May 2025

Sand blasting (or bead blasting) uses small beads made of glass or other non-metal materials and pressurized air to create a uniformly matte surface finish on raw metals.

A pen-plater is used for electroplating, which is the process of coating a metal object with a thin layer of another metal by means of electrolysis. The electroplated coating is usually no more than .002 inch (.05 mm) thick.