A NOTE TO MY READERS
What’s wrong with my plating bath?
Q. What’s wrong with my plating bath? X.Y.
A. I receive many e-mail messages, both through PRODUCTS FINISHING and directly. Many of these e-mails do not get answered because they do not contain any information about a specific problem.
One of the best ways to get an answer to your question is to provide more complete information. I’ve been called many things in my life but mind reader is not one of them. So please, if you have a problem you want me to address, give me as much information as you can, including photos. In this age of digital photography, pictures of parts are easy to send.
Thanks!
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