krow113 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) I know this idea has been discussed , but did anyone ever post such a thread? I got a shipment from Caswell Canada today , ordered on monday last week and arriving on my island paradise on Friday! I'll delve into that later today. Here are the contents of Caswell's Cobalt Plating Kit , which I felt was a good way to get into plating and will fit my needs , I think. : Nice and tidy , well packaged. I would like to start by asking if any members here have heard of , or tried , an old model RR trick. The trick is thus: The part , some solder and an amount of Cream of Tartar is placed in a pan with some water and boiled. For how long I dont know , but the solder through some chemical/physical/chemical/witchcraft is 'plated ' onto the part. Anyone tried this? Please feel free to add your experiences' and info here. Thank you ,Steve Edited December 27, 2017 by krow113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Sorry no help with your initial question. But a friend has the Caswell kit for nickel plating and did some brass parts for me. They came out very well. A 'softer' shine than chrome and very in scale for real nickel in 1/8. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injidup Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Definitely witchcraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Akshully...not! I got the Cobalt Plating kit from Caswell, it is NOT electroplating . I got it because it was the cheapest set with the very good instruction manual for all of the plating kits and supplies they handle. It is the procedure I was wondering about , bringing the mixture to just under a boil to apply the plating to the parts. When I'm ready I'll show the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdesignart Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 This sounds interesting. Keep us update on progress. The only Caswell product I have heard of is their Resin sealer for petrol tanks. This was a supposed cure to leakproof the infamous expanding tank on Ducati's Gen 1 Multistrada. The weak point was directly over the exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks. Will do. Members need to know right away that plating can be done simply without the harsh chemicals and a lot of work. There are some non-abrigeable parameters , stick to the them and you may be able to plate. http://www.caswellcanada.ca/shop/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Anyone used these items:? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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