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Our Process
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Plating
is more than just dipping a part in a chrome tank!
Take a look at our plating process step by step. |
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DeSoto grill tooth in unrestored condition. The view to
the right shows the badly pitted condition of the
material. |
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DeSoto grill tooth after being stripped. After chemical
stripping, the part is glass bead blasted front and
back. The view to the right shows the pitting in the
part after stripping. |
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DeSoto
grill tooth after first light buff. The picture on the
right shows the deep pitting in the part. We do not try
to grind out the pits. That would only distort the
contour of the part. |
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Next
we plate the part with a hard copper to seal the base
material and provide a base coat for repair work like
holes or cracks. The view on the right shows the part
after repair with silver solder. The part is re-polished
and will be re-plated with another coat of hard copper. |
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After
the hard copper has been re-polished, the part is plated
with a soft acid copper to build up the surface and fill
the pits. The view to the right shows the part with the
pits still showing after the acid copper has been
applied. The pits have been filled and the excess copper
will be removed. |
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This
is what the part looks like after the acid copper is
polished. The pits have been filled and the excess
copper removed. If pits still remain after polishing,
the part will be re-plated with acid copper and
re-polished until the pits are removed. |
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After
the acid copper plating and polishing has removed the
imperfections, the part is nickel plated. If
imperfections are found after the part is nickel plated,
the part gets re-polished and copper plated and then
nickel plated again. |
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Through
the process of copper plating and polishing, and nickel
plating and polishing, once all the imperfections have
been removed, the part is ready to be chrome plated. A
final quality check and the process is completed. |
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As
you can see, there is a lot of work that goes into true
show quality triple plating.
We think the results are worth the effort! |
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