No registration or passwords; no pop-up ads -- just aloha, fun, & answers.
(as an eBay Partner & Amazon Affiliate earns from qualifying purchases).
Home /
T.O.C.
Fun
FAQs
Good
Books
Ref.
Libr.
Advertise
 
Help
Wanted
Current
Q&A's
Site 🔍
Search
pub  Where the
world gathers for metal finishing
Q&As since 1989



-----

How to do tin plating




i would like to do some tin plating at home..who can tell me how to go about this? what materials are necessary? thanks for your reply lenore

Lenore mallais
- canada
2000


I do steel furniture and sculptures and would like to learn more about protecting my work against corrosion. I wanted to see if I could get some info about tinplating and maybe some other ways to protect my work from the elements?

Let me know.

Thanks.

Stephen Christena
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
2004


Tin can be applied by electroplating or by dipping into molten tin.

Electroplating tin is a somewhat troublesome process even for the skilled and experienced employees in electroplating shops, and it involves categorically hazardous materials (materials that are ruled hazardous by law, rather than it being left to a matter of opinion). It shouldn't be done at home; rather, the items should be taken to an electroplating jobshop.

Tinning by dipping into molten tin is something I've seen industrially, but I've haven't seen the traditional home retinning of yesteryear. Letter 25553 is a brief intro though.

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2004




(No "dead threads" here! If this page isn't currently on the Hotline your Q, A, or Comment will restore it)

Q, A, or Comment on THIS thread -or- Start a NEW Thread

Disclaimer: It's not possible to fully diagnose a finishing problem or the hazards of an operation via these pages. All information presented is for general reference and does not represent a professional opinion nor the policy of an author's employer. The internet is largely anonymous & unvetted; some names may be fictitious and some recommendations might be harmful.

If you are seeking a product or service related to metal finishing, please check these Directories:

 
Jobshops
Capital
Equipment
Chemicals &
Consumables
Consult'g, Train'g
& Software


About/Contact  -  Privacy Policy  -  ©1995-2024 finishing.com, Pine Beach, New Jersey, USA  -  about "affil links"