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| JeffBowlsby |
 Oct 8 2003, 04:28 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses  Group: Members Posts: 8,549 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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I found this site:
http://www.caswellplating.com/ Have you done any home plating - cadmium, yellow chromate, nickel or other? How easy is it REALLY...? Does it save any money-time-hassle? Seems like it would be a good solution for doing small nuts/bolts etc. Is the plating of good quality? Worth trying or better to just take the parts to plating shop? |
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| Jeroen |
Oct 8 2003, 05:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
The last person I remember doing his own plating soon dissapeared into 914 oblivion and was never heard of again... DIRK WRIGHT
So be carefull, you're playing with fire cheers, Jeroen |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 8 2003, 05:39 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
Wasn't Karl headed down this path a few months ago?
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| Qarl |
Oct 8 2003, 06:52 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
I've done it (Copy Cad and Yellow Zinc kit). I bought the 2 gallon and added some additional power packs. Works pretty good, but you DO have to follow the directions and pay attention to temperature and the amperage/voltage/sq cm rules.
What do you wanna know? Oh, and I did the Caswell Plating stuff!!!! |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 8 2003, 06:53 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
OK, Karls crazy, who's next? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| Qarl |
Oct 8 2003, 07:08 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
The zinc plating works really well once you figure out the voltage/amperate/sq cm crap.
The yellow zinc "coloration process" leaves something to be desired. Also, you have to plate 1 to 4 things at a time unless you invest in better equipment. This can get tedious after a while. Really you have $150 invested in the kit. I checked with the local plating company and they can do 10 lbs of stuff for like $50.00 in a day or two. Check the archives for some pictures of what I was able to do. For those less crazy than me, just bring it to get plated. Look up Metal Finishing in the phone book. |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 8 2003, 07:12 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
I'm just giving you a hard time Karl, I actually think its cool that you gave it a shot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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| Qarl |
Oct 8 2003, 07:51 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
I attempted it and was successful (minus my fingerprints)
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| redshift |
Oct 8 2003, 09:37 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
I can plate things up to about the size of a human arm in length, I only have experience in nickle, silver, and gold, but it's all the sameish.
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| maf914 |
Oct 9 2003, 07:16 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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Karl's picture has me confused. I remember wondering the same thing when he posted this before in his progress report. Why does the cad plated pivot appear to be smaller than the non-refinished piece? Usually a lighter colored, brighter item appears to be larger? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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| Qarl |
Oct 9 2003, 07:58 AM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
It's the same size... just an optical illsion due to the flash.
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