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[Letters 48000 to 48999]

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48000. Galvanizing ash or flux contamination of work [Australia]
48001. Anodizing Titanium [Connecticut]
48002. Titanium Racks for small parts [Dominican Republic]
48003. Problems electropolishing 316L [Florida]
48004. Aluminium-tin electroplating on copper base alloy bonded with steel strip [India]
48005. What does BA mean in SS316L BA? [Malaysia]
48006. Need for anodized aluminum sheets up to 8.8-ft x 14.25-ft [California] {3/4/08}
48007. How smooth before chrome, how much must be finished? [Washington]
48008. Electroplating equipment [California] {3/4/08}
48009. Tests for adhesion of galvanizing [Kuwait]
48010. Need chrome-like foil insert molding [France] {3/4/08}
48011. Need Refinishing of Metal Camera Bodies [New York] {3/4/08}
48012. Need to have my Porsche Shell dipped in New England [New Hampshire] {3/4/08}
48013. Need Porous Pots for Chrome Plating [Ohio] {3/4/08}
48014. Need dross grab [Saudi Arabia] {3/4/08}
48015. Need a gallon of #9 gun blueing [Texas] {3/4/08}
48016. How to make metal polish [Philippines]
48017. Electroplating silver onto copper
48018. "Microns" -- what about it? [Pakistan]
48019. Hard chromium on brass [Iran]
48020. Hot-dip aluminisation [India]
48021. Liver of Sulfur used to raise the emissivity of a copper connection [Ohio]
48022. Aging Aluminum - Want to replicate an antique finish [Wisconsin]
48023. Copper contamination in domestic rainwater collection system [Australia]
48024. Floor wax and acid wash marks [New York]
48025. Corrugated roofing as interior garage wall covering [Connecticut]
48026. Melting yellow gold and changing to white [Illinois]
48027. Recovering scrap gold and platinum plated tweezers [California]
48028. Aluminum Basecoat/Organic or Inorganic [India]
48029. Fixing crater problem in paint due to defoamer [Thailand]
48030. Stainless steel coloring [Malaysia]
48031. Heat Treat Differences between MIL-C-26074C and Subsequent Revisions [Colorado]
48032. Nickel anodes for Nickel free plating? [Sri Lanka]
48033. Problem in cyanide zinc plating [India]
48034. Type 3 Anodizing for 6061-T6 Automotive Wheels? [California]
48035. Surface Marks on Aluminium Extrusion after ECM [Malaysia]
48036. Sludge in phosphating line (difference between of galvanized sheet and normal sheet) [Iran]
48037. In Search of a Hot Dipped Galvanized Manufacturer [Florida] {3/5/08}
48038. Need plater for Miralloy finish [India] {3/5/08}
48039. Want easy gadget for hardness measurement of chromium plate [Serbia] {3/5/08}
48040. Need a 3/4 hp flexible shaft polisher [California] {3/5/08}
48041. Measuring reflection from powder coated surface [UK]
48042. Stainless steel and aluminium [South Africa]
48043. Fan nozzles versus cone for resist stripper [Georgia]
48044. Removal of copper plating from zinc and/or lead [Connecticut]
48045. Pinholes in powdercoating [Scotland]
48046. Problems in welding galvanneal [Brazil]
48047. Worse adhesion of EN after chemical polishing C75 (high carbon steel) [Switzerland]
48048. Can't get mirror finish on hard chrome for dies used in manufacture of toys [India]
48049. Watermarks (line) on plated components [India]
48050. Controlling hard chrome electroplating [Pakistan]
48051. Rhodium Finishing methods in China [India]
48052. Can stainless steel be chrome plated in a high quality manner? [California]
48053. Passivate stainless medical instruments before or after TiN coatings? [Pennsylvania]
48054. Cleaning Nickel Silver Tubing [Florida]
48055. What is the difference between anodizing and e-coating? [China]
48056. Seeking Plastic Chrome Plater in US, MX and China [Michigan] {3/5/08}
48057. Zinc plated passivated and sealed zn-foundry parts [Spain]
48058. Rechroming of brass tower drain [Ohio] {3/5/08}
48059. Need anodized aluminum pieces of pool table refurbished [Virginia] {3/7/08}
48060. How to take sharp edges off copper [Minnesota]
48061. Is carbon plate used for cathodes a special type? [Mexico]
48062. Molybdate [Texas]
48063. CLEANING ALUMINUM PARTS [New Jersey]
48064. Need feroxxyl test kit [Nigeria] {3/7/08}
48065. Anodizing shop needed [Indiana] {3/7/08}
48066. Two part floor covering asap [California] {3/7/08}
48067. NEED MY PRODUCT TESTED IN SALT FOG BOOTH [Illinois] {3/7/08}
48068. How to catalyze electroless nickel plating on copper substrate [Malaysia]
48069. HS Art Teacher needs bronze casting help [Kansas]
48070. What is blue nickel? I have a spoon ring [Alabama]
48071. Where to get spec Mil-A-6375A? [California]
48072. Chromic anodise analysis problem [UK]
48073. Cost of Recalibration of Standards Is Killing Me! [New York]
48074. Hard chrome plating problems [Norway]
48075. Rusty found on SS 420 material with Heat Treatment [Malaysia]
48076. Stainless steel vs. Zinc plated [Texas]
48077. Need Black Stainless Steel Screws [Georgia] {3/7/08}
48078. Electrostatic varnishing of wooden windows [UK]
48079. Questions about Composite Diamond Coating [Taiwan]
48080. Coating silver on aluminium sheet to make a solar reflector mirror [Sri Lanka]
48081. Vinegar+bleach+salt to Pit Pennies Rapidly [Canada]
48082. Can a Fishing Reel be bronzed like baby shoes? [New Jersey]
48083. Carburetor plating [Massachusetts]
48084. Multi-million dollar vintage autos raw metal finishes [Arizona]
48085. Cyanide spot-test reagents [Scotland]
48086. AUTOPHORETIC PROCESS [New Jersey]
48087. Gold plating of aluminum advice needed [Scotland]
48088. Must we do MPI/FPI on surface treated fasteners? [India]
48089. Need Chrome/Rechrome of Vintage Motorcycle Parts [New York] {3/11/08}
48090. Need SafeGard CC Plater [California] {3/11/08}
48091. MDF cut, artwork reproduced and applied to the cutouts, and coated with a high gloss sealant [Ohio] {3/11/08}
48092. Need Nickel Zirconium plating on BeCu [California] {3/11/08}
48093. Looking for antiqued handbag hardware...anyone know a source [California] {3/11/08}
48094. Looking for used crusher, seive, grain shell tank etc. [Texas] {3/11/08}
48095. Decreasing infrared emissivity with white paint? [The Netherlands]
48096. Business lettering on John Deere tractor [Canada]
48097. Any difference between Dichromate and Trichromate? [Japan]
48098. Compatibility of sulphonic acid with plastic and FRP [India]
48099. Post treatment for electroless nickel [Hong Kong]
48100. Concentration and temperatures? [Michigan]
48101. How to clean rustiness from carbon steel pipes of gas turbine? [Saudi Arabia]
48102. How stainless steel 43932 compares to AISI 304 in terms of weldability, corrosion resistance, etc [Paraguay]
48103. Removing epoxy paint from clear acrylic plastic? [New Mexico]
48104. Selecting strainer material and teflon coating of it [New York]
48105. Recommendations for Corrosion-Resistant plating on Case Hardened Parts? [Malaysia]
48106. Tarnished Leads in Semiconductor Chips Packages [Singapore]
48107. Oversize bores after pickling [India]
48108. Removal of white layer of a silver plated object [Greece]
48109. Difficulty Electropolishing 17-4 SS parts [India]
48110. Need used wheel plating system [Canada] {3/12/08}
48111. Need Gold Purity Analyzers and Machineries [India] {3/12/08}
48112. How to finish carbon fiber? [New York]
48113. Hot blueing products and equipment [North Carolina]
48114. Heat treatment scaling problem [India]
48115. How to remove hard chrome stains from hands and arms? [Mexico]
48116. Testing of powder coated CRCA strip [India]
48117. Need BAC5555 Local Qualified Vendor [California] {3/12/08}
48118. Failure modes of chrome plated wheel corrosion: Peeling? White Rust? Red Rust? [Michigan]
48119. Usage of SS316 material in purified water distribution loop [India]
48120. Galvanized -vs- Stainless [California]
48121. Seeking professional repainting of 25 year old kitchen stove [Massachusetts] {3/12/08}
48122. Project on which nail is more resistant to rust [Maryland]
48123. How can mild steel be electroplated by copper [Nigeria]
