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Electroplating Easy DIY Nickel Copper Zinc Plating
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The recipe for basic electroplating. • 1. Vinegar. 2. A dash of salt. 3. A piece of whatever metal you plan to use. • I recommend starting with Nickel. • I don’t know what other metals will work or not. Experiment like a mad scientist and find out. Just be careful around chemicals. • I don’t think there is anything particularly nasty about the nickel, copper, or zinc solutions. But I’m not a chemist so use your own judgment. I wear gloves and don’t go out of my way to breath the fumes. There will be a small amount of chlorine gas produced by the salt. Just don’t be a dork and you’ll live through it. • A couple of notes… • Don’t try and plate over zinc plated parts with anything other than zinc. The zinc will destroy the nickel/copper solutions. I mean, don’t let me stop you experimenting, but that’s probably what will happen. • Be careful around stainless steel. It contains chromium. I don’t know what happens when you try this with stainless, but best not to mess with anything that might contain chromium. • For that matter, real chrome plating at home is out of the question unless you have a death wish. Hexavalent • Chromium, which is what’s used for electroplating, is really nasty stuff. A cobalt/nickel mix is a close enough visual match for chrome plating. • When you’re ready to step up to a kit, for New Zealand and Australia, I recommend Jane Kits. For the rest of the world, google Caswell Plating. • / geoffreycroker • / geoffreycroker • [email protected]
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