Letter 545

Plating lead came of stained glass craftings

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help me please. i am interested in doing some electroplating on small in my garage. i need know the procedure for to do it. i don't know what i need. can you help me.

adriana margarita -

What kind of parts do you want to electroplate and what do you want to put onto the parts? Is this plating for decorative purposes, or is it for repair or dimensional restoration?

Derek Vanek
SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts

I am also looking to do metal plating in my garage. I do small stain glass crafting using lead came and would like to nickel plate the lead. Are there suppliers out there that market small plating kits for the hobbyist? I would be grateful for any leads of where to start.

Thanks in advance.

John

John P. Conway -

 
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ

I have personally brush plated two stained glass windows each approx. worth 50K$. WE plated both sides of the window and the plating had to withstand an outside environment. The windows were each approx. 4 feet in diameter. To do both, it took a crew of two three days. The technique is very easy to do and can be easily learned in a few hours.

Tom Sivula
Exact Electroplating Engineering

Yes, John. Brooktronics Engr. manufactures brush plating equipment and chemicals which will allow you to plate leaded glass. Also, our process will work very well over zinc glass frames. Please contact me for further information.

Jeff Hurrell
Brooktronics Engineering Corp.

I am interested to electro plate small pieces of watch component with silver or gold, is there any way can i do it at home? Do you know any supplier in Indonesia or USA which is willing to send it to Indonesia

Thanks

Imelda Gunawan
- Indonesia

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