Letter Published: 09 May 1953 Electrolytic Polishing of Lead in a Sodium Acetate–Acetic Acid Bath ELIZABETH JONES & H. R. THIRSK Nature 171, 843 (1953) Cite this article ...

The aluminum parts are immersed in a electrolytic liquid and subjected to direct current. The direct current flows from the part or anode polarizing it. The metal ions subsequently diffuse through ...