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At Reid Metal Finishing, we offer a wide range of different metal finishing options, including both electrolytic and electroless nickel plating services. Today, we’re going to take a deeper dive into the nuances between these two types of nickel plating, and when to choose one or the other.  Electrolytic vs. Electroless: Different Processes of Nickel […]

Aluminum alloys are widely used throughout manufacturing mainly due to their excellent strength-to-weight ratio and the easy machinability of these metals. Naturally, aluminum reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a thin, protective layer of aluminum oxide, but for harsh environments, especially those found in military and aerospace applications, this natural layer isn’t enough. […]

Conversion coatings, or chemical conversion coatings, is a common type of metal finishing operation, and a very broad term as well that many common surface finishing techniques fall under. This article aims to offer a comprehensive overview of all that chemical conversion entails, as well as the common types of conversion coatings and their typical […]

Hardcoat or hard anodize is a type of metal surface treatment used primarily on aluminum components, and is one of the three main types of aluminum anodizing, as well as one of the services that Reid Metal Finishing offers. While it still follows the same basic premise of anodizing by transforming the natural aluminum oxide […]

Anodization is a common surface treatment meant to increase a metal’s corrosion and wear resistance, as well as prepare the surface for paint, primer, or other coatings. The process involves taking advantage of the natural oxide layer that develops on a metal surface and thickening it into a proper barrier that won’t easily react to […]

Reid Metal Finishing (RMF) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety for our clients, our team, and the environment. As a metal finishing company that regularly works with potentially hazardous materials, we’ve taken several measures to maintain that safety, such as maintaining RoHS compliance.What is RoHS?RoHS stands for the ‘Restriction of […]

Metal finishing is what we do here at RMF, and has been our specialty for years. But what exactly does metal finishing encompass–and why is it so important? That’s what we’re going to explore today. What is Metal Finishing? Metal Finishing refers to any process that cleans, coats, polishes, or otherwise improves the surface of […]

One of the more unique things that we do here at Reid Metal Finishing (RMF) is surface cleaning and preparation through bead blasting. Bead blasting is a pretreatment cleaning process commonly used to clean a variety of metal components, without the need for harsh or hazardous chemicals or particularly specialized equipment. Bead Blasting: How it […]

Reid Metal Finishing (RMF) has long been dedicated to upholding especially stringent and rigorous quality management standards and industry certifications related to metal finishing. One of the major certifications that our company maintains is the various parts of NADCAP accreditation, and we are proud to provide accredited NADCAP plating services to clients in Aerospace and […]

Reid Metal Finishing has always been located in Santa Ana, CA, right in the heart of Southern California. And since we’ve been here since the late 1970s, when our company started, we’ve seen and experienced the extremely strict regulations that metal finishers face in this state. After all, California is famous for its extremely strict […]