48124. Coastal oxidizing on galvanised painted surface [South Africa]
48125. Restoring an enamaled cast iron stove top surface (porcelain?) [California]
48126. Powder coating pigment problems [Minnesota]
48127. Chromium Free Pretreat For Polymers [North Carolina]
48128. Bond strength of hard chrome on nitrolloy material [Ohio]
48129. 443 versus 304 stainless steel [Texas]
48130. Looking for Company to Apply Silver Coating on Glass [Rhode Island] {3/12/08}
48131. DLC coating request [India] {3/13/08}
48132. Need Electroless Nickel - Then Chrome Plate [New York] {3/13/08}
48133. Need Chrome Stripping Job Shop [New Jersey] {3/13/08}
48134. LOOKING FOR MUG SUBLIMATION MACHINE IN MANILA [Philippines] {3/13/08}
48135. Seeking a lab service to test our passivation [New Jersey] {3/13/08}
48136. Electroplating and Voltage [Canada]
48137. Braze (preform) buildup producing holes [Minnesota]
48138. Refurbishing porcelain panels [North Carolina]
48139. Extracting gold from decorative ceramic plates [Pennsylvania]
48140. Aluminum tubing on whitewater raft stains clothes [Arizona]
48141. Zinc green RoHS compliant [New York]
48142. HCl Acid Fume Production in Pickle Line [Oklahoma]
48143. Why pH of drinking water remains 7 after demineralizing? [India]
48144. How to neutralize the waste sludge from cleaning chrome plating tank [Pakistan]
48145. Testing virgin ferric chloride etching grade [Missouri]
48146. Concentration of collected solution for salt spray test is too low [China]
48147. Explain the relationship between coating thickness and gloss on powder coated parts [Illinois]
48148. Replacing rhodium with other solution [California]
48149. Blistering of silver plating caused by lapping process- 6061 base metal/100-200 ui electroless nickel/100-200 ui silver [Georgia]
48150. Problems with Color of Hardcoat Anodize [Connecticut]
48151. Coating on Jig Racks [India]
48152. Etching stainless tubing to reduce wall thickness [New Mexico]
48153. Non conductive coating for screw heads [Illinois]
48154. What can I do with 9 lbs of old Silver Nitrate [California]
48155. Baking Confusion regarding Yellow Zinc Plating [Canada]
48156. Specific gravity - powder coating [UK]
48157. Cracked hard chrome [England]
48158. Why black anodized aluminum would turn gold from sun exposure [Minnesota]
48159. Need my brass floor candelabra replated [California] {3/14/08}
48160. Gold plating titanium [Washington]
48161. Hard chromium plating is gray and rough [New Guinea]
48162. 14kt PHD? [Canada]
48163. Ford ESF-M10P1-A Hexavalent Chromate Specification [Missouri]
48164. Anodizing causes pitting? [Pennsylvania]
48165. Need Wheels Dipped in Chrome [Maryland] {3/14/08}
48166. Electroplating to simulate aged (sunken ship) metal [New York]
48167. Kettle height above floor level [UAE]
48168. Pot Metal Nightmares! [Wisconsin]
48169. Non-chrome pretreatment for aluminium [India]
48170. Masking ink for anodizing, TWO or More colour [China]
48171. Need Kohler oversized jacuzzi bathtub fixtures refinished in satin nickel [New York] {3/18/08}
48172. Mill scale for catalyst manufacturing [New Zealand] {3/18/08}
48173. Enquiry for setup of red oxide plant and purchase of machinery required [India] {3/18/08}
48174. What metal would be best for electroplating with copper? [Colorado]
48175. Copper Sulphate and Vinegar [UK]
48176. Brass plating over die-cast zinc [Colorado]
48177. Chrome flaking off nickel [Philippines]
48178. What's the color of 7075-T6 Al anodization per MIL-A-8625 TYPE III Class 1? [China]
48179. What to do with the Body [Tennessee]
48180. Paint for galvanized scuba tanks [North Carolina]
48182. Refinish fireplace screen [Texas]
48183. Nontoxic refinishing products for wood cook stoves [Maine]
48184. Painting 24 gallon above deck aluminum fuel tank [California]
48185. Two Dimensional Steel Bluing [Virginia]
48186. How to get gold and copper out of computer parts? [California]
48187. Alumn in rinse water [India]
48188. Blackening steel for shopfitting items [Australia]
48189. How to differentiate between galvanized steel and the usual cold rolled after powder painting ? [Egypt]
48190. POST PROBLEMS IN ZINC PLATED COMPONENTS [India]
48191. Looking for PVD service in Thailand or China [Thailand] {3/18/08}
48192. Machine that check the purity of gold and testing [India] {3/18/08}
48193. Need Indium Plating Solution [Ohio] {3/18/08}
48194. About screen pretreatment [India]
48195. Percentage of zinc in zinc ash [India]
48196. Regarding temperature of job after fluxing by triple, double and quardan flux solution [India]
48197. A difficult sentence [China]
48198. Is it possible to galvanize a Plastic Frisbee? [California]
48199. Scratches on oven dial panel of Kenmore oven range [Minnesota]
48200. I need help cleaning a a ship's porthole. I've already used steel wool. [South Carolina]
48201. Standard surface finish specification [India]
48202. MIL-C-5541 Class 3 [Australia]
48203. Stainless Steel Finishes [New York]
48204. Commissioning Procedure of DM Plant [India]
48205. Solderability of Galvannealed Steel [Pennsylvania]
48206. On a ballscrew treated with black oxide and oiled [Virginia]
48207. Need assistance finding an effect reagent or other methods of detection of potential contaminants. [Florida]
48208. Post Packing and Preservation For ZINC PLATED PARTS/ASSEMBLIES [India]
48209. Need nitride coating applied [Kentucky] {3/20/08}
48211. I need a chemical reason... [Pennsylvania]
48212. Request for data [India]
48213. Titanium anodize thickness [California]
48214. Heat of reaction: Hess's Law [Canada]
48215. Fluxes for traditional tinning (wipe tinning) [UK]
48216. New copper main line [California]
48217. Readying antique copper door plates for oil rubbed bronze finish [New York]
48218. In need of a cheap "chrome plating" kit. [Florida]
48219. Explanation for 'GMW 14 MODIFIED (GEOMET+L+1) CALL OUT PER MFG' [Korea]
48220. DM Plant Operation Books [India]
48221. What is the difference between MIL-C-5541E and MIL-DTL-541F? [Minnesota]
48222. Boiler Feed Water Ammonia [India]
48223. E/C Question about the need for using a Thermo Incinerator [Alabama]
48224. Tin plate or Lead-Tin plate [Washington]
48225. Zinc [California]
48226. Blistering of Silver Plating [Maryland]
48227. Pre-cleaning of titanium prior to electroless nickel application [California]
48228. Preventing Sublimation of Cadmium in a Vacuum [Florida]
48229. Electroless Nickel Plating for Go/NoGo Gauge [Canada]
48230. Water transfer printing equipment and supplies [Washington] {3/20/08}
48231. Separating silver nitrate from iron and sulfur [Vermont]
48232. Electroplating [Canada]
48234. An acid free pickling solution [Pensylvania]
48236. Painting aluminum boat [Michigan]
48237. Finishing small metal sculptures [Canada]
48238. ROHS compliance insisting on trivalent [UK]
48239. Olive green passivation as substitute to yellow passivation [India]
48240. Effect of Hydrochloric Acid Inihibitors on HCl Regeneration Plants [India]
48241. Poly-ond vs. Armoloy [South Carolina]
48242. Looking for an E-coating company for automotive sheetmetal [Arizona] {3/21/08}
48243. Request for Quotation of Amdry 962 [Malaysia] {3/21/08}
48244. How may I soften stainless steel [India]
48245. How toxic is chrome [Maryland]
48246. How do I paint my metal roof [Oklahoma]
48247. How to Tarnish Brass [Louisiana]
48248. Need my bathroom faucets etc. re polished brass [Washington]
48249. Flooring in Pickle Area [India]
48250. ABOUT DM PLANT [India]
48251. Rust in Threaded Holes Caused By Zinc Plating Process [Illinois]
48252. White hazy finish after descaling Titanium [Canada]
48253. Hot-Dip Galvanizing verses E-Coating [Wisconsin]
48254. Electroformed copper lining for RF cavities [Turkey] {3/21/08}
48255. Plating small magnetic armatures for "pond pumps" for transfer of food grade liquid. [Nebraska]
48256. Hexavalent / Trivalent coatings [India]
48257. Why handle phosphate fluoride coated titanium parts with gloves only [Washington]
48258. Need Silver Plating [Canada] {3/25/08}
