Next experiment - Nickel Plating..

[myPinballs]

So i thought i'd have a go at some nickel plating and bought a smallish kit to try it out then expand upon if it works ok and can help restore some small pinball parts and maybe some parts fro my jukebox.

Here is the kit setup




This is the kit test piece, a small brass ring



Now trying some small pinball parts like these. these are nos ramp switch guides but got tarnished from bad storage at old operators places, so lets see what we can do with these...

The removal of old plating and preparation of them may need some additional steps, but we will see.



If this works out then i want to make the tank much bigger for larger parts etc.

 

[myPinballs]

Results of first test

Old on left , replated on right

 

[Pick Holder]

Really good work Jim. Luckily I have 4 plating companies very close to me where my workshop is. The problem I have with them is actually smaller items. They seem to get lost! I have had bridge pieces from early 1960 fender guitars getting lost and they are impossible to replace unless you want to spend £100s.
If you can do small parts in house - kudos!
Well done!

 

[Davey D]

Looks great! The one that you re-plated on the right, was it in the condition of the one on the left with some of the existing corroded plating on it?

 

[myPinballs]

Looks great! The one that you re-plated on the right, was it in the condition of the one on the left with some of the existing corroded plating on it?

Yes , like for like. All the ones i had were like the one on the left before sorting out.

I worked out a nice fairly painlesss method to remove the old zinc plating then apply the new nickel coating. All in all takes about a day and half from nasty to mint!

 

[cmrl9]

Great work, never fails to amaze me people skill set. Especially trying to do this at home