Thanks... I checked out Caswell and they do not have a "zinc plating kit", as such. Probably for some good reason.
Is it true that for copper plating, all I need is copper sulphate (sulfate), and a copper anode? Also, can steel be copper plated? If so, I would like to try that first.
I will try to read a little about plating, as Caswell sells components that I already have (such as water heaters and plastic buckets and power supplies). I would prefer to buy chemicals alone.
iAccording to Don Foreman :
It will work so easily that if you just dip a clean bright nail into the copper sulfate with no anode, and no current, you will get a light copper plate on the steel. I did that back in junior high school, IIRC.
Enjoy, DoN.
Try scrubbing that to see how adherent it is.
According to Don Foreman :
[ ... copper plating ... ]
I remember -- it only took my fingers to rub it off -- but it
*did* plate and look pretty for a short while. :-)Presumably, the current increases the plating thickness, and perhaps some additives increase the binding.
Enjoy, DoN.
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