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25000. Help on pink gold plating [New York]
25001. Cadmium contamination [New Jersey]
25002. Speed of deposition in brass bath [Brazil]
25003. Where does the Cr go? [Minnesota]
25004. Can electropolishing help a gyroscope mfgr's EDM'd naval brass mold [Israel]
25005. How to barrel polish brass castings without cyanide [South Africa]
25006. Electrician notes black oxidation of neutral at Power Distribution Centers [Canada]
25007. Polyond Coating source [Maine] {10/09/03}
25008. Hot dip galvanizing equipment [Canada] {10/09/03}
25009. Health affects of aluminum oxide wood finish [Colorado]
25010. The life of galvanized beams in salt atmosphere [North Carolina]
25011. Paints on outdoor boxes [India]
25012. Re-chrome bumpers [Massachusetts] {10/09/03}
25013. Electrochemical Deburring of Aluminum Parts [Brazil] {10/09/03}
25014. Gold Ion Concentration [Michigan]
25015. Refinishing appliances [Texas]
25016. Searching for solid colors [Kentucky]
25017. Stainless and Copper Hood [Missouri]
25018. Removing scratches from black lacquer furniture [Montana]
25019. CEMENT PAINT WITH PAINT CHIPS [Ohio]
25020. NH35? [Colorado]
25021. Penetration of Olive Green Passivation [India]
25022. Painter finds chromic acid treatment of magnesium doesn't work [UK]
25023. Need cost-effective alternative to stainless polishing [New Jersey]
25024. Need to plate titanium onto stainless steel [Michigan]
25025. Looking for a CARC Painting Shop [Indiana] {10/09/03}
25026. Urgently need pyrometers [Egypt] {10/09/03}
25027. Equipment for etching stainless steel [India] {10/09/03}
25028. NEED CHROME SYSTEM FOR HELMETS [Florida] {10/09/03}
25029. High emissivity coating for textile surfaces [Germany]
25030. Non reactive coating on copper [India]
25031. Cobalt Nickel electroless plating [Singapore]
25032. Autobody metal rebuilding methods for rust problems [Canada]
25033. How to paint on aluminum [Malaysia]
25034. Old, rusty, scratched metal file cabinet [Texas]
25035. Water treatment with CN [Brazil]
25036. Dispensing Deionized Water [Arizona]
25037. Non wet on QFP package during reflow [Malaysia]
25038. Possibility of electroforming platinum or rhodium tubes [The Netherlands]
25039. Hard chrome wear off and replating [India]
25040. Acid bright dip problems [Australia]
25041. Lead Anodes [Kentucky]
25042. Indian mfgr needs to supply France with US 4 finish on stainless investment castings [India]
25043. Auto parts supplier finds that brazing furnace unpassivates stainless steel [Michigan]
25044. Battleship New Jersey commission wants to protect weather-exposed brass & bronze [New Jersey]
25045. Hard-chromed stainless steel is corroding in oil field application [Scotland]
25046. Acid Resistance for Stainless Steel [Tennessee]
25047. REBLUEING THE EASY WAY [Indiana]
25049. RF sputtering-damage to substrate surface [Ohio]
25050. Should an anodizer diversify into electropolishing of stainless steel? [UK]
25051. Looking for dip or e-coat company [Florida] {10/10/03}
25052. Seeking European Supplier for SAA Process [Europe] {10/10/03}
25053. Need Iridite or Alodine carburetor coatings [Virginia] {10/10/03}
25054. Possible health problems from foreign made galvanized pipe [Arizona]
25055. Need electropolish solution for L605 and MP35N or Co-Cr alloy [China] {10/10/03}
25056. The make-up of Silver? [Texas]
25057. Wanted: Experience with Electroplating of Platinum [Australia]
25058. Anodising for Hi Fi Manufacturers [UK] {10/10/03}
25059. Taber Abraser [Sweden] {10/10/03}
25060. Rusting Aluminum [Florida]
25061. Can bright help in soldering/ brazing on to copper bar? [Canada]
25062. Silver plating quality problem [India]
25063. Information Required on Nano-scale Diamonds in Plating [UK]
25064. Adhesives supplier having trouble spec'ing required surface finish [India]
25065. Energy-controls company needs to plate copper bus bars [Illinois]
25066. Need a 7MR rectifier 50 Hz [Canada] {10/13/03}
25067. No longer stainless steel but Stained Stainless Steel [Virginia]
25068. Is it possible to etch indium w/o etching aluminum? [California]
25069. Need to polish large copper roof [Nevada] {10/13/03}
25070. Call for coil coaters [India] {10/13/03}
25072. Black coating on mu metal [Florida] {10/13/03}
25073. Re-chrome 30's, 40's, 50's Leica cameras [UK] {10/13/03}
25074. Where I can chrome dip my wheels? [Georgia] {10/13/03}
25075. Need "gallons" of almond rustoleum paint [Indiana] {10/13/03}
25076. Where to purchase ceramic powder? [Australia] {10/13/03}
25077. Seeking sodium carbonate [Syria] {10/13/03}
25078. Perma Kote Cleaner and Polishes [California] {10/13/03}
25079. Need Fluorosilicic Acid (FSA-H2SiF6), concentrated 40-60% from HF industry [Israel] {10/13/03}
25080. Need products to develop PTFE coating business [Mexico] {10/13/03}
25081. HOW TO MAKE ITO CONDUCTIVE GLASS SIMPLE [Bahamas]
25082. Solution for mold cavitation and dull surface [Sri Lanka]
25083. Is rhodium plating magnetic? [Virginia]
25084. Paint peels off concrete driveway [Virginia]
25085. Better to gold plate badge accessories or strip them? [Texas]
25086. Watchmaker wants to plate small brass parts [North Carolina]
25087. Need a coating for copper pipe to prevent weathering and verdigris [Washington]
25088. My decorations stuck together [Indiana]
25089. Need only meds for Cyanide Poisoning,...not the kit!!!! [Florida]
25090. Texturised Paint for CI / MS Components [India]
25091. Highly Reflective / High Temperature Paint [North Carolina]
25092. Suggest best procedure for blackening surgical needles [India]
25093. CHROME PLATING ON ABS PLASTICS [Turkey]
25094. Zinc Plating Plant [India]
25095. Printer's grinding wheels quickly plug up when working aluminum pipe [India]
25096. These days rotors are visible and need to look good [South Carolina]
25097. Petrochem plant asks about sacrificial anodes for carbon steel condenser [Saudi Arabia]
25098. GOLD DIPPING RIMS [Florida] {10/14/03}
25099. Need Dacromet products [Venezuela] {10/14/03}
25100. Request for science fair ideas [Pennsylvania]
25101. How does Electroless Plating work? [Colorado]
25102. CAN WE USE A LASER FOR GOLD POLISHING? [India]
25103. My objective is to form MgB2 [India]
25104. Questions about about ADC 12 during Die Casting [Malaysia]
25105. Architect wants to chamfer SS countertops [Texas]
25106. Firescale Removal with "Liquid Kopper Cleaner" [Florida]
25107. Wanting to paint brass to go with wrought iron [Alabama]
25108. Looking to color small light bulbs for a toy [Texas]
25109. Durabrite Surface Treatment on Aluminium Components [India]
25110. Aluminum vs. 316L SS for exhaust duct [India]
25111. Boric Acid in Nickel Sulfamate Solutions [Canada]
25112. Do cutting tools require recoating after sharpening? [Wisconsin]
25113. Liquid versus powder paint finishing? [Canada]
25114. Powder coating vs Electroplating, which is better? [Illinois]
25115. Bronze refinishing [Kentucky]
25116. Oil build-up from black oxided screws [Iowa]
25117. Salt Spray Life of Blue Passivation [India]
25118. Rhodium plating additives to improve brightness [India]
25119. How to do copper plating [Pakistan]
25120. Anodized aluminum for vacuum service? [Connecticut]
25121. Hardness values for hard anodize [California]
25122. Loss of material from stripping anodized coating [Massachusetts]
25123. Architect can't get fingerprints off glass bead blasted stainless steel [Australia]
25124. H.V.A.C. servicer wants spray-on tarnish remover [California]
25125. How to manufacture rhodium solution [Iran]
25126. Cross sectioning of PCB [India]
25127. HELP ON REMOVING TUB STAINS [Illinois]
25128. Chrome removal [Minnesota]
25129. Safety aspects [India]
25130. Specialty machine requires coating to prevent galling between two aluminum surfaces [Oregon]
25131. Need air knives for sheet galvanizing line [India] {10/15/03}
25132. Aluminum ore transportation [Australia]
25133. Electroplating process [Turkey]
25134. Testing cation exchange resins [Thailand]
25135. Platinum and gold disposal [Zimbabwe]
25136. Cause of auto paintwork problems [UK]
25137. Galvanizing roughness on base metal [India]
25138. 96 hours cass test [China]
25139. How to automate acid ratio control of zinc phosphate bath [Australia]
