Electroplating bike parts at home
04-10-16, 01:06 AM
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An interesting fusion of what Caswell plating sells in the USA and what I recall from a grades school science lesson, I tried to plate the end of a scripto mechanical pencil with copper and it adhered only to the areas I was able to absolutely completely remove the prior plating. A dry cell battery was used, remember those? (About the size of a spray can with two threaded terminals on top)
Thanks very much. Are you going to clear coat the surface later? Oxidation is the concern I have. I know, it can be maintained if you are diligent...
Thanks very much. Are you going to clear coat the surface later? Oxidation is the concern I have. I know, it can be maintained if you are diligent...
Oxidation is no problem. NiCo is close to what is called a 'superalloy' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superalloy). These are used in the high-pressure turbines of modern jet engines and can withstand superheated oxygen where stainless steel would simply disintegrate. The only concern here is if the NiCo plate adheres to the steel properly and doesn't flake off. I'll keep a close eye on it for the next few months of riding.
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Hi @realsteel is there any way to restore the pictures from the broken links? This is fascinating but I can't see any of them!
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Hi @realsteel is there any way to restore the pictures from the broken links? This is fascinating but I can't see any of them!
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I'll be posting a new electroplating thread in a few months with updated methods including copper strike plating.
In the meantime, you can use the Photobucket embed fix plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...-embedded-fix/
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Excellent write up on plating. Love the work. I'll try that after I perfect clear high gloss home anodizing, which will happen soon after I finish my son's car, then the suspension on mine, then remodel the bathroom (after I finish the kitchen)....
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This is a great reference that deserves to be in some sort of "Hall of Fame" .. So I'll at least bump it back up with a question.
I've got a couple bikes that I'd like to touch up the chrome on. From reading this post it looks like "spot" repairs are possible with NiCo plating.
What I'm wondering is if doing a brushed on copper plate over the bare steel first will give better results?
I've got a couple bikes that I'd like to touch up the chrome on. From reading this post it looks like "spot" repairs are possible with NiCo plating.
What I'm wondering is if doing a brushed on copper plate over the bare steel first will give better results?
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Very cool. Great write-up.
I've actually been researching diy electro-anodizing titanium that uses a similar process. Hopefully this will inspire me to get around to trying it.
I've actually been researching diy electro-anodizing titanium that uses a similar process. Hopefully this will inspire me to get around to trying it.
