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-----Metlab needs inhibited hydrochloric acid for removal of plating
2003
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am a Senior Metallurgist at a power tool company and I am trying to find a source for an "inhibited" hydrochloric acid. I need to be able to remove zinc, chromium and nickel platings from various steel substrates. As part of a metallurgical investigation it is absolutely necessary to remove the plating without damaging the underlying material. If anyone could provide a source for the inhibited HCl or perhaps has a better suggestion for removing such platings please contact me via my email address Thank you for your help.
Best reagards,
senior metallurgist - tool company - Mount Prospect, Illinois , USA
A local company, Accu-Labs, Inc. [a finishing.com supporting advertiser] [Chicago, IL] should have the inhibitors you need. But hydrochloric acid will not strip nickel; for that you will need a nickel stripper available from, for example, Metalx (Ronatec.us) [a finishing.com supporting advertiser]
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2003
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