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"6a. Non-Industrial, Hobbyists, DIY, Around Home"
• Damaged finish on copper table
- February 19
• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum
- February 19
• Restoring a black & copper "japanned" antique finish - February 10
• How To Rust Metal like Jingle Bells & Safety Pins - February 10
• Restoring rusty cast iron wood stove, painting it open Q. - February 8
• Sealing lightly corroded aluminum engine parts with crude oil
- February 6
• Clear coating to protect rust patina finish - February 2
• Carburetor re-plating / re-coloring open Q. - January 30
• Magnetic, silver-color, 1998 penny
open Q. - January 30
• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Glass Cookware open Q. - January 26
• Restoring the yellow dichromate finish on automobile carburetors open Q. - January 20
• D-I-Y Yellow gold engagement ring to white gold? open Q. - January 20
• Solving an electrolysis problem in home plumbing open Q. - January 18
• Acid copper plating is not responding to brightener open Q. - January 18
• Chrome redipping for wheel open Q. - January 16
• Copper plating of lead bullets, cheap & simple open Q. - January 14
• Chemical removal/stripping of chrome from bicycle parts open Q. - January 11
• Karat gold (10k-18k) electroplating using dissolving donor anode open Q. - January 11
• Making aluminum look like copper
- January 10
• Where to find ZAP professional restorer open Q. - January 9
• Which metal is safest for fireplace heat exchanger? open Q. - January 9
• Painting a car with house paint open Q. - January 2
• Penny Floor Problems & Solutions
- January 1
• Is black Hard Chrome as hard as White?
open Q. - December 26
• How to make polyresin coated real flowers
- December 25
• Thru-hull fitting w/brass hose barb & bronze valve open Q. - December 24
• Corten blisters and the brown patina falls off open Q. - December 17
• Prepare milled steel mailbox for priming, painting, or clear coating open Q. - December 13
• White gold turning to yellow - December 8
• How to Re-do nickel-lined copper cookware open Q. - December 6
• Changing a chrome shower head to black chrome - December 2
• Dishwasher is making our Emsonware mugs ugly
- December 1
• Tilex stained my bathtub, can it be removed?
- November 27
• Removing brass paint from a gold plated chandelier - November 23
• How to identify old lamps?
open Q. - November 21
• Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk
- November 21
• Blue Quarter? Why did it turn blue? open Q. - November 20
• Cleaning gold that has been burned in a fire - November 20
• Sterling silver vs. silver plated -- How to tell?
- November 20
• Steel plating of copper etchings/engravings - November 18
• What screw material for aluminum caravan?
- November 14
• Removing remaining chrome from motorcycle parts?
open Q. - November 11
• Want gold colored finish for a sword - November 11
• Removing dye from anodized aluminum; changing the color - November 11
Repair enamel coated steel tea kettle?
- November 2
• Painting or plating magnesium alloy wheels - October 31
• Cleaning damaged Eagle Alloy aluminum rims - October 29
Steelcase Tanker Desk Restoration Tips
open Q. - October 29
• How to Get the Look of Aged (Antique) Nickel Plating open Q. - October 28
• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - October 26
• Lime-A-Way on stainless steel fridge door took away the shine open Q. - October 22
Q&A on Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, & Jewelry
- October 20
• How to polish, finish, & protect a copper table open Q. - October 15
• Iridescence with patinas and metal restoration - October 12
• Value of silver plated nickel silver? - October 10
• Dirilyte Gold-tone Flatware - October 9
• Cleaning an old copper kettle for apple butter - October 5
• Cause of black mark on skin from gold jewelry open Q. - October 1
Gold plated copper sneaker caps - September 29
• Can't get part to anodize! open Q. - September 29
• Improving adhesion of paint to polypropylene - September 27
• Dried-on Brasso removal - September 27
• Restore Silver damaged by bleach - September 27
Home made Hull Cell and Acid Copper Plating additives - September 23
• Mineral spirits to clean rancid oil off my teak dining table? open Q. - September 19
• QS8 Connector Issues / Plating - September 14
• Problems and solutions about aluminum chain-mail - September 12
• Ashes from bonfire effect on paint - September 12
• Rust finish for galvanized tin? - September 9
Blue bathtub turns white only when dry - September 6
• Remove water stains / water marks from Corten - September 6
• 1977 Silver Penny - September 6
Restoring dark metal finishes on old Craftsman houses and farm houses - September 3
• Removing protective plastic film adhesive residue - August 31
• Brass is pink from improper cleaning - August 31
• Cold Rust Bluing Methods open Q. - August 21
• How to remove oxide from our terminals? open Q. - August 19
• Dirilyte gold-tone flatware: Cleaning / Polishing / Storing - August 16
• Wood stove: Can't find high temperature enamel in right color open Q. - August 16
• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Visions and Pyrex Glass Cookware open Q. - August 16
Polished Aluminum Clearcoat Secret - August 16
• Nickel Plating Appearance in the Late 19th Century open Q. - August 16
• What will take tarn-x stains off a stainless sink? - August 16