48259. I need to start a galvanizing plant [South Africa] {3/25/08}
48260. CED equipment manufacturer [India] {3/25/08}
48261. Want to buy PVD or CVD technology [China] {3/25/08}
48262. How to prep parts for hot dip galvanizing... [Connecticut]
48263. Zinc Mat Coating [Turkey]
48264. Choosing the right powder coating gun [Egypt]
48265. How to repair the coating of hard anodization per MIL-A-8625 type III class 1? [China]
48266. Steel pipe underground [Maryland]
48267. Need to chrome plate a brass coated pot metal Harley eagle that sits in the sissy bar [Florida] {3/25/08}
48268. Brush Method to Knock-down Micron Sized Metallic Features [Massachusetts]
48269. It's "Clear" It's all I can hope for [California]
48270. Orange peel on second coat applications during powder coat process [Ohio]
48271. How do I electroplate items at home? [New Jersey]
48272. How to demagnetise 410 stainless steel? [India]
48273. Sulphuric Acid Regeneration [India]
48274. What is the perfect instrument to measure exact micron tin plating over brass [India]
48275. Niquel wood a tambor [Spain]
48276. Rinsing time before electroplating [Pakistan]
48277. Acid copper [Texas]
48278. I need automotive parts plated in black chrome [Texas] {3/25/08}
48280. Sealing leaky rivets in aluminum boat [Florida]
48281. Plating zinc die casting without copper cyanide strike. [California]
48282. DLC coatings for use on metal [China] {3/27/08}
48283. Need a deep engraved brass or stainless plaque for my business with name and logo [New York] {3/27/08}
48284. Seeking nickel plating of machined parts [California] {3/27/08}
48285. Need Carbon Electrodes for Electro-etch Tank [Ireland] {3/27/08}
48286. Micro positive features on Au plated surface [California]
48288. Fe/Zn 8 C5 [Taiwan]
48289. Are there "Mini Clean Room" Spray Booths? [Australia]
48290. Can control panel problems be attributed to powder finish? [India]
48291. Mechanical Preparation of Plastic for EN Plating [North Carolina]
48292. Brazing sheet metal formed as a bell. [Canada]
48293. Problems with grinding thin wall hard chromed parts. [Massachusetts]
48294. Looking for company to acid-wash and finish metal art [Montana] {3/27/08}
48295. Passive film formation and passivation [South Korea]
48296. PolyProducts Evaporators [Michigan] {3/28/08}
48297. Galvanic Corrosion Risk: SS Rivets in 6061 aluminum airplane skin [Washington]
48298. Aluminum cleaner hazed up my polished engine [Texas]
48299. Stainless Steel Cookware for induction cooking? [Florida]
48300. Coloring galvanized water taps [Bangladesh]
48301. Why my silver bracelet does not tarnish? [New York]
48302. Do transparent, electrically conductive plastics exist? [Canada]
48303. Buffed brass has silver colored areas [New York]
48304. What type of paint will cover a zinc plated rack [Canada]
48305. Removing oxidation from a copper lantern [Washington]
48306. Lead paint-coated wrought iron fence [Ohio]
48307. Copper Patina Finish, but NOT Green Finish [New Jersey]
48308. Water borne paint spraying - electrostatic? [California]
48309. Color matching powder to paint [Texas]
48310. Powder coating material: exterior uv resistant [New York]
48311. Electroform defect on nickel sulfamate [Taiwan]
48312. Removal of Ooganic contaminents from activated carbon powder [India]
48313. Skipping Phosphatizing Process for Aluminum Painting [Mexico]
48314. Cadmium plated cres vs passivated cres [Washington]
48315. Machines and Consultant needed for setting up Manufacturing of SILVER articles [India] {3/28/08}
48316. We need electroplating enamel machines for gold jewellery [India] {3/28/08}
48317. Dipping fabricated bells in brass? [Canada]
48318. FDA aluminum coating for caustic wash-down [Canada]
48319. SEEKING BLACK OXIDE ON 303SS [New York] {3/28/08}
48320. Need Trivalent Chrome Tank Setup [New York] {3/28/08}
48321. Need car frame acid dipped [Nevada] {3/28/08}
48322. Need vibratory finishing job shop in Atlanta, GA [Florida] {3/28/08}
48323. Need Titration Chemicals or Kit for Copper Electroforming Bath [Washington] {3/28/08}
48324. Titration Chemicals for Copper Electroforming Bath [Washington]
48325. Black anodized aluminum fades differently depending on what was covering the surface [California]
48326. Anodized Aluminum colored black electolytically and hot sealed [Philippines]
48327. Citric acid passivation gel? [South Korea]
48328. Does camphor *really* prevent rust? [South Carolina]
48329. Need system for on-line sludge removal from zinc phosphate [India] {3/31/08}
48330. Establishment of electroplating industry [India] {3/31/08}
48331. Corrosion of aluminum by mono ammonium phosphate used in ABC fire extinguisher. [India]
48332. Where can you find Japanese Urushi lacquers? [Washington]
48333. Lead Cathodes vs ELV/RoHS [India]
48334. Purpose of Topcoat? [India]
48335. Need micro plating contacts for imitation jewellery [India] {4/1/08}
48336. Need Electroless Ni on Zamak 3 per ASTM B733-04 [Canada] {4/1/08}
48337. Enquiry for Rust Preventive Oil [India] {4/1/08}
48338. Is Decarburization on my spherdized tube affected more adversely by acid than rust is. [Mississippi]
48339. Denickeling from dead weights [India]
48340. Distortion of Geometrical Dimension at Nitriding Process [India]
48341. What can be done with nickel phonograph matrix masters [Australia]
48342. Nickel plating not bright enough [Pakistan]
48343. Can shotblast magnetize steel? [UK]
48344. High purity, cryo-applications 304L vs 316L [Oregon]
48345. Need Mirror Coating on Elliptical Aluminium Surface [India] {4/2/08}
48346. Limo Mfgr. needs spray chromed rims [New Jersey] {4/2/08}
48347. I want my rims chrome dipped for my bug [Washington] {4/2/08}
48348. Where can I obtain a "cathode rocker" [Connecticut] {4/2/08}
48349. Need Udylite Jr/Sr [Michigan] {4/2/08}
48350. Does Acid/Alkalinity exposure to galvanized surface simulate flooding exposure? [Missouri]
48351. Etching Titanium with Hydrofluoric Acid [Korea]
48352. I am getting cracks in the clear coat in my aluminum rims and they are corroding under it [Minnesota]
48353. Resin regeneration [UK]
48354. H measurement techniques [Washington]
48355. Electroless nickel plating corrosion test standard [Indonesia]
48356. Mirror finish electroless nickel [India]
48357. Cleaning 3000 square foot of brass [Louisiana]
48358. Coating Alternatives to Reduce Sharp Edges for Automotive Interior Stampings [Michigan]
48359. Black Chrome/ Nickel on Fish Hooks: Looking for a Job Shop in NYC / NJ Metro area. [New Jersey] {4/3/08}
48360. Want Teflon Impregnation Technology for our Hardcoat Anodized Parts [Missouri] {4/3/08}
48361. Looking for a phosphate line manufacturer to go with our slurry blast equipment [Canada] {4/3/08}
48362. Outgassing rate reduction using Xenon backfill [Texas]
48363. Selling Excess Chemicals? [Ohio]
48364. Need to find Hawes Lemon Oil being sold in my area, Windsor Ontario Canada. [Canada]
48365. Dissolved Ni Removal [Illinois]
48366. Correct operation of salt spray tests during weekends [Mexico]
48367. Trivalent chrome plating [India]
48368. Engineering hard anodizing of welded assembly [Canada]
48369. Type I Anodizing Question [Michigan]
48370. Commercial coating for 2024 aluminium fasteners [UK]
48371. Redying Laser Marked Anodized Areas [Colorado]
48372. Effect of sulphur oixide on MIL-C-5541, class 3 conversion coating [California]
48373. Removing Resist from Aluminum Substrate [Texas]
48374. How to polish 3/4" plates economically [Mexico]
48375. I want molybednum coating done on aluminum, suggest a company [India] {4/4/08}
48376. Seeking QQ-P-416 plating of 6' X 2' X 2' aluminum ass'y [Virginia] {4/4/08}
48377. Duplex black chromium coating on aluminium, zinc and SS [Malaysia] 2nd Request
48378. Silver plating on nickel [Iran]
48379. Jewelers tool supply shop etchants [Mexico]
48380. What is "carbon cost" of bronze? [Washington]
48381. How to maintain the pH of water in industry? [India]
48382. Adhesion problem in firearms -- varnish to rubber [Connecticut]
