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Evaporust Trial on fuel tap front plate.
Oggie400F:
I use aquarium heaters in mine with insulated buckets to get the temperatures correct.
I have hade some great results with the basic kit bought through Classic Plating.
philward:
--- Quote from: Macabethiele on September 10, 2020, 11:42:20 PM ---Zinc plating kit that sound cool - I'll have to research it do you have a sellers link ?
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Sorry, just seen post - same company as already suggested - https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=231
I also use an aquarium heaters and themometer to sort correct temp - to be honest, its only in the winter I bother with them as in the summer, its 'near enough'
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: philward on September 11, 2020, 10:59:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: Macabethiele on September 10, 2020, 11:42:20 PM ---Zinc plating kit that sound cool - I'll have to research it do you have a sellers link ?
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Sorry, just seen post - same company as already suggested - https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=231
I also use an aquarium heaters and themometer to sort correct temp - to be honest, its only in the winter I bother with them as in the summer, its 'near enough'
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Thanks for that Phil - as I keep tropical fish in my outside fishhouse/garage office annex the temperature will not be an issue.
Cheers Ted
kent400:
Spent most of yesterday zinc plating various gauge parts. The gauge bases take about 45 minutes at 1.25 volts.
Good advice on the tank heater, the plating solution needs to be 25-30 centigrade and putting a small bottle of hot water in the tank will help getting the temperature up as the tank heater can take a while to get it there. Bandaging the anodes is a help in stopping small particles of zinc getting into the solution and onto the item being plated. Filtering the solution when finished with it keeps it clean and two coffee filters in a funnel works well but takes a while to run though.
A power supply is essential although some seem to manage with one of those resistance wire arrangements.
Just as a bit of a trial I tried zinc plating a brass bezel. I didn't prep it very well just wanted to see if it would plate. Came up quite well and now I regret the prep wasn't better.
philward:
I've only ever used the variable resistor thing that came with the kit and a battery charger - can anyone suggest a variable power source that would do the job?
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