• Why Noxon Brass and Silver Polish (and Quick Dip) Disappeared - August 14
• Seasoning & Restoring Cast Iron Cookware - August 14
• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - August 6
• Need to find Hawes Lemon Oil - August 4
• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - July 29
• How to Fix mercury damage to gold jewelry - July 29
• Could ashes from our bonfire have ruined the paint on neighbor's car? - July 27
• Sulfur springs turned my silver jewelry black. How to fix? - July 24
Lime-Away damaged stainless steel sink - July 24
• Acid copper sulphate plating problem: copper concentration is growing - July 23
Cleaning corroded pennies and coins - July 18
• Questions & Answers about Zinc or galvanized countertops open Q. - July 9
• 18K gold ring turned my finger black - July 8
• Kenrick 19th century cast iron open Q. - July 4
• Refinishing bronze table legs - July 4
Penny isn't copper color - what do I have? - July 2
Re-Finishing Zinc/Zamac/Pot Metal gun parts and replicas - July 2
• Copper plating of lead bullets, cheap & simple open Q. - June 30
Allergic reaction to gold rings - June 26
• Sealing asphalt shingles with soybean oil? open Q. - June 17
• How to refinish brass lamps open Q. - June 15
• How to maintain/protect zinc plated steel shelving - June 14
• Restore Silver damaged by bleach ... toothpaste is the answer - June 12
• Damaged finish on copper table - June 2
• FB Rogers Silver Co. -- Is it Sterling or Plated - May 29
• Discoloration of black zinc plated parts - May 27
• Nickel plating old gold clubs at home - May 25
• Acid testing for silver & precious metals - May 23
• Etching of steel texture plates for rolling mill with copper sulfate & salt - May 20
• Spray chroming with silver nitrate open Q. - May 19
• Looking for "NicSand" Aluminum Oxide Sanding Gel - May 19
• Blacken a copper sink - May 17
• Black anodizing is purplish not black - May 16
• Bluing/Black Oxide/Zinc Phosphate Thanks! Resolved :-) - May 13
• Replating of silver jewelry Thanks! Resolved :-) - May 11
• Painting inside of galvanized stock tanks (underwater use) - May 10
• Electroplating & grinding vs. a piston bush to repair piston open Q. - May 9
• Cleaning/repairing zinc tabletop open Q. - May 9
• Painted yard art now lacks patina - May 8
• Paint a roof to look like real copper - May 8
• Alternatives to achieve rainbow effect - May 5
• Brass Finishers in the 1800's open Q. - May 4
• Painting an aluminum boat - May 3
• Re-do nickel-lined copper cookware open Q. - May 2
• Can gold be reclaimed from old ceramic dishes with gold trim on the edges open Q. - May 2
• Decorative anodizing of titanium - April 25
• Oxidize copper without patinating solution - April 25
• How to do Gold Plating of Vinyl Records open Q. - April 24
• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - April 19
• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - April 19
• Restoring the yellow dichromate finish on automobile carburetors open Q. - April 18
• UV light is tarnishing silver? - April 14
• Remove copper-nickel cladding from copper core coins? open Q. - April 14
• Clear Coating Stainless Steel? - April 13
• Silver polish (Tarn-X) stained my stainless steel sink open Q. - April 12
• Copper plating steel in home shop - April 9
• How to Make Aluminum Corrode / Patina? - April 4
• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, & Jewelry open Q. - April 1
• Copper-plating of leaves and bark - April 1
• Remove Teflon coating from pot with oven's self-cleaning temperature? - March 31
• What kind of finish is on my grill? Thanks! Resolved :-) - March 28
• Grout cleaner stains on my stainless steel fridge! open Q. - March 25
• Cold galvanising over black oxide or solid rust Thanks! Resolved :-) - March 23
• Want to plate nickel silver watch dials RFQ: London, England - March 21
• Allergic to black rhodium - March 20
• Coating hot tub parts open Q. - March 20
• How to remove epoxy from stainless steel floor open Q. - March 17
• Hot rolled steel stairs open Q. - March 16
• Decorative painting of a metal mailbox open Q. - March 12
• Gold leaf for ornate bronze lamp? - March 10
• Want my stainless steel table brushed or dulled down RFQ Philadelphia - March 8
• Etching Al-Cu PCBs open Q. - March 6
• Clear coat sealer for cast iron bird bath - March 5
• Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk open Q. - March 4
• Making black watch dials brown open Q. - March 2
• Silver Pennies - March 2
• Artist Anodizing of Aluminum - March 1
• Cleaning Dirilyte Gold-tone Flatware Thanks! Resolved :-) - February 23
• Corten Rusted Steel -- Q&A, Applications, Problems open Q. - February 20
• Why would yellow gold turn silver? - February 18
• Is Rit Dye Effective for Anodizing? - February 18
• Copper/Aluminum interaction and galvanic/hydrolysis problems open Q. (February 16)
• Need replating of dark brass coffee table RFQ Miami FL (February 15)
• Medallion Liquid Gold electroless (replacement-catalytic) product open Q. (February 15)
• Need fiberglass and resin mask gold plated RFQ Kansas City MO (February 15)
• Three-color anodizing open Q. (February 11)
• "Rainbowing" and "Bluing" of Stainless Steel (February 11)
• Recipe for red patina on brass & copper (February 10)
• Restore brass doorknobs, ashtrays, etc. (February 10)
• How to Strip nickel plating from iron or steel (February 10)
• Q&As about Gold Plated Flatware open Q. (February 4)
• "Aluminium paint" applications and issues open Q. (February 3)