INTERNAL – Resource Page

Pretreatment

• Q&A Articles

  • PF Q&A – Fixing Adhesion Issues on High-Carbon Steel – Matt Schario (2018)

• Cleaner Selection Guide

• Pickle Pal Resources

  • Pickle Pal® Demo
  • Pickle Pal® Features & Benefits
  • Success Story with Pickle Pal® & Roy Metal Finishing

 

Functional

• Zinc

  • Features & Benefits Sheets

    • COLZINC® ACF-II
    • COLSID AP
    • COLSID APD
    • COLSID K-250

  • Troubleshooting Guides

    • COLSID K-250
    • EXTREME 200-310, COLSID AP, COLSID-HT
    • COLGLO
    • COLGLEAM
    • COLZINC® ACF-LEV-L-R
    • COLLOY Ni-Z Posit-II
    • COLZINC ACF-II

  • Training Manuals

    • COLZINC ACF-II
    • EXTREME 110 & 210
    • COLSID AP/APD & COLSID K-250

  • Troubleshooting Videos – Contains Confidential Customer Information for INTERNAL USE only. DO NOT forward or share these links or videos in anyway.

    • GF COLZINC ACFII Troubleshooting Video
      • This 10-minute video offers a technical training session on challenges a customer was having with low plating speeds, poor LCD coverage and poor appearance with their ACF-II alkaline zinc plating line. Director, Technical Service, Matt Schario uses the framework of our Finisher’s Advantage proven process to provide an overview of the troubleshooting process with the customer and the solution.
    • SavOn COLSID APD Troubleshooting Video
      • This six-minute video offers a technical training session on challenges a customer was having with roughness, poor appearance and poor distribution issues with their COLSID APD acid zinc barrel plating line. Director, Technical Service, Matt Schario uses the framework of our Finisher’s Advantage proven process to provide an overview of the troubleshooting process with the customer and the solution.

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2024 – Torque Tension Modifiers – Matt Schario
    • 2023 – Troubleshooting Alkaline Zinc – Chad Murphy
    • 2021 – Control of Trivalent Passivates – Stephen Roberts
    • 2019 – COLDIP Midnight 1500 Black Zinc Passivate Offers Enhanced Color and Cost Control – Jeff Boehmer
    • 2019 – Fixing Salt Spray Failures After Passivating, Baking – Mark Adams

  • EXTERNAL Videos

    • SSF – Alkaline Zinc Plating – Jeff Boehmer

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • Trivalent Passivates Template

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • Midnight 1500 – Products Finishing Innovator Selection
    • Salt Spray Testing and Corrosion Protection: Alkaline Cyanide-Free Zinc Versus Acid Chloride Zinc
    • Zinc Metal Build-up and the Effect Of Anode Area in Acid Chloride Zinc Plating Baths … Myth vs. Truth
    • Adhesion Issues with High-Carbon, Heat-Treated Fasteners Columbia Chemical & STERC
    • Zinc Generator Tank Article

• Zinc-Alloy

  • Features & Benefits Sheets

    • COLLOY Ni-Z POSIT II
    • COLLOY A-Z-N 300
    • High Gloss Black Sell Sheet

  • Troubleshooting Videos – Contains Confidential Customer Information for INTERNAL USE only. DO NOT forward or share these links or videos in anyway.

    • Wolverine – New Installation of COLLOY A-Z-N 300
      • This eleven-minute video offers a technical training session on installation of a brand-new acid zinc-nickel line at Wolverine Plating. This was a seven-station, 2100 gallon bath and Technical Account Manager Chad Murphy needed to dial in the chemistry to match it to the part (tube nuts) and to the specific needs of the shop (plating line speed, nickel content, anode quantity and type) and then verify it with lab testing. This video follows the framework of our Finisher’s Advantage proven process and is developed to continue to strengthen our troubleshooting expertise in the field.

  • Webinars

    • PDF – The Future of Finishes: Zinc-Nickel and Other Alloys
    • LINK TO WEBINAR – The Future of Finishes: Zinc-Nickel and Other Alloys

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2025 – Choosing Plating Coatings for Best Performance – Mark Schario
    • 2023 – Cobalt’s Role In Passivation – Christian Kissig
    • 2022 – Acid Zinc-Nickel Benefits Market Share – Stephen Roberts
    • 2022 – How to Choose the Right Coating for Fasteners – Mark Schario
    • 2022 – Electric Vehicles & Finishing Opportunities – Mark Schario
    • 2021 – Achieving Desired Thickness with Black Passivate – Curt Sotera
    • 2020 – Plating with Zinc-Nickel: Benefits and Challenges – Chad Murphy

  • EXTERNAL Videos

    • SSF – Passivate Solution Control – Stephen Roberts

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • Trivalent Passivates Template

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • White Paper – Better Alloy Control of Alkaline Zinc Nickel Baths
    • COLLOY A-Z-N 300 – Products Finishing Innovator Selection
    • Zinc-Nickel Teaches Experienced Plater New Tricks – Products Finishing Story

• EN

  • Features & Benefits

    • COMING SOON

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2024 – The Benefits of Electroless Nickel Plating – Mark Adams

