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Plating die cast with silver nitrate

I am wondering if there is anybody that knows how to plate die cast or pot metal by using silver nitrate, and what the process is to polish and buff it.

Chad Swanson
plating shop - Moorhead, Minnesota
2004

Sorry, never heard of such a process.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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2004

You can deposit silver using a silver nitrate solution. It is an electroless deposit. It is used for decorative purposes and as an undercoat prior to electroplating. The "art" of mirror making is an example of this method.

Art Kushner
Anaheim, California
2004

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