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Plating of wood

I am interested in plating a wooden figure. Is it possible to do and what chemicals or process is required?

Bertus de Jager
- Pretoria, South Africa

Dear Mr Bertus,

I answered this question before in the same site but I don't know may be I was not clear? Wood is natural material [have apours] so we have to seal it first.

1-sealing
2-painting with polyester
3-etching with [NaOH and methyl alcohol]
4-activation
5-electroless plating now its conductive you can use electroplating to the desired finish

Hope I was help.

Best regards,

RAAFAT ALBENDARY
- Cairo, Egypt

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