SALT SPRAY TESTS
What is your opinion of the salt spray test?
DULL ZINC DEPOSIT
Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve the appearance of our zinc plate?
Peeling and Barrel Nickel Plating
What causes peeling of nickel layers in barrel plating?
Hard Chrome Plating and Etching
Can you give me some guidelines for etching prior to hard chromium plating?
Let's Save Some Money
Where can I find less expensive brighteners/additives for use in the plating bath? And are they patented?
Carbonates (Again)
What causes the buildup of carbonates in an alkaline non-cyanide zinc plating bath? How do we prevent this from happening?
BASE METAL INTO GOLD
Can you recommend any alternates that are cheaper and have good corrosion resistance?
WHAT IS THAT METAL?
We have to strip deposits from steel-based substrates and are having trouble determining the metal that we are supposed to be stripping away.
COBALT SULFAMATE PLATING
Can you give some information about a cobalt sulfamate plating bath?
IONIC LIQUIDS
I have heard about ionic liquids being used as a plating medium but I have found very little being written on the subject. Can you explain what they are and how the system works?
THIN GOLD
Both types of gold suffer the same discoloration. Do you have any suggestions for how to solve this problem?
Platinum on Niobium and Titanium
I want to plate platinum on niobium and titanium substrates. Can this be done and, if so, what process do you recommend?
