Category: "Non-Industrial, Hobbyists, DIY, Around Home"

30522. Clear coating to seal a rust patina finish - July 31

14995. Fixing Brown Rusty Water (Excess Iron) in Swimming Pool Water - July 24

23245. What paint for Wellie gumboots? - July 14

15267. Daisy BB Guns / Air Rifles and Their Black Nickel plating - July 5

38809. Antique baby carriage restoration RFQ open to all: Massachusetts - July 1

39638. Gillespie Antique Restorer - June 26

24079. Nickel plating is peeling off nickel - June 23

  5465. Zinc-nickel plating on aluminum - June 20

57688. Repair metal roof with fiber silver coat - June 15

  4785. Polishing Silver with Aluminum Foil and Washing Soda -- Thanks 24 years later! - May 28

36210. Painting posts of recycled plastic - May 27

20988. Silver Damaged by Hydrogen Peroxide - May 9

  8937. How to refinish cast iron and cast bronze fireplace surrounds - April 27

37205. Sterling silver vs. silver plate -- How to tell? - April 27

11988. Cleaning an old copper kettle for apple butter - April 25

38061. Silver polish (Tarn-X) stained my stainless steel sink - April 23

61663. Mustard Stripped the Copper Plating from Tart Pan - April 22

61659. Vintage Kerosene Lamp: cleaning Copper Plating & Japanning - April 16

25553. Nickel plating of copper cooking utensils - April 14

34076. Artistic copper plating from hydrochloric acid - April 14

  7229. How to refinish brass lamps - April 6

20967. Gold/Silver plating of natural objects Q&A - April 5

20193. Chroming carbon fiber/plastic - March 30

21868. Rings Made from U.S. Coins - March 29

  0338. Zinc plating & chromating of Carburetors - March 26

30965. Can't remove old plastic protection film from stainless steel - March 21

52028. Staining on anodized aluminum window frames - March 21

26845. How to paint a stove top - March 20

61649. Electroplating as forge welding prep - March 20

61644. Oxide Finishing - March 3

56879. Have Blue Gun, Want it Chrome appearance - February 8

  4148. Ruined the finish on my stainless steel fridge - February 8

61631. How to Remove Zinc Phosphate from Frying Pan - January 20

41214. Sticky surface after anodising - January 19

21595. Remove black antiquing from my Citadel class ring - January 18

38108. Jewelry cleaner took finish off ring - January 7

21437. "Rainbowing" and "Bluing" Stainless Steel - January 7

2986. Bright Dipping of Brass Q&A - December 21

25652. Need to reapply silver / gold rims onto crystal stemware - December 21

44251. Removing Paint from Vintage Chandeliers & Candelabras - December 19

61496. Repair enamel coated steel tea kettle? open Q. - December 11

29227. Need Rechroming of Drum Hoops & Lugs RFQ open to all: Lufkin, TX - December 8

28032. Electroforming with Brass - November 27

54707. How to Dull Bright WW2 German Dagger open Q. - November 25

21527. Silver tarnishing -- is body chemistry responsible? open Q. - November 20

44569. F.B. Rogers Silverplate Q&A's? - November 11

41408. Painting cast iron fountains / restoring rusty fountains open Q. - November 10

33758. Wearing gold rings & jewelry turns my skin black - November 8

34465. Pre-coating for sublimation transfers onto ceramic open Q. - November 1

35145. Brass is Pink not Yellow - October 27

22798. Can't color Zinc/Zamac/Pot Metal gun parts open Q. - October 24

25532. How to Rust corrugated steel open Q. - October 24

12873. Removing Silica Water Stains open Q. - October 24

32106. Remove rust with muriatic acid (HCl / hydrochloric acid) open Q. - October 21

31806. Cleaning copper roofs - October 15

61582. Metal Gaming Chair Finish open Q. - October 14

60510. Washing machine broken aluminum spider arm? What coating needed? open Q. - October 14

24937. Need Noxon 7 Metal Polish - October 14

  0023. Not succeeding with ultra-black Ruthenium plating open Q. - October 12

  0545. Plating leaded stained glass open Q. - October 11

50888. Damaged finish on copper table open Q. - October 3

• Chrome over Black Chrome or vice-versa for highlighting open Q. - September 19

• "Frosted Duco" Finish" / National Resophonic 'Duolian' - September 18

• Model railroading: Effect of oxidation of nickel silver on its conductivity? open Q. - September 18

