Pretreatment

Acid Pickling

Columbia Chemical provides a variety of additives and/or acid salts for acid pickling.

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  • COLPHOS MN 25

    A medium to heavy immersion manganese phosphate.

  • COLPREP PICKLE POWDER PB

    A dry powder acid-salt formulated to produce a smut-free surface on leaded steel.

  • COLPREP AS 1510

    A water-soluble dry acid salt formulated for removal of alkali residues and used as an acid dip prior to plating stainless steel, copper and copper alloys.

  • PICKLE PAL®

    A non-hazardous inhibitor for use in hydrochloric and sulfuric acid pickle solutions. Improves the pickle’s ability to remove scale and eliminates smut formation from high carbon steels. Low foaming and prevents etching or surface discoloration from over-pickling.

    Are you having adhesion issues plating high-carbon, heat-treated steel? Pickle Pal® is a non-hazardous inhibitor used in electroplating designed to prevent the attack of acid on the steel substrate. 

    Seeing is believing! View our quick Pickle Pal® Demo Video to visibly see the difference as the oxide layer dissolves while the substrate is protected by the acid pickle inhibitor. The end results speak for themselves! 

    Additional Pickle Pal® Resources:

    Success Story with Pickle Pal® and Roy Metal Finishing

    Products Finishing Magazine Expert Q&A on Adhesion Issues

    Pickle Pal® Features + Benefit Sheet

  • PICKLE PAL® PLUS

    Similar to PICKLE PAL® but with an additional additive to help solubilize residual oils dragged into the pickle solution from the alkaline cleaning tanks.