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How can I brush plate over plastic

I just bought a brush type electroplating system. what conductive paint should I buy that well allow me to plate with gold, nickel or chrome over plastic without vat dipping

kenneth bellah
iron road electroplating - muskogee, Oklahoma
2003

Most things can be metallized with silver paint, colloidal copper or graphite, or a two-part silvering solution. Vendors include Acheson Colloids. More info is available in our FAQs. But you haven't mentioned anything about the actual application--and the durability of plating applied onto these kinds of metallizing systems will not match the durability you see on OEM automobile components which are metallized in a multi-step vat dipping system.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.
2003

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