48383. Bowing of thin aluminum roll formed parts during the e-coat process before the ovens [North Carolina]
48385. Galvanizing is powdering off of part [India]
48386. EN plating on zinc diecast part without copper flash [India]
48387. Passivating NiTi for a medical implant [California]
48388. Wetting agents for 304 pickle [Ireland]
48389. When to stop pickling? [Iran]
48390. Citirc Passivation of 440C stainless steel [UK]
48391. Compatibility of aluminum and galvanized steel [Philippines]
48392. Plating/Coating for impact/corrosion resistance on small metal part [Michigan]
48393. Need my chrome shower rod resurfaced. [Illinois] {4/4/08}
48395. Hard Coat Thickness of .03" [Michigan]
48396. Fuzzy Copper Electroforming [Missouri]
48397. Surface treatment details required: PH AU MN/HE [India]
48398. Exceeding TKN limits [Connecticut]
48399. Where can I get Info and parts for American Rectifier [Mexico] {4/4/08}
48400. Welding Materials (Welding Rods) that are incompatible for Anodizing [California]
48401. Bumper rechroming -- where in New Jersey? [New Jersey] {4/4/08}
48402. Seeking plating source for TSH7615G [Illinois] {4/4/08}
48403. Looking for ways to reduce phosphorus in electroplating wastewater, ammonia, COD products? [China] {4/4/08}
48404. !!!Urgent !!! I need expert chemist advice, please, not much time left!!! [New York]
48405. Electricity from water [India]
48406. Nickel plating on low-resistance silicon [China]
48407. Pickling to increase surface roughness [South Korea]
48408. Difference between paint and surface coating [Malaysia]
48409. Effects of oxidation of silver for conductivity [India]
48410. What coatings for steel cord used in tires? [India]
48412. Looking to either chrome, anodize or other for aluminum [Texas]
48413. To remove ferric ammonium ferrocyanide from wastewater [New York]
48414. Compatability of Deionized Water and Aluminum [California]
48415. Chromium reduction problem [Malaysia]
48416. Best product to strip Nickel from Copper [California]
48417. Al coating, application advise and life cycle prediction [Turkey]
48418. Black hardware solutions? [Washington]
48419. Anodizing questions I need to ask [Malaysia]
48420. Seeking shop to electroplate stained glass items [California] {4/8/08}
48421. Re-plate the Chrome on my Plastic Dashboard/ Vacuum plating/Vapor Deparsion [Connecticut] {4/8/08}
48422. Need another source for electroplated tree leaves [California] {4/8/08}
48423. De-lacquering new hardware [Massachusetts]
48424. Compatibility of anodized aluminum and corten steel? [Rhode Island]
48425. Difference SS304 and SS17-4ph [Indonesia]
48426. Need process line of hot-dip tinning of copper, brass and bronze strips [Poland] {4/9/08}
48427. Chrome Plating -- how to determine required thickness [Saudi Arabia]
48428. Strange formation of zinc ash on galvanizing bath and in recycling unit [Netherlands]
48429. PVD Coating of Nickel Nitride [India]
48430. "Worming" in chrome plated ABS - likely causes? [Michigan]
48431. Trivalent chromium(TriMacIII Supplied by Macdermid) give the parts a uneven color----Yellow somewhere [China]
48432. Tank cathode shields for chromic anodizing [North Carolina]
48433. Formulation Required about the Zinc Phosphate for MS [Pakistan]
48434. Corrosion resistance : passivation vs electropolishing [Canada]
48436. Metal on Metal - Zinc Phosphate [Arkansas]
48437. Metal Choice and Coating and for short outdoor durability [Israel]
48438. Want to have my Camaro black chrome painted [Canada] {4/9/08}
48439. Seeking NADCAP certified passivation supplier [Ohio] {4/9/08}
48440. Need copper coated/plated carbon steel wire [Pennsylvania] {4/9/08}
48441. Need cold phosphating chemicals [India] {4/9/08}
48442. Need Porous Pot Supplier [Brazil] {4/9/08}
48443. Need Cryogenic Treatment Equipment [Pakistan] {4/9/08}
48444. NICKEL PLATING FOR BRASS ADAPTERS [India]
48445. Nickel electroplating on Copper electrode in a nickel sulfamate + boric acid heat bath [Singapore]
48446. Need More Specifics for Powder Coating Surface Preparation [Michigan]
48447. Corroding Chrome Wheels on a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee [Ohio]
48448. Ever heard of MS C Cu8 finish? [Tennessee]
48449. Specification Needed [North Carolina]
48450. What equipment can analyze plating solution? [Egypt]
48451. Problems of painting on aluminium gravity die cast items [India]
48452. Problem occuring in silver plating [India]
48453. Black zinc for exterior application? [Australia]
48454. Anodize tank cathodes GASSSING [New York]
48456. Impact of chlorine on different metals [India]
48457. Need Hard Anodizing on Aluminum around Prague [Czech Republic] {4/10/08}
48458. Need a High Volume Immersion Dry Film Source PRF40610 [Minnesota] {4/10/08}
48459. Adhesion test roller does not meet spec hardness requirements - need other sources [California] {4/10/08}
48460. Formation of manganese oxides [India]
48461. Anodized aluminum question [Utah]
48462. Sulfuric acid fume control standards [Michigan]
48463. Marble or wood finish powder coating [Australia]
48464. Welding pin holes [India]
48465. Ni-Plating Compatible Aluminum Die-Casting Alloys [Belgium]
48466. Henkel Spectrocolor [UK]
48467. Silane primer or phosphating as an alternative to grit blasting? [Korea]
48468. Machining range for 3.2 Ra [UAE]
48469. Blade corrosion when the aluminum spacer between two blades(stainless steel ) [China]
48470. Need rack brass plate with clear e-coat [New Jersey] {4/11/08}
48471. Looking for Sources for Finish 1.8.1 of MIL-Std-171 [Michigan] {4/11/08}
48472. Hot Dip Galvanizing Plant Wanted [India] {4/11/08}
48473. Need product to remove light oxidation from anodized aluminum [New York]
48474. Testing of FRP Tank [India]
48475. Electroless Nickel and 260-280 KSI 4340 - Any known issues or problems [California]
48476. Show Quality Chrome Specs [Canada]
48477. Anodize Dye Releases After Bake [Colorado]
48478. I need high quality colored titanium [Egypt]
48479. Compatibility of stainless steel with zinc nickel plating [Canada]
48480. Need 2002 Corvette Z06 wheel chroming [Florida] {4/11/08}
48481. Looking for a powder coating shop in my area Brooklyn [New York] {4/11/08}
48482. Nickel plating on brass train models - restoration [Austria]
48483. How to turn sandblasted copper sculpture orange again? [Canada]
48484. Need Plating Solution Analysis System [Egypt] {4/15/08}
48485. Need small parts brass plated [California] {4/15/08}
48486. Need stained glass nickel and/or gold plating [Wisconsin] {4/15/08}
48487. How can rust be avoided after Ni-Cd plating process? [Jordan]
48488. General purpose specification to replace ASTM B633 [South Carolina]
48489. Pitting problems with 316L SST parts for filtering chloride solutions [India]
48490. Citric or Nitric for medical implant passivation [Tennessee]
48491. Is Hydrogen Embrittlement a Concern in Mild Steel [Texas]
48492. Grounding Rod Plating [India]
48493. What is the formula of black free [Pakistan]
48494. Need an Australian Wire Brush Manufacturer for special project [Australia] {4/15/08}
48495. Alkaline zinc plating [India]
48496. NICKEL FLASH - THICKNESS SPECIFICATION [California]
48497. 316L stainless steel is rusting in boiling water [Greece]
48498. Stainless steel grading device [Texas]
48499. Need Olive Green Passivation [India] {4/15/08}
48500. Need Platers of Chrome on ABS [India] {4/16/08}
48501. Can I clear coat over bare aluminum? [Montana]
48502. Heating your vats to temperature [Illinois]
48504. E-Coating Demands in India? [Canada]
48505. Spotting on the nickel tank [Pennsylvania]
48506. Road rash on front bumper [Canada]
48507. Seeking Nickel and/or Gold Rack Plater [Wisconsin] {4/16/08}
48508. Need bright brass door numbers [Tennessee] {4/16/08}
48509. Need aluminum anodising service for medical implants [India] {4/16/08}
48510. Need a rechrome/nickel company [Oklahoma] {4/16/08}
48511. Looking for copper and zinc plating kits for aluminium chairs [Australia] {4/16/08}
48512. Surface preparation of stainless steel before painting [France]
