Best Way To Prep & Plate Nuts & Bolts

[roguedog]

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Wow! Very ingenuis. Thanks for the posts and links.

[NOL4154]

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Depends your volume:
Using wire for plating can be a disadvantage because plating thickness will vary. It may look like its plated but could have a flash.
Look up "barrel plating"
Nol4154


What is the best(fastest with good results) way to prep a lot(50+) of nuts and bolts for plating?

Also, what is the best way to plate them?

This is for CopyCad.

[UncleFestes]

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Had to Edit this post due to Brain Freeze

[goldrapt]

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sorry for the bump but this was a good read.

[dzertracer]

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I've done a lot of old motorcycles using copy cad system. One of the best ways I've found to strip and clean nuts and bolts using a glass bead blaster is to get a plastic bottle like a vitamin bottle 2 to 3" diameter. drill a hole in the lid to make a tight fit for your nozzle. Drill a whole bunch of 1/8 holes in the bottom of the bottle, the more the better. Put about 10 nuts, washers and or bolts in the bottle and put on lid. Put nozzle in lid and start spraying. While you are spraying you must shake the bottle to keep the parts moving around inside. It will clean a bunch of parts quickly. Glass finish will give you that vintage plated look. By wire wheeling or polishing the metal, the brighter the finish will be. Make sure you have already removed ALL grease and oil from parts before blasting. I've seen so many people restore motorcycles and paint the fasteners silver which looks cheap. These systems make you proud of what you have built and much more professional.

[trifivepreserver]

Seanc, I don't know if this will see this but a question on the dangler. Can a section of copper tubing be substituted with a connecting solid core wire be used instead of the stainless dangler and braided wire? It is not clear to me why the piece of stainless and braided wire is used. The braided shield used on TV cables isn't available that I know of. Thanks