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ACID COPPER PLATING

WE ARE FINAL YEAR STUDENTS CARRYING OUT PROJECT ON ACID COPPER(SULPHATE) PLATING ON MILD STEEL BOLT.
we are looking for an acid copper brightener ,one or two components that can give us mirror bright deposits in low levelled areas as well.

ESTELLE NMEREOLE
STUDENT - OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
2005

copper sulphate ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] is not an appropriate plating solution for mild steel because the copper is not complexed, and copper is more noble than iron and will therefore immersion deposit.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2005

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