48513. How does one stop plating on a part/portion of an ABS enclosure? [India]
48514. HELP! Satin nickel finish doesn't match what we did last year [Washington]
48515. Passivated parts came back melted [Connecticut]
48516. Need Metal Finish Sample Plaques [Australia] {4/18/08}
48517. Need polymer coating for mugs [Kentucky] {4/18/08}
48518. Need AISI 4130 test panels for phosphating [India] {4/18/08}
48519. Cooling Coils for Acid Tin Bath [India]
48520. Recycling used aluminium printing sheets [Saudi Arabia]
48521. Is Cathode-only plating possible for metal recovery [Florida]
48522. What is the best metal to do a cell for electrolysis [Ireland]
48523. Test method for gluconate in caustic etch baths [UK]
48524. Powder Coating - fail impact test (160 in-lbs) and Salt Fog Test 500 hrs [Malaysia]
48525. Additional test failed of powder coating zinc-plated material [India]
48526. Disposal of galvanizing flux [Scotland]
48527. Spots, pinpoints and blackish color in nickel plating [India]
48528. Establishing maintenance schedules for derouging and passivation [Pennsylvania]
48529. Nano Technology vs Zinc Phosphating [India]
48530. Zinc phosphating - Process flow, requirements and specification [India]
48531. Getting etching marks in my electropolished SS pipes [India]
48532. Matte black hard coating [Hong Kong]
48533. Stripping steel cabinets [Illinois]
48534. White Copper Jewelry [South Carolina]
48535. Getting galvanize to look rustic [Louisiana]
48536. How to unplate another metal off of gold [Missouri]
48537. Refinish Vintage Tanker Desk - Exposed Metal - Polish, Burnish, Wax, or Clear Coat? [Michigan]
48538. Teflon Coated Blots versus Lubricant [California]
48539. Discoloration on clear coat anodizing after shelving a while [Arizona]
48540. How to prevent mirror polished steel from scratch? [Thailand]
48541. Need four 20-inch rims chromed [New Jersey] {4/22/08}
48542. I am looking for 3 different companies to run assays for me [Texas] {4/22/08}
48543. Seeking very slow wet etching of Ti [Japan]
48544. Alternative to Chemical Milling [Turkey]
48545. Want to refinish rifle, but not let chemicals into the barrel [Indiana]
48546. Painting plexiglass translucently [New York]
48547. Restoring an Aluminum Billet Grille [England]
48548. Testing for Fluoboric Acid in Pickle Using Phenolphthalein Indicator [California]
48549. Need help to calculate vapour content in air [Singapore]
48550. Temperature Limits for Nickel-Phosphorus Plating [Israel]
48551. Colorfastness Issues with Red Anodized Aluminum Flashlight Bodies [Nevada]
48552. Painting metal trim on shower door [Arkansas]
48553. Plating compatibility chart for electronic products? [Massachusetts]
48554. Plating on Titanium [California]
48555. Need fabricator for supplier/perforated Aluminum Cylinder [Massachusetts] {4/23/08}
48556. Removing rust from cast iron toy elephant [Idaho]
48557. Treatments for firearm slides [Nevada]
48558. Calcium aluminum treatment [Canada]
48559. EN Plating, and choosing 7075 vs 6061 [Singapore]
48560. Using Alocrom aluminum in oil and gas industry platforms [Malaysia]
48561. Laser etch coming off after nitric passivation [Michigan]
48562. Need baby carriage (circa 1965) restoration [Washington, DC] {4/23/08}
48563. Need two toned 1990 U.S. quarter [Virginia] {4/23/08}
48564. Pt16 surface finish parameter conversion [Michigan]
48565. Stress relieve between stripping and cadmium plating? [England]
48566. Cloudy and easily marred powder coated finish [California]
48567. Corrosion potential: stainless equipment outdoors w/ galvanized anchors [Arkansas]
48568. Who can gold plate plastics in China [Scotland] {4/24/08}
48569. Looking for "Diamond Dust" kitchen cabinet paint [Montana] {4/24/08}
48570. In need of a carbolux unit [Minnesota] {4/24/08}
48571. Need to find an electroless tin-bismuth plating formula [Texas]
48572. Restoration of the magnesium on 1934 race car [Washington]
48573. Methods/materials for repainting the town comemorative WWII 105 mm Howitzer [Ohio]
48574. Rust is appearing on the I.D. of parts after zinc rack plating [Indiana]
48575. Need consultant for ISO Certification for Plating Job Shop [Iowa] {4/24/08}
48576. Need "Electronic engravure machine" [India] {4/24/08}
48577. What exactly is Nanoplating? [Mexico]
48578. Need someone who gold plates record albums [Texas] {4/24/08}
48579. Copper and nickel plating [Oklahoma] {4/24/08}
48580. So let me see if I have it for electroplating gold. [Ireland]
48581. Welding Cor ten Steel [The Netherlands]
48582. Stains in julep cups [Kentucky]
48583. Slick proofing my jon boat [Oklahoma]
48584. Brittle brake washer after zinc plating [France]
48585. Low voc clear coat dip for brass decorative parts [California]
48586. CVD vs "Traditional Plating" highly polished 202 Stainless Steel [Tennessee]
48587. 'Shelf-life' of 300 series stainless with black oxide finish [Illinois]
48588. Galvanizing A153 Class B-1 vs. B-2 [Connecticut]
48589. Nickel chemical plating [Israel]
48590. Alkaline Zinc plating on Acid Zinc plating for cast iron materials - process description [India]
48591. Sticky finish on hard coated part [Connecticut]
48592. How to polish an Anodized Aluminum profile [Canada]
48593. Level of corrosion resistance in base material (aluminium) - does it affect plating properties/process etc? [England]
48594. Manufacturing of Gas Cutting Nozzles [India]
48595. How good is the PVD process for "chrome plating" wheels [Pennsylvania]
48596. Stripping gold from copper and nickel substrates [Connecticut]
48597. Contamination of flux [India]
48598. Ni Plating thickness on Aluminum for solderability? [California]
48599. Specs for adding a copper layer to chrome plating process? [Canada]
48600. How can I dissolve zinc oxide in phosphoric acid? [Iran]
48601. Insulation coating for CRCA steel [India]
48602. Looking for a porcelain ceramic shop [New York] {4/25/08}
48603. Feasibility report in metal finishing [Nigeria]
48604. Painting an old trailer [Pennsylvania]
48605. Copper/Galvalume Roof [Oregon]
48606. Dock hardware; Galvanized or Stainless Steel? [Kentucky]
48607. Exposure to silver [Canada]
48608. Water Supply for Computer Controlled Cyclic Corrosion Test Chamber (CCT) [Ohio]
48609. Parameters for anodic etching [England]
48610. Need corrosion resistant agent against heated inconel [Japan]
48611. Chrome some SS parts [California] {4/28/08}
48612. Need Teflon Coating Machine [India] {4/28/08}
48613. Poor covering power in zinc plating process [Turkey]
48614. Can Customer Prohibit Cyanide in Zinc Plating? [Mexico]
48615. White rust on zinc plated parts with a trivalent chromate seal [Pennsylvania]
48616. Wear Resistance in Hard Chrome Plating [UAE]
48617. Will Chem Film damage brass hardware [Arizona]
48618. Removing or neutralizing sodium dichromate [Argentina]
48619. Procedure for polishing aluminum wheels [Florida]
48620. Need cryogenic treatment plant/equipment [India] {4/29/08}
48621. Need Oven, 48"x48"x48", 240V, 3PH for hydrogen embrittlement relief baking [Texas] {4/29/08}
48622. How to do Chemical Etching of Silver? What stopoff? [England]
48623. Coating palladium on black chromium for solar collectors [Malaysia]
48624. Accidentally blackened the aluminum hub of stainless spoked wheels on 1981 BMW 750 [Florida]
48625. Neutralizing and disposing of spent acids from stripping gold from e-waste [Massachusetts]
48626. Zinc hurts welders, so what is the weld performance of organically sealed steel? [New York]
48627. PVD or other treatment to improve the scratch resistance of stainless steel [Hong Kong]
48628. What type of plating is best for wire bonding? [Malaysia]
48629. Chlorinated cleaners are ruining ruin our customers' nickel-chrome fixtures [South Carolina]
48630. Parameters for nitric acid passivation of piping by circulation [India]
48631. Alternative process to chemical milling for aerospace [Turkey]
48632. Need my brass chandelier cleaned and sealed [Illinois] {4/30/08}
48633. Need black wrinkle paint, sprayable by fairbrush [England] {4/30/08}
