BRUSH AND TANK PLATING SETTINGS BRUSH PLATING To BRUSH plate, simply attach the (black wire/crocodile clip)

negative electrode (cathode) to the item, and apply the gold (red wire) positive electrode (swab/anode) over the area o the item to be plated! "hen yo# have applied an even coat rinse then apply gold polish 18k GOLD / Adjust voltag to !"#volts $%k GOLD Adjust voltag to & volts 'HITE GOLD Adjust voltag to u(d ) * volts To plate with "hite $old it is necessary to red#ce the voltage to #nder % volts and also when &br#shing' ens#re that the plating action is constant and rapid and does not stay over any one area at all! ROSE GOLD Adjust to !"# volts" (inish with a H)R* gold polish! +o# will see all sorts o colo#rs as the plating happens, b#t as soon as yo# go over hard with gold polish, the item will reveal itsel as rose gold (pink colo#r) PLATINU+ Adjust voltag to 1, volts -.old/ ,late -#st like reg#lar gold, at ./ volts, tho#gh deposition is slower RHODIU+ Adjust voltag to & volts To plate with Rhodi#m, the b#ild #p may be a little slower than it is to with gold SIL0ER Adjust voltag to u(d ) * volts -1OLD/ 0 yo# are plating with S0123R the above proced#re is ollowed b#t at the plating stage the voltage m#st be red#ced to #nder % volts and also ens#re that the plating action is constant and rapid and does not stay over any one area at all ! 0 yo# notice that the silver plating leaves a milky cr#st on the s#r ace stop plating and r#b s#r ace with a micro ibre cloth to remove cr#st! Repeat this process once more then give item a inal polish! NI1KEL Adjust voltag to % volts -1OLD/ "hen &br#shing' ens#re that the plating action is constant and rapid and does not stay over any one area at all! 1HRO+E #"# volts - so2 3at.4 s 2a5 3 3 t6 ( # volts a(d 7"# volts -1OLD/ -d899 ) (t 3at.4 s va)5:t st o( a sa.)898.8al ;8 . 89 5ou a) (ot su) 648.4 voltag 5ou) .u)) (t .4)o2 6o)ks 3 st o(/ This works best when being plated onto a nickel s#r ace which has been activated! 4ove swabbing 5#ickly! 0t takes some getting #sed to being able to tell when yo# are done plating, as the red li5#id disg#ises the colo#r o the inish as chrome sol#tion is m#ch more o a visco#s s#bstance than the other plating sol#tions, b#t as long as yo#r movements are 5#ick, and yo# go over areas eno#gh, it sho#ld plate 5#ite 5#ickly! Be s#re to go over and over each area lots o times, as there will need to be eno#gh applied to take a hard b# ing! Rinse in de6min water or wipe clean! (ollow with a going over with some o the compo#nd polish, as it may have a airly d#ll messy appearance when plated b#t comes #p shiny with -#st a 5#ick going over with the compo#nd polish (r#bbing airly hard, b#t make s#re that compo#nd polish is 7wet8 0 it gets to cl#mpy or dry, yo# can add gold polish ( inishing polish) to make it more r#nny! 0 yo# overplate, or &b#rn' on the chrome ( dark patches ) a good hard polish or a 5#ick &p#nch in & against a b# ing machine will t#rn any dark bits into shiny chrome inish

