ELECTROFORMING
AND HIGH VOLUME PLATING OF PLASTIC
PHONE:
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The
item was a wood wicker basket for many years. The
part began new life as a metal part when one day it was
painted with CONDUCTIVE COAT SN. The part is then
plated Bright Copper
until full coverage was achieved. Bright Nickel is plated to give the basket some rigidity.
The part was finally plated with our Brass solution.
We offer two versions of electroforming paint. They
are as follows:
CONDUCTIVE
COAT SN ELECTROFORMING PAINT - This super conductive
thin viscosity electroforming paint is a silver
& nickel alloy based paint that offers extreme detail
retention and very fast plating times. Dried paint has
conductivity of some metals and usually requires no
priming. It can be applied by brush, dipping, or
spray.
Conductive Coat
SN will come with
full instructions.
4 oz
= $129 8oz = $189 0.5L = $310 1L = $439
If are in USA you can order any
size. For export, you will have to order
8 oz or larger
CONDUCTIVE
COAT GTS ELECTROFORMING PAINT -
This electroforming paint is a
graphite, silver, & tin alloy based paint that offers good
detail retention from a lmedium cost paint. It can be applied by brush,
dipping, or spray. It is water based and will not have
solvent fumes or messy clean ups associated with oil based
paints. Once paint dries, the part can be
electroplated. This method will work on any
material, such as wood, insects, seashells, plastics, glass,
and any organic material.
Conductive Coat
GTS will come with
full instructions.
8oz = $99 10oz
= $120 0.5L = $179 1L = $240
If are in USA you can order any
size. For export, you will have to order 0.5L or 1L

COPPER
ELECTROFORM OR NICKEL
ELECTROFORM KIT: These kits are
specific to electroforming. Kit do not include
electroform rectifier & chemical mixing system which are
available separately.
COPPER ELECTROFORM 2 Gallon Kit-
$529
5 Gallon - $709 6
Gallon - $809
10 Gallon Kit- $1139
15 Gallon - $1399
NICKEL
ELECTROFORM 2 Gallon Kit-
$599
5 Gallon - $795 6
Gallon - $919
10 Gallon Kit- $1249
15 Gallon - $1549
Plastic plating process for doing high production
chroming or gold plating on ABS & polycarbonate plastics with a series of
pre dips. This process is for platers that want to do
mid volume to high volume work on plastic. Conductive
paint is recommended for low volume electroforming.
Specific information is listed below.