25140. Chroming a chandelier [New York] {10/15/03}
25141. Rust/Structural integrity [Virginia]
25142. Selective stripping of electroless copper [Massachusetts]
25143. Designing a rectified supply [Vietnam]
25144. Torch coloring titanium wheelchairs without damage [Israel]
25145. Hydrofluosilicic (Fluosilicic) Acid as Activator for Titanium [California]
25146. Is passivating stainless steel before chrome plating of any use [Ohio]
25147. Harley fan needs backyard process to anneal copper gaskets [New York]
25148. Distressed finishes [Kentucky]
25149. Sign Mfgr. needs Photo Resist Coatings for etching [West Virginia] {10/15/03}
25150. Need chromed-plastic emblems for fund-raiser [Texas] {10/15/03}
25151. Freezing Ball and Socket Joints with Epoxy Resins [England]
25152. Can I bend thinwall 6061 aluminum tubing with out damaging it? [Ohio]
25153. Autobody shops wants slightly used paint booth [Tennessee] {10/15/03}
25154. Electrostatic transfer efficiency loss [Ohio]
25155. Academic wants to set up an electropolishing machine [India]
25156. Searching for Eastern Chemlac paint [UK] {10/15/03}
25157. EN thickness is reduced by baking? [India]
25158. RECHROMING OF SPOKED RIMS NEEDED [Pennsylvania] {10/15/03}
25159. Science fair project question [New York]
25160. Hard nickel won't adhere to inconel [Australia]
25161. Need 22 tons/mo, of polyester resin [Syria] {10/15/03}
25162. Tin/solder plating discolored in one day [Indonesia]
25163. Expired Lead Frame effect on Plating Quality [Indonesia]
25164. Mono/di/tri basic acid reactions [UK]
25165. CPVC vs. PVC Safety Question [Ohio]
25166. Need images of peeling electroplated jewelry [New York]
25167. Sulfur difference in aluminum stock [New York]
25168. Starting small business for ceramic coating [Nebraska]
25169. Need liquid silver replating solution [Washington, DC]
25170. Painting my galvanized steel entry door [South Carolina]
25171. Re-chrome 1980 Fiat bumpers [Connecticut] {10/16/03}
25172. PCB plating voids. Caused by air bubbles? [China]
25173. Powder coat adhesion problem over zinc plate [New Zealand]
25174. Fluoride phosphate treatment leaving white residue on titanium bolt [Texas]
25175. Electroplating wastewater treatment thesis [Indonesia]
25176. Teflon coloration process [Minnesota]
25177. Science project about pennies [Illinois]
25178. Compatibility of Plating Finish to the Type of Trim and Form Process [Philippines]
25179. Need rubber coated steel balls, 20 mm dia. [Israel] {10/17/03}
25180. Methods of measuring etch depth [India]
25181. Problems in developing anodizing dye [Singapore]
25183. Can "Fe/Ni 10b" survive 200 hours? [China]
25184. Auto parts mfgr seeks a Grand Unified Theory of surface roughness conversion [Pakistan]
25185. Coatings to stop silver to steel corrosion couple on pharmaceutical line [Wales]
25186. purged
25187. Corrosion of metals by acidic beverages [India]
25188. How to keep copper roof from oxidizing? [Michigan]
25189. Best method of Localized Heat Treating [Illinois]
25190. Will powder coating prevent galvanic corrosion? [Hong Kong]
25191. SALT SPRAY DIARY [Canada]
25192. Foam troubles in chromic pretreatment section of CC line [China]
25193. Need ends of 2500 titanium tubes plated with palladium [Italy] {10/17/03}
25194. Painting of metal laboratory cabinets [Massachusetts] {10/17/03}
25195. Is titanium coating the future of pharmaceutical tanks [Missouri]
25196. Filler coating for ridged aluminum surface [Massachusetts]
25197. Stripping zinc from steel without damaging steel [Ohio]
25198. Quality of spray-applied chromating [Indiana]
25199. Need Chrome Plating on Aluminum tubes [Minnesota] {10/17/03}
25200. Electrolytic copper powder [Egypt] {10/17/03}
25201. Conductive V-saddle grease? [Florida] {10/17/03}
25202. Diecast aluminum alloy cleaning [California]
25203. Heat bluing damascus steel [Arizona]
25204. Chrome Plating Steel [Ohio]
25205. What is the Makeup of Zinc Phosphate coating? [Connecticut]
25206. Aluminum and silver sputtering [California]
25207. Minute pinholes in clusters after plating [India]
25208. Pyrophosphate copper for zinc problems [Poland]
25209. Gold plating problem on SMA connector pin [New York]
25210. Need plating of our die cast components [India] {10/20/03}
25211. Need Cubic Printing Film and Machinery [India] {10/20/03}
25212. Need small quantity of Riston® film [India] {10/20/03}
25213. Process and equipment for chroming [Philippines]
25214. Hobson's choice on glass-to-ceramic seals [Canada]
25215. Child safety products require bonding of PP to ABS [Texas]
25216. Powder coat problems due to masking need [New Hampshire]
25217. Aerospace mfgr. sees 17-4 PH turning grey during passivation [California]
25218. Pool mfgr. asks feasibility of electropolishing his hand rails [Mexico]
25219. Fire Dept. wants advice on Aluminum Tank Corrosion [Michigan]
25220. Zinc Plating Standards [India]
25221. Cold blackening stains our hands! [India]
25222. Need FeZn-Fe plating service for press parts [India] {10/20/03}
25223. Aerospace Mfgr. needs Chem Milling Consultant [Canada] {10/20/03}
25224. Student needs plant layout info [Iran]
25225. ED wastewater fouls electrocoagulation system [Malaysia]
25226. Are any electropolishing cathode materials better than lead? [South Africa]
25227. Need Brasso in the large economy size [Canada] {10/20/03}
25228. Need help from Sel Rex Co. [India] {10/20/03}
25229. My 3rd year of electroplating science projects [Maryland]
25230. I want to do Gold Plating of LP albums [Texas]
25231. Removal of hexavalent chromium on a fixed bed reactor [Egypt]
25232. Repairing acid-sprayed aluminum rims [Florida]
25233. Mirror finish on cast titanium? [Canada]
25234. Rack marks on electropolished stainless steel [Washington, DC]
25235. Prostate cancer in GM workers and those exposed to cadmium [Canada]
25236. Galvanized buckets as punch bowls [Florida]
25237. Trying to electropolish fasteners but nothing happens [India]
25238. Persian Energy Policy has questions on solar absorber coatings [Iran]
25239. Need used paint bath and compressor [Canada] {10/20/03}
25240. Adhesion test for chrome plated towel warmers [Turkey]
25241. Can't get uniform painting thickness on transformer fins [India]
25242. White Spots on Chromate Conversion Coating [South Africa]
25243. Aluminium content in bright dip climbs too fast [Australia]
25244. Whats the best way to clean off Aluminum Polish? [Illinois]
25245. Need used ovens, booths, compressors for powder coating start-up [Florida] {10/21/03}
25246. How can a school remove graffiti from a brick wall [Wyoming]
25247. Aluminum Front Surface Mirror [California]
25248. Problem with Woods Nickel Strike Bath [Missouri]
25250. Cleaning flux from welded aluminum joints [Minnesota]
25251. Need a conductive aluminum finish [Minnesota]
25252. Causes of zinc bumps on zinc plated pipes [Indiana]
25253. Need safe way to cut strapping from coils [Australia]
25254. Sodium hypochlorite/calcium hypochlorite dosing equipment [Bangladesh] {10/21/03}
25255. Contractor wants oil rubbed bronze finish on brass door hardware [South Carolina] {10/21/03}
25256. Disposal or inactivation of perchloric acid-ethanol and chromic-phosphoric acid mixtures [Mexico]
25257. Electroplating platinum onto superalloy [Iran]
25258. How to make up Sodium Dichromate seal [Florida]
25259. 8th grade project on oxidation of brass [California]
25260. High IR absorbing coating for a crystal [Italy]
25261. Electronics mfgr. suffers discoloration of stainless parts-washer baskets [California]
25262. Zinc chromate fluidiz finishing [Mexico]
25263. Flex circuit mfgr needs Copper Dummy Plates [Minnesota] {10/22/03}
25264. Aerospace company needs IVD service as cad replacement [The Netherlands] {10/22/03}
25265. Coating a brass bed [California]
25266. Precision tool maker needs coating for excising lithium [Pennsylvania]
25268. Our doctor doesn't know metal fume poisoning [Tennessee]
25269. Can my cooktop change to brushed stainless? [California]
25270. What does tarnished nickel look like? [New Jersey]
25271. Hot or Cold Water to Rinse Sulfuric Acid [Ohio]
25272. Removing Cr+6 ions from cyanide copper plating baths [Turkey]
25273. Requirement For Plating Chemicals [Ecuador] {10/22/03}