48634. Can 15-5 PH Stainless H900 be Black Oxide Coated [New York]
48635. Black Anodize IAW Mil-A-8625, Type ll, Class 2 .0002 Max Film Thickness [Massachusetts]
48636. Compatibility of Plastic, Resin and Rodine [Brazil]
48637. Looking for a plastic chrome supplier for auto parts in China [France] {4/30/08}
48638. How to get multicoloring on light gauge metal silhouettes cut with plasma torch? [Canada]
48639. Artist's paints won't adhere to prepainted metal [Georgia]
48640. Electroplating Cr / Sludge evaporation / Cr emissions? [Canada]
48641. Hexavalent nickel chrome plating peel off on SS 409 [India]
48642. Anodized aluminum vs. galvanized steel for Asbury Park Boardwalk [New Jersey]
48643. How to get Gold Layer to adhere to Metallic Sulfides [Illinois]
48644. Need rims powder coated [Wisconsin] {5/1/08}
48645. Cleaning polished steel curio cabinet [New York]
48646. Nickel Sulfate Calculation Problems [Connecticut]
48647. Anodizing Failed Salt Spray [Michigan]
48648. Any ways of de-waxing other than trichlorethylene? [UK]
48649. Need paint removed from metal medicine cabinets [California] {5/1/08}
48650. Need Lead and Zinc for Galvanizing Line [U.A.E.] {5/1/08}
48651. Brasso replacement for polishing plastics? [California] {5/1/08}
48652. Plating zinc onto stainless steel? [Turkey]
48653. The effects of cyanide, specifically on the organelles [Australia]
48654. Gravity, Drips and Powdercoating [South Carolina]
48655. Substitute for brushed nickel finish on hardware [Florida]
48656. What is difference between Zeolite and Resin? [India]
48657. De-leading of brass parts to pass NSPF leach test [Indiana]
48658. Chrome Plating on Valox [Hungary]
48659. Inhibition layer in hot-dip galvanized coatings [Iran]
48660. How to dye stainless steel [India]
48661. Does chlorine from insulation attack stainless steel at 450 C? [Iran]
48662. Need to buy latest technology hot dip galvanizing plant [U.A.E.] {5/1/08}
48663. Copper recovery from scrap [India]
48664. Chromating on aluminum - mil spec - must we do paint test, if we don't paint? [New York]
48665. How to do plastisol dip coating [Bosnia]
48666. Need trivalent chromate suppliers [Minnesota] {5/2/08}
48667. How the pH varies during ammoniacal etching? [India]
48668. How to restore finish on turn of century black cast iron drafting table base [Texas]
48669. Where can I have parts sheridized or sheraridized in the USA? [Texas] {5/2/08}
48670. Need TSA coatings for carbon steel pipe and equipment [California] {5/2/08}
48671. Material of Construction for Passivate Tank [Georgia]
48672. Bulk anodizing [Texas]
48673. Trivalent vs Hexavalent passivation [India]
48674. Tell me about Blackodising Process [India]
48675. Black anodized aluminum discoloration at high temperatures [Canada]
48676. Anodizing whole wafer of Aluminum [Louisiana]
48677. Where to buy galvanized tin rolls [New Mexico]
48678. Best Suited Non-electric Heater for Galvanising [India]
48679. Regarding whether brass material CuZn39PB3 is suitable for chrome plating? [Hong Kong]
48680. Increasing tin concentration (MSA base solution) [Indonesia]
48681. Electro etching lead foil [Florida]
48682. Urgent. Need Plating of AZ91D magnesium w/ bright acid tin over high phos Ni [Texas] {5/2/08}
48683. Sandblast, cleaning = flash rust. Will dilute phosphoric acid help? [Texas]
48684. Tanker Desk and Vintage Office Furniture - Polished Exposed Steel? [Michigan]
48685. Seeking a service to refinish Viking Stainless Outdoor Grill [Ohio] {5/6/08}
48686. Need cold blackening chemicals for mild steel [India] {5/6/08}
48687. Jeweler's rhodium plating starts coming out black? [Philippines]
48688. Bronze artist wants a rich black patina [California]
48689. Oil rubbed bronze foil or flat metal sheets? [Ohio]
48690. Which External Thread Gauge ( M28*1.5 ) to use before and after Sursulf coating? [India]
48691. What is the color and finish of hot dip galvanising as per Standards [India]
48692. Possible Cause of Surface Finish of Plastic Components being Vacuum Metallized [UK]
48693. Effect of high conc. of aluminium sulphate in hardcoat bath [India]
48694. How to achieve polished finish #7 on 316L stainless sheet? [China]
48695. Looking for Electroplating on Plastic Services [Egypt] {5/6/08}
48696. Electrode potentials of MP35N alloy and Nitinol [Colorado]
48697. Corrosion on Zinc-Nickel Plating with Trivalent Chromate [Illinois]
48698. Need electropainting source [India] {5/6/08}
48699. We need a CED coating Plant in Faridabad, Haryana [India] {5/6/08}
48700. Need chrome redipped on my 23" rims. [Florida] {5/6/08}
48701. NEW/USED GALVANIZING LINE [Venezuela] {5/6/08}
48702. Can I electropolish my Delorean SS car body? [Singapore]
48703. Removing rust from sheet metal auto parts by immersion [Florida]
48704. Artist can't achieve good green patina on Tiffany lamp shades? [Washington]
48705. Want to make my own vibratory plating system [Indonesia]
48706. Two-color anodizing by sandblasting [Minnesota]
48707. DM water leaves black stain on aluminum machined jobs [India]
48708. Analytical methods for measuring fluoride in water [Iran]
48709. Removal of carbon from molds for glass bottles [India]
48710. Seeking blackening of stainless steel (304 or 316) component [California] {5/8/08}
48711. How to make nitric acid? [Jordan]
48712. What shower head won't rust or corrode quickly [Hawaii]
48713. Cold compatibility issues with aluminum, fiberglass, copper and sterling/fine silver? [Michigan]
48714. Accelerated test failures of plating on Zamak 3 [Canada]
48715. Ni-Cad coatings problems [Jordan]
48716. Grit blasting SA 2.5 [Iraq]
48717. Do I need a Bimetallic transition plate or not? [New Zealand]
48718. Want to Set Up a Hot Dip Galvanization Plant [Australia] {5/8/08}
48719. Want Equipment for Anodized Barcodes [Georgia] {5/8/08}
48720. Need Anodising-quality Sheet [England] {5/8/08}
48721. How to get A6061 and A359 required for research work? [India]
48722. Etchant for Revealing Flowlines of Aluminum [Germany]
48723. Suitability of copper slag for sweep blasting of galvanized steel [UAE]
48724. What is this 60 year old scuba regulator finish [California]
48725. Coating of forming tooling [El Salvador]
48726. Need Consultant for Cosmetic Inspection Standards [Maryland] {5/8/08}
48727. Need Oil Rubbed Bronze plates and discs for signage [Texas] {5/8/08}
48728. How do flow rate, amp-hours and pH relate to the thickness of the Ni on a stamper? [Singapore]
48729. My GM dealer says the peeling chrome wheels on my G6 are MY FAULT!!! [West Virginia]
48730. Disposing of a used X-ray thickness tester [New York]
48731. Stainless Steel 316L Discoloration [Texas]
48732. Hydrogen de-embrittlement [India]
48733. NC Lacquer does not flow properly on paper [India]
48734. The effect on HDG of sulphur in the steel [Turkey]
48735. Electroless Cu Plating and Electrolytic Nickel Plating resistance [Hong Kong]
48736. Passivating stainless steel to prevent EN plating from depositing on it [Utah]
48737. Salt Spray standard for Satin Nickel [California]
48738. Jet Black Passivation turns brown [South Africa]
48739. Need Nickel free and Cobalt free anthracite black on copper [India]
48740. Passivation of 304L stainless tank in the field. [Texas]
48741. Passivate Titanium per ASTM F86-04 [New York]
48742. Anyone heard of a process of converting Hex chrome to Tri chrome plating [China]
48743. Is lead required if we want spangle? [UK]
48744. EN coating of 316 SS and compatibility with brazing [New Hampshire]
48745. Chrome Plated Cylinder Corrosion [India]
48746. Bright tin plates well on aluminum, but not on copper [Mexico]
48747. Copper high temperature oxidation protection [Belgium]
48748. BLACK CHROMATE ON ALUMINIUM [Iran]
48749. Water pipe cleaning solution [China]
48750. US source for the ematalieren (ematal) process [Wisconsin] {5/13/08}
48751. Iridium coating my helmet face shield [Virginia]
48752. Low temp. black oxide line setup [Canada]
48753. How to check if the membrane of porous pot is working? [Indonesia]
