Metals Chart

The following chart gives you an overall concept of which metals can be plated with each kit, and the steps required.

To read the chart, pick your base metal type (or current plating type) on the left, then pick the type of plating you want to do from along the top.

For example, if you start with a piece of stainless steel, and want to chrome plate it with Copy Chrome, the steps are: 1.Degreaser until it passes the waterbreak test 2.Use Pickle #4 to etch 3.Strike Coat with Flash Copper 4.Nickel Plate (The Copy Chrome Column says "Over Nickel") 5.Copy Chrome Plate

Some Notes: -Gold Plating (not shown) should only go over a nickel or tin plate. -Silver Plating (not shown) should only go over a copper, nickel or tin plate. -Hard Chrome Plating (not shown) is usually plated directly over steel parts, or zincated aluminum This chart can also be used to assist with brush plating, however you cannot brush plate over zincated aluminum or conductive painted materials. You should tank plate these materials with copper first, then you can brush plate over the copper. Bright Sp Etch Flash Copy Chrome/ Anodize Zinc Copy Black Bronze / Base Metal Strike Coat Acid Nickel Tin Degreaser (Pickle) Copper Chrome Repochrome Aluminum Cad Krome Brass Copper See Until Pass Deox- Zincate Then Over Over Over Over Over Nickel or Over Over Aluminum Over Nickel Anodizing Waterbreak Desmut Flash Copper Zincate Zincate Copper Nickel Zincate Copper Copper Zincate Section Nickel or Until Pass #4 As Nickel or Flash Over Nickel or Iron Steel Direct Flash Direct Over Nickel X Direct Direct Direct Waterbreak Required Copper Nickel Copper Copper

Until Pass #4 As Flash Flash Over Flash Nickel or Nickel or Over Stainless Steel Flash Copper Direct Over Nickel X Waterbreak Required Copper Copper Nickel Copper Copper Copper Copper

Pot Metal / Zin Until Pass #4 As Flash Flash Over Nickel or Nickel or Flash Flash Copper Direct Over Nickel X Direct Die Cast Waterbreak Required Copper Copper Nickel Copper Copper Copper

Brass, Copper, Until Pass #4 As Over Nickel or None Direct Direct Direct Over Nickel X Direct Direct Direct Bronze Waterbreak Required Nickel Copper

Until Pass #4 As Nickel Nickel Direct Direct Direct Direct Direct X Direct Direct Direct Direct Waterbreak Required Activator

Chrome Stripper Until Pass Then Refer To Chrome Waterbreak X X X XX X XXX X X Nickel Above

Conductive Paint Until Pass Over Paint or Over Over Over Nickel or Over Over Plastic X + Tinning Solution X Over Nickel X Waterbreak Silvering or Silvering Kit Copper Nickel Copper Copper Copper Copper

Until Pass #4 As Flash Over Over Over Nickel or Over Over Lead / Pewter Flash Copper Direct Over Nickel X Waterbreak Required Copper Copper Nickel Copper Copper Copper Copper

Precious Metals Until Pass Over X X Direct Direct Direct Over Nickel X Direct Direct Direct Direct (Gold ect) Waterbreak Nickel