Summary for chrome plating ingredients Discussion
The thread on ingredients for chrome is very brief: Salman Ali asks what materials and chemical solutions are needed to chrome objects. No technical answer is provided in the excerpt, only a note from Ted Mooney, P.E. RET, pointing readers to AbeBooks for usually available information. Because the page contains no actual process guidance, the practical takeaway is that the thread does not explain how to chrome parts or list the required chemicals. Readers looking for a real chrome-plating recipe or setup details would need to consult a proper reference source or a more complete discussion elsewhere.
Q. Hello
I have no information about Chrome
What materials do I need to be able to chrome objects?
What chemical solutions do I need?
Salman Ali
– Corona, California
April 10, 2021
Usually available on
eBay; sometimes on AbeBooks
or
Amazon
free pdf is currently available from academia.edu
A. Hi Salman. Please start with our “Introduction to Chrome Plating”, then download the Metal Finishing Guidebook. One of the many chemicals you will need is toxic, carcinogenic, heavily regulated Chromic Acid. If you are actually in Corona, California (maybe you’re using a proxy because your IP address says France) you can ask CalEPA for guidance since compliance will probably involve more work than the plating per se.
Pardon the delay in posting your inquiry — my daughter has a terrible stomach ache and I was gathering info on the materials and solutions I’ll need to be able to do an appendectomy. Seriously though, you are, at the least, many months away from the point of considering what materials and chemical solutions to buy.
Luck & Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com – Pine Beach, New Jersey
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April 2021