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Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
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Copper plating
2007
Hi
I need to know how to do some electroplating with
copper sulphate
⇦ this on
eBay or
Amazon [affil links] . I have a metal key which I would like to plate. last time I used powder copper sulphate and water to make it a solution and used a strip of coper and a key tied to the - of the batty and the + to the copper strip but it was not good it was rough and like rusted can you help ps. my English is not too good I am srilankan I am in grade 9
student - Sri Lanka
Get help from the science teacher with adding a little bit of sulfuric acid to reduce the pH. Then you must plate
much slower by using a lower voltage battery. 3 volts maximum -- 1-1/2 volts would be better. Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007
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