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Thread 415/03

Gold colored electroplating of copper wire

How can I get colour of 16K / 22K gold without using gold or gold cyanide solutions by electroplating on silver plated copper wire /strips?

Dhiren Patel
Electroplating of copper wires - Surat, Gujarat, India
2006
publicly reply to Dhiren Patel

Brass is probably as close a color as you'll get by electroplating. You can get closer in color by electrophoretic lacquering. Although vacuum depositing ZrNi would also work, it's not applicable to a very small installation.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006
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