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Bob. W. I was wondering if you are drying your hardware after chromate treatment. If water stays on the piece for a minute or two one can get discoloration. I use a 70's hair dryer on low to dry my hardware immeditely after chromate dip and rinsing. One other thing is to check if you have discoloration...

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Greetings Bob W. It is difficult for me to see the cloudiness. How does your hardware look after the zinc plate? I suspect something with the zinc plate. One troubleshooting path could be to carefully study the part after the zinc plate and note any discontinuities. Then observe if the cloudiness follows...

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Greetings DCLXVI, Your yellow chromate hardware looks good. I assume the large plates are what you are referring as being grey. The plates look like they are about 8 inches diameter which may exceed the capability of your system. To plate properly I believe the sacrificial zinc plates should be at...