Letter 24038

Copper plated lead [Massachusetts] 

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Lead shot has been copper plated for many years. Now, lead bullets are copper plated. How do you plate copper onto lead?

Thank you.

Wayne M. Godfrey
hobbyist - Westford, MA, USA

One thing you need to do is treat the lead with hydrofluoric acid--the chemical which probably most frightens professional platers. Don't even think about plating onto lead in a hobbiest environment please.

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

There is a mechanical process for plating copper on lead projectiles. This involves no cyanide and no electroplating. It is a variation of mechanical plating and uses a special technique to get a uniform, bright, adherant copper deposit.

Arnold Satow
- New City, New York, USA

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