48754. Seeking Auto Body Dipping [Idaho] {5/14/08}
48755. Need Aluminum Laser Marking [Minnesota] {5/14/08}
48756. Electroplated copper wipes off of nickel? [California]
48757. Titanium Anodizing Post Treatment [Malaysia]
48758. Artist wants easier way to "red" copper [Arizona]
48760. Final Visual Finish After Sulfuric Anodize and Dichromate Seal Type 2, Class 1 [California]
48761. Zirconium in place of zinc phosphate for powder coat preparation? [Oklahoma]
48762. Need shop or lab to do Cass Tests of plated ABS [India] {5/15/08}
48763. Need conductive lacquer [India] {5/15/08}
48764. Plating shop needs "Thiolin" Silver Passivation [India] {5/15/08}
48765. Dissolving nickel/chrome leaving stainless steel/brass unchanged [Louisiana]
48766. Mint needs to remove magnetism from iron [India]
48767. Anyone successfully color CERRO-type low temperature casting metal? [Minnesota]
48768. What is (Zinc) plating that is Hexavalent Chrome free [Australia]
48769. Coating to protect concrete tank that contains Aluminium Sulphate or Poly Aluminium Chloride [Sri Lanka]
48770. Peeling and pitting of hard chrome plating on SG iron casting [India]
48771. Need Coloring of Stainless Steel [California] {5/15/08}
48772. We need Zinc plating on Copper Lantern Job [South Carolina] {5/15/08}
48773. Need Tin/Zinc Plating of hardware [Rhode Island] {5/15/08}
48774. Nickel plate, blistering when chromed [Philippines]
48775. What is white godra sand? [India]
48776. Spec'ing satin plating on SS surgical Instruments [India]
48777. Chrome plating vs. plastic coating for supermarket shelving? [Mauritius]
48778. Need SUV Grill Decorative Chrome Plated [Massachusetts] {5/15/08}
48779. Need Belt Washer [Michigan] {5/15/08}
48780. Need help identifying finish on religious artifact [Spain]
48781. Spraying booths with industrial dehumidification not just heating [Malta]
48782. Need some Car Parts - Cadmium Plated in New Jersey [New Jersey] {5/16/08}
48783. Method of putting boric acid into nickel sulphamate bath [India]
48784. Etching nano titanium [UK]
48785. Differences in "Black" exterior steel finishes [South Dakota]
48786. Carbon smut problem before chrome plating [India]
48787. Compressive stress in sulfamate Ni plating tank [Pennsylvania]
48788. Tinning Aluminum Lugs [California]
48789. Soft Copper Deposit Required [India]
48790. Optimal Chromate Bath Dip Time [Virginia]
48791. 10 mils Silver Plate [Mexico]
48792. Is there a good substitute for Chromic Anodizing? [Minnesota]
48793. Need Phosphoric Anodize Service [Arizona] {5/16/08}
48794. Coloring 18-8 stainless steel red [New Jersey]
48795. Powder coating and infra red curing time [UK]
48796. Silver plating on cobalt alloy [Texas]
48797. Material displacement of roller burnish [Texas]
48798. Want technology for "Thin metal transfers" [India] {5/16/08}
48799. Difference between Electrostatic coating and E coating [Wisconsin]
48800. Dummying for Watts Nickel [Slovenia]
48801. Need Chroming of two 9 in. steel rims [Arkansas] {5/21/08}
48802. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIL-C-5541 CLASS. 3 AND CLASS. 3 GOLD [California]
48803. I want to etch gold in a sandwich of metal layers [India]
48804. Complexant for Hydrazine Autocatalyzed Co Plating of Cemented Carbide [Arkansas]
48806. Porosity of Silver Plate over Nickel/Brass [Texas]
48807. Non-balanced Tin Plating thickness on leadframes [Malaysia]
48808. Choosing the right type of process for miniature bright nickel finishing [UK]
48809. Die banking and corrosion issues: Semiconductors [Massachusetts]
48810. Magnesium alloy housings and galvanic corrosion [Colorado]
48811. What is the best finish for high-end high-relief decorative aluminum tiles (price/thickness control/availability) [Florida]
48812. Use of sulfuric acid for pickling mild steel components [Sri Lanka]
48813. Commissioned to make a chef's knife for life? [Israel]
48814. DuPont 226s conversion coating does not turn golden on a 6061-T6 spar [Mississippi]
48815. I'm into patina, and want to paint my UGLY aluminum pick-up topper [Maryland]
48816. Etching a Mac laptop to personalise [Australia]
48817. Chrome line life expectancy [Texas]
48818. Can DM water be used in Cooling Towers? [India]
48819. Need to do zinc plating inside the pipe, what process to follow? [India]
48820. Anybody know where to get JS 500 service?? [New York] {5/20/08}
48821. CFCs at upper atmosphere, where do carbon and flourine atoms go?? [Canada]
48822. Chrome plate removal from plastic automotive grill [Kansas]
48823. Painting cheap plastic kitchen sinks [UK]
48824. Is rhodium plated sterling silver ring good or not? [Missouri]
48825. How to get rid of Cadmium Oxide Stain ? [Arizona]
48826. Powder Coating Wood [North Carolina]
48827. 7075 Al pitting problem [Pennsylvania]
48828. How to Avoid Oxidation of Silver Foil in Annealing Process [India]
48829. Need waste powder for powder coating [Texas] {5/22/08}
48830. Silver Plating PCB Tracks [India]
48831. The deplating of silverplate [Pennsylvania]
48832. Ring Test for Wetter Content [New York]
48833. Is There A Black Cadmium? [New York]
48834. Etching 316L Stainless Steel [Scotland]
48835. Need Media Tumbling Service [Malaysia] {5/23/08}
48836. Need electroforming for jewelry pieces [New York] {5/23/08}
48837. Need black oxide service that uses EPI chemicals [Massachusetts] {5/23/08}
48838. Zeolite vs. Coal for gold recovery? [South Africa]
48839. How corrosion resistant is 304 for pond or lake water? [Washington]
48840. Equipment for home vacuum metallizing? [Canada]
48841. Painting Wrought Iron Bed [Texas]
48842. What do you use for chrome plated plastic materials? [Philippines]
48843. My 14kt yellow gold turned orange, did I get ripped? [Texas]
48844. Material requirement for bearings [South Africa]
48845. Need a spec for Low Carbon Steel / Mild Steel [England]
48846. Stainless steel 316 vs. 304 testing? [England]
48847. Black nickel look for brass zippers [India]
48848. Cleaning steel prior to paint [Georgia]
48849. A portion of Seat Adjuster rusts instead of getting e-coated [Alabama]
48850. Taper Locks of mold cracked after chrome plating [Korea]
48851. Plating Copper on Titanium [Washington]
48852. Best Corrosion Protective Coating for Mild Steel Plate [Canada]
48853. Want black nickel/chrome on Fish Hooks, jewelry like finish [New Jersey]
48854. Decorative finishing of corrugated sheet metal panels [Georgia]
48855. Painting outdoor cement statuary items [Illinois]
48856. Costing in a plating operation [Wisconsin]
48857. Need supplier to ZnNi coat sheet metal [Romania] {5/23/08}
48858. Polishing Scored Aluminium Casings on Motorcycle [Scotland]
48859. Zinc roof fails in 18 months!! [England]
48860. Protective coating for aluminum exposed to high pressure oxygen [New York]
48861. Micro Porosity of Substrate a Major Setback for Hard Chroming [India]
48862. Possible to gold flash then hard chrome? [China]
48863. Need Ti coating for carbon steel fishing hooks [New York] {5/28/08}
48864. How to color 440c metal red after hardening is finished? [Israel]
48865. Zinc diecast parts become crispy [Malaysia]
48866. How to reach HRC38 for SS410 [Hong Kong]
48867. Recovery of rhodium from waste rhodium plating equipment? [Turkey]
48868. Recovery of copper from acid solution? [Turkey]
48869. Salt Spray Temperature and Pressure [Colorado]
48870. Titration phosphoric acid concentration and aluminum in phosphoric acid anodising [Singapore]
48871. Electroless nickel and dull nickel fail salt spray test [India]
48872. Hard chromed calender rolls scratched in 30 minutes! [Costa Rica]
48873. To replace rhodium and use palladium instead? [Guatemala]
48874. Nickel sulphamate plating is brittle and grows trees [India]
48875. What equipment do we need for Chrome Plating plastic? [Mexico]
48876. Side stain problem in push-pull pickling [Turkey]
48877. Need silver plating of my cutlery [Canada] {5/28/08}
48878. Galvanic corrosion: aluminium fastened with galvanized steel bolts [New Zealand]