+o# will ind that going over black lines (created by the edge o the swabbing/probe) will act#ally erase them6b#t where ever yo# stop, yo# create a new black line! The best techni5#e is to move the swabbing in a way that inishes #p leaving the smallest black line possible, rinse thoro#ghly in de6min and #se the 9:4,:U;* ,:10SH with dry tiss#e, to erase the last o the black line! :r, i yo# have one, 7p#nch8 the area 5#ickly against a b# ing machine so t mop with ro#ge wa<! Then inally inish to an all ro#nd l#stre all over with gold polish! BLA1K KRO+E < Adjust to % volts Slow to plate! : all the plates we s#pply, Black =rome is the most sensitive to grease or o<ides! 0t will totally re #se to plate in the presence o any (no matter how trace) grease! or o<ides! 3ven to the point where i yo# have to#ched yo#r crocodile clip, then where the crocodile clip to#ches the part, it will trans er eno#gh trace grease to block plating! So once part is T:T)11+ grease ree, br#sh at > volts going over and over (it is a slow plate) and inish with a H)R* r#b with gold polish (not compo#nd polish) to ?clean #p? any wet marks )nywhere where it simply re #ses to plate, that area (no matter how m#ch yo# seem to have cleaned or de6tarnished it) still has grease and/ or o<ides blocking the plating =IN1 Adjust to * volts Br#sh ast 1OPPER Adjust voltag to ! volts ,late -#st like with reg#lar gold, altho#gh the copper strike may deposit a little slower than reg#lar gold A1ID 1OPPER Adjust voltag to 4al9 to 1 volt 9o) l .t)o9o)28(g o) s.)at.4 98ll8(g -3 st us d o( t4 gs$,,>89 o( a(5 ot4 ) 2a.48( t4 ( us as a d .o)at8v ;lat at % volts"/ Use only a ter original s#r ace has been plated with copper strike (or illing scratches (best done on a gs@// machine that will go lower than .volt Be ore starting, in .//ml o acid copper yo# wo#ld add ./ ml o nickel activator i #sing the gs@// and plating at less than . volt or thereabo#ts! 0 #sing a more power #l machine (or the gsA/) then #se acid copper -#st as a decorative plate and do not add the activator to it! Thoro#ghly clean and degrease scratched area, making s#re that the scratch itsel has no grease or dirt at its deepest point, activate i necessary depending on metal, then apply the acid copper with plenty o swabbing on the probe, and &pat' the acid copper onto the scratch rather than a &br#sh' motion! 0t is vital that yo# #se the goggles s#pplied in yo#r kit or this -ob! 0t may take a while and some practice to per ect, b#t the copper sho#ld go in looking like tarnished brown copper, the scratch gets illed as does the s#rro#nding area, and yo# #se a b# ing machine to polish back all the copper #ntil yo# have worn it all o and the scratch is illed b#t polished! 0t will look like a brownish hairline! +o# then gold plate as normal and the colo#r di erence between the copper and the original metal s#r ace disappears as the whole s#r ace is plated and the scratch is no longer visable! This *:3S take some practice tho#ghB To use for creating a show chrome look, then first copper strike the polished item, then go straight on with the acid copper (preferably tank plating) and let it

plate for about 30 minutes or so for a really thick plate that will come out dull, but be able to be buffed back to a brilliant shine. Repeat if necessary until you are happy with shine levels, then rinse and go straight on with nickel. Nickel activator 7.5 volts. ass over item !uickly and go over each bit only once if possible. "t only needs to be gone over to be activated Stainless Steel activator 9v use the same way as nickel activator. (make sure s. steel item is de#greased first with wetted tissue dabbed in neat washing up li!uid, smeared and removed. $on%t let any skin touch de#greased areas. &nly then can you activate and plate steel Chrome stripper 'wap wires around and use at (.) volts. *ellow reaction is chrome coming off revealing nickel underneath. "f unsure if you have finished, use fresh swabbing (if brushing) and go over again looking for yellow reaction.

