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Repairing silver plated tea pot

October 22, 2012

Q. I am trying to repair a tea pot, which is silver plated, the substrate is brass, but knobs and handles are a different material.

Well silver plated brass part is a piece of cake! But I am not sure of knobs and handles; I would like to know the best procedure to plate it.

Silver plated ware manufacturer F.B. Rogers Silver co 18 - 83 there is a crown in the middle.

Could be zamac? I am not sure because is welded into brass.

Could be lead? Is not poisonous to be used with dinnerware?

Is not aluminum because of its weight.

Alpaca? how can I know if it is alpaca, and as far as I know it can be plated directly, am I wrong about it?

It melts easy with small amount of heat; when immersed in pure sulfuric acid, it keeps dauntless! It does not seem to boil, just turns a little bit darker.

Could be tin?

Any help about the material and procedure to plate would be appreciated.



Thanks

Daniel Hernandez
- Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia

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Q. Well I tried activating this material with 30% fluoboric acid and it worked well; it plated perfectly.
I know it's not Zamak because acid does not corrode it; it is some kind of lead alloy. But still do not know the composition or the best procedure to plate it -- I just did trial and error.

This tea pot is made of different materials all are plated with a thick layer of silver I think, so before proceeding I would like to know the best way to plate it.

Thanks

Daniel

Daniel Hernandez
- Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
October 24, 2012

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Q. What exactly is alpaca silver?

elizabeth wheeler
- bremerton, Washington usa
September 17, 2013