The Home Page of the Finishing Industry

November 27, 2017 4:54 PM

Finishing Dot Com is the Home Page of the Finishing Industry. It is a website for Serious Education, promoting Aloha, & the most FUN you can have in metal finishing!

Started as a BBS by Ted Mooney and Tom Pullizzi, Finishing.com has been providing information to the metal finishing industry and amateurs alike for 28 years. Whether you're painting, plating, powder coating, PVD, anodizing, bluing, galvanizing, or applying any other finish the community of Finishing.com stands ready to provide the advice of years of experience in the finishing industry.

posted by Mr.Encyclopedia (13 comments total)

Oh man, I haven't even started yet
posted by aubilenon at 4:55 PM on November 27, 2017 [6 favorites]

What -1 was saying the other day in the Javelin thread applies here:
It reminds of the good old days of the web, when the sites were still heavily enthusiast-driven and people were more about content in the sense of information rather than content solely to get ad clicks/Facebook shares.
posted by Bee'sWing at 5:08 PM on November 27, 2017 [7 favorites]

That site needs a hit counter at the bottom of the home page.
posted by jonathanhughes at 7:51 PM on November 27, 2017 [6 favorites]

The FUN link is wonderful, thank you for that! Even though I'm a grownup who feels they know a lot about the scientific method, there's something beautifully clarifying about hearing someone explain it rigorously, yet accessibly, to a high school kid.
posted by a car full of lions at 8:01 PM on November 27, 2017

I love the Finishing is about creating a surface/skin with the properties you need part, and I love the emphasis placed in purple swirly letters
posted by oceanjesse at 8:47 PM on November 27, 2017 [1 favorite]

Previously and fascinatingly.
posted by bz at 9:02 PM on November 27, 2017

Finishing is key to a sustainable future. I did not know that. I'm not sure it's true but I am sure that this is a fine site. Thanks, OP!
posted by Bella Donna at 9:20 PM on November 27, 2017

That is a great link. Finishing! Who knew!
posted by LobsterMitten at 10:24 PM on November 27, 2017 [3 favorites]

My hat's off to them for aggressively sticking to the web design they know, but holy cats I wish they could at least concede to the era of broadband enough to post larger photos. It's fascinating stuff undermined by illustrations at flyspeck sizes.
posted by ardgedee at 2:20 AM on November 28, 2017 [2 favorites]

What? No utensil placement and curtsey categories??
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 6:32 AM on November 28, 2017

Oh man, what a reasource. I'll be using this and sharing this with coworkers.

I need to know the difference in contact materials for color anodize vs Type II anodize on titanium. Like yesterday.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 7:27 AM on November 28, 2017

Google searches have sent me to finishing.com on many occasions. It’s the best message board-type resource there is, for what they do.
posted by Huffy Puffy at 8:56 AM on November 28, 2017

So this is what those Austen girls were up to...
posted by chavenet at 11:11 AM on November 28, 2017 [1 favorite]