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My 750F2 project.
Laverdaroo:
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Oddjob:
From all accounts the zinc/nickel kit gives even brighter and harder results.
As for the missing spots, because of the aeration and the bubbles, if you position a part so that air can become trapped underneath you’ll find the plating doesn’t stick to those parts as the fluid is held away from the metal by the air bubble.
Cb750r:
1st off this isn’t a kit with instructions. This is a solution of vinegar, epsom salts and sugar I found on a car restoration forum. The Caswell kits are quite expensive in Canada. If someone here has a better recipe I’m all ears.
I don’t have a tank heater and I’m working in a cool space so that could be part of the problem.
I tried plating that piece 3 times. Blasting it cleaning it each time, I also changed the orientation of the part several times.
This is a new process for me, shiny result would be nicer than a galvanized look but it’s not critical.
Laverdaroo it looks like you actually do some plating would be flat to get some more info on your setup. It’s been interesting getting the ball rolling with some plating and if I could achieve better results with some changes to my setup I’m all ears.
Laverdaroo:
I’d recommend you get some aquarium heaters, one for your plating solution, one for your pasivate solution also. Secondly, I didn’t know you were using a home brew kit, I started that way and soon gave up on that, you simply can’t get accurate doses of ingredients so stuffing your results. You can buy 5 litres of plating solution on the inter webs , I’ll have a look later for you and bob some links up, just use that, it’s a constant that really has to be spot on all the time. Small bottle of blue or yellow pasivate and some brightener and your away.
What power source are you using, do you have a controllable bench supply allowing you to change the voltage if required? If not, that could be another reason why your bits come out dull but in all honesty it could be anything in your set up that’s not playing how it should. There’s just a few rules to follow but once it clicks it’s very satisfying and you can save heaps of money.
Drop me a pm if you need some help mate. Not sure where aboots you are in Canada but I’m in the states at the min so happy to chat but it would have to be through wattsapp or similar
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Cb750r:
--- Quote from: Laverdaroo on January 31, 2024, 03:41:39 PM ---I’d recommend you get some aquarium heaters, one for your plating solution, one for your pasivate solution also….
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Cheers appreciate the info I’ve sent you a direct message. Now that I’ve tipped my toes in the waters I’m more inclined to get some proper solutions.
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