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HEAT TREATED PARTS
Can you suggest a good way of removing oil from parts that have been heat treated followed by quenching?
Read MorePLATING ON TITANIUM
I am looking for a good procedure for plating copper on commercially pure titanium.
Read More“GROWING” COPPER PLATING BATH
Our cyanide copper strike bath builds up copper metal over a period of time. What causes this, and how can we prevent it?
Read MoreCORROSION TESTS AND GOLD JEWELRY
Recently we decided that we must do some testing to verify how well our jewelry “holds up” in a corrosive environment (humid environments, perspiration contact, etc.). Do you have any suggestions for us?
Read MoreTroubleshooting Alkaline Zinc Plating Bath
Can you help us figure out why our alkaline zinc plating bath makes the anodes polarize when the current is on?
Read MoreIRON IN CHROME TANK
I have a problem with iron in my bath. How would you suggest that I remove the iron?
Read MorePLATING ON LEADED STEEL
One type of steel, 12L14, a leaded steel, continually gives us problems with blisters and peeling. Do you have any suggestions as to how we can solve this ongoing problem?
Read MoreZINC ON ZINC DIE CASTINGS
We plated a large number of zinc diecasts with zinc and a few months after the plating the parts changed to a bluish color. What is going on?
Read MoreMIGRATIONS
What do you recommend as a minimum thickness for the copper intermediate layer?
Read MoreSMALL-SCALE PLATING LINE
I am a hobbyist who wants to set up a small scale plating for copper and nickel. I’m thinking in terms of one- or two-gallon tanks. Can you give me details on how to go about doing this?
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BORIC ACID AND MANNITOL
I am required to determine the boric acid concentration in our nickel sulfamate plating bath. Can you provide a procedure for doing this?
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