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General Category => Outside Links & Suggested Reading => Topic started by: Gas_mantle on June 25, 2017, 05:51:36 PM

Title: Simple nickel plating
Post by: Gas_mantle on June 25, 2017, 05:51:36 PM

I stumbled across these 2 video that I thought maybe of interest to a few members.

It looks like with a cheap shop bought kit reasonably attractive results can be achieved :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJxKkUosSk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R996VNyPXbs

Title: Re: Simple nickel plating
Post by: wdeputy on June 26, 2017, 12:43:13 AM

I have used the Caswell plating on a number of occasions with reasonable success.  The plating is rather thin and can wear quickly but is fine for static parts.  All the brass pieces on this http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,4084.0.html engine were plated using the Caswell system.