25274. Need used bi-metal rivet making machine [India] {10/22/03}
25275. Steel and stainless steel [Florida]
25276. Health Risks associated with Zinc Whiskers [California]
25279. Keeping contact resistance of phosphor bronze contacts minimal [Oklahoma]
25280. Tin Plating Tellurium Copper [New Hampshire]
25281. Need Powder Coating Videos [Illinois] {10/22/03}
25282. Humidity levels for ABS levels in chrome plating [Alabama]
25283. Resist for caustic soda? [Canada]
25284. Protective coating for galvanized counters in a floral store [Alaska]
25285. Help me clean my kitchen floor with muriatic acid [Arizona]
25286. What beats charcoal blocks for silver soldering? [Florida]
25287. Electropolishing Al6061 for high-vacuum service [California]
25288. What is potassium dicyano aurate [Florida]
25289. Toxicity of nitrosylfluoride [Germany]
25290. Nickel-Cobalt electroless solution [Singapore]
25291. Should EN baths have wetting agents or not? [Czech Republic]
25292. Process machinery suffers pitting corrosion [India]
25293. Surface Area Calculation [Massachusetts]
25294. Seeking satin nickel finish without nickel plating [New York]
25295. Eliminating TCE degreasing before lacquering brass parts [India]
25296. Tubing mfgr. want to coat steel with Zinc-Aluminum Alloy [New York]
25297. Can I buff out swirly scratches? [South Carolina]
25298. Safety working with powder coating paints [Nebraska]
25299. Bromine is attacking architect's stainless natatorium [Mississippi]
25300. How to tint the sealed beams of cars [Pakistan]
25301. Japan Paint Machinery Association Color Chart [Michigan]
25302. Lubricants effect on finishing [California]
25303. Need radar-absorbing paint [South Korea] {10/23/03}
25304. What bacterias treat cyanide and reduce their effects on animals and aquatic life? [Colorado]
25305. Carbon filtration for e-nickel chemistry [Maryland]
25306. Cutting edge of metal parts is rusting [China]
25307. Masking stencils for blasting/painting [Canada]
25308. Thickening the copper patinizing solution [California]
25309. Corrosion [Canada]
25310. Repeatable coatings [Virginia]
25311. PVD equipment needed for application of DLC coatings [Tennessee] {10/24/03}
25312. Plating shop needs teflon seal for anodizing [Mexico] {10/24/03}
25313. Looking for clear heat resistant finish [Connecticut]
25314. Hazards for the "Elderly" hobbiest [Texas]
25315. Transit Authority wants best way to clean brushed aluminum rail cars [Maryland]
25316. Color-coding Phosphate conversion coatings? [Minnesota]
25317. Need wheels chrome dipped [New York] {10/24/03}
25318. Seeking a Manufacturer of Nickel Anodes [Bangladesh] {10/24/03}
25319. Seeking used automatic anodizing line [New York] {10/24/03}
25320. How do you minimize hydrogen embrittlement in copper electroforming? [Iowa]
25321. Water marks, rusty parts and thick electroplating [Malaysia]
25322. Need rechroming of extrusion machine rollers [Philippines] {10/25/03}
25323. Need thermal deburring machine [Austria] {10/25/03}
25324. High-schooler wants to build hydrolysis powered engine [Kentucky]
25325. Hexavalent vs. Trivalent chromate toxicity [Minnesota]
25326. How to get mirror finish in aluminum [Arizona]
25327. Need Picture Chart To ID Different Types of Automotive Coatings [Michigan]
25328. What Is German Surface Protection "DBL"? [Michigan]
25329. A beginner at shipyard has painting questions [Croatia]
25330. Can I hold 3-5 mils of powder on 20 mil stainless? [Ohio]
25331. Phosphatizing doesn't work for brass and copper [Louisiana]
25332. Fishing lure mfgr misunderstands his plating shop [Pennsylvania]
25333. Rotogravure maker has chrome grinding troubles [Philippines]
25334. Laser mfgr suffers machining marks under nickel plating [California]
25335. Blow moulder needs to protect parts from PVC Fumes [Michigan]
25336. Too little ferrite in my 316 C12 castings. What will happen? [England]
25337. Steel mill needs blue oxide removal [Ohio]
25338. Need blower door tester and Air Qulity Tester [Canada] {10/25/03}
25339. Pachuca tank [Egypt]
25340. Oxidation and Saltwater [California]
25341. EASY alternative to anodizing to protect against fingerprints [Missouri]
25342. Joining of riser tube and metal strip [Texas]
25343. Sanded steel car [California]
25344. Painting Anodized Aluminum [California]
25345. Need my Harley battery covers chromed [South Carolina] {10/27/03}
25346. Plating shop seeks nickel sulphate and all electro plating chemicals [Iran] {10/27/03}
25347. Really confused about safety of hobby electroplating [Canada]
25348. Hose clamp mfgr asks what 316 LCU means? [Maryland]
25349. Valve mfgr. needs to know SPI to Ra relationship [New York]
25350. Tier 2 supplier wants to plate 303SS threads against galling [North Carolina]
25351. Need undercoat and topcoat paints for vacuum metalizing aluminum [Indonesia] {10/27/03}
25352. Does titanium discoloration in heat affected zone hurt aircraft components? [Pennsylvania]
25353. Silver shop seeks silver refining machine [India] {10/27/03}
25354. Switchgear mfgr asks resistance of gold chromate on bus [UK]
25355. Need chrome finish for ABS/PET auto accessories [UK] {10/27/03}
25356. Auto supplier needs better grinding and deflashing of weld joints [India]
25357. 6061 part anodizes well, same part in 7075 burns [Tennessee]
25358. Need painting or dark plating of solid brass bed [North Carolina] {10/27/03}
25359. Marble cutting machine mfgr. wants to buy industrial diamonds [India] {10/27/03}
25360. A-level acid reaction experiment generates far more gas than it should [England]
25361. Engineering student wants transparent TiO2 coating by PVD [Malta]
25362. Laundromat owner's new stainless steel washers have difficult stains [Kentucky]
25363. Steel and aluminum scuba tanks need refinishing [Canada]
25364. Cleaning a 14K gold bracelet found in shower drain [California]
25365. Roofing: solid copper vs copper plated stainless? [Oregon]
25366. Inside of Cast Iron Tea Kettle Rusts [Illinois]
25367. Plating shop asks what water is best for zinc plating [Pakistan]
25368. Car maker wants to know sludge recycling trends in auto industry [Korea]
25369. Want to try water-based "fake" chroming [Massachusetts]
25370. Gear mfgr. needs phosphate coating service [Wisconsin] {10/28/03}
25371. Need Plating measurement standards, NIST no longer has [Indiana] {10/28/03}
25372. To make a conclusion to my experiment [Honduras]
25373. Project on alternatives to cadmium plating [The Netherlands]
25374. Grout remover burned some stainless appliances [Minnesota]
25375. Clearcoat overspray dulled my chrome rims [Texas]
25376. Cleaning a building's 50 year old aluminum window frames [Illinois]
25377. Removing green deposits from copper and brass box [California]
25378. Cleaning copper sheet metal sculptures without darkening [Florida]
25379. Electronics assembler wants to graduate to multi-color silkscreening [Canada]
25380. Craftmaker wants simple setup to anodize small copper objects [Northern Ireland]
25381. Desperately want to open plating shop [Namibia]
25382. Stress corrosion cracking in 304 SS submersible motors [Oklahoma]
25383. Polyester coating for dye sublimation needed [Florida] {10/28/03}
25384. Polishing Au to the NM scale [Arizona]
25385. Restoring 100 year old cast iron statues [Ireland]
25386. Comm. Equipment mfgr. asks how good is NH-35? [Indiana]
25387. Motor mfgr. need enamel coating equipment and technology [China] {10/28/03}
25388. Surgical instruments maker needs etching machine [Bahrain] {10/28/03}
25389. Need info on Albert Gnehm hardness tester [France] {10/28/03}
25390. Need plastisol per MIL-P-20869 [Turkey] {10/28/03}
25391. Fastener mfgr. needs custom mini dip-spin line [Ohio] {10/28/03}
25392. Need very small, very high quality, cold blackening system [Ohio] {10/28/03}
25393. Need "electro-glow 300" or equivalent electropolishing solution [Utah] {10/28/03}
25394. Student need to remove copper plating from pennies [Alabama]
25395. What are the steps in chrome rim manufacturing? [Australia]
25396. How to deal with stains on patinized copper countertop [Connecticut]
25397. Luster finish on metal [California]
25398. Need alkaline pickling process to eliminate hydrogen embrittlement [Malaysia]
