Geezerbiker
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Anybody here plating gun parts at home? I did copper plating in a high-school science class back in the dark ages. As I recall we were told soft metals like copper, nickel, silver and gold were easy so long as you had the correct solution.
I was given a power source for home electroplating some years ago and now I'm finally getting around to thinking about it. I've watched some U-tube videos about it and they make it look as easy as I remember.
I was thinking of plating the bolt shroud and safety on my Mauser first and if that looked good, maybe some other bits and pieces.
Gold plating is too damn expensive wears to quickly so I have no plans to go there. I'm thinking copper with nickel over the top would look good and protect the parts from rusting.
Tony
I was given a power source for home electroplating some years ago and now I'm finally getting around to thinking about it. I've watched some U-tube videos about it and they make it look as easy as I remember.
I was thinking of plating the bolt shroud and safety on my Mauser first and if that looked good, maybe some other bits and pieces.
Gold plating is too damn expensive wears to quickly so I have no plans to go there. I'm thinking copper with nickel over the top would look good and protect the parts from rusting.
Tony