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Caswell Brass Plating Solution is a unique
cyanide-free alkaline brass plating system which plates
a true 70/30 yellow-green plate directly onto steel
and bright nickel plated surfaces. It can be used for
heavy brass plating which will be antiqued (oxidized
and relieved). It may also be used for decorative heavy
brass if the surface is burnished or buffed and colored
with a wheel to remove the slight haze and reveal the
true rich brass color for lamp parts, hardware and plumbing
fixtures.
To plate on zinc die cast surfaces, you must plate with Flash Copper&#; first.
The system eliminates carbonates. Therefore, there is
no carbonate sludge containing cyanide to be disposed
of.
The solution may be used to tank or brush plate.
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Brass tank plating requires an average current of 0.02-0.1
amps per sq. in. and operates in the range of 3-12 Volts.
Brass Plating is available on a small scale using Plug N' plate kits.
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Damocles wrote: "To answer your more serious question, though, brass plating is simply not possible."
Since my last posting I have successfully plated with brass myself, the set up I used was very crude with sodium hydroxide as the electrolyte and a single brass anode, the plate was not pretty but it was well adhered.
Since my last posting I have read many research papers on alloy plating - plating of many alloys is possible and is done routinely on an industrial basis.
The one difficulty is achieving the desired ratio of each metal since they will often have dissimilar electropotentials and one metal may deposit preferentially. Electrolytes are designed to solve these problems with various additives and formulations.
The certainty and confidence of the negative assertion offered above does highlight the issue of information offered as fact on the internet which is not properly supported. Opinion, hunch or conjecture does not substitute for fact so please dont offer it unless it is declared as opinion or hunch.
Try searching "brass plating" on google (uk) - On the first page I found various commerical and 'diy kit' offerings as well as this thread, images of brass plated items and on subsequent pages several patents relating to cyanide based methods for brass plating.
Historically professional brass plating has involved cyanide salts and therefore not ideal for diy plating, however alternatives do exist for the amateur.
Recent developments in the plating world include ionic liquids replacing water as the solvent in the electrolyte and this has opened possibilities not available with water based systems.
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