25399. Powder coating is thick at sharp corners [Turkey]
25400. Marine repair shop needs to purify hard chrome plating solution [Hong Kong]
25401. Machinist needs know-how to electroplate copper onto steel [New Mexico]
25402. All efforts at refinishing carburetor just make it worse [Canada]
25403. Injection molder needs right mold coating for running PEI [Oregon]
25404. Custom molder seeks water based conductive primer [California] {10/29/03}
25405. Seeking used burn-off oven, preferably Pollution Control Products brand [Ohio] {10/29/03}
25406. Electrolysis of CO/CO2 and H2O [Colorado]
25407. Best construction materials for MEMs development process? [Louisiana]
25408. How can I re-rust iron antiques that I've cleaned? [Georgia]
25409. Plating shop seeks formula for Uranium plating solution [Indiana]
25410. Heavy equipment dealer worries if lime hurts chrome hydraulic cylinders [Virginia]
25411. Actuator mfgr. needs localized touch ups on passivated parts [New Jersey]
25412. Need brass 4-way ball valves [Alabama] {10/29/03}
25413. Sensor mfgr. needs Aeroglaze Z306 black paint [California] {10/29/03}
25414. Used Anodizing Line Wanted [Illinois] {10/29/03}
25415. Removing lead paint from brass hinges [North Carolina]
25416. Chromated zinc plating is oxidizing between Singapore and the East Coast [California]
25417. Auto accessories supplier wants adhesive for anodized parts [Texas]
25418. Implant maker asks about Citric vs. Nitric passivation of titanium [Texas]
25419. Need glass-like surface on 1144 "stress-proof" steel [Michigan]
25420. Yellow Zinc vs. Fluorocarbon Coated Fasteners for drinking water pumphouse [New York]
25421. Printer mfgr. asks what is the light gray coating on copy machine sheetmetal [Ohio]
25422. Need dry ice blasting equipment [Denmark] {10/30/03}
25423. Polystyrene mfgr. needs nickel sulfate urgently [Singapore] {10/30/03}
25424. Easy-Off Oven Cleaner damaged aluminum motorcycle finish [California]
25425. Chromium plating of steel - yr 12 chemistry assignment [Australia]
25426. The Color Of Sulfate [West Virginia]
25427. Strange corrosion products on gold coated copper [Minnesota]
25428. Can sheet steel rust away in only 4 years? [Arizona]
25429. Converting dull steel golf club heads into mirror-like chrome [Texas]
25430. Some questions about Mil-G-45204 Gold Plating [Singapore]
25431. Plater sees latent blistering on alkaline non-cyanide zinc plated product [Pennsylvania]
25432. Zinc-Nickel Plating? What are the colors possible? [India]
25433. Passivating SS tubes already attached to mild steel plates [India]
25434. Improving our electropolishing of 316L junction boxes [Iran]
25435. Tank maker wants deep understanding of corrosion of SS by NaCL [India]
25436. Need clear preservation of baby shoes [California] {10/30/03}
25437. Corrugated galvanized sheet as an interior design surface [Ohio]
25438. Electropolishing for more than conventional amount of metal removal [Colorado]
25439. Inhibitor [Ohio]
25440. Surface treatment of aluminum [Canada]
25441. Lacquer Coating [New York]
25442. Plastic part for consumer electronics needs selective chrome plating [California]
25443. Switch mfgr asks if sulfate/sulfamate from nickel causes silver oxidation [Georgia]
25444. Sliding electrical contacts suffer silver to silver galling [Massachusetts]
25445. Need lead (Pb) shot coated against saltwater corrosion [Minnesota] {10/31/03}
25446. Need Extra Fine Emery Cloth [Florida] {10/31/03}
25447. Science topic answer [Illinois]
25448. Looking for best conductive metal for DC probe for water immersion [Pakistan]
25449. Wrought iron railing refinishing [Iowa]
25450. Testing for silver with household chemicals [Virginia]
25451. Gold recovery produces gold powder that is too fine [India]
25452. How can a shipyard test the spreading rate of paint? [Croatia]
25453. How do we tolerance and gauge galvanized fasteners? [India]
25454. Sputtered ZrN comes out blue instead of gold [India]
25455. How to make copper electroformed electrodes for spark erosion [India]
25456. Silversmith needs to raise pH in Watts nickel [California]
25457. How to tell if gold plated parts are brass vs. steel [Singapore]
25458. Aluminum pulley locks itself onto stainless shaft [Illinois]
25459. Boat builder asks effects of diesel exhaust on aluminum [Washington]
25460. Hinge mfgr loses huge order to China, needs cheap brass-like finish [Illinois]
25461. Need white metal blasting, zinc metalizing, and powder coating [Illinois] {10/31/03}
25462. Need drums of UV inhibitors [New York] {10/31/03}
25463. How does Faraday's Law work in Hydrogen Electrolysis? [Colorado]
25464. Measuring friction and wear of coatings on stainless steel against sand [Virginia]
25465. Want the brightwork on Monte Carlo to be gold [North Carolina] {10/31/03}
25466. Need plastic Mustang grille chromed [New Mexico] {10/31/03}
25467. Project to cobalt plate autos for corrosion resistance [Arizona]
25468. Titration end point for Nitric Acid concentration [Canada]
25469. Restorer needs to strip nickel plate from a vintage brass saxophone [Oklahoma]
25470. Brass went brittle from nickel plating? [Wisconsin]
25471. Aerospace test application requires EN not cause loss of spheracity [Connecticut]
25472. missing or purged
25473. How to co-deposit nickel powder particles from chrome plating solution [Malaysia]
25474. Restoring copper roofed gatehouse to bright condition [Florida]
25475. Need acrylic crayons formulated for painting cloth [India]
25476. Need help restoring metal cistern cups from 1800's [Texas]
25477. Spindle Finish Nomeclature: B1U3 [Texas]
25478. Need literature on biocompatibility of 316L stainless steel [Minnesota]
25479. In-house plater wants best material choice for small plating tanks [Australia]
25480. Ocean-front hotel needs corrosion inhibiting paint for steel [Mexico]
25481. Zinc-based organ pipes need gilding [Massachusetts]
25482. Chocolate brown coloring of stainless steel not working [India]
25483. Telecom mfgr sees red rust "bleed out" from seams [Texas]
25484. Severe flaking and corrosion on powder coated aluminium profile [Norway]
25485. Corrosion resistance of Electropolished SS304 versus unpolished SS316 [Florida]
25486. Fastener mfgr. needs approved plater for Toyota TSH7700G-E finish [Michigan] {11/03/03}
25487. Tier 1 shop needs Chrome Flash on Stainless Steel [Canada] {11/03/03}
25488. Conductivity test for chromate conversion coating [Canada]
25489. Polishing Stainless Steel on primitive Pago Pago [American Samoa]
25490. Iridite Touch-up [Virginia]
25491. Need brushed finish on aluminum motorcycle forks [Kansas]
25492. RMS-RMZ callouts on auto parts cause confusion [Tennessee]
25493. Moldmaker seeks plater who can plate a few Delrin/Celcon/acetal plastic parts [Michigan] {11/03/03}
25494. Chrome plater needs a used "Step Tester" [Pennsylvania] {11/03/03}
25495. Need modern masking supplies and techniques [India] {11/03/03}
25496. Trading Company Seeks Tin Sulphate [UAE] {11/03/03}
25497. Bike mfgr. needs silver powder coatings [Kentucky] {11/03/03}
25498. Seeking sensitized photoready tiles and glass [Michigan] {11/03/03}
25499. Health concern [North Carolina]
25500. Need general info on transfer film wood finish [India]
25501. Hotplate user wants to electroplate them to improve heat transfer radiation [Minnesota]
25502. Need to plate acid copper to 200 microns without roughness [India]
25503. Panel builder wants to start business in silvering of copper [Egypt]
25504. Aerospace shop asks about Nitric vs. Sulfuric Acid in deoxidizing [South Korea]
25505. Shop asks effect on hardness of hardcoating at 50 degrees [Colorado]
25506. Deployed in Iraq and Desperate about Motorcyle Wheel Polishing [Kansas]
25507. Need aluminum extrusion plant plus coating units [Sudan] {11/03/03}
25508. Need quote for hard anodizing plant for aluminium cookware [Pakistan] {11/03/03}
25509. Steel company needs galvanizing line [Iran] {11/03/03}
25510. Need ASTM B695 Mechanical Galvanizing [Saudi Arabia] {11/03/03}
25511. Paints and primers not adhering to stainless steel rockets [Canada]
25512. Can paper mill's galvanized fence be powder coated? [Indonesia]
25513. Tin plating going blackish [India]
