Sould i ad zinc brightener??

[MrPontiac]

I successfully yellow zinc plated some parts recantly, for the first time, im pleased but there is no shine to the parts, they are yellow in color but they are of a dull yellow, really would would like to see a shine to them, question is should i ad some brightener to the solution while im zinc plating?? How much??

[lcaswell]

Based on your previous posts, I'm assuming that the reason your parts are coming out dull is too much current.

Mr. Caswell, just wanted to inform you it worked like a dream, mixed parts together and got super results, Is it really important to soak the parts for 20 min. to half a hr.?? though?? Rectifier set a 5 amps with 12 volts, rinsed in warm water when dryed they look great, many thanks for your help!

If you're using 5 amps, you part should be 35 sq in. Is that correct?? You haven't said what the surface area of this part is, so I can't say for sure.

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