• Can I un-polish my polished ring? open Q. - September 18

• Restore Silver damaged by bleach ... toothpaste is the answer - September 14

• Removal of clearcoat on copper cookware - September 14

• Pewter cleaning, finishing & polishing - September 13

• How can I make copper turn black? - September 7

• Silver polish (Tarn-X) stained my stainless steel sink - September 6

• How to Give Aluminum an Aged Look? open Q. - September 4

• Repainting wrought iron planters open Q. - August 26

• Hexavalent chromium released from stainless steel anodes - August 24

• Paint a roof to look like real copper - August 18

• Refinishing, painting, or powder coating fireplace screens open Q. - August 16

• Polishing Silver with Aluminum Foil and Washing Soda open Q. - August 5

• Tin ceiling restoration help please open Q. - August 5

• How to remove chrome plating peeling off of rims! - August 5

• Repairing chrome plated aluminum wheels open Q. - August 2

• Graphite coating as metallizing for electroforming - August 1

• Solid rhodium rings? Why or why not - August 1

• Scratched and Dull Surface on Stainless Steel Refrigerator Door open Q. - July 29

• Brass electroplating for amateurs and students - July 29

• Finger prints/hand prints on Corten - July 29

• Water for Cold Rust Bluing - July 28

• Paint adhesion is poor on Welds - July 28

• Nickel Plating Brighteners: Everything to Know - July 28

• Scrubbing with cleanser left white patch in bath tub - July 28

• Can I leave a vintage brass microscope outdoors? - July 27

• Sterling silver vs. silver plate -- How to tell? open Q. - July 27

• Need a saxophone gold plated RFQ: New York City - July 24

• Bronze disease or just calcium deposits? open Q. - July 24

• Sealing aluminum renaissance fair armor to prevent oxidation? open Q. - July 18

• How to remove rust on vinyl siding - July 18

• How do you clean lead coated copper roofing? open Q. - July 11

• Painting asphalt roof shingles - July 8

• Cast iron kettle used as fountain: corrosion, suggestions for finishes and care open Q. - July 8

• Can You Paint a Car with House Paint? - June 30

• How to paint a stove top - June 28

• Dishwasher ruined gas burners; how to fix? - June 15

• Removing fire smut from my tools open Q. - June 7

• Restore dark brass doorknobs - June 7

• Muriatic Acid for Fuel tank cleaning? - May 27

• Dissolve Steel Screw and NOT Gold in a Watch - May 26

• Cleaning Dirilyte Gold-tone Flatware - May 24

• Remove oven cleaner damage from aluminum open Q. - May 18

• Gas tank rust removal methods open Q. - May 15

• Plating thick copper layer; using plating to cold weld items together - May 12

• Pre-coating for sublimation transfers onto ceramic open Q. - May 9

• How to glue copper pennies together open Q. - May 3

• Washing-up tools exposed to plating solutions open Q. - April 28

• Matching shades on polished and unpolished areas of brass bed? - April 29

• How To Decoratively Rust Metal like Jingle Bells & Safety Pins open Q. - April 22

• Preparing acid copper brighteners - April 18

• How to Antique or Blacken Gold rings and jewelry - April 13

• Pyrophosphate and non-cyanide copper strike/plating process problems & solutions - April 12

• Fasteners replated in yellow zinc for my car are randomly shiny or dull - April 12

