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[Closed] small piece copper plating - know anyone who does it?

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I've got a pewter headbadge I want copper plated, but struggling to find the right kind of outfit on google.

Anyone know anyone who can do this sort of thing? I know there are a few metal working types on here. Fingers crossed!


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 11:01 am
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Jar of copper sulphate and a battery?


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 11:14 am
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Quite a lot of places in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham if you search.
Also, perhaps try the Birmingham school of jewellery. I have some colleagues who get stuff done by them now and again.


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 11:15 am
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Cheers guys.

Cougar, I did look long and hard at doing it myself, got as far as buying copper sulphate. Trouble is, it's quite easy to do badly, and a lot harder to do well. Need to get into additives, pre-treatment and a decent, controllable power supply at the least.

I'm nowhere near Brum, but I've got a mate in London in jewelry, so I'll try him. And there's a friend of a fiend on fb who makes jewelry, so she's on the list too.

Anyone else with any thoughts? Thanks.


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 2:46 pm
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look up 'metal finishers' on Yell.com and see who comes up close to you


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 2:58 pm
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cheers mac - there's a eff ton of them! I was just looking for the wrong thing. might take a bit of ringing round to find someone who'll do a small bit for cheap.


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 3:45 pm
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Pretty much anywhere doing Chrome plating should do this, as most metal is played with copper first, prior to plating with Nickel/Chrome.


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 6:12 pm
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Has anyone had their bike frme copper plated? Looks like it could look pretty smart.


 
Posted : 12/07/2016 6:25 pm
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yup, stick "copper plated bike frame" into google image search.

all sorts on there, sublime and ridiculous.

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Posted : 12/07/2016 7:09 pm
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Jonnyboy666 of retro bike and here had his Demon 29r copper plated and bloody lovely it looks too.


 
Posted : 13/07/2016 5:07 am

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