I researched this awhile back and stumbled on a few articles that suggested a 60% nitric acid dip prior to zincating, to etch the surface. I have never tried it however. You can probably buy nitric acid at a chemical supplier like daigger.com.
Be careful when handling the stuff.
Ken
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