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Zinc Diecast plating problem.

I have plating problem with Zinc Die cast. It often bubbles. What can I do to prevent this? How can I strip this nickel plating off the Zinc Die-cast to start over again? Appreciate any suggestion.

Steven CHEN
- Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
2000
publicly reply to Steven CHEN

Please give info regarding your plating cycle to enable us to help you out.

Sara Michaeli
Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Israel
2000
publicly reply to Sara Michaeli

2000

Hello, Steven.

Metalx (Ronatec.us) [a finishing.com supporting advertiser], among others, offers strippers for this purpose.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
publicly reply to Ted Mooney

Try using about 700 gms/ lit of sulfuric Acid with 4 gms / lit of copper sulphate ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] or 4 gms/ lit of glycerol. Current -Cathodic.

Khozem Vahaanwala
Saify Ind

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

2000
publicly reply to Khozem Vahaanwala

Dear Steven,

Zn diecast article should be first Copper plated -followed by Nickel or Nickel/chrome plating.

A.S. Sridhar
- Bangalore
2001
publicly reply to A.S. Sridhar

To remove the nickel plating the best method is to sand blast the bubbling effect could be to impurities and/or hydrogen embrittlement,

David Weltsch
Disney - California
2003
publicly reply to David Weltsch

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