Just bought a zinc plater!

I've just bought a zinc plating kit off ebay. It looks to be the best one there and it includes eveything I need to plate. So hopefully I can do all my engine bits and bobs, get them looking like new!

what kit did you buy i've been looing for a while now but never bought one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/…&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Thats the one I bought. It seems to be the best one on ebay. Itt'l be good though because I will be able to get all sorts of little things looking nice and new. Camber bolts, Airbox bracket, might even see if I can strip the outer casing off the alternator and do that! I'll post up some pictures when I have ahad a play with it and let you know how I get on!

Nice one Joe, looking forward to some pics. I used some acid metal restorer to strip clean some fixings at the weekend but used some Zinc rich galvanising spray paint to refinish them. I was thinking it would've been a much nicer and cleaner job with a plater!

…..looks promising ,,,,  if you need practice i'm sure i can sort a few bits out …

haha jim, I'll quite happily zinc some bits n pieces for you. I'm writing a list if things that need to be done on mine

cheers ……has your car  come out of the bodyshop ok ? and who did it for you ?

That seems a fair price tbh
let us know how it is

Let us see some pics when you get the first bits done.

Jim I pick it up on thursday it was done my lw smart repairs in alfreton, I went to see it on monday and they have made a top job, it looks stunning. its like new! They've just got a few final touches with interior to do and its all mine again

Have a look at some of the Zinc plating I have done with my plating kit.





Can give you some tips if you like!

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=77812&start=15

Finally got round to using this kit today. Below is a picture of the very first thing I zinc'd, looks quite good, but my prep let me down a little. This has been passivated with a gold coating, but I can also do blue and silver with the kit. If you polish the metal with wet n dry before zincing, it comes out like a chrome finish.  

I bought this some time ago and still not got around to using it yet. Might have a go over the summer.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bright-Nickel-plating-Electroplating-kit-for-Bike-Car_W0QQitemZ260582232261QQihZ016QQcategoryZ30928QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3911.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9168694031596027888