• Looking for "NicSand" Aluminum Oxide Sanding Gel - April 11

• Galvanic Compatibility of Aluminum and Copper open Q. - April 2

• Restore Silver damaged by bleach ... toothpaste is the answer - March 30

• Need Gillespie Antique Restorer - March 28

• I like the pink on the brass. Will it stay? - March 27

• How can I coat for sublimation printing on a low budget? - March 25

• Grout cleaner stains on my stainless steel fridge! open Q. - March 24

• Blackening stainless steel without using Potassium dichromate? - March 21

• Copper plating onto Silver - March 21

• What could be causing the pitting and corroding to chrome fixtures - March 15

• Stripping plating from welding clamps leaves them copper color - March 15

• How to turn 18-8 fasteners black? - March 13

• Need help painting brass! open Q. - March 10

• How to get beautiful galaxy-like vintage finish on pot lids? - March 10

• Geneva Metal Kitchen Cabinets: Painting, Removing Dents, Parts open Q. - March 9

• Remove tin plating from copper pots, trays, cookware - March 6

• Best type of clearcoat for wheel application? open Q. - March 6

• Clear coat sealer/varnish safe for birds? - March 5

• How to paint screw heads - March 2

• Damaged finish on copper table - February 19

• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum - February 19

• Restoring a black & copper "japanned" antique finish - February 10

• How To Rust Metal like Jingle Bells & Safety Pins - February 10

• Restoring rusty cast iron wood stove, painting it open Q. - February 8

• Sealing lightly corroded aluminum engine parts with crude oil - February 6

• Clear coating to protect rust patina finish - February 2

• Carburetor re-plating / re-coloring open Q. - January 30

• Magnetic, silver-color, 1998 penny open Q. - January 30

• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Glass Cookware open Q. - January 26

• Restoring the yellow dichromate finish on automobile carburetors open Q. - January 20

• D-I-Y Yellow gold engagement ring to white gold? open Q. - January 20

• Solving an electrolysis problem in home plumbing open Q. - January 18

• Acid copper plating is not responding to brightener open Q. - January 18

• Chrome redipping for wheel open Q. - January 16

• Copper plating of lead bullets, cheap & simple open Q. - January 14

• Chemical removal/stripping of chrome from bicycle parts open Q. - January 11

• Karat gold (10k-18k) electroplating using dissolving donor anode open Q. - January 11

• Making aluminum look like copper - January 10

• Where to find ZAP professional restorer open Q. - January 9

• Which metal is safest for fireplace heat exchanger? open Q. - January 9

• Painting a car with house paint open Q. - January 2

• Penny Floor Problems & Solutions - January 1

• Is black Hard Chrome as hard as White? open Q. - December 26

• How to make polyresin coated real flowers - December 25

• Thru-hull fitting w/brass hose barb & bronze valve open Q. - December 24

• Corten blisters and the brown patina falls off open Q. - December 17

• Prepare milled steel mailbox for priming, painting, or clear coating open Q. - December 13

• White gold turning to yellow - December 8

• How to Re-do nickel-lined copper cookware open Q. - December 6

• Changing a chrome shower head to black chrome - December 2

• Dishwasher is making our Emsonware mugs ugly - December 1

• Tilex stained my bathtub, can it be removed? - November 27

• Removing brass paint from a gold plated chandelier - November 23

• How to identify old lamps? open Q. - November 21

• Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk - November 21

• Blue Quarter? Why did it turn blue? open Q. - November 20

• Cleaning gold that has been burned in a fire - November 20

• Sterling silver vs. silver plated -- How to tell? - November 20

• Steel plating of copper etchings/engravings - November 18

• What screw material for aluminum caravan? - November 14

• Removing remaining chrome from motorcycle parts? open Q. - November 11

• Want gold colored finish for a sword - November 11

• Removing dye from anodized aluminum; changing the color - November 11

Repair enamel coated steel tea kettle? - November 2

• Painting or plating magnesium alloy wheels - October 31

• Cleaning damaged Eagle Alloy aluminum rims - October 29

Steelcase Tanker Desk Restoration Tips open Q. - October 29

• How to Get the Look of Aged (Antique) Nickel Plating open Q. - October 28

• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - October 26

• Lime-A-Way on stainless steel fridge door took away the shine open Q. - October 22

