I hope I'm not taking this thread too far, but if it was related to
the Smithsonian, it might be worth contacting the Paul E. Garber Restoration
Facility in Maryland. I believe the address is available from the National
Aero-Space Museum web site. Garber is where they store and restore all of
the aircraft in the Smithsonian's collection. It's absolutely unbelievable
what they have there.
I have read in the past that they pretty much had to develop some very deep
skills in corrosion control and restoration, largely because nobody knew
how to do it well when they started restoring planes. They would likely
be a good source for more information on this electrolytic process. Because
they are quite intent on retaining as much of the original metal from
an aircraft as possible, they would be all over this kind of process.
-Matt Kreutzmann
Minneapolis, MN
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