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I once used chrome plating on a job and didn’t realize it came in two types—hard and decorative. I thought chrome was just chrome. Simple,

Last year, one of my clients ordered custom metal parts from a supplier overseas. They looked great at first. Shiny. Clean. Everything seemed perfect. But

You’ve probably heard the word “sandblasting” before. But maybe you’re not exactly sure what it does—or when to use it. I get it. I was

I once shipped out a batch of aluminum brackets I was proud of. Smooth. Shiny. Clean cuts. But a week later, I got a call.

I pulled an old machine base from storage. Rust everywhere. Oil stains. I thought about scrubbing it down—but that would’ve taken days. Instead, I called

I kept hearing people say powder coating was the best way to finish metal. But whenever I asked what it actually was, no one gave

You can follow every detail on the spec sheet. You can pick a high-quality powder. And still, the coating might fail. That happened to me

Someone once told me, “Powder coating without sandblasting is like painting over grease.” We were chatting over coffee, and he said it with a laugh—but

The first time I held an anodized part, I didn’t even know it was aluminum. It felt smooth, almost like stone. The color looked locked