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What Is Zinc Plating? | Superior Zinc Plating Services

What Is Zinc Plating? | Superior Zinc Plating Services

A process known as zinc plating is frequently used to protect metals such as iron and steel against corrosion. Rust, being the biggest threat to any metal, has corrosive effects that can be devastating when serving larger applications within the automotive, military,...

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Metal Finishing for the Automotive Industry

Metal Finishing for the Automotive Industry

Great Lakes Metal Finishing Inc. has been providing plating services for the automotive industry for over 24 years. We specialize in zinc and zinc nickel electroplating with trivalent black, trivalent yellow, and trivalent clear metal finishing on automotive parts for...

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Black Zinc Plating Process for Consistent Deep Finishes

Black Zinc Plating Process for Consistent Deep Finishes

At Great Lakes Metal Finishing, we know that many companies struggle to produce a deep consistent black finish without brown coloration, or an iridescent appearance to the coating. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve developed a process that allows for deep...

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Metal Finishing Specifications for MIL, SAE & ASTME

Metal Finishing Specifications for MIL, SAE & ASTME

Aerospace, Automotive, and Military Metal Finishing Specifications With all the different variations and groupings of numbers and letters, keeping track of what exactly each metal plating specification means can be tricky. Here’s a small sampling of some of the more...

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Is Zinc Nickel plating right for you?

Is Zinc Nickel plating right for you?

Zinc Nickel plating In today’s age, corrosion resistance coatings are more important than ever. Over the years zinc plating has been the staple for an inexpensive protective coating on steel parts, but in the automotive world the corrosion resistant standards have...

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