This is the very same
method used by plastic manufacturers and high volume plastic
platers. This method works best on ABS and
polycarbonate plastic. This is an eight step prep
process and a one, two, or three step plating process,
depending on the finish needed and application. The
steps are as follows:
1 Etch PP for 3 minutes.
Rinse.
2. Dip in Neutral solution
for 1 minute. Rinse
3. Dip in Polycarbonate
Conditioner solution for 90 seconds. This step is not
needed for ABS. Rinse.
4. Dip in CP Pre-Dip
for 1 minute. Go right to step 5, no rinsing.
5. Dip in Conductive
Palladium Activator for 3 minutes. This step makes
plastic conductive. Rinse.
6. Dip in Accel PP
for 2 minutes to enhance palladium conductivity of plastic
surface. Rinse.
7. Apply Kool EN,
specially formulated for plating non conductive for 5-6
minutes. Rinse.
8. Immerse part in
Dip Copper. This will apply a light copper plating on
part. Now the part should be plated with Bright Copper
until the part takes a full bright copper plate.
Rinse.
9. Electroplate with
Bright Nickel for 10-15 minutes. Rinse.
10. The part is now
done if you only need a bright chrome like nickel plate for
indoor applications. If the part is going to see rain
or snow, plate part with Kleen Chrome for 3-4 minutes.
You can also choose Brass, Gold, Cadmium, or Colored Zinc as
your final finish.
The kits below will plate
many hundreds to over 5000 small plastic trim parts in its
service life, depending on the kit size. These kits
will also be able to plate metallic parts too.
5 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $2099.00 Comes with all
twelve chemicals ( Etch PP, Neutral, Polycarb Conditioner,
CP Pre-Dip, Conductive Palladium Activator, Accel PP, Kool
EN, Dip Copper, Bright Copper, Bright Nickel, Metal
Activator, and Kleen Chrome). Twelve 9.5" x 9.5" x
14.25"
tanks, tank lids, heaters, anodes, 180 pages of well
illustrated instructions, and more.
6 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $2350 Same as above
except tanks are 12" x 11"x 13.5" deep.
10 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $3595 Same as above
except tanks are 15" x 12.5" x 12.5" deep. This kit
has two filter systems.
15 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $4550 Same as above
except tanks are 15" x 12.5" x 19" deep. This kit has
two filter systems.
22 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $10,970 Same as above
except tanks are 24" x 12" x 18" deep. This kit has
three filter systems. Also comes with commercial grade tanks
and bus bars. Com- mercial heaters available for added
cost.
30 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $12,316 Same as 22 gallon
system except tanks are 24" x 12" x 24" deep. This kit
has three filter systems. Also comes w/ commercial grade
tanks and bus bars. Com- mercial heaters available for
added cost.
45 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $19,865 Same as 22 gallon
system except tanks are 24" x 18" x 24" deep. This kit
has three filter systems. Also comes w/ commercial grade
tanks and bus bars. Com- mercial heaters available for
added cost.
61 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $24,880 Same as 22 gallon
system except tanks are 24"x24"x24" or 24"x18"x30".
This kit has three filter systems. Also comes w/ commercial
grade tanks and bus bars. Commercial heaters available for
added cost.
68 GALLON TRIPLE
CHROME KIT FOR PLASTIC $26,350 Same as 22 gallon
system except plating tanks are 36" x 17" x 24" deep. This kit
has three filter systems. Also comes w/ commercial grade
tanks and bus bars. Com- mercial heaters available for
added cost.
LARGER KITS AND CUSTOM
SIZES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WHAT IS ELECTROFORMING
?
THIS METHOD IS ONLY MEAN
FOR LOW VOLUME AND CUSTOM WORK.
Ever want to plate an
Easter egg? How about a flower or rose from your wedding? Now these
memories can be preserve in gold or chrome or whatever plating finish you want
on the part. You can preserve these items by electroforming them.
Electroforming is a process of plating parts
which cannot normally be plated because they are not conductive. This
means they cannot pass electricity through them. All metals can pass
electricity, therefore they all can be plated via normal electroplating.
But items such as plastic, leafs, insects, flowers, or any once living things
usually cannot conduct electricity on their own. The item has to coated
with something that can pass electricity.
You can vacuum metallize aluminum onto them. But this method
is not practical on a small scale. This is meant for
production and high volume applications. The most cost effective way to electroform small numbers of items is to paint a
conductive coating onto the part, let it dry, and then plate it.
WHAT
PRODUCTS DO I NEED TO ELECTROFORM ?
We offer two
grades of Conductive Coat paints. Plating onto Conductive Coat GTS
or SN can also be done with Bright Copper, Bright Nickel,
Tin, and any of our High Speed plating solutions. Our process can be used on plastic car or motorcycle parts, living
things such as flowers, leaves, stones, sea shells, baby shoes, glass, silver or gold
overlays on crystal, and almost anything else you would like to plate. The simple
steps are as follows:
Clean and oil or dirt off the piece
If the piece is fragile such a a leaf, rose, or butterfly, coat the
piece with some kind of lacquer spray paint to protect it from the ensuing process steps.
Glue or wrap a piece of copper or brass wire onto the piece to help
it conduct current. In the case of a gold electroform piece that is going to be used
as a pendant on a necklace, you may want to secure a ringlet or eyelet onto the piece.
Dip or spray Conductive Coat
GTS or SN paint onto the piece.
Let dry for up to eight hours.
Rinse any dust off and place into Bright Copper,
Bright Nickel, or any of our
High Speed electroplating solution baths.
SEE SMALL ELECTROFORMING RACKS
   
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF
ELECTROFORM PRODUCTS ?
At the top are 4 examples of
things that have been electroformed which include a Cadillac hood emblem, 50
Chevy plastic emblem, a scallop shell, and a plain old seashell.
Below are two more items that have
been electroformed. On the left is a champagne bottle from a special occasion that
has been nickel and silver plated and on the right is Junior's glove that made the great catch to
save the local little league championship game in the last inning. Any special items
and memories can be preserved forever by plating them.
 
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