DIY plating kits

looks good . tempted in fact. got a lot that can be done on a rover P6b but ideally starting with small jobs to build up confidence etc .sadly though a good site the 'how to ..' vidoe bits failed to work . possibly my PC issue? as using apple mac and flash player .
 
I bought one years ago to do the yellow passivating stuff on the Rover, but never got around to it :oops:

Dangerous chemicals, but looked like it would do smaller stuff, like brackets, bolts, slave cylinders etc. Nowhere near big enough to do the servo, which was what I actually bought it for :cool:

Richard
 
Hi, The yellow was Cadmium passivating which you can't do or get done nowadays because it's a heavy metal, far too dangerous!! The yellow finish now is I believe a colouring agent in the Zinc plating process.

Colin
 
I used a similar cad plating kit on my brake servos a few years back. It was a fair amount of work. You need to be scrupulous in preparation. I think 'd done everything right but had areas that flaked after a few months. You need to think carefully about anode placement in the bath for an even coverage. I must admit I stripped the servo bodies and painted in two pack last year as I wasn't happy with the way the finish aged. This was a good few years ago and it may well be better now. I also freely admit that I mucked up the pickling process before plating.
 
Ive recently had my new/ old stock front and rear calipers and a few servo casings replated by a local old school platers.
Clive.
 
In Holland there are several company's who can do plating of parts. I send them a parcel with parts and 2 weeks later i get these zinc plated. I believe the parts are in the bath in a rotating drum and before this the parts are being degreased.
I pay between 50 and 80 euro's for it. You should not bring too small badges as order costs are approx Euro 30,-. The quality is very good and it lasts well. The disadvantage you cannot send single parts as that is becoming expensive.
Peter
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I would say that if you don't have a good plater nearby like Roverp5bcoupe has, you are better off using spray cans. I used the silver cad from Eastwood and added just a little hint of gold colour, and it looks very much like ist cadmium plated.
Regards, Barten
 
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