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Decorative or Hard Chrome Plating?
Should I use decorative or hard chrome for plating brass handrails?
Read MorePlating on Polyetherimide
I recently received a request to plate gold on a material called Ultem. What is the composition of this plastic, and what is the best method for plating it with gold?
Read MoreTriple Gold Plating
What does “triple gold plating” mean? Is this an actual combination of deposits or a marketing/sales selling point?
Read MoreMore on Black Finish on Stainless
One of our readers has suggested another process for getting a black finish on 430 stainless steel.
Read MoreZinc Corrosion
We have been experiencing white corrosion (zinc oxide) while our steel components are in storage. All of these assemblies are nitrogen-brazed components and then are subject to clear zinc plating.What do you think is the root of our problems?
Read More“Lumpy” Stannate Tin
I am having problems plating stannate tin on parts that have a copper flash. Parts are “lumpy” and dewetted.
Read MorePlating Copper Bus Bars
Why are the copper bus bars in our plating facility nickel-plated?
Read MoreFlaking Nickel
Our stripping process sometimes does not remove all of the nickel plate. When re-plated, the areas that still have “old” nickel on the surface tend to flake. Do you have any suggestions for solving this problem?
Read MorePlating Stainless Steel
We plate carbon steel with brass, and our process consists of hydrochloric acid pickling, rinse, cyanide brass plating, or copper and zinc followed by diffusion. Would it be possible to plate stainless steel with the same process?
Read MoreStripping Copper-Nickel-Chrome
Is there a method for stripping copper-nickel-chrome deposits from rejected zinc diecastings?
Read MoreStripping Tin from Copper
I recently received some old tin-plated copper to be replated. What methods can remove the old tin layer without harming the copper?
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Plating Q&A: Black Finish on 430 Stainless Steel
A reader asks 'Do you know of a way to get a black surface finish on 430 stainless steel screws that will stand up to the road blast under a car?'
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