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martinc

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Look what the wait for P&P made me do...

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the caswell plating is fine, gold itself is fine, but many of the lesser plating solutions use and contain cyanide...so not ideal for tanks or drip tips.

I've plated hundreds of items and the cyanide base isn't an issue as long as proper procedures are followed. The real problem with people googling plating and then applying it is they lack the basic knowledge of the processes and procedures. One of the most common errors is lack of prep. The item has to have a base plating before gold plating it. Unless someone is willing to invest in the proper equipment and the time to learn the process....all they do is waste $$$.
 

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I've plated hundreds of items and the cyanide base isn't an issue as long as proper procedures are followed. The real problem with people googling plating and then applying it is they lack the basic knowledge of the processes and procedures. One of the most common errors is lack of prep. The item has to have a base plating before gold plating it. Unless someone is willing to invest in the proper equipment and the time to learn the process....all they do is waste $$$.

I agree, most people can't follow basic instructions in a thread, let alone attempt gold plating expensive GG equip. Best thing to do for amateurs is hire a professional to do it properly.
 

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For people interested Scott made a while ago a tutorial on gold plate the caps of a provari (looks very nice !) and also show several mods he have plated.


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i can't tell if that solution has the toxic KCN (potassium cyanide) or not, but if you are going to plate any of your drip tips yourself you may want to find out for sure.
 
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