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Re: Restoring plating

Author: John Peacock
Date: 2017-08-07 19:38

I was deeply skeptical when I saw adverts for "plating solution" that didn't involve electroplating. But I decided to try it, and was surprised to find (for silver; I don't know if similar products exist for nickel) that it does work, with some reservations. The good news is that such solutions do indeed deposit metal robustly: it's not just like a paint that can rub off straight away. One problem is that effectiveness depends on the base metal. The silver solutions don't seem to do much on bare nickel silver; but I had some rings where the silver had disappeared down to the copper flash beneath, and there the silver took a firm hold. The other problem is it doesn't last: the layer doesn't get any thicker with repeated application, and so it disappears after a week of heavy playing. But it's quick to renew, and I'm happy to keep doing it so that the existing plating wear is stabilised and doesn't get worse.

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