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Has anyone used any of the Caswell plating systems? www.caswellplating.com
I was looking at the nickel, black oxide, and Copy Cad & Zinc plate systems.

Or if anyone else has any experiences with any other products?

Thanks,

Mark

I have used the black oxide to great effect. It appears to be a great product, though none of the hardware I have done has been on the road yet.

I am going to try the nickel kit this week, as I need to nickel a fuel line and an oil line for my 30 project.

I will try to remember and report back my results.

Tom

I've put these to good use. They are very handy for doing small items that can be a problem for a plating run.

In the old days there were platers who could do a strip and dip for hardware that was already strung up on wire.

Nowadays with the industrial base so eroded local plating is hard to find, although for something like the Packard 12 having everything done at a plating shop ($6000 under hood) is probably still the way to go.

One thing about these home plating kits is that, if you are experienced, you can plate things like voltage regulator bases and relay bases that platers simply cannot handle.

Another thing, you can make up a reverse anode stripping tank using Draino (NaOH). And you can make up a pickle bath using muriatic acid (HCL). This will improve results dramtically.

A friend of mine has the equipment and has used it successfully for several years. He fixes up about 1 old car a year as a hobby and plates all the small items himself. Keep in mind, you will not be able to do a grille or bumper. But there are hundreds of fittings, handles, and trim items you can do.

He uses the nickle for decorative and trim and the cad or zinc plating for nuts, bolts and under hood parts. He even did a few wrenches with the cad or zinc.