Strike Copper or Acid Copper over Nickel?

mdarr · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2003, 07:19 PM

I want to plate steel which have a small pits. I want to first strike copper, rinse, acid copper, rinse, then sand and buff. If I don't break through the copper during the sanding and buffing, can I go straight into nickel plate or do I need to give it another strike copper plate first? In other words, can I go from acid copper straight into nickel without strike copper first?

mcaswell · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 01:14 AM

Flash Copper plate the steel, then nickel plate.

If you have acid copper, not Flash Copper, you need to nickel plate first, then copper plate, then nickel again.

mdarr · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 02:53 AM

Thanks for the replies!

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