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Looking for a Distressed Antique Bronze finish for aluminum substrate


We provide chrome plated fasteners and covers for the motorcycle industry. We have a request for an aluminum axle cover with a distressed antique bronze bronze plate-the same finish you would find on a kitchen cabinet door handle. However the finish we require must withstand exterior elements of rain and sun. I have looked at anodizing, powdercoat, and PVD coatings with no success. Does anyone know of a process that may work?

Brian Smith
product sales - Troy, Michigan, USA
March 11, 2010



Hi, Brian. Real bronze plating should work. Finishing.com recently did a project for IZA where an antique bronze plating supplied by IPS Industrial Polishing Services performed very well in corrosion testing. Best would be to electroless nickel plate the aluminum first.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
March 11, 2010




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