How To: Zinc electro plating at home

[Jordan Baker]

Caswell does sell ready mixed solutions as well and they seem to have excellent reviews online from people. They are not cheap but have the advantage that it’s a one stop shop and everything is mixed as it should be. The home made versions are quite usable and I’m very happy with my results. There is just a greater chance to introduce unknown variables.

[Lynn Eades]

Excellent! Jordan, what happens on the brass throttle spindles? Do they get a zinc wash as well, or do you grease or tape them?

Now I'm waiting for when you re silver some reflectors....

[Mike K]

Thanks for the Positively biased write-up.

This should appeal to those of us on a low budget ! Grocery store restorations are in my league.

[Robin Craig]

I am waiting to see Jordan get caught cleaning parts in the dishwasher and become banished to the shed for a few nights

[Jordan Baker]

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

I am waiting to see Jordan get caught cleaning parts in the dishwasher and become banished to the shed for a few nights

I’m going to have to up my game then. I baked the carb body after painting in the oven. Only complaint was it smelled. Honestly I’d be fine with being banished in the shed. Solid nights sleep without hearing a baby crying. Sign me up….

[maple_leaf_eh]

There is a genre of restoration videos on YT, and I remember some show how to plate small parts which have deteriorated. If I bump into another one, I'll add the link. The search tools aren't going to help much because plating old parts is just one of the many interventions the creators use.

[Matthew P]

Do you follow up with a Chromate Conversion dip in blue/clear Chromate to both simulate Cadmium finish and provide a surface for paint to stick to better? This is a topic I'm researching now and hope in August to start experimenting with.

Matt