Electro-plating

[davidlandy]

How do I go about making my own home electro-plating kit?

looking to coat metal brackets etc...... zinc? gold passivate?

[Sheddy]

Nickel plating is easy ... and rustproof.  I used to do motorcycle bits with it.  Black nickel is prettyer!

[davidlandy]

ok,  so how do you do it?

[Manicminer]

http://amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0852428626/202-4104913-5597449

[Sheddy]

Bets place for kits

http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/nickel.htm

You'll need a plastic bowl, some nickel salts, a 12v battery and a way of regulating the current.  You can do it without regulatingthe current but if the voltage is too high the finish wont be so good.

The finish will only be as good as the preparation of the item to be plated, any scratches and digs in the item will beaccentuated by plating them.  This is because you get better current flow on edges of metal, so you get thicker plating there.  scratches have edges, so they show up mor after plating.

Dilute the nickel salts in distilled water.  Connect the positive side of the battery to the donor cathode and the negative side (after running it through the voltage regulator) to the item to be plated.  Put the positive side into the solution first and the ...... oh sod it ... buy the book and be safer!!

[Reaper]

Could try this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROFESSIONAL-INDUSTRIAL-ELECTROPLATING-MACHINE_W0QQitemZ7568567443QQcategoryZ11760QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Dangermouse]

www.frost.co.uk do kit's & how to book's

[jimbob]

This wouldnt be for an ickle over engineered light bracket would it? :lol:  

[Eeyore]

Personally, I'd speak to my local fabrication houses and get the job done by them with a batch they're putting through.

It saves messing about with noxious chemicals and electricery and could opne up the possibilites of some really awesome coatings.

Just my tuppence
Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

[Mace]

I've got this vision in my head of Mr Landy's garage, 'Dave the chemist' goggles on, with Jason as his assistant, lots of test tubes and bunsen burners, a huge bang, Jason getting electricuted and coming out looking like 'Beaker' from the muppets. "Fetch the beaker, beaker".....   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[TimM]

Dave the chemist

Now there's a caption competition  

Just need the photo  :twisted:

[prowler]

Just thinking about plating some bike/trike parts yesterday, and look whats on here, Thanks lads.
Mind you I will need a much bigger tank I think.

[v8seriesone]

there's plenty of platers who will do it for pennies and turn it round in a day or two

we (my company) use them all the time

fast cheap and professional

Dom.  :lol:

[Colin 009]

I've got this vision in my head of Mr Landy's garage, 'Dave the chemist' goggles on, with Jason as his assistant, lots of test tubes and bunsen burners, a huge bang, Jason getting electricuted and coming out looking like 'Beaker' from the muppets. "Fetch the beaker, beaker".....   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

"Hey Dave man, come and have a look at this, man........"

[Mace]

Dave the chemist

Now there's a caption competition  

Just need the photo  :twisted:

[Wanderer]

He doesn't look so bad with a perm ?

[davidlandy]

I really can't beleive what I am see and reading here !!
 :shock:  :lol:

With a perm like that I should be wearing a shell suit and from Liverpooooool!!!!!


Andy your talent is truly wasted on here!!  :D

youre just a bunch of micker takers!

<Jason, sorry beaker pass me the litmus paper!>

[jimbob]

I've got this vision in my head of Mr Landy's garage, 'Dave the chemist' goggles on, with Jason as his assistant, lots of test tubes and bunsen burners, a huge bang, Jason getting electricuted and coming out looking like 'Beaker' from the muppets. "Fetch the beaker, beaker".....   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Class! :(biglaugh):

[way2deep]

that's no good with a perm ..from the whaddon dvd he's positively got a balding area  :D  :D  :D  :D

[davidlandy]

that's no good with a perm ..from the whaddon dvd he's positively got a balding area  :D  :D  :D  :D

cheers for reminding me Robbie!!

[Mace]

With a perm like that I should be wearing a shell suit and from Liverpooooool!!!!!

All reet, all reet, cerm down, cerm down

Andy your talent is truly wasted on here!!

Classroom stuff mate, classroom stuff


Dave, what was the original question ?

[davidlandy]

Dave, what was the original question ?

electroplating, only electroplating, nothing more , just a simple question

cant beleive where its ended up! :shock:  :D  

[jimbob]

Can you electroplate a bald patch  :?  

[Wanderer]

The electrodes are a bit painful on the ears.

The best way to go is to tattoo pictures of rabbits on the bald patch.

From a distance they look like hares :lol:

[davidlandy]

Can you electroplate a bald patch  :?  

ha ha

you can take the P**s but I was well into my thirties before my bald patch appeared - you are in your twenties and yours is already showing!

so leave me alone!

[Mace]

My old man used to say....

Those who go bald at the front are great thinkers
Those who go bald at the back are great lovers
Those who go bald front & back think they are great lovers

 :lol:  :lol:

[davidlandy]

My old man used to say....

Those who go bald at the front are great thinkers
Those who go bald at the back are great lovers
Those who go bald front & back think they are great lovers

 :lol:  :lol:

well Iam option 2 from the above

[Mace]

My old man used to say....

Those who go bald at the front are great thinkers
Those who go bald at the back are great lovers
Those who go bald front & back think they are great lovers

 :lol:  :lol:

well Iam option 2 from the above

And the Mrs chooses option 3

[davidlandy]

My old man used to say....

Those who go bald at the front are great thinkers
Those who go bald at the back are great lovers
Those who go bald front & back think they are great lovers

 :lol:  :lol:

well Iam option 2 from the above

And the Mrs chooses option 3

I assume you mean YOUR Mrs!