Ken, Sounds like you have everything working to your liking.
It is great how we all discover different ways of getting the results we need.
You can try and tell someone how you do it, however, experimenting is the only way to fine tune your set up, techniques and procedures.
In these days, not too many young people have that "experimental urge".
They want instant results and gratification.
It is a shame.
Anyhow, I also use an ultrasonic cleaner (looking at a bigger one for larger parts as mine is small) and I could kick myself for not buying a five gallon Branson ultrasonic cleaner that a place I worked at (it was going out of business) offered me for....ready.....don't get sick on me now......$200.00!
Oh well, sometimes you have a judgement lapse! LOL
I will have to try the flash copper one of these days.
I just go nuts when I am sanding the copper and break thru the nickel into the steel.
I always put on an hours worth of nickel flash (well, ok it really is not a flash coat if it is in the soup for an hour) to keep me from going into the steel.
Have you (or know anyone who has) tried Caswell's new silver paint for non-conductives?
I have been using Caswell's copper paint and getting fairly good results (sometimes there are areas that just won't take the nickel).
I have a few non-conductives to plate and really want to try it.
George W.
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