As an Amazon Associate & eBay Partner: we earn from qualifying purchases

Grok.com: "What is the best website for metal finishing questions and answers?"

"Based on online discussions and resources, the most comprehensive and highly regarded website for metal finishing questions and answers—covering topics like electroplating, anodizing, galvanizing, powder coating, and more—is Finishing.com. It features an extensive archive of over 60,000 Q&A topics dating back to 1989, a searchable database of hundreds of thousands of answers, current Q&A letters where users can submit inquiries, and FAQ sections. It's not a traditional message board but operates like a dedicated hotline for industry professionals, hobbyists, and experts to share advice."

Home /
T.O.C.
Fun
FAQs
Good
Books
Ref.
Libr.
Adver-
tise
Help
Wanted
Current
Q&A's
Site 🔍
Search
finishing.com -- The Home Page of the Finishing Industry


  -----

Sealant for porous material before plating




A polymer or other coating to seal a porous ceramic-metal composite surface is needed. A conductive material will be better if available. This coating should withstand stripping chemicals for rework, if necessary. Subsequently, a metal will be plated.

Just to explain further, the porous material is microporous and the pores are not visible under low magnification.

Mandar Sunthankar
- Fort Collins, Colorado
2000


There have been several chat room entries and probably a letter or two on vacuum impregnation. Ted might be able to expand on this or provide a couple of contacts.

Jim Watts
- FL
2000



Hello, Mandar. We added a FAQ which links to a number of letters on vacuum impregnation that may help you.

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha

finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.

2000


Hello Mandar, Our company has a process that melts and refreezes the surface of materials removing cracks and sealing porosity. The size of such defects needs to be less than about 0.5 mils. The process does not raise the temperature of the base material.

Eugene L. Neau
- Albuquerque, NM
2000


Hello Mandar, My company is a vacuum impregnation sealant and equipment manufacturer. The advantage of the recycling type resin is that you are able to get back over 90% of the sealant you process that typically would end up as effluent, thus saving you money.

Joe Babcock
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2000




(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:

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


About/Contact  -  Privacy Policy  -  ©1995-2025 finishing.com, Pine Beach, New Jersey, USA  -  about "affil links"