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Originally Posted by KCV6
hey Steve,
pretty much it. however don't activate in Muriatic if you have any bare pot metal, it will eat the zinc away in the pot metal. I find a 10% sulfuric works well for activating zinc/pot metal.
hope it works out ok
cheers
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Okay so I followed all the steps except I used muriatic acid to activate. There was some bubbling but very little and in an inconspicuous place on the part so I let it go. After 30 seconds I rinsed and went straight to the nickel bath at low amperage. I checked it after 5 minutes and noticed it was getting dark again but I left it in for about another 10 minutes......same result. Sooooooo...........I got out the 800 grit and sanded under tap water trying to remove the "charcoal-zebra" affect (for lack of a better term). It didn't work. Should I reblast the part or should I sand, flash chrome over the nickel and repeat the procedure again using sulphuric acid?