25514. Water meter mfgr needs durable and safe aluminum finish [England]
25515. Re-surfacing Stainless Steel abused from manufacturing [Indiana]
25516. Compatibility of Turco with Titanium Ti Al6 V4 [Germany]
25517. Need Rav 4 wheels rechromed [California] {11/04/03}
25518. Seeking Teflon recoating service [So. Africa] {11/04/03}
25519. Need straightening, patching, rechroming of '63 Olds bumpers [Pennsylvania] {11/04/03}
25520. Want to do Bronzing of Baby Shoes [New Zealand] {11/04/03}
25521. Need alkaline solvent for gold electroplating [Malaysia] {11/04/03}
25522. Turning metals different colors other than green [Alabama]
25523. Current density required for chrome plating [Argentina]
25524. Replacement for Hexavalent Cr [Venezuela]
25525. Tin/nickel interdiffusion [England]
25526. Designing a statistical analysis of inspection data for hydrocarbon piping systems [UK]
25527. Medical equipment supplier needs to know if aluminum smells [Texas]
25529. Copper cupola over bay window ruined by brick acid wash [Tennessee]
25530. Gold coins blackened by the San Diego fires. Cleaning suggestions? [California]
25531. Need rusty finish on soup cans for crafts [Illinois]
25532. Rusting corrugated steel [Colorado]
25533. Is rust a salt? Does it contain a salt? [Ireland]
25534. What pretreatment do we need for powder coating? [Alabama]
25535. Need several gate hinges galvanized [Florida] {11/04/03}
25536. Car buff seeks chroming of plastic [Philippines] {11/04/03}
25537. Why Do Bleach and Vinegar Corrode Pennies? [New Mexico]
25538. Metal to keep it's rusty colour or coating to protect surface of rusted steel [Jordan]
25539. Primer coating on aluminum foil [California]
25540. Mil-spec anodization sometimes porous sometimes not [California]
25541. OEM asks how etch rate is calculated and measured [Maryland]
25542. Medical parts need selective re-anodizing after laser etch [Tennessee]
25543. Laser-marking steel wheel rims destroys paint and causes rust [Mexico]
25544. Need 8 steel golf heads chromed [Texas] {11/05/03}
25545. Student of materials engineering asks about hot dip galvanization [Spain]
25546. Rust is developing on repainted section of Toyota [Canada]
25547. Boat repair shop asks about painting an anodized mast [California]
25548. Cleaning the knobs and hinges of a camper's cupboard [Missouri]
25549. I panned for gold and need to safely get rid of the mercury [Canada]
25550. Acid etching on porcelain (china) for painting [Florida]
25551. How to oxidize my aluminum belt buckle [New York]
25552. How to get sleighbells tuned/toned [California]
25553. Historical hand re-tinning of copper cooking utensils? [Australia]
25554. Powder coat adhesion to aluminum is failing in post forming process [Michigan]
25555. Can EN stretch enough for nuts to be used under sea? [Texas]
25556. Connector mfgr asks compatibility of palladium plated pins to tin-lead plated sockets [Illinois]
25557. Iron Contamination of Heef 25 hard chrome solution [South Africa]
25558. Newbie questions why plated-in-China nickel and chrome is peeling [Massachusetts]
25559. Need to activate nickel for replating Ni-Cr [Turkey]
25560. Tri-nickel plated auto parts fail salt spray at the welds [India]
25561. Preferred alloy for electroplating on aluminum [California]
25562. Winery sees ethanol cooling solution rusting their steel tanks [Australia]
25563. Protecting cast iron from damage by molten aluminum [India]
25564. Parent makes silver plating inquiry [England]
25565. Coating I.D. of concrete pipe with silver or copper [Canada]
25566. Machine shop inadvertently copper plates steel bolts [Florida]
25567. Want mirrored plastic sheets for teaching ski technique [Minnesota]
25568. Plating etched zinc plates with steel or nickel [Vermont]
25569. Condo manager asks if powder coat steel railings okay on the coast? [New Jersey]
25570. Galvanizer wants sensors to automate control of pickling and flux baths [Colombia]
25571. Crystals during copper electroplating cause bridging and short circuits [North Carolina]
25572. Need plating-on-plastic [India] {11/05/03}
25573. Searching Titanium sheet metal coated with Tantalum [Germany] {11/05/03}
25574. Cylinder block mfgr. needs process for Phosphating [India] {11/05/03}
25575. Plating shop need phosphating additive to get light gray finish [India] {11/05/03}
25576. Need Gold / Silver / Platinum Roses [Illinois] {11/05/03}
25577. Paints won't adhere to chromated aluminum aerospace parts [Canada]
25578. 2nd tier powder coater sees outgasing on zinc plated parts [Mexico]
25579. Plating 6061 aluminum without using copper [Texas]
25580. PWB mfgr has thickness control issues on Au and Nickel in ENIG process [Malaysia]
25581. Optical Mirrors need Electroless Nickel Coating [Israel] {11/06/03}
25582. Watchmaker has problems plating silver solder [Oregon]
25583. Sheet metal fabricator needs zinc plater for a weldment enclosure [Connecticut] {11/06/03}
25584. Color electroplating [New Jersey]
25585. Plastic compounder finds Platable Nylon isn't [Massachusetts]
25586. Lead free plating on copper, parts soldered in lead free process [Hungary]
25587. Blade mfgr. can't find soak cleaner that works without ultrasonics [Virginia]
25588. Cleaning of nickel plated steel platner table [Washington]
25589. Making a yz80 look like a metal mulisha bike [North Carolina]
25591. D-I-Y silkscreening of aluminum [Canada]
25592. How big a deal is a Galvanising Installation [Ghana]
25593. Motorcycle restorer needs small batch of Hi-Vis Yellow Powder [New Jersey] {11/06/03}
25594. Student asks the adhesion mechanism for rubber on glass [Ohio]
25595. Sink mfgr. needs to know who makes stainless steel molds [Ireland]
25596. Artist wants clear coat for glass [North Carolina]
25597. Setting up a test rack for natural weathering exposure [Australia]
25598. Acetone wipe test for Anodize [Virginia]
25599. Need to have steel bookcase stripped and powder coated [California] {11/06/03}
25600. Need vacuum impregnation service for bronze castings [Malaysia] {11/07/03}
25601. Need 5 pipe fittings aluminized per JIS H8642 HAD2 [Singapore] {11/07/03}
25602. Need our Molytester calibrated [The Netherlands] {11/07/03}
25603. College of Economics needs average cost of zinc plating [West Virginia]
25604. How to start a business plating on ceramic, glass and plastic [Canada]
25605. How to Successfully Paint Interior Plastic A/C Cover [Florida]
25606. Chrome plating shop has DI water compatability issues [Colorado]
25607. Pickling shop hopes electrocoagulation will raise pH and thus save caustic [Ohio]
25608. Consumer electronics maker asks why cyanide is used in electroplating [India]
25609. Need barrel plating action to shift a slidebar so all of assembled part gets plated [North Carolina]
25610. Sub-con needs confirmation that Def Stan 03-25/3 and MIL-A-8625 are equivalent [UK]
25611. Machine designer suffers stainless steel galling [Arizona]
25612. Polymer coating for Gold/Silver/Wood for dye sublimation printing [Australia]
25613. Anodizing brass cufflinks to a perfect match [New York]
25614. White gold versus platinum for engagement ring? [Maryland]
25615. Does "X-it Precoat" meet AMS2473G [Texas]
25616. Heating element mfgr. encounters rust of 321SS coils [Michigan]
25617. Getting control over Nitric HF pickle process for titanium [UK]
25618. Calculation of Surface Area [Connecticut] {11/07/03}
25619. How do we remove chrome from wheels [Iowa]
25620. Does VCI packaging cause the metal to suffer adhesion reduction? [Canada]
25621. Need a Porsche piston chrome or iron plated [New York] {11/07/03}
25622. Need anodizing shop for my Dodge Shelbywheels [Washington, DC] {11/07/03}
25623. The whole Gulf Coast is rusting away [Mississippi]
25624. Electrolysis of copper sulphate [Barbados]
25625. Wrecked my galvanized trailer finish with Mothers' [New York]
25626. Nickel precipitation seems affected by mix with treated cyanide [Kansas]
25627. Die caster's zinc chromate is much too dark [China]
25628. Best way to measure chrome plating hardness [India]
25629. Need a finishing method where cast and wrought aluminum will look the same [Pennsylvania]
25630. Seeking Spot Gold plating, high volume reel-to-reel [Illinois] {11/10/03}
