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On 2011-02-13, wrote:
On Feb 12, 3:41?am, Ignoramus15263 ignoramus15...@NOSPAM.
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Has anyone tried zinc plating stuff at home, and if so, how successful
was it. I was reading about this and I am not sure if this is a risky
procesude in the sense of getting a bad result, or not. THanks


I've read that zinc galvanizing paint is as corrosion resistant as
actual galvanizing. What's peoples opinion on that?
Karl


Spray cold galvanizing is very soft. May be OK on something stationary
that sees no action of any kind, like a part of a frame.

Bruch on cold galvanizing is a step better.

Here I wanted to cover two large shackles that I cleaned.

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