48879. Re-enamelling a bathroom basin [Australia]
48880. Why does Zn-Ni black plating becomes brownish [India]
48881. Screw Head Paint Chipping [California]
48882. Is 420 stainless steel equivalent to 18/10 stainless steel [New York]
48883. Need complete equipment for high security number plate for car and bike [India] {5/28/08}
48884. Need stainless steel wool [California]
48885. Where do I purchase or get De-Ionized Water? [Wisconsin]
48886. Nitrocellulose lacquers for metal coatings [Pakistan]
48887. Need chrome plating of my motorcycle engine [Canada] {5/28/08}
48888. Seeking electroform of 4 leaf clover for jewelry [Massachusetts] {5/28/08}
48889. Seeking mechanical table polishing of aluminum [Texas] {5/28/08}
48890. We can plate on anodized aluminum but not if zincated [Turkey]
48891. How to reduce dross generation in continuous galvanizing line bath? [India]
48892. "Micro-Track" Miniature Lighting Apparatus electrical contact issues [New Jersey]
48893. Bright Tin Thickness for Solder Parts [Ohio]
48894. Trying to eliminate chromate in zinc plating line [Illinois]
48895. Formulation for Bondal dip [Pakistan]
48896. Scratches when polishing aluminium pots [India]
48897. Bright, reflective, inexpensive and easily applied finish over copper? [Ohio]
48898. Need DECORAL or similar coloring [Maryland] {5/30/08}
48899. Need Chromate Dye for 67-72 Holley Carburetors [California] {5/30/08}
48900. Need a Hypochlorite Generator [Guatemala] {5/30/08}
48901. Need JP-4 or JP-8 fuel for paint adhesion tests [Turkey] {5/30/08}
48902. Information please on rainbow finish on butterfly knife [New York]
48903. How do I age new galvanized sheet metal [California]
48904. Plasma spray coatings [Pakistan]
48905. How does zinc plate with chromate or bright chrome finish perform in hydrogen sulphide? [Canada]
48906. What's the neutral make up bath formula for 24K gold electroforming? [China]
48907. Chromic anodizing and fatigue [Mexico]
48908. Chromic acid anodize ramp-up time [Texas]
48909. Residues from Mechanical Polishing Hastelloy [UK]
48910. Need nickel plated polyester wire/mesh [California] {6/3/08}
48911. NEED HELP! another science project kid. [California]
48912. Platinum plating for high voltage (~1000V) electrophoresis [Canada]
48913. What's best to add to make carbon fiber plastic conductive? [Malaysia]
48914. Setting up a small workshop chroming tank [UK]
48915. Finish code SRF-3.30 [Florida]
48916. Treatment of electroless nickel waste [India]
48917. Metal spray stripping via hydrochloric acid [Arizona]
48918. Need information on the silvering process for lacquer master recordings [California]
48919. Autophoretic coating suitable for Al/Fe interface? [Michigan]
48920. Setting up small e-coat line [Kansas]
48921. Spray and fuse of Colmonoy 5 ( a Ni-Cr-B composition) on 4130 HSLA steel [Singapore]
48922. Can we do Nickel Chrome Plating on Nylon GF (60%) [India]
48923. Silver plating over silver inlay material [Illinois]
48924. Contamination of watts nickel system by fluoborate? [Indonesia]
48925. Need opinion about operating conditions of anodizing, and determination of K2Cr2O7 in sealing bath [Pakistan]
48926. Proper racking procedure for small springs [Tennessee]
48927. MKW43 Peeling Rims [Wisconsin]
48928. Disposing the sealing solution [India]
48929. Avoiding hydrogen embrittlement by non-aqueous plating [Illinois]
48930. Oil rig tools became copper plated! [Texas]
48931. White and Black spots on zinc-yellow chromated screws [Philippines]
48932. Racking large rings for Sulphuric Acid Anodising [Singapore]
48933. Duration of salt spray test for trivalent zinc plating [Thailand]
48934. Corrosion between anodized aluminium sheet and galvanised steel frame. [UAE]
48935. Seeking impregnate and Alodine finsh of aluminum 6061 [Ohio] {6/5/08}
48936. Need plumbing replaced in 5-stage washer [Illinois] {6/5/08}
48937. Cyanide concentration in electroplating industries waste [India]
48938. Clean black gunk from pitting on bowie knife [New York]
48939. Stripping copper from silver [Texas]
48940. How to blast polish aluminum cast wheels [Ohio]
48941. Brand New 12v / 100Amps Digital Rectifier is not working? [Tanzania]
48942. Hazy on IPG coating (ZrCn gold color coating) [Hong Kong]
48943. Post baking E-Ni on Alum. for adhesion -per specifications [Kansas]
48944. Hard chrome: need info about Mohler cell [France]
48945. Stainless steel electropolish chemical composition [India]
48946. Want tailpipes for '87 SS chromed [New Jersey] {6/5/08}
48947. Ultraseal vs Zinc Chromate [Canada]
48948. Need perforated sheet - post hot dip galvanized [UK] {6/5/08}
48949. Need Chroming of Harley Road King luggage rack /Sissybar(Backrest) [UK] {6/5/08}
48950. Need zinc phosphate line new or used for machine shop [Indiana] {6/5/08}
48951. Need Barratts SNAP AM anti-pit agent [Jordan] {6/5/08}
48952. Acid washing brick over brand new copper roofs [Florida]
48953. Plastic wrap poisoning in microwaves [South Africa]
48954. Oil rubbed bronze look from pewter [Ohio]
48956. Polished brass pieces changed to oil rubbed bronze [Arizona] {6/5/08}
48957. Need Black Nickel Plating Solution One Gallon Containers [New York] {6/5/08}
48958. Looking for a substitute for Jax Chemical bronze darkener [New York] {6/5/08}
48959. How does pH affect rust [Australia]
48960. How to electropolish H13 steel [Venezuela]
48961. Need Plastisol work done, MUST be an FAA Repair Station [Texas] {6/6/08}
48962. Protecting TZM with coating at 1800K in supercritical water [California]
48963. Needing to know what CRONAK is? [Indiana]
48964. Testing requirement for BRUSH ON chemfilming per MIL C 5541 [California]
48965. Hazy/Cloudy Problem on ZrCN PVD coating [Hong Kong]
48966. How to lower sodium carbonate in alkaline zinc [Virginia]
48967. Color and Glossiness standards for decorative plating [California]
48968. Minimum nickel electroplate thickness for bright finish [Texas]
48969. We want our Hard Anodizing to be blacker [China]
48970. Explanation for reaction of 303SS to nitric acid passivation? [Connecticut]
48971. Corrosion resistant, Rohs Compliant, Black Coating, Conductive [California]
48972. Need Chroming of my ABS car parts [Illinois] {6/6/08}
48973. Need a tabletop Mini-Plating Plant [UK] {6/6/08}
48974. How to modify porous oxide film on Tialloy for medical application? [Saudi Arabia]
48975. Re dipping engraved ring [England]
48976. "Antique" patinas on gold jewelry [Croatia]
48977. High Temperature 316L Stainless Steel Deterioration Problem [Michigan]
48978. Plating Zinc Die-Cast without Copper [Oregon]
48979. Gold plating adhesion [Colorado]
48980. Need alloy wheels stripped of paint and polished [Colorado] {6/10/08}
48981. Need mill scale [India] {6/10/08}
48982. How to sell surplus Rhodium, other plating electrolytes and equipment? [Romania] {6/10/08}
48983. Need aluminum dyes [New Jersey] {6/10/08}
48984. Grout removal problem [Saudi Arabia]
48985. Platinized anodes or stainless steel for cyanide plating? [India]
48986. Effects of acid etching on different 2024 tempers [New York]
48987. Thinnest brown-black finish for bronze cymbals? [California]
48988. Need silver plated hardware (screws and nuts sizes from 00-90 to #10 [New York] {6/11/08}
48989. Need Equipment for Nitric Acid Passivation [Canada] {6/11/08}
48990. Dissolving stainless/plastic while leaving behind precious metals [Pennsylvania]
48991. Can gold be electro refined using iodine? [Louisiana]
48992. How hot should aluminum rims get for powder coating [Nevada]
48993. Clear zinc plating develops brown stains with time! [California]
48994. Duplex nickel passes STEP test but not salt spray test [Thailand]
48995. Aluminum pulleys seize on SS prop shafts at Mystic Aquarium [Connecticut]
48996. STRIPPING HARDCOAT ANODIZED COATING ON 6061-T6 ALUMINIUM [India]
48997. Resistance of passivated stainless steel to corrosion in fuel environment? [Israel]
48999. PITTING OF ALUMINIUM 6063 EXTRUDED PARTS DURING ANODIZING [India]


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