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How to electropolish aluminum

2014-07-07

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I show a basic electropolishing technique that requires no special equipment and has proven to work well on aluminum (aluminium).


put the immersion heater in the acid
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form a viscous layer on top of the surface
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adding a little bit of surfactant to the polishing solution
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