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Letter 24038
Copper plating lead
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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, Massachusetts
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hi, Wayne. 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
hobbyist environment unless you've had training in it please.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey
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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, adherent copper deposit.
Arnold Satow
- New City, New York
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