Anodizing vs Electroplating: Choosing the Right Metal Finish
Specifying a metal finish often comes down to anodizing vs electroplating. Both improve corrosion resistance and appearance, but they are fundamentally different processes—one grows an oxide layer from the base metal, the other deposits a foreign metal coating. Pick the wrong one and you can end up with poor adhesion, the wrong color, or a […]
Brush Plating Services: Selective, Portable Metal Coating and Repair
Brush plating services, also called selective or tactile plating, deposit metal onto a precise local area using a handheld anode wrapped in an absorbent pad that is saturated with plating solution and touched to the part while current flows. There is no tank, no immersion of the whole component, and no masking of everything except […]
