Hello All.
There have been many posts concerning DIY plating of cadmium/zinc, yellow chromate and black oxide and phosphate but little has been written about chrome plating small parts at home. I have been using Caswell's "Copy-Chrome" for some time with excellent results. Attached is a picture of a few parts I have been successful in plating: the base of my original '69 antenna, the swing bracket from my gas filler bezel, acorn nuts from the gas lid emblem and the screws that attach the bracket to the lid. Actually, the plating is nickel with a cobalt additive which gives the nickel its bluish color and prevents tarnishing. It can be plated right to steel ( not pot metal) and like other plating, has a learning curve but it is quite simple. It is plated at room temperature with very little current per square inch. Of course you can't replate a bumper -only small parts can be done with this. Any questions I would be happy to answer.
Jeff
There have been many posts concerning DIY plating of cadmium/zinc, yellow chromate and black oxide and phosphate but little has been written about chrome plating small parts at home. I have been using Caswell's "Copy-Chrome" for some time with excellent results. Attached is a picture of a few parts I have been successful in plating: the base of my original '69 antenna, the swing bracket from my gas filler bezel, acorn nuts from the gas lid emblem and the screws that attach the bracket to the lid. Actually, the plating is nickel with a cobalt additive which gives the nickel its bluish color and prevents tarnishing. It can be plated right to steel ( not pot metal) and like other plating, has a learning curve but it is quite simple. It is plated at room temperature with very little current per square inch. Of course you can't replate a bumper -only small parts can be done with this. Any questions I would be happy to answer.
Jeff
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