Hello people!
I am a super amateur I might be doing everything wrong so let me know
I want to plate a musical instrument mouthpiece (trombone trumpet or horn)
A trombone mouthpiece is about 7 in square, a trumpet and horn about 4 in square
To gold plate I am using a kind of adaptor that I found working for that with stainless electrode
4 amps
5 volts
Temperature is about 30 sec in the microwave for 4 oz of liquid gold solution
Duration of plating about 1 minute
before electroplating I clean the silver with a silver polish, then dish soap, then boiling water
It works but the plating stay for about 1 month,
as the mouthpiece is placed on the lips for about 5hr a day everyday
I cannot use any hard chemical as the mouthpiece have a direct contact with the skin
is there something I can do so that my plating will last longer?
maybe some kind of electro cleaning is necessary?
longer plating time?
temperature?
I do it because I have a silver allergy and for some of my friends in the same situation and this gold plating remove all the problem i suffer from the silver.
If somebody could suggest me ideas I am open to suggestions!
Julie
I am a super amateur I might be doing everything wrong so let me know
I want to plate a musical instrument mouthpiece (trombone trumpet or horn)
A trombone mouthpiece is about 7 in square, a trumpet and horn about 4 in square
To gold plate I am using a kind of adaptor that I found working for that with stainless electrode
4 amps
5 volts
Temperature is about 30 sec in the microwave for 4 oz of liquid gold solution
Duration of plating about 1 minute
before electroplating I clean the silver with a silver polish, then dish soap, then boiling water
It works but the plating stay for about 1 month,
as the mouthpiece is placed on the lips for about 5hr a day everyday
I cannot use any hard chemical as the mouthpiece have a direct contact with the skin
is there something I can do so that my plating will last longer?
maybe some kind of electro cleaning is necessary?
longer plating time?
temperature?
I do it because I have a silver allergy and for some of my friends in the same situation and this gold plating remove all the problem i suffer from the silver.
If somebody could suggest me ideas I am open to suggestions!
Julie
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