I have searched this subject everywhere and feels like I already know the answer, BUT, I have successfully done brass and chrome with my laser using cermark. I have a 50 watt V-Class ULS laser, and the brass had no coating, but the chrome, I had take my same brass pieces and had it chrome plated and never needed to remove a coating. Both my brass and chrome have always came out beautifully.
Now I have a customer asking if I can do nickel plated material. It is of very high quality. If I run a test similar to my chrome settings, do we think it may work? I have very little cermark on my shelf right now and wanted to see if anyone has gone down this path yet? They have given me a piece to test with.
If I am successful, they have also asked what I know about the cermark gassing out??? They will be using this piece in a clean room and wanted to know how the marking solution (after engraving) will react to their clean room environment? Any one know what I or they are talking about there?
Any thoughts or opinions will be great!
Thanks!
Tracey