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electroplating
Sep. 1st, 2020 09:51 pmYou may recall my garden ornament, Snappy.
It's supposed to be rusty, but I discovered the bottom of the stem, where it sticks in the ground, was rusting very quickly. I wanted to put some zinc on it, because zinc prevents rust. I'm not sure of the science - something about electron flow - but zinc can really prevent rust. You find zinc plating on most screws and bolts, and it's used on rust prevention for cars. I figured I could just heat up some zinc with a torch and drip it on there, but then I learned about electroplating, and it didn't seem too tough.
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It's supposed to be rusty, but I discovered the bottom of the stem, where it sticks in the ground, was rusting very quickly. I wanted to put some zinc on it, because zinc prevents rust. I'm not sure of the science - something about electron flow - but zinc can really prevent rust. You find zinc plating on most screws and bolts, and it's used on rust prevention for cars. I figured I could just heat up some zinc with a torch and drip it on there, but then I learned about electroplating, and it didn't seem too tough.
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