DIY Nickel Plating

[Bill Molloy]

For anyone interested in doing their own Nickel plating - much cheaper than buying the kits.

[daverawle]

Interesting Bill, thanks for posting that. I need to redo most of the zinc plate which only lasted a couple of years :( The zinc/nickel parts held up well but not so the zinc.

I may have missed it in the video but not sure what he's using for electrodes.

Dave

[Bill Molloy]

Hi Dave,

I emailed him that same question myself: he's using stainless steel rods for the anode and cathode

[e-bygum]

Hi Dave,

I emailed him that same question myself: he's using stainless steel rods for the anode and cathode

One DIY plating video has a comment that using a stainless steel anode can produce chlorine gas which is rather toxic. :!: Another video says use a nickel welding rod. The piece being plated is the cathode I don't think it matters what you use to suspend it in ths solution.
Pete