[fxstcguy98]

BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO DO YOUR CAR PARTS, PRACTICE ON S**** PIECES. Especially with the aluminum and plastic, they are harder to do, I would start with scap steel. Don't worry about gasket grooves and thread tolerences, it doesn't go on that thick. If you want to mask certain areas, you will need a special electroplating tape, I think Caswells sells it. For holes you can use plastic or rubber plugs. I wouldn't put in any part that I couldn't take apart like the tensioner, there is going to be grease and dirt inside it that will contaminate your plating solutions and you wont be able to rinse it well enough to prevent drag in. You can use any container that is hdpe or pp or even glass. To plate bolts ect. in a basket, the basket needs to be conductive and all the parts need to touch it.