25631. Conductive coating easily deposited like paste [Utah]
25632. Where to get government approval TT-C-490 for zinc phosphate [New York]
25633. Abrasive polishing ruthenium, rhenium and iridium "buttons" [Spain]
25634. The hard layer characterictics of EDM layer materials [India]
25635. How to realistically paint deer decoys? [Tennessee]
25636. How to do the Gold Fill process? [North Carolina]
25637. How to enamel sterling silver jewelry? [North Carolina]
25638. How do I prepare and paint exterior copper pipe? [Louisiana]
25639. Conductivity of titanium vs. steel [Ohio]
25640. Affects of Hydrocloric Acid on Gold [Washington]
25641. Making carbon steel sheet metal art look like bronze [North Dakota]
25642. Reliably soldering to Nickel Plating using no-clean method [Illinois]
25644. Need heat treated parts plated for resistance to 10% nitric acid wash [Illinois]
25645. Will Forming Hurt Anodized Aluminum Pipe [Massachusetts]
25646. My ring fraudulently swapped, but how to prove it? [England]
25647. POLISHED COPPER COATING [Nebraska]
25648. Will watering herbs from galvanized water cans hurt us? [Italy]
25649. Leakage in degreasing plant [Kuwait]
25650. CuAl Intermetallic [Philippines]
25651. Powdercoating performance benchmarks [New Zealand]
25652. Need to reapply silver rims onto crystal stemware [Mississippi]
25653. Copper ring just keeps tarnishing [Tennessee]
25654. Copper goods mfgr. needs copper cathode material [Egypt] {11/10/03}
25655. Repair and plate plumbing on antique sink [North Carolina] {11/10/03}
25656. Need spray paints and motorcycle parts [Pakistan] {11/10/03}
25657. Plating shop needs used tanks and pumps [California] {11/10/03}
25658. Pneumatic rifle maker needs Titanium blackening [Texas] {11/10/03}
25659. How do I protect our copper wires from over annealing [Iran]
25660. Contractor needs right prep. for lacquered copper fireplace [California]
25661. Nickel plating peels off copper pin heads [India]
25662. Range finders need black optical paint [India] {11/11/03}
25663. Selecting hardware finishes compatible with carbon steel enclosures [Canada]
25664. Why is cadmium more "compatible with aluminum" than zinc is? [South Africa]
25665. Need custom aluminum bumpers finished in a brushed aluminum look [Virginia] {11/11/03}
25666. Need Liver of Sulfur [Pennsylvania] {11/11/03}
25667. Seeking zinc hydroxide filter cake [Georgia] {11/11/03}
25668. Need equipment to measure Ra/grit-finish of stainless [India] {11/11/03}
25669. Need Metal Polishing Equipment and Supplies [Washington] {11/11/03}
25670. Zinc castings require vapour blasting before Alochroming [England]
25671. What substrates for fashion jewelry to insure good plating? [Italy]
25672. Need set of Monderas wheels rechomed [New York] {11/11/03}
25673. Artist needs silunic acid to color steel black [Pennsylvania] {11/11/03}
25674. Looking for chroming supplies [Georgia]
25675. Valve mfgr needs replacement for hexavalent chromate in China and Italy [New Jersey]
25676. Plating specification definition to prevent white rust [California]
25677. Electrolytic plate-out of silver in the 1 ppm range [England]
25678. Prevention of oxidation of lead plating on copper parts [Tennessee]
25679. Masking ink for aluminium anodizing [Malaysia]
25680. Need permanent mold release for molds for rubber [Ohio]
25681. Need iridium oxide coating on titanium [Malaysia] {11/11/03}
25682. Hydraulic cylinder mfgr. needs hard chrome plating of rods [USA or Canada] {11/11/03}
25683. Seeking 20 micrometers or less zinc-coating of large parts [Germany] {11/11/03}
25684. Acid dipping a Corvette frame [Wisconsin] {11/11/03}
25685. Will poisonous gases from a Teflon lined microwave kill my parrots? [South Carolina]
25686. Getting ISO-certification for only a single department [India]
25687. Procedure for Titration of Ferric Chloride? [Utah]
25688. Hospital equipment mfgr. needs to color stainless steel [Australia]
25689. Using the molten zinc kettle to strip powder coatings [Colombia]
25690. Process details of Electroplating on Aluminum material [India]
25691. Opto-electronics mfgr. needs adhesion of plastic to aluminum [New Mexico]
25692. Why is the gas cap latch the only rusted part on my van? [Canada]
25693. Want to paint my chrome motorcycle fender black [Wisconsin]
25694. Aluminum stays sulfur-contaminated despite ultrasonic cleaning and HNO3 [Taiwan]
25695. Cheaper blasting media than glass beads for stainless product [India]
25696. Need a better water protective coating for Beryllium X-ray target disks [California]
25697. Looking for a gold plating vendor - Aurobond-TCL [Oregon] {11/12/03}
25698. Semiconductor equipment mfgr. needs Everslik 1201 coating done [California] {11/12/03}
25699. Refinishing a tub flange to an Oil Rubbed Bronze color [California] {11/12/03}
25700. Seeking Sodium Bisulfate [Syria] {11/12/03}
25701. Looking for Cloth/Felt vibratory Polishing Media [Oregon] {11/12/03}
25702. Fixing rust on enamel cookware [Minnesota]
25703. Metal dye for different colors [California]
25704. Maintaining solderability of tin-lead plating on stainless steel [Illinois]
25705. Black oxide start up help [Michigan]
25706. Striations on a Substrate that was Electroless Nickel Plated [California]
25707. Adhesive bonding to Titanium [New Hampshire]
25708. Medical compnent mfgr. needs to electropolish titanium [Ireland]
25709. Need a brass platter refinished [Massachusetts] {11/13/03}
25710. Planning to build a powder coating shop [India] {11/13/03}
25711. Salt Spray test for ASTM B633 Type II, FE/AN 5 with Olive Drab Chromate and Top Coat Passivate [Ohio]
25712. Need quick QC spot test for electrolytic vs. EN [Massachusetts]
25713. Pickled brass components only look good for a couple of weeks [India]
25714. Experiencing more galvanic corrosion with one grade aluminum than another [Florida]
25715. The thicker the Zn plating, the rougher the surface finish? [Singapore]
25716. Avionics mfgr. needs Teflon coating services [Mexico] {11/13/03}
25717. Student asks what industries use deionised water? [UK]
25718. Copper pipe is turning black at worksite [New Hampshire]
25719. Should a juicer be epoxied, aluminum, or chrome? [Missouri]
25720. Heating copper to achieve various colors [Arizona]
25721. What do we do when chrome tank hydrometer reading is low? [Kentucky]
25722. Procurement analyst asks about tape damaging pre-plate [California]
25723. Heat treatment causes dark blue discoloration of 13-8 SST [Florida]
25724. Passivating blacksmith forged stainless steel [California]
25725. Medical engineer asks about siliconisation of needles [India]
25726. Need a very tarnished brass bed cleaned [Canada] {11/13/03}
25727. Problem in electroforming CD-DVD molds [Belgium]
25728. KEEPING A FAUX CEILING FROM FALLING? [Illinois]
25729. Diesel engine mfgr. needs Silver Splash Plating [India] {11/14/03}
25730. Architect needs color shift paint for stainless steel outdoor sculpture [China] {11/14/03}
25731. Carbon brick supplier needs furan resin mortar [China] {11/14/03}
25732. Teacher wants experiment on copper temp. vs. oxidation [Indiana]
25733. Need to change the color of nickel and steel without coatings [California]
25734. Need help quoting e-coated parts [Tennessee]
25735. The zinc plated products we bought are rusting [UK]
25736. Metlab needs inhibited hydrochloric acid for removal of plating [Illinois] {11/14/03}
25737. Need machinery for finishing aluminum kitchen utensils [Dominican Republic] {11/14/03}
25738. Contractor needs anti-oxidant for copper counter tops [Massachusetts]
25739. Projected life of zinc plated roofing screws [Turkey]
25740. Critique our proposed plating sequence for wire plating [Egypt]
25741. Filtration for Jewelry Repair Shop [Illinois]
25742. SWest Electroplating unit damaged - ideas for repair? [Washington]
25743. Why are there pitting holes on hard chrome plating? [Singapore]
25744. Want to Hard Anodize in Colors [Hong Kong]
25745. How to keep the copper we are cutting from adhering to the thread cutter? TiN? [California]
25746. Science fair project for a 5th grader [Utah]
25747. Phase diagram of B2O3-NaCl systems seems wrong [Turkey]
25748. Does anodizing solution become oxygen-poor after successive uses? [South Korea]
