Re: [MV] Stripping Cadmium plating

From: jonathon (jemery@execpc.com)
Date: Tue Feb 20 2001 - 18:15:50 PST


>Based on a web search some weeks ago, a better way to strip Cadmium plating
ia a
>solution of Ammonium Nitrate. This chemical will not attack the base metal, but
>just removes the Cadmium.

I would be willing to bet a large sum of money that those nuts are NOT cad
plated. Cadmium plating is very un common anymore. The yellow plating that
you see commonly now is zinc dichromate also called yellow zinc.

As to ammonium nitrate, don't tell the ATF, that's there is bomb making
materials boy!

je



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