Zinc Plating Rookie - Not Easy, But Worth the Effort | Roundtail Restoration

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I try my hand at some zinc plating using the Caswell Copy-Cad kit. Not great the first time, but not horrible. Some practice and I should get the hang of it so I can re-use my original, higher quality fastener hardware as well as zinc-plate other parts (like brake calipers).
Equipment List:
Caswell Copy-Cad Kit: caswellplating.com/electropla...
Power Supply (similar): www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Swi...
Water Heater: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
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00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Making the Degreaser
02:54 - Making the Plating Solution
05:27 - Bucket Heater
07:48 - Bucket Heater Testing
08:32 - Bucket Heater Test Results
09:20 - Using the Heater
10:26 - Water Circulator
11:13 - Zinc Anode Preparation
12:39 - Hanging Bar Preparation
12:57 - The First Victims
13:44 - Surface Area Calculation / Current
14:27 - Lockwashers Wired Up
15:27 - Acid Etching
16:41 - Start the Plating
17:56 - 1st 10 Mins
18:45 - 2nd 10 Mins - Done
19:17 - Final Results
19:44 - Summary / Lessons Learned
20:34 - Outro

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24 июл 2024

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@GarageTimeAutoResto 6 месяцев назад

Nice to see you doing plating. Best of luck getting the kinks worked out.

@roundtailrestoration 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, Tom. I tried it again yesterday and it was better that time around. It is fun to watch it happen!

@comfort_in_discomfort 7 месяцев назад

I did the same on my door latches on my wagoneer. I had the same issue in some areas had no plating. I ended up turning my subjects every once in a while so no areas would be exposed to "shadows". That seemed to work well. It's one of my earlier videos. Good stuff! Keep cranking!

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, I'll check it out. I'd like to do larger pieces too, eventually, like you. Figure I'll start with the small stuff and go from there.

@barry6274 7 месяцев назад

Neat project, hope it goes well the rest of the way.

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

Me, too. Thanks, Barry!

@andyfearn6609 7 месяцев назад

Hard .... Fussy... Time consuming work diy electroplating....Good effort.... thanks for sharing.

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, Andy. Does seem like a low-tolerance endeavor. But, having a quality kit, I hope, will help make it easier in the long run. Thanks!

@StevesProjectCarGarage 7 месяцев назад

That is a pretty complex process compared to what I was going to attempt. I still might give it a shot just for yucks on some old parts. Neat video!

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

It's a pain in the ass! But, I think it will pay dividends in the long run once I get my process dialed in.

@kevw2072 7 месяцев назад

That air-pump is most likely non-submersible. They are designed to have a plastic tube attached that also connects to an airstone on the other end. The airstone bubbles air up through your plating solutoion to agitate mixture.

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

I mis-spoke in the video, it is a water pump. And I verified the directions that you can submerge it. I did invest in a slightly better, but still cheap, water circulator for aquariums. We'll see how that one works. Thanks for watching!

@drivewayshop 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff Chris. Thanks for showing. Not if this is the issue, but my understanding is electroplating basically line-of-sight, from the anode to the cathode. If there is no direct line, it probably won't plate there. Do you need more anodes around the perimeter?

@roundtailrestoration 5 месяцев назад

Yup, it's something I've looked at. I've taken to moving the stuff around every few minutes and that seems to help. Still don't have it down yet, though.

@alanvinegar5729 7 месяцев назад

My experience is up the amperage and voltage. The voltage may not increase but you can up the amperage.

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

Okay, I'll give that a shot. I'm sure there'll be a good learning curve and experience to be gained. Thanks, Alan!

@frankmgallo 7 месяцев назад

Wow it’s nice to have the time to do scientific projects on your car.

@roundtailrestoration 7 месяцев назад

lol, it is! Fun to learn new stuff!

@pschlosser95404 Месяц назад

showing us a video of a possible zinc-plating failure, without the follow-up as to why, feels like a waste of my time. Is it left to me to use this as a learning tool? It may be, learning what to watch and not watch, I guess. Best of luck and well wishes on your project(s). Perhaps, if the title were something like "early attempts at zinc plating, failure?"

@roundtailrestoration Месяц назад

You make a very good point. It's well taken. I'll take action on that. Thank you for watching and your well wishes (and plating is still kicking my butt)!

@roundtailrestoration Месяц назад

I've updated the thumbnail and title. I left the description because it stated that I was having issues. Thank you for your feedback. I detest click-bait and this was not an attempt at that. I still don't know why I'm not doing so hot at the plating (still), so I couldn't answer that question then or now. But, again, your point was well-taken and appreciated.