The key to a top-quality coating is the correct pretreament of the substrate to be plated.

Heimerle + Meule supplies bath chemicals for hot and electrolytic degreasing and ultrasonic cleaning.

	Product name	Supplied as	Applications	Suitable for	Advantages
Ultrasonic cleaner	Ultra Clean	liquid (concentrated)	removal of polishing residues	gold, silver, nonferrous metals, steel	100 % biodegradable, silicate-free
	Ultra 93	solid (salt)	heavily soiled items	precious metals, steel	powerful cleaner
	Ultra 2000	solid (powder)	removal of oil, polishing and grinding residues	precious metals, nonferrous metals, aluminium	silicate-free, wettable, ultra-filterable
Electrolytic degreaser	Electrolytic Degreasing Type A	solid (salt)	electrolyitic degreasing	all standard metals	also suitable for anodic degreasing of steel
Oxide remover	Jewelclean jewellery cleaner	liquid (ready to use)	oxide removal	removal of tarnish and oxide layers on precious and non-precious metals	easy handling; suitable for small workshops
Acid Dip	Acid Dip Salt S	liquid (ready to use) solid (salt)	acid dip and activation of surfaces	precious metals, nonferrous metals, steel	Acid Dip Salt S is an alternative to liquid acids and achieves chemically clean surfaces
Electrolytic polishing	Gold  Stripping Salt No. 3	solid (salt)	electropolishing of jewellery parts	8 – 22 ct gold	brightening of parts with complex geometries, especially castings; removal of scale
	Silver Stripping Salt H	solid (salt)	electropolishing of jewellery parts	silver	brightening of parts with complex geometries, especially castings; removal of scale
	Gold Stripping Salt HC	liquid (ready to use) or solid (salt)	electropolishing of jewellery parts	high carat alloys 18 – 22 ct	cyanide-free; very good results in comparison to cyanidic processes
	Stainless steel stripping solution M	liquid (ready to use)	electropolishing of decorative and technical surfaces	stainless steel	polishing of complex geometries, replaces hand polishing

You can download a brief data sheet for each material by clicking on the Pdf-symbol in respective last column.