  • EXTERNAL Videos

    • SSF – EN Overview – Mark Adams (AUDIO ONLY)

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • COMING SOON

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • Customer cost EN worksheet
      • COMING SOON

• Tin

  • Webinars

    • PDF – The Future of Finishes: Zinc-Nickel and Other Alloys
    • LINK TO WEBINAR – The Future of Finishes: Zinc-Nickel and Other Alloys

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2023 – Tin & Tin Zinc Overview – Brett Larick
    • 2022 – How to Choose the Right Coating for Fasteners – Mark Schario
    • 2022 – Electric Vehicles & Finishing Opportunities – Mark Schario

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • COMING SOON

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • Tin Success Story – Mexico

• Sealers/Topcoats/Rinses

  • Features & Benefits

    • ZCS Family of Products Sheet
    • Torque Tension Family of Products Sheet
      • COMING SOON

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2024 – Torque Tension Modifiers – Matt Schario

  • EXTERNAL Videos

    • SSF – Torque Tension Modifiers – Matt Schario

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • COMING SOON

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • Torque Tension Cheat Sheet

 

Decorative

• Nickel

  • Troubleshooting Videos – Contains Confidential Customer Information for INTERNAL USE only. DO NOT forward or share these links or videos in anyway.

    • Amer Stdrd Nickel Conversion & Troubleshooting Video
      • This 13-minute video offers a technical training session on a nickel conversion and addresses the challenges a customer was having with pitting, poor leveling and lengthy plating times with their decorative nickel-plating line. Director, Technical Service, Matt Schario uses the framework of our Finisher’s Advantage proven process to provide an overview of how the troubleshooting was addressed through the conversion process and as well as a review of the end results and ongoing support. This session is a little more technical so we listed some additional resources if needed which can be viewed by clicking ‘show more’ at the bottom of the YouTube description.

  • Q&A Articles

    • 2021 – Improving Leveling in Nickel Systems – Chad Murphy

  • White Paper

    • 2018 – Leveling the Field in Decorative Nickel Plating – Mark Schario & Larry Segar

  • EXTERNAL Videos

    • SSF – Nickel Plating – Jeff Boehmer

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • COMING SOON

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

    • 2018 – Decorative Nickel Plating Handbook – Mark Schario
    • NiCOL Leveling Benefits Info & Picture
    • Nickel Line Categories Cheat Sheet
      • COMING SOON

• Trivalent Chrome

  • Features & Benefits

    • TriCOL Reclaim with Third Party Testing Data
    • TriCOL® Blackjack Features + Benefits

  • Webinars

    • 2023 Webinar: Decorative Trivalent Plating: Choosing Between Chloride And Sulfate
    • 2021 Webinar: The Switch from Decorative Hexavalent to Trivalent Plating is Happening – Will You Be Ready?
    • 2020 Webinar: Comparing Operational and Performance Characteristics of Chloride and Sulfate-Based Decorative Trivalent Plating
    • 2019 Webinar: Trivalent Chromium Process Capability Study for OEMs

• • Q&A Articles

• • • 2024 Q+A: How to Choose Between Sulfate and Chloride-Based Trivalent Chromium
    • 2023 Q+A: Trivalent Chrome Overview (Added to from 2022)
    • 2021 Q+A: Improving Leveling in Nickel Systems
    • 2020 Q+A: Summary on USCAR Field Test for Trivalent Chromium
    • 2019 Q+A: Preventing Dark Streaks in Trivalent Chromium
    • 2018 Q+A: How Trivalent Chrome Compares to Hexavalent
    • 2018 Q+A: Converting to Trivalent Chrome from Hexavalent

• • EXTERNAL Videos

• • • Making the Switch from Hexavalent to Trivalent
    • Advantage of Decorative Trivalent Plating
    • SSF – Sulfate and Chloride-Based Trivalent Chromium – Mark Schario
    • SSF – Hexavalent vs. Trivalent Chrome – Jeff Boehmer

• • PowerPoint Presentation

    • COMING SOON

  • Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

• • • TriCOL Reclaim® Resource Center
    • TriCOL Reclaim® Success in Italy
    • Medeco: ASSA Abloy Switch to Trivalent
    • Product Showcase: TriCOL Reclaim®
    • Technical Brief: Decorative Trivalent Chromium Plating
    • TriCOL Décor Start-Up Calculator – FOREIGN ONLY
      • Please contact Kim for document.
    • TriCOL Reclaim Start-Up Calculator
      • Please contact Kim for document.

Aluminum

• Features & Benefits

  • COMING SOON

• Q&A Articles

  • 2024 – Corrosion and Corrosion Protection Options for Aluminum – Jacob Weingart

• EXTERNAL Videos

  • SSF – Aluminum Overview – Jacob Weingart

• Alufinish Resources

  • COMING SOON

• PowerPoint Presentation

  • COMING SOON

• Product Showcase, Success Stories & More

  • COLDIP ALPASS 455 CS

Other Topics:

• General PowerPoint Template

• PFAS

  • NASF-PFAS-Issue-Summary
  • NASF-White-Paper-on-the-PFAS-issues