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Auto restoration, restoring original plating

2003

"Zinc Plating"
by Herb Geduld
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Doing some research on auto restoration and wanted to know if the cad plating on many GM parts can be redone by a home hobbyist. Are there any companies that offer kits? Are there environmental issues involved?

Thanks,

Mike Gardner
- Chesapeake, Virginia

Hi Mike. You probably want to switch zinc plating. Times have changed! Cadmium is a toxic, cumulative, metal poison like mercury and lead, and must not be used unless its unique combination of properties is indispensable. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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2003

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