Topic: Metal plating
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Can someone tell me what the name of the plating that is used to give metal parts the gold/greenish color. It is used on many bolts and other early Vette parts such as the wiper door vac can and headlight actuators
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Silver69 2007-02-23 17:20:16
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I believe you mean cadmium plate.
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Gold cadmium...used on brake backing plates, brake master cyl. cover(some years), headlight actuator cans, etc.
Don't know of any gold cad. plated bolts/nuts used on Vettes...most were either natural, silver cad., or some shade of black/gray phosphate.
Don't know of any gold cad. plated bolts/nuts used on Vettes...most were either natural, silver cad., or some shade of black/gray phosphate.
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I believe that the standard "cadmium" plating is silverish color, and the golden plating is called cadmium dichromate.
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