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Metal plating

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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 5:19pmMessage 1 of 6
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Can someone tell me what the name of the plating that is used to give metal parts the gold/greenish color. It is used on many bolts and other early Vette parts such as the wiper door vac can and headlight actuators

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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 5:46pmMessage 2 of 6
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I believe you mean cadmium plate.
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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 5:55pmMessage 3 of 6
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Thanks for the reply. I thought that's what it was called.

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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 7:27pmMessage 4 of 6
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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 7:41pmMessage 5 of 6
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Gold cadmium...used on brake backing plates, brake master cyl. cover(some years), headlight actuator cans, etc.
Don't know of any gold cad. plated bolts/nuts used on Vettes...most were either natural, silver cad., or some shade of black/gray phosphate.

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Metal plating

Posted: 2/23/07 11:34pmMessage 6 of 6
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Charlie,
 
I believe that the standard "cadmium" plating is silverish color, and the golden plating is called cadmium dichromate.
 
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