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Finishing - Metal - Coggle Diagram
Finishing - Metal
Plastic Dip coating
e.g dishwashers
step 1. - heat up metal in oven 180 degrees
step 2. - dip in fluidising tank - fine plastic powder
step 3. - put back in oven to fuse
electroplating
gold plate/ silver plate
add one metal onto another goes through by an electric current
gives the appearance of solid metal (gold, silver)
Plastic
plstics require little finish as they do not corrode
filling and poloshing edges
self finishing
paint
protect and enhance appearance
many colours and types of paint
protect it from rest
must prepare surface before hand
fire
Wire Brush
Emery cloth - work through grades of paper
Polish
fine abrasive. Exposes new later (shiny)
oil
heat metal and dipping it in oil
galvanising
dip in zinc to protect
stops rust really effectively
Anodising
used for aluminium
electrolytic process with bright colours