Antique Gold Brush Plating Solution plates a richer, less yellow and slightly darker shade of gold.
Concentration of gold: 8 grams per litre
Click on Tech Specs for operating instructions.
Antique Gold Brush Plating Solution
£19.95 – £101.11 + VAT
Setting up your MF Rectifier for Brush Plating
This rectifier can be used for tank, brush and pen plating. Here is a quick guide to setting it up for brush plating.
1. Your equipment
Assemble your equipment as shown in the photo:
2. Turning on your rectifier
Use the switch on the back of the rectifier to turn it on.
3. Attaching the leads
Fit the crocodile clip to the end of the black lead and plug the other end into the corresponding black socket on the front of the rectifier. Plug in the red lead into the corresponding red socket.
4. Amps and volts
Turn the amps dial clockwise to the stop (maximum) and the volts to the value required by the brush plating solution.
Note: Even though the amps dial is set to maximum, the amps meter will read ‘0.00’.
The amp meter will not read anything until plating commences.
The volts will however be displayed.
5. Open the circuit
Open the circuit (or turn the circuit off) by switching the Output switch so that the line is in the up position.
6. Set the voltage
Set the voltage to about 3.5
7. Connecting the black lead to the red lead
Using the crocodile clip on the end of the black lead, connect the black to the red lead.
8. Close the circuit
Close the circuit.
9. Adjusting the amps
Adjust the amps to about 4.5 to 5 amps.
NB. This stage sets the maximum amps to prevent damage to the work piece should the bare electrode accidentally come in contact with the work directly.
10. Open circuit
Open the circuit again.
11. Connecting the electrode
Unclip the crocodile clip from the end of the red lead.
Connect the electrode handle to the end of the red lead and attach the swab to the electrode.
12. Selecting the voltage
Select the correct voltage range for your brush plating solution.
13. Closing circuit for plating
Now close the circuit and you’re ready to start plating.
Operating Conditions and Deposit Data
| Voltage range – Platinum Electrode | 4.0 – 4.5 volts (see notes) |
| Voltage range – Carbon Electrode | 3.5 – 4.0 volts (see notes) |
| Temperature | 14 – 25 °C |
| Gold Concentration | 8 g/l |
| Electrode | Platinum or Carbon (see notes) |
| Gold content in plate | 99.9% (balance carbon) |
| Plating Rate at (4 volts, Platinum electrode) | Approx. 0.5 micron per minute (spot) |
| Hardness | 220 – 230 Hv |
| Density of deposit | 19.3 g/cm3 |
| Stress | Medium – high stress |
| Special storage requirements | Away from sunlight |
| Shelf life | 1 – 2 years |
| Health and Safety classification | Harmful |
| Special considerations | Contains potassium cyanide (0.3%) |
| Transport (UN number) | None: Not classified as dangerous for transport |
Notes:
- We strongly advise against the use of stainless steel anodes for most of our plating processes.
- Plating rates are calculated over a sample area which is permanently covered by swab.
- Redder and darker deposits are possible by plating over the recommended plating voltage.
The plate will likely dull and require polishing back with MPU or MPU fine depending on the
degree of dullness.
General guide;
Certain small items, for example Swabs, Nibs and Plating Pens can be sent by normal post within the UK
- The courier option for UK deliveries is FedEx
- Free UK mainland delivery available on orders over £100
- International orders usually 3-5 working days.
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