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Brushed nickel finish on aluminum

We are looking for a very hard finish that won't scratch easy and have a stainless look. Is it the best finish for our purpose?

Natalie Rousseau
- Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
2006

Electroless nickel is hard, adheres well to aluminum and has a stainless steel look. But what is your purpose? How hard a surface do you need, how thick a coating, what about dimensional tolerances? Soldering, coloring or other post plating processes needed? Ease of strip-to-repair wanted?

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2006

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