Finish is to hardware, plumbing and lighting as color is to paint and fabric. There are trends, styles, and combinations that can make a remarkable difference in your project, whether a home, ...

[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate is ...

Surface grinding rmetal parts requires skill, and it’s time-consuming too because it involves multiple steps to give individual pieces an optimal finish. Metal products need proper finishing ...

All manufacturers know they need to add “value” to their output, to satisfy and hold on to their customers, and to attract new ones. For machine shops and fabricators, “added value” frequently comes ...

One part Sulfuric Acid and 100 parts Chromic Acid is in essence what most of us refer to as chrome plating, and since 1924 the recipe for commercial chrome has gone virtually unchanged. While the use ...

GREEN BAY, Wis.—For 75 years, Pioneer Metal Finishing quite literally has had the metal and plastics industries covered, through its unique rubber and polyurethane finishing, coating, plating and ...