http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/topic309$2.html The most recent posts in To Dip or To Brush...which is better?. Tue, 20 May 2008 06:36:13 +0000 PunBB http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post1555.html#p1555 I Need som information about brush silver plating on aluminum info@finishingtalk.com (BASKARAN) Tue, 20 May 2008 06:36:13 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post1555.html#p1555 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post902.html#p902 [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]"3"[/FONT] info@finishingtalk.com (skelton) Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:50:34 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post902.html#p902 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post899.html#p899 Eddie, How did your steel drums turn out? info@finishingtalk.com (Southern Metal Finishing) Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:31:59 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post899.html#p899 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post668.html#p668 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...;) info@finishingtalk.com (eddyc53) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:42:59 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post668.html#p668 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post666.html#p666 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. info@finishingtalk.com (Labrat) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:13:32 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post666.html#p666 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post664.html#p664 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! :) info@finishingtalk.com (eddyc53) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:30:18 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post664.html#p664 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post662.html#p662 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. info@finishingtalk.com (Labrat) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:32:54 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post662.html#p662 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post660.html#p660 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 info@finishingtalk.com (eddyc53) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:06:25 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post660.html#p660