2008-05-20T06:36:13Z PunBB http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/topic309$2.html I Need som information about brush silver plating on aluminum BASKARAN 2008-05-20T06:36:13Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post1555.html#p1555 [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]"3"[/FONT] skelton 2007-08-06T05:50:34Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post902.html#p902 Eddie, How did your steel drums turn out? Southern Metal Finishing 2007-08-04T22:31:59Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post899.html#p899 Mo Power to you Bro. labrat, are you near Stone Mountains or some other? I like how you call it as you see it :D What type of operation do you run? :) You could drop me a PM. And last but not least...thanks for spending some quality time with a NEWBIE like me...;) eddyc53 2007-04-28T02:42:59Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post668.html#p668 Brush plating is used in touch up work and decorative plating. The problem with brush plating chrome work, is that many times a thick copper plate is needed initially, in order to polish to a mirror finish, then nickel plate, then chrome. It is very difficult to obtain a thick plate with brush plating. It is also extremely operator sensitive, in which a less experienced operator would probably see defects such as blistering, peeling, etc. Conventional plating is much more forgiving. Also, I do not this for a fact, but many in the industry have said that brush plating solutions are much more expensive than conventional. This being said, I do not want to discourage you from entering this field. I have found my electroplating career to be challenging, interesting, and fulfilling - why else would I be answering this post at 10:30 on a friday night! If you have determined brush plating to be your best choice for entering the industry, I say get a kit, get some scrap parts, and practice, practice, practice. Labrat 2007-04-28T02:13:32Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post666.html#p666 Many thanks Labrat, but now this leads to more questions; at the site [url="www.dalmarplating.com"]www.dalmarplating.com[/url] they feature brushing kits, and as I noted before, the Prez suggested me using one of the "Brush" kits to work on my steel drum project and of course I had intended to use the kit to start a small chrome etc biz. Many years ago I had wanted to go into "DIPPING" but then I saw how much was involved. Then I found out about "BRUSHING" and thought of it as a way out, apparently not :o . Hmmm...so if Dipping is for serious chroming, where does Brushing fit in or for which applications would it be best used :confused: Thanks to all for your insight! :) eddyc53 2007-04-27T22:30:18Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post664.html#p664 Immersing parts in chrome electroplating tank would give the most consistancy of plate, especially on larger parts. Decorative chrome is almost always electroplated over a layer of bright nickel. If the part is brush plated, the nickel could become passive before the entire part is plated with chrome, causing poor adhesion of the chrome. Labrat 2007-04-27T16:32:54Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post662.html#p662 Hi Folks, As a newbie, I've gotten some good thought provoking answers to my re-chroming of my steel drums, but I have one more question; generally speaking "for good chroming; To Dip or To Brush...which is better?" :o eddyc53 2007-04-27T03:06:25Z http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post660.html#p660