Q&A on Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, & Jewelry - October 20

• How to polish, finish, & protect a copper table open Q. - October 15

• Iridescence with patinas and metal restoration - October 12

• Value of silver plated nickel silver? - October 10

• Dirilyte Gold-tone Flatware - October 9

• Cleaning an old copper kettle for apple butter - October 5

• Cause of black mark on skin from gold jewelry open Q. - October 1

Gold plated copper sneaker caps - September 29

• Can't get part to anodize! open Q. - September 29

• Improving adhesion of paint to polypropylene - September 27

• Dried-on Brasso removal - September 27

• Restore Silver damaged by bleach - September 27

Home made Hull Cell and Acid Copper Plating additives - September 23

• Mineral spirits to clean rancid oil off my teak dining table? open Q. - September 19

• QS8 Connector Issues / Plating - September 14

• Problems and solutions about aluminum chain-mail - September 12

• Ashes from bonfire effect on paint - September 12

• Rust finish for galvanized tin? - September 9

Blue bathtub turns white only when dry - September 6

• Remove water stains / water marks from Corten - September 6

• 1977 Silver Penny - September 6

Restoring dark metal finishes on old Craftsman houses and farm houses - September 3

• Removing protective plastic film adhesive residue - August 31

• Brass is pink from improper cleaning - August 31

• Cold Rust Bluing Methods open Q. - August 21

• How to remove oxide from our terminals? open Q. - August 19

• Dirilyte gold-tone flatware: Cleaning / Polishing / Storing - August 16

• Wood stove: Can't find high temperature enamel in right color open Q. - August 16

• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Visions and Pyrex Glass Cookware open Q. - August 16

Polished Aluminum Clearcoat Secret - August 16

• Nickel Plating Appearance in the Late 19th Century open Q. - August 16

• What will take tarn-x stains off a stainless sink? - August 16

• Why Noxon Brass and Silver Polish (and Quick Dip) Disappeared - August 14

• Seasoning & Restoring Cast Iron Cookware - August 14

• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - August 6

• Need to find Hawes Lemon Oil - August 4

• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - July 29

• How to Fix mercury damage to gold jewelry - July 29

• Could ashes from our bonfire have ruined the paint on neighbor's car? - July 27

• Sulfur springs turned my silver jewelry black. How to fix? - July 24

Lime-Away damaged stainless steel sink - July 24

• Acid copper sulphate plating problem: copper concentration is growing - July 23

Cleaning corroded pennies and coins - July 18

• Questions & Answers about Zinc or galvanized countertops open Q. - July 9

• 18K gold ring turned my finger black - July 8

• Kenrick 19th century cast iron open Q. - July 4

• Refinishing bronze table legs - July 4

Penny isn't copper color - what do I have? - July 2

Re-Finishing Zinc/Zamac/Pot Metal gun parts and replicas - July 2

• Copper plating of lead bullets, cheap & simple open Q. - June 30

Allergic reaction to gold rings - June 26

• Sealing asphalt shingles with soybean oil? open Q. - June 17

• How to refinish brass lamps open Q. - June 15

• How to maintain/protect zinc plated steel shelving - June 14

• Restore Silver damaged by bleach ... toothpaste is the answer - June 12

• Damaged finish on copper table - June 2

• FB Rogers Silver Co. -- Is it Sterling or Plated - May 29

• Discoloration of black zinc plated parts - May 27

• Nickel plating old gold clubs at home - May 25

• Acid testing for silver & precious metals - May 23

• Etching of steel texture plates for rolling mill with copper sulphate& salt - May 20

