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Gold colored electroplating of copper wire
(-----) 2006
How can I get colour of 16K / 22K gold without using gold or gold cyanide solutions by electroplating on silver plated copper wire /strips?
Dhiren PatelElectroplating of copper wires - Surat, Gujarat, India
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2006
Brass is probably as close a color as you'll get by electroplating. You can get closer in color by electrophoretic lacquering. Although vacuum depositing ZrNi would also work, it's not applicable to a very small installation.

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