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     Jon_goodman Tinkerer Username: Jon_goodman Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2007 Rating: N/A |
Yes...but plating chrome is not really anything to be tried at home. The gimmicky "plate with your car battery" gizmos will be less likely to apply chromium than a frying pan. I think you might be best advised to plate with rhodium (a hard white metal which sort of mimics chrome or polished stainless, but is pretty doggone expensive). You can plate it with a smooth 12v DC power supply (no AC in the output at all). If you want to try chrome plating at home, you're about 25 years too late. You can't buy the necessary stuff without an EPA permit and you probably wouldn't want to handle it, anyway. There is an outfit in Davie, Florida who used to sell small (1 ounce) bottles of Rhodium plating solution, but be prepared to spend about $50 or so. I don't know any platers who will take on small jobs for less than about twice that. Especially screws and things. Those drive them nuts. Good luck! Jon |