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Pinholes and Electroless Nickel
Question: What causes pinholes in electroless nickel deposits?
Read MoreBright Nickel Sulfamate Plating
Question: We do electroforming using nickel sulfamate plating baths.
Read MoreStripping Defective Copper Plate
Question: What is the best way to strip copper from steel?
Read MoreChromium Plating Bath Purification Revisited
Question: What are some of the ways to maintain the purity of a hexavalent chromium plating bath?
Read MoreSmall Scale Zinc Plating
Question: In my spare time I like to do restoration work on automobiles.
Read MoreCopper in a Nickel Plating Bath
Question: We use a Watts bright nickel plating bath and have recently noticed a grayish color in the low current density areas of our parts.
Read MoreChromate Color Change
Question: We use a blue-bright type chromate on parts that are plated in an alkaline, non-cyanide zinc bath.
Read MoreCadmium and Chromium Substitutes
Question: Where can I find some up-to-date information on various substitutes for cadmium and chromium?
Read MoreMixed Parts
Question: We specialize in decorative chromium using the classic copper/nickel/bright nickel/chromium process.
Read MoreChromate Conversion Coatings and Temperature Revisited
Another reader pointed out that the QQ-P-416, Type II, Class 2 specification clearly states that the conversion coating is not intended for long-term exposure to temperatures over 150F or to intermittent exposure over 300F.
Read MoreYellow Badge of Courage
Question: What is the best way to remove the yellow stains that some of my chrome platers acquire during the workday?
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