Thanks for the help guys.
Regarding chemicals, all the ones that can't be shipped, so that would be the anodise and chrome stripper (PROD ANSTP1G), Aluminum De-Oxidizer & De-Smut (PROD ALDEOX2
, and Anodizing Sealant LT (PROD ALSELT1
.
My main problem is that I don't know how critical the chemistry is to success. I would have thought that a variety of commercially available alternatives in NZ would do the job, but without knowing exactly what the stuff is, it is hard to know what to get.
For example, the makers of the Metalbrite product I mentioned insist that it will clean, de-ox and desmut... but does it do it well enough? I guess I'll just have to experiment. Expensive mistake if it doesn't work, though.
Regarding power supplies, is it true then that big plants work with constant voltage, or do they in fact use constant current? I'm still trying to get my head around this one.