TANK PLATING GS500 PLATING STATI!N !NL"# The ollowing is a guide only to plating! Times and settings and will vary according to siCe/density o item/tank and material o item to be plated! )mperage will also vary depending on distance o item rom anode in tank! )11 )4,3R)$3S $023; )R3 B)S3* :; ,3R SDU)R3 0;9H :( 0T34 Based on . litre tanks 1HRO+E STRIPPING Set to strip mode and strip on appro< E F G!E volts or %/ seconds F . min#te depending on siCe o item St l a(od ALL OTHER PLATING SET TO PLATE +ODE NI1KEL A1TI0ATION )ctivate on G!E volts or .6% min#tes depending on siCe St l a(od S/STEEL A1TI0ATION )ctivate on G!E volts or .6% min#tes depending on siCe St l a(od GOLD -1OLD/ )ppro<! .!/ amp %/ seconds to . min#te with reg#lar t#rning! St l a(od Use $old ,olish a ter plating SIL0ER -1OLD/ )ppro<! /!. amp or .6@ min#tes with reg#lar t#rning St l a(od 0 &milking' takes place stop plating, remove item, r#b with micro ibre cloth to remove milking then repeat process twice more RHODIU+ -.old/ )ppro< @!E6 % amps! ,lating is m#ch slower than that o gold PLATINU+ -.old/ A;;)o? *"# to % a2;s" Plat8(g 2u.4 slo6 ) t4a( gold =IN1 -.old/ )ppro< /!@ amps per s5#are inch =8(. A(od NI1KEL -1OLD/ )ppro<! /!. amp . 6 %/ min#tes with reg#lar t#rning! N8.k l a(od The longer plating time the better the inish 1HRO+E -1OLD I9 ;oss83l atta.4 35 t58(g .o;; ) 68) t4)oug4 a ;a)t o9 t4 8t 2 o) )ou(d 8t@ 8( a 6a5 t4at 68ll (ot .ov ) a(5 su)9a. u;" The trick with tank plating chrome, is that whenever yo# are lowering the item in, or li ting it o#t, the power m#st be :(( 0 the power is on at any point when yo# 7break the waterline8 with the item, it can ca#se complications on yo#r piece that can make the rest o the -ob di ic#lt! )lso, i yo# *: take it o#t to check progress (having t#rned it o and waited or the motor to die down irst) it m#st be 9:4,13T31+ ree o any traces o chrome be ore being lowered back in, so a spray bottle o demin water wo#ld be better than -#st d#nking in demin! 4inim#m @ amp b#t ideally @!E amps @/6>/ seconds with reg#lar t#rning! 0t is not #n#s#al or the iCCing to start and stop on occasion! 0 this happens, -#st check connections! 0 there are any b#rn marks, (black bits ) then polish (H)R*) with B# ing machine to remove! L ad ; )o?8d a(od B1)9= =R:43 /!. amps

Slow to plate! : all the plates we s#pply, Black =rome is the most sensitive to grease and o<ides 0t will totally re #se to plate in the presence o any (no matter how trace) grease or o<ides! 3ven to the point where i yo# have to#ched yo#r crocodile clip, then where the crocodile clip to#ches the part, it will trans er eno#gh trace grease to block plating! So once part is T:T)11+ grease ree, tank plate at /!E amps per s5#are inch (it is a slow plate) and inish with a H)R* r#b with gold polish (not compo#nd polish) to ?clean #p? any wet marks! )nywhere where it simply re #ses to plate, that area regardless o how clean it appears to be, still has grease on it (or o<ides) 1OPPER STRIKE 9las4 ;lat -%,:#,A d g) s/ .a( 3 ta(k ;lat d .old/ )ppro<! /!H amp F . amp amp per s5#are inch 1o;; ) a(od A1ID 1OPPER ,",:,"$ a2; +AB -2ust 3 us d at u(d ) 1 volt: v ( t4oug4 8t 8s ta(k8(g@ voltag 4 ) 8s 82;o)ta(tCC ;o more than . volt (pre erably hal a volt) (or every .//ml o acid copper add ./ ml o gold sol#tions nickel activator to the acid copper i yo# are going to be illing scratches or electro orming/ b#ilding thickness! To use for creating a show chrome look, then first copper strike the polished item, then go straight on with the acid copper (preferably tank plating) and let it plate for about 30 minutes or so for a really thick plate that will come out dull, but be able to be buffed back to a brilliant shine. Repeat if necessary until you are happy with shine levels, then rinse and go straight on with nickel.