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HAZY EMBLEMS

How can I prevent a hazy appearance when I gold plate car emblems and small items found around the home?

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Clear E-coat vs. Anodizing

I can not find a specification for clear E-coating on aluminum castings. Can you help?

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Aluminum Contamination

If some of the aluminum made it down into the tank, would it react with the cleaner and make it unable to clean?

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BLISTERING USING AIRLESS SPRAY

The logical approach would be to slow down the solvent balance a bit to assure flow, but with airless you have to be careful not to sag. Do you think that this is a plausible explanation for the blisters?

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A Conversation With ... Jamil Baghdachi

Jamil Baghdachi is the author of more than 111 technical publications and originator of 38 patents.

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How Clean Is Clean?

Find out quickly with particulate-measuring probe.

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Flying High

UV-curable powders set to make inroads in military, aerospace applications

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FARADAY CAGE EFFECT

What I don’t know is if holes, penetrations completely through the material, are also a problem? Should I be concerned for lack of DFT (dry film thickness) on the surfaces inside the holes due to FCE or since these are “holes” and not recesses, would I be OK pursuing this coating process?

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RACKING DESIGNS FOR SMALL PARTS

We are striving to develop a logical model for making a vendor selection based on the quotes we are receiving for coating costs and fixture charges. We also want to find a way to include processing loss (parts lost in the coating process) and light or no-coat parts, which we are now starting to get a good handle on. I am hoping you can help me understand how to better address this issue.

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Troubleshooting 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?

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