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Telegraphing Phosphate Coating

Question: I am the paint line supervisor.

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Resistivity of Aluminum Finish

Quesion: Our customer requires us to test the resistivity of the conversion coating applied to aluminum parts.

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Coating Wire

Question: I enjoy reading your column every month.

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A Safety Note

In my July 2005 Plating Clinic column, I addressed a question regarding the electropolishing of gold.

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Scrap Rates

Question: I am a Manufacturing Engineer in our paint facility.

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Better Electroless Nickel

Question: I heard of a new electroless nickel process that gives you many more turnovers of metal compared to conventional electroless nickel processes.

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Poor Surface Preparation vs. Paint Adhesion

 Question: I am a long time reader and first time writer.

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Spray Washer vs. Immersion System

Question: We paint aluminum sand castings for an exterior application.

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The Basics of Vibratory Bowl Set-up

Having worked in the metal finishing field for more than 25 years I have experienced a number of efficiency problems with customer’s vibratory bowls that typically relate back to a universal conundrum—they aren't set-up correctly....

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RoHS and ELV Compliant Electroless Nickel

Over the past few years, a number of new environmental directives have come out of Europe and Asia encompassing mainly the automotive and electronics industries.

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