I have to build some sidelites and a transom to match an existing door. The door's zinc has been polished almost to look like chrome, then insulated.
Nobody around here has any pre-polished or plated came in stock. Any ideas how to go about polishing what I already have on hand? And to protect the shine? It's going to be insulated, too, so hopefully it will stay polished/shiny.
you can try Bright dip solution, (do a bit of research to see what works)start with something weak like white vinegar and salt, this works on brass. If you don't need long pieces of zinc, get a wallpaper trough to dip or soak it in, do not just put it in and leave, watch it to see if it gets brighter or darker. ( Zinc in straight muriatic will darker and disolve, don't do that, the gas is toxic)
Just some places to start, but also, after construction, or before I guess, damp rag, with whiting will shine it up dandy. Just have to get rid or the dust after construction, and no daze glaze makes a clear liner now.
i don't see how it could be zinc... zinc has an awful oxidation problem. could they have used canfield extra brite lead came? i guess if i had to do it, i would probably tape off the glass and spray the zinc w/ clear sealer. but it's going to be hard just getting the stuff brite to begin... other thing might be tinning the entire thing and polishing really well? m
A lot of those panels are made in Taiwan and China and are ran through a nickle bath.
when they do the nickel bath, do they run the entire finished panel thru? or just the cames? i would think the bath would be hard on the glass, but how would they solder and then finish the joints if its just a pre coat on the came? m
A lot of those panels are made in Taiwan and China and are ran through a nickle bath.
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You plate the entire window after its built, but before putty. You can plate a leaded window too. Many Frank Lloyd Wright zinc windows were plated copper.
Vic
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