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Plating and Metal Finishing Books: What You Need & Where to Find Them
0. Mechanical Preparation
1. Great books for Anodizing & Aluminum Treatments
Artists Anodizing Aluminum : The Sulfuric Acid Process,
David Laplantz
Adhesive Bonding of Aluminum Alloys,
Edward W. Thrall, Raymond W. Shannon
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys,
J.R. Davis
Aluminum: Technology, Applications, and Environment
Dietrich G. Altenpohl
The Technology of Anodizing Aluminum
Arthur William Brace, P.G. Sheasby
2. The "Must Have" List for Electroplating
No plating shop or plating library should open its doors without these five books on hand :-)
3. More "Classics" on general electroplating .
4. Chrome Plating:
5. Electroless Plating:
6. Gold Plating
7. Nickel Plating
8. Plating on Plastic
9. Zinc Plating
10. Painting and Powder Coating
11. Miscellaneous
Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice,
Amer Conf of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
(more info soon)
Many of the best metal finishing books are out of print and hard to find. Some are expensive but poorly described by the book sellers. Finishing.com will provide cover photos and book reviews of these works, and multiple source them so if one dealer is out, you'll have alternatives.
While this page is in progress, we will continue to refer you to some older pages at finishing.com for other books that have not yet been cataloged to this depth:
- Metal finishing books selected & linked to Amazon; in many cases reviews are also offered.
- Our list of "must have" finishing books and finishing trade journals.
- World-class metal finishing libraries.