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Gold Plating Service's - Plating Procedure Chart

This document provides information on plating procedures and solutions for gold plating and other metal finishes. It lists recommended anodes, voltages, plating times and temperatures for different plating solutions. It also outlines pre-treatment solutions and steps required to activate different metal surfaces before plating. Finally, it notes that a diffusion barrier should be considered for some metals to prevent corrosion from discoloring thin gold plated surfaces.

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Gold Plating Service's - Plating Procedure Chart

This document provides information on plating procedures and solutions for gold plating and other metal finishes. It lists recommended anodes, voltages, plating times and temperatures for different plating solutions. It also outlines pre-treatment solutions and steps required to activate different metal surfaces before plating. Finally, it notes that a diffusion barrier should be considered for some metals to prevent corrosion from discoloring thin gold plated surfaces.

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Gold Plating Service’s - Plating Procedure Chart

Pre-Treatment Recommended Solution


Anode Required Brush Voltage Bath Voltage
Solutions Plating Time Temperature
As Required to Fully
Chrome Stipper Stainless Steel 6 - 10 Volts 7 Volts
Remove Chrome
Room Temperature

Stainless Steel
Copper Strike or Copper
2 - 4 Volts 2 - 4 Volts 10 - 15 Seconds Room Temperature

Heated 120 ˚F (Bath


Electro-Cleaner Stainless Steel 7 Volts 7 Volts 30 - 90 Seconds
Only)

Surface Activator Stainless Steel 7 Volts 7 Volts 15 - 30 Seconds Room Temperature

TriVal - Acid Gold


Platinum Plated Titanium 7 Volts 7 Volts 5-10 Seconds Room Temperature
Strike
Wood’s Nickel Strike Pure Nickel 7 Volts 7 Volts 20 - 30 Seconds Room Temperature

Recommended
Plating Solutions Anode Required Voltage Temperature
Plating Time
24K, 18K, 14K -
Stainless Steel 3 - 5 Volts As Required Room Temperature
Brush Application
24K, 18K, 14K - Time to deposit one
Stainless Steel 2-3 Volts (2.7 optimal) Room to 100 ˚F
Bath Application micron ~ 5.5 minutes
24K Pen Gold -
Stainless Steel 4 - 6 Volts As Required Room Temperature
Brush/ Pen Application
24K Pure Gold -
Platinum Plated Titanium 2 - 4 Volts As Required Room Temperature
Brush Application
24K Pure Gold - Time to deposit one
Platinum Plated Titanium 1.5 - 2.0 Volts 120 - 150 ˚F
Bath Application micron ~ 5 minutes
Bright Acid Copper -
Stainless Steel 1 - 3 Volts As Required Room Temperature
Brush Application
Bright Acid Copper - Pure Copper w/Air
1.5 Volts 2 - 4 Minutes Room Temperature
Bath Application Aggitation
Bright Nickel -
Pure Nickel Anode 3 - 4 Volts 10 - 20 Seconds per ² in Room Temperature
Brush Application
Bright Nickel -
Pure Nickel Anode 2-3 Volts 1 - 2 Minutes 110 - 130 ˚F
Bath Application
Bright Silver NC -
Stainless Steel 3 - 5 Volts 1 - 2 Minutes Room Temperature
Brush Application
Bright Silver NC -
Stainless Steel 1 - 3 Volts 1 - 2 Minutes Room Temperature
Bath Application
Eco - Rose Gold -
Stainless Steel 3 - 4 Volts (bath) 1 - 2 Minutes 130 - 140 ˚F
Bath Application
Palladium -
Platinum Plated Titanium 5 Volts 15 - 30 Seconds Room Temperature
Brush Application
Palladium -
Platinum Plated Titanium 2 - 2.5 Volts 15 - 30 Seconds 110 - 120 ˚F
Bath Application
Rhodium -
Platinum Plated Titanium 4 Volts 30 - 60 Seconds Room Temperature
Bath Application
Rose Gold -
Stainless Steel 5 - 7 Volts As Required Room Temperature
Brush Application
Rose Gold -
Stainless Steel 4 - 6 Volts 30 - 120 Seconds 120 - 130 ˚F
Bath Application

Pre-Treatment Solutions Required to Activate Surface of Metal

Type of Metal Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Cannot perform at a amateur level. Please seek professional plating company


Aluminum to apply Nickel onto Aluminum for proper adhesion. Once Nickel is applied
correctly. Then follow pre-treatment recommendations.

Brass, Bronze, Nickel, Silver,


Electro-cleaner Surface Activator Plating Solution
Copper, Gold, Rhodium, etc.
Chrome Stripper in
Chrome plated item Surface Activator Plating Solution
proper mode

Stainless Steel / Steel Electro-cleaner Wood’s Nickel Strike Plating Solution

Titanium Can not be plated onto with our products

Metals Where a Diffusion Barrier Should Be Considered


There are types of metals that will
corrode under a thin layer of gold
What is the purpose of plating, this eventually may discolor the
a diffusion barrier? gold plated surface. In this case a
diffusion barrier can prevent
discoloration of the gold plated surface.
Metal Type Diffusion Barrier Material

Copper Palladium/ Nickel

Brass Palladium/ Nickel

Silver Palladium/ Nickel (Optional)

Stainless Steel / Steel Palladium/ Nickel

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