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Metal Cleaning	Acid Clean/Pickle: sulfuric \| phosphoric \| Hydrochloric \| Hydrofluoric \| Nitric \| Mixed Acid \| Flouboric \| Acid Salts Other Cleaning: Alkaline Electroclean (CN) \| Alkaline Electroclean (non-CN) \| Alkaline (CN) \| Alkaline, Descaling \| Alkaline Soak \| Alkaline, Ultrasonic \| Diphase Cleaning \| Emulsion Cleaning \| Salt Bath Descaling
Solvents	1,1,1-trichloroethane \| Acetone \| Chlorofluorocarbons \| Freon \| Methyl Ethyl Ketone \| Methylene Chloride \| Perchloroethylene \| Stoddard \| Trichloroethane
Aluminum Finishing	Anodize, Boric/Sulfuric \| Anodize, Chromic \| Anodize, Hardcoat \| Anodize, Oxalic \| Anodize, Phosphoric \| Anodize, Sulfuric \| Bright Dip \| Chromate \| Deoxidize \| Desmut \| Dye \| Etch \| Seal \| Seal, Dichromate \| Seal, Nickel \| Seal, Sodium Bicarbonate \| Zincate
Chromating	Chromate on: Black Oxide \| Cadmium \| Copper \| Magnesium \| Phosphate \| Silver \| Zinc \| Zinc Plate \| New! Chromate Replacement
Phosphating	Dyes \| Iron \| Manganese \| Zinc
Plating	Brass \| Bronze \| Cadmium, CN \| Cadmium, Non-CN \| Chrome, Black \| Chromium, Hard \| Chromium, Decorative (Cr+3) \| Chromium, Decorative (Cr+6) \| Copper, CN \| Copper, Electroless \| Copper, Fluoborate \| Copper, Pyrophosphate \| Copper, Strike (CN) \| Copper, Strike (non-CN) \| Copper, Sulfate \| Gold, CN \| Gold, Non-CN \| Indium \| Iron \| Lead \| Lead-Tin \| Nickel, Black \| Nickel, Bright \| Nickel, Electroless, Boron \| Nickel, Electoless, Phosphate \| Nickel, Electroless, Other \| Nickel, Flouborate \| Nickel, Semi-Bright \| Nickel, Sulfamate \| Nickel, Sulfate \| Nickel, Teflon \| Nickel, Tin \| Nickel, Watts \| Nickel, Woods \| Palladium \| Platinum \| Rhodium \| Silver CN \| Silver Non-CN \| Tin, Acid \| Tin, Alkaline \| Tin-Lead \| Zinc, Acid \| Zinc, CN \| Zinc, Non-CN \| Zinc-Cobalt \| Zinc-Iron\| Zinc-Nickel
Metal Stripping	Aluminum \| Anodize \| Brass \| Bronze \| Cadmium \| Chromium \| Copper \| Gold \| Magnesium HAE \| Nickel \| Nickel, Electroless \| Plasma, Strip \| Silver \| Tin \| Tin-Lead \| Tungsten Carbide \| Zinc \| Zinc-Iron
Other Metal Finishing	Blackening and Antiquing \| Black Oxide \| Bright Dip of Cadmium \| Bright Dip of Copper, Copper Alloy \| Bright Dip of Nickel \| Chemical Milling of Aluminum \| Chemical Milling of Titanium \| Titanium Anodize \| Electroless Deburring \| Electropolishing \| Etch, Chromic Acid \| Magnesium HAE \| Nital Etch \| Passivation, Nitric \| Passivation, SIS \|

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