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Copper onto Stainless Steel
IS THERE A PROCEDURE TO PLATE COPPER ONTO STAINLESS STEEL?

John Cray
- Perth, Australia
The question could benefit from a little more detail, John, but you could try to Wood's nickel strike the stainless, then copper plate it.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted can offer longterm or instant help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Yes. Follows a generic explanation: SS has to be cleaned, electrocleaned forward, activated with a very acidic bath called Woods strike and then a conventional acid copper sulphate ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] can deposit a dull or bright copper plate on top of the strike. Rinses in between every step.
Guillermo MarrufoMonterrey, NL, Mexico
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