Shop Asking Too Much For Cerakoating? - Page 2

Gunfixr · June 30, 2015, 09:36 AM

I would love to be able to get real tennifer done, but not going to happen in the us.

tobnpr · June 30, 2015, 11:11 AM

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I would love to be able to get real tennifer done, but not going to happen in the us.

From what I've gleaned- and this is above my pay grade- it's mostly semantics compared to Melonite. Both are trade names, not processes. Both are salt nitriding acid baths.

Tenifer isn't allowed by the EPA because of the cyanide salts, and Melonite gives the same end result, cyanide-free. Anyway, that's my take on it.

Dragline45 · June 30, 2015, 11:24 AM

Tennifer isn't actually a finish, it's a surface treatment for the metal. The finish is applied over the Tennifer treatment.

Gunfixr · June 30, 2015, 01:41 PM

Yes, i am aware that tennifer is a surface treatment. However, this discussion really hits on durability, and tennifer, while not doing much for apearance, is very durable. It resists wearing, and resists rust rather well.
A that point, you can rattle can it if you want, its just cosmetic.

As i understand it, melonite without the cyanide salts isnt quite as hard as the tennifer with cyanide salts.
However, at that point, it may be semantics.

June 30, 2015, 09:36 AM	#26
Gunfixr Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2007 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 360	I would love to be able to get real tennifer done, but not going to happen in the us.

June 30, 2015, 11:24 AM	#28
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 3,513	Tennifer isn't actually a finish, it's a surface treatment for the metal. The finish is applied over the Tennifer treatment.

June 30, 2015, 01:41 PM	#29
Gunfixr Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2007 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 360	Yes, i am aware that tennifer is a surface treatment. However, this discussion really hits on durability, and tennifer, while not doing much for apearance, is very durable. It resists wearing, and resists rust rather well. A that point, you can rattle can it if you want, its just cosmetic. As i understand it, melonite without the cyanide salts isnt quite as hard as the tennifer with cyanide salts. However, at that point, it may be semantics.