Poor surface preparation is the leading cause of defects in plating shops. In fact, ask the wife of my engineer Brian what gives him the most headaches and her first guess will be poor surface preparation. Thus, I will do a weekly Q&A on this topic.
Q: My cleaner is producing defects, what could be the issue?
A: This depends on the type of defect you’re experiencing. Let's look into the 5 main defects and how to fix them