25749. Gold-Titanium Alloy for use in making shikhar kalash [India]
25750. D2 tool steel for a survival knife? [Michigan]
25751. Non conductive smut develops between EN and copper contacts during burn-in [South Africa]
25752. Need Rechroming of Bathroom Fixtures [Pennsylvania] {11/17/03}
25753. Repair shop needs V-ROD wheels anodized [Louisiana] {11/17/03}
25754. Precision mfgr. needs Aluminum Coating per IAW NAS4006 [New York] {11/17/03}
25755. Having consistency problems in Cathodic Electrodeposition [Ohio]
25756. Coloring tin plating without hurting solderability [New Hampshire]
25757. Customer spec demands COR-TEN rail transport parts be powder coated [New York]
25758. Need used 100 to 200 amp rectifiers A.S.A.P. [So. California] {11/17/03}
25759. What is "White Electro Zinc Coating" [New Jersey]
25760. Seeking rechroming of 2 vintage motorcycle rims [North Carolina] {11/17/03}
25761. Need my El Camino bumpers rechromed [Kentucky] {11/17/03}
25762. Custom wood finisher needs patination chemicals [California] {11/17/03}
25763. Auto shop needs a NITRAAD Supplier [Pennsylvania] {11/17/03}
25764. Interior designer needs architectural finishes on steel [California] {11/18/03}
25765. Need the Ni-SiC plating chemicals [Taiwan] {11/18/03}
25766. Need scratch removal / surface prep tools for 6061 aluminum [Nevada] {11/18/03}
25767. How can I oxidize copper without the use of a patina? [Great Britain]
25768. Different finishes on nails [Australia]
25769. Can I melt a white gold pendant into a ring? [Canada]
25770. Need prototype copper/silver electroplating on Plastics [California] {11/18/03}
25771. Seeking chrome paint/lacquer for my motorcycle [Denmark] {11/18/03}
25772. The study of wear, and Archard's equation [Utah]
25773. Use of enameled copper wires for creation of gap in ferrite cores [India]
25774. Scratch marks are appearing in ABS Parts after painting [India]
25775. Hex nuts need better corrosion resistance than cadmium plating [Illinois]
25776. Will residual amounts of CO2 in a closed aqua cooling system lead to corrosion? [Trinidad]
25777. Need calcium carbonate of high purity (99.99) 10 kg [UK] {11/18/03}
25778. Worried about hydrogen embrittlement of case-hardened low carbon steel [Ohio]
25779. Need Mold Swabbing Fluid for glass manufacturing [Nigeria] {11/18/03}
25780. Need zinc sulphate importers [Pakistan] {11/18/03}
25781. Need an enclosed overhead track system [Arizona] {11/18/03}
25782. Need Invar 36 with better Temperal Stability [UK]
25783. Designer needs better protection on painted die castings [Pennsylvania]
25784. Need magnetically receptive metal foil [New York]
25785. Powder coating must be to FDA certification [Taiwan]
25786. Acid zinc plating questions [Nigeria]
25787. Antique copper strips on cedar chest [Kentucky]
25788. How to fight corrosion of steel baghouse by acidic flue gas [England]
25789. Need Teflon coating for car [India] {11/18/03}
25790. Having trouble with pits in bright anodizing [India]
25791. Discolored the dials on my boss' heirloom Grandfather Clock [Arizona]
25792. Protective coating for flame patina on copper without fading [Illinois]
25793. Need Electroless Nickel Process Equipment [India] {11/18/03}
25794. Boring Boron Carbide lame question [India]
25795. Switching to a pulse rectifier caused silver plating problems [India]
25796. Cracked clearcoat on powder coated finish [Connecticut]
25797. Bonding resistance changes after a period of time [Belgium]
25798. Jewelry mfgr. needs info about electro-cleaning and electro-polishing process [India]
25799. Want to buy Dacromet [Iran] {11/19/03}
25801. Need full auto-body dip/strip due to hurricane flooding [Texas] {11/19/03}
25802. Nickel stamper separate with another nickel plate [Taiwan]
25803. Protective coating for brass [New York]
25804. TO PAINT OVER CHROME WITHOUT SCRATCHING THE CHROME [West Virginia]
25805. Need to put frosted etching on fiber-optic glass fibers [New Jersey]
25806. ASTM Std for electroplated zinc on mild steel traffic sensor enclosures [Arizona]
25807. How can an artist preserve original brushed finish? [Virginia]
25808. pH of ultrapure water? [Massachusetts]
25809. Need finish recommendation for stainless steel battery contact [Indiana]
25810. Security firm needs a very easily broken conductive sheet [Portugal]
25811. Need Paint Viscosity Chart / Cross-ref [Ohio]
25812. Need machining coolant that won't stain aluminium [England]
25813. Small mfgr. needs Benchtop Silver Plating Equipment [No. Carolina] {11/19/03}
25814. Appliance mfgr. needs large quantities of powder coatings [Iran] {11/19/03}
25815. Recycling of powder [India]
25816. Chemistry % [Australia]
25817. Physicist wants to put EN onto a sputtered Pd sensitization [Washington, DC]
25818. Hotel needs refinishing of 22 elevator doors [Illinois] {11/20/03}
25819. Need selenious acid or other agent to darken brass [Kentucky] {11/20/03}
25820. Anodizing equipment for low volume inventor/prototype maker [California]
25821. Nikasil failed. What is the failure mechanism [Louisiana]
25822. Want real chrome on plastic parts on my H2 [Massachusetts]
25823. Blackening a steel drawer pull [Washington]
25824. Furniture restorer can't reliably solder brass-plated zinc [Pennsylvania]
25825. Problem soldering to brass pin with Tin plating on Nickel flash [Minnesota]
25826. Will IPA destroy chromated surfaces [Singapore]
25827. Can't remove protective plastic film adhesive residue from stainless steel [California]
25828. Powder coating on zinc die castings is blistering [No. Dakota]
25829. Seeking knowledge on chroming my aluminum molds [Ivory Coast]
25830. How much iron exhausts a pickling solution and how to measure it? [India]
25831. Need shop for Anodizing Fine Mirror Aluminium Sheet [India] {11/20/03}
25832. Science project on thermal and electrical conductivity [Texas]
25833. Mercury separation [Canada]
25834. Design project on Teflon plating [Illinois]
25835. Steel in water: Ellipsometric Investigation [UK]
25836. Cyanide decontamination small scale [Texas]
25837. Can the hollows inside wedding rings be filled? [UK]
25838. Can DLC coatings be applied by Electron Beam process? [India]
25839. Need P and D for hard coat anodizing with Teflon on 2 pcs. of Fortal [Illinois] {11/21/03}
25840. Need gold plating restored on my Movado watch case [California] {11/21/03}
25841. Artist wants a patina on copper tubing [Louisiana] {11/21/03}
25842. NEED 20"L PART RACK SYSTEM CLEANED BY 11/25 [Alabama] {11/21/03}
25843. Seeking company to etch a logo onto anodized alum parts [California] {11/21/03}
25844. Plating shop needs Macro Cor and Macro Seal products [Australia] {11/21/03}
25845. Need system to Electropolish Parrot Cages [Pakistan] {11/21/03}
25846. Seeking equipment to do "alternative chrome" [Idaho] {11/21/03}
25847. Need S-rounds and phos. copper anodes cheap [Virginia] {11/21/03}
25848. Need a Carbon Filter Cartridge [Philippines] {11/21/03}
25849. Teacher wants Science Fair Ideas involving electroplating/metallurgy [New Mexico]
25850. 302 vs 304 stainless steel in cookware [North Carolina]
25851. Reclaim Gold Finishings [Indiana]
25852. Fixing scratched glass with jeweler's rouge [New York]
25853. Baking Paint [Canada]
25854. Lime slippage from sludge contact clarifier [Pakistan]
25855. Chloride Titration for Nickel Sulfamate Baths [Canada]
25856. Black oxide vs black zinc; What's the diff? [Maine]
25857. Need a finish like galvanizing, but black [Indiana]
25858. Market leader needs decorative PVD on beer dispensers [Denmark] {11/21/03}
25859. What chemical is used to lower pH of copper pyrophosphate bath [Singapore]
25860. Phase diagram for Na2B4O7 and NaCI mixture [Turkey]
25861. Mirror factory has silver sludge forming on nozzles [Thailand]
25862. Need help or Teflon coating cars [India] {11/21/03}
25863. Inspector asks what certs are applicable to anodized medical products [Washington]
25864. Cleaning of superheated steam piping system [Canada]
25865. Can aluminum paint be used as a vapour barrier [Canada]
25866. What makes Copper coins turn black [UK]
25867. EN plating is immediately staining in water service [Massachusetts]
25868. Anodizing plant needs 'Sarkoral' colouring chemicals [India] {11/21/03}
