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Electroplated copper on plastic is blistering

I have an acid copper bright for plated on plastic, but I have blistering.

Anybody knows what can I for reduces the problem?

Jacob Pérez Jiménez
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2005

What type of plastic are you plating, what is your pretreatment process and what plating systems are you using? Without this information anyone trying to answer would require the volume of a text book!

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2005

If you plated ABS first review your etch rate, what formulation you used,time and temperature, is very important because adhesion depend of etch, rate, good neutralizer,activator,accelerator and nickel or copper electroless.

Gabriel Ramirez Nuñez
- Toluca, Mexico
2005

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