchant for silver for decorative patterns
30797. Paint or primer for steel spillway
30798. Procedure for polishing stainless steel
30799. How to repair holes in old rusted metal outdoor chair
30800 Bright dip titration
30801. Scale removal from nickel plating
30802. Cannot pass thermal impact test, who can help?
30803. Stress in multi-layer plating
30804 Hard coated test panels are corroding in 5% HCl in under 4 hours
30805 Why does tap water rinse 316L-tantalum dross well?
30806. Removing scale buildup on stainless
30807. Chemical deburring of small stainless components
30808. Want deep mirror finish on 304 SS
30809. Corrosion treatment which won't change shaft dimensions
30810. Need gold plating of a thousand lead suncatchers
30811. Time needed after cure before doing QC tests
30812. Zinc fails to plate on all surfaces of the product
30813. Dow 17 Requirements
30814. Want a process for aluminum coating of steel
30815. Supplier of MIL-G-45204 Grade B Gold plating
30816. Need 4 chrome 17" car rims re plated
30817. Epoxy Primer meeting MIL-PRF-233377H
30818. Need belt sanding equipment
30820. Milky white film on my pacer rims
30821 Nickel finish removed from copper sink

30822. Need information on Boeing PS362
30823. Chrome plater tank linings
30824 MoS2 lube hot dip coating
30825. Are zinc wedge anchors okay for galvanized pole
30826. Regular wavy stripes after anodizing
30827 Tape residue on PAA surface
30828. Who's had success using explosive deburring for fine blanked sheet metal details?
30829 Roughness of base metal vs. roughness of the electroplated product
30830. Discolored stainless steel griddle cover
30831. Derust and nickel plate antique meat grinder
30832. Need shop to powder coat my motorcycle
30833. Seeking professional silver polisher
30834 Theory of nickel plating leveler
30835. SCUFFING PROBLEM DURING ROLL FORMING
30836. Problems in electropolishing
30837. How to avoid barrel marks on plated parts
30838. Galvanizing kettle problems
30839 Finish coating to plug pin holes and build up aluminum skin of salt water boat
30840. Want Plastic Dipping of a steel vessel
30841. Please verify...Are my bath solutions correct?
30842. Electrical mfg. company needs insulating varnish for copper wire
30843 Application procedures for WB Filmite paint booth wall coatings
30844. Painting Surplus Zinc Plated Parts
30845. Corrosion protection for magnesium wheels
30846. Avoiding cracks on chrome plated and ground surface
30847. Observing grain sizes in residual stress fields
30848. Stainless stovetop in RV is rusting - what type of refinishing would work
30849. Need NITUFF coating in Malaysia
30850. Need recirculating hood copper plated and sealed
30851. Silver Plating for the Beginner
30852. Copper plating steel in home shop
30853 Coating cost comparison between Electroplating and Sputtering
30854. Sticking PVC on heating plate
30855 Influence of Zn, Si, Cu, Ni, Mn and Mg on anodizing process
30856. Corrosion problem in 304 S.S Urea Solution Pipeline
30857. Seeking re-mirroring of searchlight deflector lens
30858. Tractor Mfgr. Needs Heat Resistant Coatings for Mufflers
30859. Wrought iron refinishing alternatives
30860. Blue blue, blue brass screws
30861 Magnetron or diode Bias Sputtering -- Niob on Copper
30862. Need flaking 96 Silverado grill replated
30863. Want to build plant for powder coating on metal
30864. Seeking paint distributorship
30865. Jeweler wants to buy cyanide
30867. The value of 15 pounds of quarters
30869 Behavior of ceramics in HF etch
30871 What are the operating temperatures for UV resistant finished powdercoats
30872. What is MIL-STD-171 5.3.1.2 or 5.3.2.2
30873. Sulfuric acid heating system
30874 How to adhesive bond to chromated zinc plating
30875 Can paint adhere to Teflon Impregnated Anodized Parts?
30876 How to blacken Alnico 5 magnetic pickups for guitars?
30877. Want General Chemical Resistance Chart for EN Plating
30878. Boron instead of Cobalt as hardener in Sulfamate Nickel?
30879. Plating Thickness variation in hard chrome plating
30880 Brazing alloy for 316 S.S. that won't blacken from Electropolishing
30881 Pump mfgr. needs Ra vs. Grit surface finish
30882. Vapor deposition color anodizing for our lighting fixture line
30884. Looking for equipment for zinc oxide production
30885 Is corrosion product of HF a protective layer
30887. Cleaning Fuel Tanks with Muriatic Acid (automotive)
30888. Reverting a nickel plated grocery scale to brass
30889 What would comprise Food Grade Stainless Steel?
30890. Can plating shop store batches of DI water
30891. Embrittlement from high speed cyanide cadmium solution
30892 Paint flakes off library's metal roof
30893 Sporadic adhesion failures of acoustical foam to painted steel panels
30894. Bare spots at brazes in Autophoretic coating
30895 Can SPC be applied on ENIG plating thickness
30896. Induction hardening quenchant causes electroplating stains
30897. Will electroplated metal plates rust if touched with bare hands
30898. Nickel plating on extruded aluminum
30899. How do I perform incoming QC on the anodize?
30900. How can I spray paint-like masking onto parts
30901. Problems regarding discoloration/tarnish of brass components
30902 What is SB400 Finish
