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Aluminum anodize stripping solution that does not strip the base material

I am looking for a supplier for an anodize stripping solution that slows or eliminates etching of the base material. If you sell, or know of a company that sells such a product if you could please contact me.

Matthew Stiltner
plating company - Toledo, Ohio
2002

April 20, 2010

Hi, Matthew. Rather than caustic solutions, which do in fact attack the raw aluminum, you would need chromic-phosphoric acid. This is described in more detail in such letters 2076, and 3397, and Good luck!

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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