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Zinc Diecast plating problem.
I have plating problem with Zinc Die cast. It often bubbles. What can I do to prevent this? How can I strip this nickel plating off the Zinc Die-cast to start over again? Appreciate any suggestion.
Steven CHEN- Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
2000
Please give info regarding your plating cycle to enable us to help you out.
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Sara Michaeli
Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Israel
2000
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Hello, Steven.
Metalx (Ronatec.us) [a finishing.com supporting advertiser], among others, offers strippers for this purpose.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Try using about 700 gms/ lit of sulfuric Acid with 4 gms / lit of copper sulphate ⇦[this on eBay or Amazon affil links] or 4 gms/ lit of glycerol. Current -Cathodic.
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Khozem Vahaanwala
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2000
Dear Steven,
Zn diecast article should be first Copper plated -followed by Nickel or Nickel/chrome plating.
A.S. Sridhar- Bangalore
2001
To remove the nickel plating the best method is to sand blast the bubbling effect could be to impurities and/or hydrogen embrittlement,
David WeltschDisney - California
2003
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