30903. Pinhole corrosion in titanium-clad urea reactor
30904. Need Zinc/tin coating of self-tap screws to 3566 class 3 or 4c
30905. Need refinishing of 3 solid brass Anderson door handles
30906. Seeking black powdercoating of 1963 motorcycle frame
30907. Seeking Polishing and Buffing Company in Juarez Region
30908. Need nickel/Teflon coating ....Apti Coat ...on machine screws
30909. Need nylon electrostatic powder supplier
30910. Need coating to vacuum seal porous ceramic tools
30911. Need brushing machine to prep alloy 6061 profiles for anodizing
30912. Deposition of Nanocomposite NiSiC Coatings
30913. Recommend a book on anodizing
30914. Restoration co. needs "how to" instructions for refinishing bronze
30915. Timeframe for baking after zinc plating
30916. Electroforming
30917 Alodine Testing (Small Scale)-PMA
30918. Degreaser/etcher for powder coating preparation
30919. How do I remove oxides from O.D. of welded tube?
30920 Protection coating for aluminium fan housings
30921. Coating for titanium needed
30922. Plating lower karat gold or underplate for wear resistance
30924. Fumeless replacement for gold brite dipping solution
30925. Copper is still exposed after solder plating
30926. E'less Ni adhesion problems on Si wafers
30927 Will shipping unplated parts in corrosion barrier bags affect EN plating?
30928. What weldable super corrosion resistant alloy is available in 20 gauge sheet?
30929. Removing Sodium Carbonate from Copper-Cyanide Plating Baths
30930. Disposal of Sodium Nitrite
30931. Even Hastelloy rusts in chloride-rich glass mfg. environment
30932. Ion Exchange DM plants output calculation
30933 Problems lazer engraving on aluminum parts in electronics equipment
30934. No adhesion of phosphatizing to ground surface
30935 Inconsistent Anodizing on production run
30936. Protecting a telecomm outdoor Aluminum Heatsink
30937. DI water quality vs. Resistivity
30938 Should architect spec galvanized or galvanneal if only part of deck is painted?
30939. Fastener distributor needs chrome Electroplating of Nylon 6/6 socket head screws
30940 Converting Rz values to microinches
30941. Correct place to measure surface finish on Circular Lay Pattern
30942. Why are gold plating baths turning green?
30944. Using magnets to improve paint adhesion to sheet metal
30945. Sch. 80 PVC pipe was glued with Sch. 40 cement
30946. Trying to coat a steel and magnet roller, and can't use heat or water
30947. White spotting of galvanized sheet metal
30948. Roughness in copper plating bath
30949. Tin plating on aluminum is blistering
30950. High Scrap rate in nickel electroplating
30951 Removing silverplate from pewter jewelry box
30952. Need my 300ZX aluminum wheels refinished
30953. Need replating of 1904 bronze cash register
30954. Need replating of steel wire whip attachment for Hobart mixer
30955. Need rechroming of auto trim pieces
30956. Planning to install a hard chrome plating line
30957. Need Gillespies Brass Refinishing Kit
30958. What industrial applications for a hard surface on aluminum
30959. Student asks how production nickel plating is done
30960. Musician asks if clear EMI/RFI shielding exists?
30961. Wanting to restore brass plated vanity set
30962. Scrubber design query
30963. We use HF at our truck wash, and I'm coughing
30964 Brazed ceramic contaminated by nickel plating
30965. We can't remove old plastic protection film from our stainless tanks
30966. Prescribed usage of clear coat verses hard coat for plastics
30967. What is enameling iron?
30968. Selection of coating process for 10 year life on brake solenoids
30969. Why has cadmium plating of fasteners been banned?
30970. LAMINAR LAYERS IN BARREL NICKEL PLATING
30971. Corrosion resistance of AZ91D mag alloy
30972. Need Brass Plating of components on Fender Precision Bass
30973. Need fiberglass dash for Harley chrome plated
30975. Need bumper rechromed and alloy wheels restored
30976. Seeking Chrome or Nickel plating on Plastic
30977. Electroless Nickel Plating Needed on 100' Aluminum Coils
30979 Need to see Electrocoagulation plant for my dissertation, please
30980. Is it possible to electropolish aluminum motorcycle cylinders?
30981. Town artist needs antique patina on very large steel pieces?
30982. Need Camaro wheels dipped
30983 Testing what kind of paint currently is on a vintage auto
30984 Does clear chromate fall within the RoHS Directive?
30985. Testing bath solutions for acid concentrations and mineral deposits
30986. What process for painting floral industry fiberglass items?
30987 Hard anodizing for laser texturing
30988. Corrosion resistance of black oxide vs. zinc-iron phosphate?
30989. Matte black, abrasion resistant finish for titanium
30990 Need 'p-2 etched' aluminum bars
30991. Anodizing my polished speaker cabinets turns them gray
30992. Comparison of A380 to A356-T6
30993 Avoiding carbon contamination of SS from grinding disks
30994. Aerospace mfgr. needs Incotec Oxylube-E and Type III anodize with Teflon
30995. Need GRP guitar bodies chrome-plated
30996. Need titanium plating machine
30997. Gold sputtering isn't adhering to glass
30998. Why not solid rhodium jewelry?
30999. Ventilation Requirements for Nickel Plating

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