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Gold plating
Dear sir, I have bought plating equipment in the USA, brand maxim by becker. it was delivered in a portable case, chemicals were not included, I bought those in England. gold solution, silver solution, nickel strike, and chrome stripper. the disk which I read in my computer tells me what to plug in and what to adjust electrically. on one wire is a alligator clip and on the other a threaded steel pole. the set comes with rubber gloves and cotton wool. am I correct in assuming that the alligator clip is attached to the object, and that cotton wool goes on the pole which I dip into the gold solution, and spread on the object. please be so kind and let me know. kind regards
Reinier Salomonhobbyist - Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
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You should have received MSDS sheets and tech data sheets with the chemicals, and you must not proceed without them. But, yes, it sounds like you have at least a general understanding of the mechanics. It probably won't prove as easy as you hope! I suggest you invest in Rubinstein's Electrochemical Metallizing. Good luck.
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