{"id":15048,"date":"2023-02-22T00:45:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T22:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/electropolishing-liquid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T02:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:24:22","slug":"electropolishing-liquid","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/electropolishing-liquid\/","title":{"rendered":"Electropolishing Liquid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Electropolishing Liquid<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Electropolishing allows you to electropolish copper and some other metals for a very smooth, clean, and shiny finish. Ideal if a workpiece has come out of the bath dull after the <a href=\"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/electroforming-manual\/\">electroforming<\/a> process or if a dark oxide layer has formed over time. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The liquid is ready-to-use and designed for quick results in seconds to a few minutes, even on complex shapes that cannot be easily polished mechanically.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">What is electropolishing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In electropolishing, the workpiece acts as an anode and microscopic peaks dissolve in a controlled manner on the surface. This evens out the surface and leaves a bright, smooth result. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Supplies<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"\/afsluitbare-emmer-rond-diverse-maten\/\">Container<\/a> made of PP, PE or PVC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rvs-anode\/\">Stainless steel cathodes<\/a> or <a href=\"\/lood-kathode\/\">lead cathodes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hanging material such as copper wire and a tube or rod to carry the workpiece<\/li>\n<li>Strong <a href=\"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/category\/supplies\/lab-power-supply\/\">lab power required<\/a> : 1\u20132 amps per 10 cm\u00b2 &#8211; ideally 2 amps per 10 cm\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">How to use the electropolishing fluid<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Fill a suitable container with the electropolishing liquid<\/li>\n<li>Place two cathodes opposite the workpiece and connect them to the negative<\/li>\n<li>Hang the workpiece in the liquid and connect it to the positive<\/li>\n<li>Set the current according to the TDS and start the process<\/li>\n<li>Check the result after a few seconds and polish a little longer if desired<\/li>\n<li>Rinse with water and let dry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Take into account a relatively high power demand. For small objects such as rings, a 5\u201310 ampere power supply is often needed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Safe mixing in case of dilution or post-treatment with water: always add acid to water and never the other way around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With electropolishing, you can treat copper, or other metal objects, and achieve a very smooth, clean and shiny finish in seconds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"parent_description":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Electropolishing Liquid<\/h2>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Electropolishing allows you to electropolish copper and some other metals for a very smooth, clean, and shiny finish. Ideal if a workpiece has come out of the bath dull after the <a href=\"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/electroforming-manual\/\">electroforming<\/a> process or if a dark oxide layer has formed over time. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The liquid is ready-to-use and designed for quick results in seconds to a few minutes, even on complex shapes that cannot be easily polished mechanically.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">What is electropolishing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In electropolishing, the workpiece acts as an anode and microscopic peaks dissolve in a controlled manner on the surface. This evens out the surface and leaves a bright, smooth result. <\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Supplies<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n \t<li><a href=\"\/afsluitbare-emmer-rond-diverse-maten\/\">Container<\/a> made of PP, PE or PVC<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"\/rvs-anode\/\">Stainless steel cathodes<\/a> or <a href=\"\/lood-kathode\/\">lead cathodes<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Hanging material such as copper wire and a tube or rod to carry the workpiece<\/li>\n \t<li>Strong <a href=\"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/category\/supplies\/lab-power-supply\/\">lab power required<\/a> : 1\u20132 amps per 10 cm\u00b2 - ideally 2 amps per 10 cm\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">How to use the electropolishing fluid<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n \t<li>Fill a suitable container with the electropolishing liquid<\/li>\n \t<li>Place two cathodes opposite the workpiece and connect them to the negative<\/li>\n \t<li>Hang the workpiece in the liquid and connect it to the positive<\/li>\n \t<li>Set the current according to the TDS and start the process<\/li>\n \t<li>Check the result after a few seconds and polish a little longer if desired<\/li>\n \t<li>Rinse with water and let dry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Take into account a relatively high power demand. For small objects such as rings, a 5\u201310 ampere power supply is often needed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Safe mixing in case of dilution or post-treatment with water: always add acid to water and never the other way around.<\/p>"},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1020,1018],"product_tag":[1025,1022,1024,1027],"class_list":{"0":"post-15048","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-copper-electroforming","7":"product_cat-electropolishing","8":"product_tag-brass","9":"product_tag-bronze","10":"product_tag-copper","11":"product_tag-electropolishing","12":"product_shipping_class-normal-package","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"taxable","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-variable","20":"has-default-attributes"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=15048"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=15048"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verzinkshop.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=15048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}