troubleshooting

A rough plated finish is a sign of process failure. Learn how to distinguish between substrate roughness and "shelf roughness" caused by bath contamination.

Microscopic pits can ruin a mirror finish and compromise corrosion protection. Learn how to identify and solve pitting caused by gas bubbles and contamination.

A troubleshooting guide for plating adhesion failures. Learn why electroplated coatings peel, blister, or flake off, and how to identify whether the root cause is poor substrate preparation, bath contamination, or metallurgical mismatch.