Plug n Plate - Plating Powder Coating Buffing Anodizing

jflev25 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2002, 02:04 AM

I read that using the plug and plate kit to repair a small rusted area of chrome, you would have to clean out all the rust(of course) and then use copper then Nickel, and copy chrome? I knew that chrome needed a nickel base to work properly but I thought the copy chrome was different. There is no way to just use the copy crome kit? Thanks in advance.

mcaswell · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2002, 01:07 PM

Sure - you could just use the copy chrome kit, although you might still want a copper plate underneath.

Copy Chrome is very thin, as are most plates. Applying copper before the copy chrome allows you to build up a thick layer of plating to fill in pits and indentations etc.

You can certainly skip the nickel plate if using Copy Chrome.

jflev25 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2002, 04:03 PM

Thanks for clearing that up, I see what you mean. You would get better results starting with the smooth copper plated surface.
Thanks again

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