25869. Protecting Cast Iron or Steel submerged in molten Aluminum [Ohio]
25870. PhD student has superfinishing questions [Romania]
25871. Is Green patina finish on copper gutters possible in dry climate? [Nevada]
25873. Forgings suffer severe color variations during dichromate seal [Ohio]
25874. Color Treatment for Electrically Conductive Al Finish [Ohio]
25876. Rusting a steel artwork with muratic acid [California]
25877. Want a separation layer between evaporated Al film and epoxy surface [New York]
25878. Artist need to mirror polish 10 ft x 6 ft rough stainless steel [California]
25879. Set painter needs to remove silver from mirrors [California]
25880. Parts must be painted, so what galvanized steel to spec? [California]
25881. Electropolishing of Surgical Devices [Canada]
25882. ORP Probes foul and cause problems in etching process [Minnesota]
25883. Calculation of life for vibratory machines [India]
25884. Lodging of steel balls in Copper U-bend tubes [India]
25885. Pitting in Nickel Sulphamate Solution after Adding Brightener [Turkey]
25886. Delamination of fiberglass from ABS [Malaysia]
25887. Giving steel a unique, aged look [Ohio]
25888. Fighting corrosion of cast iron woodworking machinery [Pennsylvania]
25889. purged
25890. Powder coating shop needs Ceramic High Temp Coatings [Ohio] {11/21/03}
25891. Hot hardness tester needed [Germany] {11/21/03}
25892. ECD and High Volume Aluminum Valve Fittings [Canada]
25893. Plating shop needs spin dryer, near new [Minnesota] {11/21/03}
25894. Electroplating Plastic [Canada]
25895. Gold plating an aluminum sword [Texas]
25896. How to make hobbiest photo resist [India]
25897. Heat treatment discolors medical 304SS off and on [Massachusetts]
25898. Need non magnetic hard coating metal [Michigan]
25899. Attaching a copper trellis to a galvanized structure [Wisconsin]
25900. Search for environmentally safe alternative for aqua regia [Minnesota]
25901. Soldering Galv. sheet metal roof [California]
25902. Need Chroming of my rims [Connecticut] {11/25/03}
25903. Seeking chroming of 1987 Aluminum Corvette Wheels [Florida] {11/25/03}
25904. Soft Paint Issue [Canada]
25905. "Photo Like" Designs / Emrison Printing / Cubic Printing [Idaho]
25906. Need 10 systems for wastewater re-use and de-ionizing [The Netherlands] {11/25/03}
25907. General questions about fabricating aluminum [Bulgaria]
25908. Need ceramic coating material [India] {11/25/03}
25909. Mounted galvanized steel in high humidity environment [Virginia]
25910. Paint quality problem after Zinc plating [India]
25912. Need my bumper/rims powder coated [California] {11/25/03}
25913. Need Reflective Clear Coat finish [Colorado] {11/25/03}
25914. Electrolysis of water [Florida]
25915. Trying to plate more than one metal at one time [England]
25916. Corrosion resistant plating and/or coating [North Carolina]
25918. How to make new horseshoe's look old [Oklahoma]
25919. How does one nickel electroplate [Australia]
25920. Desalination plants suffer corrosion of duplex stainless piping [Singapore]
25921. Student asks if EN is resistant to various acids [Belgium]
25922. Parts rusting in-process in humid atmosphere [India]
25923. Aerospace engineer has difficulties with chromated Alu and Cadmium plated connectors [Belgium]
25924. Seeking a quote on anodizing of 3004-h26 alum tube up to 40' long [California] {11/25/03}
25925. Lighting mfgr. searching for brass platers [Texas] {11/26/03}
25926. Metal furniture mfgr. wants to do brass etching [Philippines]
25927. Lighting mfgr. needs annealing spec. for Brass 270 [California]
25928. Glass Lined Holiday Inspection [New York]
25929. How thick should powder coating be for pad-mounted Xformers? [North Carolina]
25930. Nickel sulfamate tensile stress blues [Oklahoma]
25931. Looking for Kynar painter [Pennsylvania/New Jersey] {11/26/03}
25932. Sculptor needs gold plating of 3 ft dia. stainless steel balls [California] {11/26/03}
25933. Body shop needs a used paint booth [California] {11/26/03}
25934. Corrosion of commercial fish tanks after CuSO4 treatment [California]
25935. Need ultrathin Fe and Ni coatings on silicon [Brazil]
25936. Etchant Material for SEM investigation of LIPON [Singapore]
25937. Spec AMS 2488 for titanium anodizing [Nevada]
25938. Medical equipment specialist asks about stainless steel anodizing [Spain]
25939. Contractor asks about on-site refinishing of anodized aluminum [Kentucky]
25940. Fire chief concerned about corrosion of aluminum ladders from stainless steel racks [Pennsylvania]
25941. Carpenter worries about stainless steel to aluminum galvanic corrosion [Ohio]
25942. Procedure for testing success of SS passivation [India]
25943. Applying foam balls for cleaning membranes [Finland]
25944. Lack of nickel in tapped holes [New York]
25945. Chrome plating oil tempered spring wire? [Colorado]
25946. Masking for Vapor Phase Aluminizing [UK]
25947. Can submersible vessel with copper/titanium interface be improved by plating? [Arizona]
25948. Wanted: used aluminium lacquering line [Canada] {11/26/03}
25949. Fabric development engineer needs PE powder [No. Carolina] {11/26/03}
25950. Stopping a car's rust patch from spreading [Canada]
25951. Weld cleaning of stainless steel [South Africa]
25952. CRCA steel? [India]
25953. MSDS for Cd plated components [England]
25954. JIS no. for salt spray test? [China]
25955. The polish of copper wire fades in two days [India]
25957. Problems with Aluchrome process on a aluminium tray [UK]
25958. Guidelines for re-use of stainless shot on critical components? [India]
25959. 316L coating problem on 100 ft high column [South Africa]
25960. Refinish metal conga drum parts [Florida] {11/28/03}
25961. Need Anodizing of 2024-T3 aluminum sheets to Flat Black [Florida] {11/28/03}
25962. How to do electrochemical etching on Stainless Steel Utensils? [India]
25963. Removing powder coating from aluminum [Utah]
25964. Antiques restorer wants to protect original finish on cast iron [California]
25965. Advice on Antiquing silver or gold [New Zealand]
25966. Plating Brass on Wood [Virginia]
25967. Over painting of new galvanised above ground structures [U.A.E.]
25968. Question on CAD Plating specification [New York]
25970. Smut on black anodizing [North Carolina]
25971. Need Black Chrome On Motorcycle Exhaust System [California] {11/28/03}
25972. How to blacken brass by immersion at room temperature [India] {11/28/03}
25973. Project to analyze nickel content in British vs. American coins [Scotland]
25974. Use of chrome cake in paper industries? [India]
25975. Cylinder mfgr. investigates a treatment for piston rods [Ireland]
25976. Need software for handling profilometry type data [England] {11/28/03}
25977. Need gold and silver electroplating machine for statues [Nepal] {11/28/03}
25978. How do we electroform EDM electrodes? [Kenya]
25979. Recovering silver via electroplating [Spain]
25980. Want to apply magnesium alloys to street lighting [Spain]
25981. Rectifiers of laboratory in university [Argentina]
25982. Electro Iron Plating [Colorado]
25983. Need a protective coating for a gold coin [Pennsylvania]
25984. New Upcore resin to remain stored a while; how to protect it? [China]
25985. "Electroblack" peels off gold rings [Panama]
25986. Brown Stain on TiN coating after Salt Spray Testing [New Zealand]
25987. Galvanised posts, partially imbedded in concrete, are corroding [Australia]
25988. Tin plating for very cold environments; alloying to avoid tin pest [New Zealand]
25989. Nickel sulfamate bath with high chloride contents [India]
25990. Is reprocessing of alumina oxide abrasive cutting wheels possible [India]
25991. 1000's of small parts need powder coat [Massachusetts] {12/01/03}
25992. Street light mfgr. needs pickling process prior to powder coating [UK] {12/01/03}
25993. Need silver coated copper flake for EMI/RFI shielding coating [Ohio] {12/01/03}
25994. Need Supplier for Super High Grade Zinc (99.995%) Ingots [Sri Lanka] {12/01/03}
25995. Silicon nitride piston [Taiwan]
25996. Epoxy painting on al casting is too complicated and unreliable [India]
25997. Prevention and removal of white rust [Turkey]
25998. How to weld and post-treat aluminized steel [England]

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