Which metal can you apply to which metal?
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| base metal | Etch | Strike coat | Flash Copper | Acid copper | nickel | copy chrome | Chrome | reprochrome | Zinc Copy CAD | Black Chrome | bronze | brass | tin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Aluminum | stainless / desmut | 1 zincate 2 flash copper | First Zincate | First Zincate | First Koper | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | First Zincate | nickel or copper | First Koper | First Koper | First Zincate |
| Steel | when desired | nickel or flash copper | directly | nickel or flash copper | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | nickel or copper | directly | directly | directly |
| Stainless steel | when desired | Flash Copper | directly | Flash Copper | Flash Copper | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | Flash Copper | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | First Koper |
| Cast iron | when desired | Flash Copper | directly | Flash Copper | Flash Copper | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | Flash Copper |
| Brass | when desired | Flash Copper | directly | directly | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | nickel or copper | directly |
| Copper | when desired | no | directly | directly | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | nickel or copper | directly | directly | directly |
| Bronze | when desired | no | directly | directly | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | nickel or copper | directly | directly | directly |
| Nickel | when desired | nickel activator | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly |
| Chrome | x | Chrome Stripper then: see nickel | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Plastic | x | conductive paint | x | conductive paint | First Koper | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | First Koper | nickel or copper | First Koper | First Koper | First Koper |
| Lead | when desired | Flash Copper | directly | Flash Copper | First Koper | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | First Koper | nickel or copper | First Koper | First Koper | First Koper |
| Gold | x | x | directly | directly | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly |
| Silver | x | x | directly | directly | directly | First nickel | First nickel | First nickel | directly | directly | directly | directly | directly |
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