Many questions about brush plating over old nickel plating
Totally new to this plating thing.
These questions reflect my ignorance.
I have a vintage snare drum with badly yellowed hardware. To replace the hardware, would cost $70 or less. The hardware is about the size of a person's thumb or smaller. So I figure the brush plating is what I need to use.
Questions:
1. What do I use to clean the hardware before replating with nickel?
2. Can I re-nickel using the brush plating system over the old nickel?
3. Do I have to take off the old nickel finish before I brush plate?
4. Do I have to brush plate the pieces more than once?
5. Do I have to polish over the old nickel before I re-plate? If so, what materials do I use to polish before I replate?
6. If the old nickel is corroded or worn through, what do I do then?
7. If I brush plate and get a new nickel plating, what do i then polish with or can I than polish at all?
8. Is the brush plate finish equivalent to the original nickel finish in terms of durability?
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