• Spray chroming with silver nitrate open Q. - May 19

• Looking for "NicSand" Aluminum Oxide Sanding Gel - May 19

• Blacken a copper sink - May 17

• Black anodizing is purplish not black - May 16

• Bluing/Black Oxide/Zinc Phosphate Thanks! Resolved :-) - May 13

• Replating of silver jewelry Thanks! Resolved :-) - May 11

• Painting inside of galvanized stock tanks (underwater use) - May 10

• Electroplating & grinding vs. a piston bush to repair piston open Q. - May 9

• Cleaning/repairing zinc tabletop open Q. - May 9

• Painted yard art now lacks patina - May 8

• Paint a roof to look like real copper - May 8

• Alternatives to achieve rainbow effect - May 5

• Brass Finishers in the 1800's open Q. - May 4

• Painting an aluminum boat - May 3

• Re-do nickel-lined copper cookware open Q. - May 2

• Can gold be reclaimed from old ceramic dishes with gold trim on the edges open Q. - May 2

• Decorative anodizing of titanium - April 25

• Oxidize copper without patinating solution - April 25

• How to do Gold Plating of Vinyl Records open Q. - April 24

• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - April 19

• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - April 19

• Restoring the yellow dichromate finish on automobile carburetors open Q. - April 18

• UV light is tarnishing silver? - April 14

• Remove copper-nickel cladding from copper core coins? open Q. - April 14

• Clear Coating Stainless Steel? - April 13

• Silver polish (Tarn-X) stained my stainless steel sink open Q. - April 12

• Copper plating steel in home shop - April 9

• How to Make Aluminum Corrode / Patina? - April 4

• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, & Jewelry open Q. - April 1

• Copper-plating of leaves and bark - April 1

• Remove Teflon coating from pot with oven's self-cleaning temperature? - March 31

• What kind of finish is on my grill? Thanks! Resolved :-) - March 28

• Grout cleaner stains on my stainless steel fridge! open Q. - March 25

• Cold galvanising over black oxide or solid rust Thanks! Resolved :-) - March 23

• Want to plate nickel silver watch dials RFQ: London, England - March 21

• Allergic to black rhodium - March 20

• Coating hot tub parts open Q. - March 20

• How to remove epoxy from stainless steel floor open Q. - March 17

• Hot rolled steel stairs open Q. - March 16

• Decorative painting of a metal mailbox open Q. - March 12

• Gold leaf for ornate bronze lamp? - March 10

• Want my stainless steel table brushed or dulled down RFQ Philadelphia - March 8

• Etching Al-Cu PCBs open Q. - March 6

• Clear coat sealer for cast iron bird bath - March 5

• Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk open Q. - March 4

• Making black watch dials brown open Q. - March 2

• Silver Pennies - March 2

• Artist Anodizing of Aluminum - March 1

• Cleaning Dirilyte Gold-tone Flatware Thanks! Resolved :-) - February 23

• Corten Rusted Steel -- Q&A, Applications, Problems open Q. - February 20

• Why would yellow gold turn silver? - February 18

• Is Rit Dye Effective for Anodizing? - February 18

• Copper/Aluminum interaction and galvanic/hydrolysis problems open Q. (February 16)

• Need replating of dark brass coffee table RFQ Miami FL (February 15)

• Medallion Liquid Gold electroless (replacement-catalytic) product open Q. (February 15)

• Need fiberglass and resin mask gold plated RFQ Kansas City MO (February 15)

• Three-color anodizing open Q. (February 11)

• "Rainbowing" and "Bluing" of Stainless Steel (February 11)

• Recipe for red patina on brass & copper (February 10)

• Restore brass doorknobs, ashtrays, etc. (February 10)

• How to Strip nickel plating from iron or steel (February 10)

• Q&As about Gold Plated Flatware open Q. (February 4)

• "Aluminium paint" applications and issues open Q. (February 3)