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Electroplating a life size plastic deer

2007

Greetings,
I am an emerging artist and I am interested in electroplating a life size plastic deer/buck as a component for my next sculpture. I am under the impression that I can just coat the plastic with a spray or brush a liquid metal on to the surface to make it work. I am interested in having the finished product either be black chrome or just chrome. Any information as to which company can hold a life size plastic deer in the vat and what type of supplies I need to prepare it for chroming would be very helpful. I have been trying to research this for a while and I have been unsuccessful.

Thank you,

Stacy Sternberg
Designer/Sculptor - Sarasota, Florida, USA

I think this one might be a better application for chrome like paint or a sprayed metal.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
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2007

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