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Can we do brass plating on zinc die cast component?

Q. How can we do plating on a zinc die casting component like a finial head used in hinges?

Sandeep Aggarwal
Student - New Delhi, India
2004

A. Hello, Sandeep. Got a mouse in your pocket? :-)

(That was Warren Beatty's classic way of asking, in some old movie or other, "Who do you mean by 'we'?")

If by 'we', you mean you and your lab partner, that is a definite problem since brass plating solutions are cyanide-based, which is far too dangerous for students! But if by 'we' you mean a plating shop that you are interning at, I don't think there would be any special difficulties in plating the die castings out of a cyanide-based brass plating solution. Probably a cyanide copper strike followed by cyanide brass plating would be best. Good luck with the project! And if you get a chance, please clarify whether this was a student project or a plating shop project.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2004

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