Re: O.T.- Chrome plating on salt water boat items??
- From: Jan Nielsen <morgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:56:49 +0100
On 19 Jan 2006 20:03:05 -0800, "Joe788" <joemama788@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>Today I had a guy telling me that chrome does not stand up to the
>weather and environment of a boat that is used in salt water. Now we
>are not talking about a propeller here, but various chrome trinkets
>around the boat, such as wakeboard racks, speaker enclosures, shifter
>knobs, etc.
The guy was right. When it comes to steel and saltwater enviroment, unless the
part is *completely* plated you will have galvanic corrosion in no time at all.
A microscopic nick is all it takes. It's a matter of active vs noble metals;
when the coating is more "noble", the part acts as a sacrificial anode.
Hot-dipped zink plating works fine, although it's not as fancy looking
(I have a couple of zink plated shotguns), but in the end nothing beats the
real thing; polished stainless steel.
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