Degreased, glass bead blasted, lightly sanded to remove surface staining and ...[frame]
I later polished it with Silvo and it came to quite a shine. I may buy the nickel plating add-on kit.
Home zinc plating kits
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RobThomas
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Home zinc plating kits
I expect a few people have seen those home-brew plating kits on Ebay. I decided to try one for plating nuts and bolts etc. Well, they seem to work alright.
Degreased, glass bead blasted, lightly sanded to remove surface staining and ...[frame]
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I later polished it with Silvo and it came to quite a shine. I may buy the nickel plating add-on kit.
Degreased, glass bead blasted, lightly sanded to remove surface staining and ...[frame]
I later polished it with Silvo and it came to quite a shine. I may buy the nickel plating add-on kit.
Cardiff, UK
Re: Home zinc plating kits
I guess the problem is getting the plating to 'stick'. Not everyone has bead blasting gear...... Do they supply any etch acids and/or cyanides with the kit??
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chickenjohn
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Re: Home zinc plating kits
Looks good Rob! How much are the kits, do you have a link you could post?
Cheers John - all comments IMHO
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