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This copper plating solution is great for plating on non-conductive materials. It plates bright and levels out the plating surface. PP Copper also plates very well onto brass and pewter.
If you intend to plate very large areas or build up shiny surfaces onto matt surfaces, we advise mixing with PP Stabiliser Powder to suppress tarnishing.
HS Code: 3824 99 70
Here is a piece of tree bark that has been plated with our PP Copper Brush Plating Solution, after having been made conductive with our Conductive Ink (hi grade). To work out how much plating solution you will need to plate your item and how long it will take, please click on the ‘Calculator’ tab above and select PP Copper Plating Solution
Our MultiPlater is the ideal choice for powering your copper brush plating. This power source is designed and made by us at Spa Plating and is really straightforward to use and can be used for brush, pen and tank plating.
Here’s a video demonstrating how to use our PP Copper Brush Plating Solution to copper plate an aluminium bus bar;
Here’s a list of the main Spa Plating products that were used in this video;
MultiPlater
PP Copper Brush Plating Calculator
Alkaline Copper Brush Plating Solution
Zincate Dip (UK only)Plating Pen
Platinum Electrode
Extra Fluffy Swab
Beakers
| Features | Applications |
| Plates bright | Reduces the amount of polishing necessary to produce a high shine – saves you time and money when you want to go on to plate precious metals such as silver and gold |
| Levelling solution | If the item you’re plating is heavily scratched you can plate PP Copper extra thick and then polish back, saving you having to polish the item in the first place |
| Can be used to plate non-conductive surfaces such as wood. | PP Copper is recommended for the first plated layer onto Conductive Ink (hi-grade). |
| Can be used to plate onto metals like brass and pewter. | Plates very well onto brass and pewter. It also serves as a good undercoat for nickel and gold when plating onto pewter. Please note that PP Stabiliser Powder is not necessary when plating PP Copper Brush Plating Solution on metals such as brass and pewter. |
How to use this calculator :
1. In the first box, enter the thickness that you want to plate to in microns (thousandths of a millimetre).
2. In the second box, enter the surface area of the article in square centimetres (cm2).
3. In the third box, enter the type of swab you are using.
4. You will notice that in the fourth box, the Calibration Factor is defaulted to 1. This can usually
be left as it is. You can read more about setting the calibration factor for more accurate results
in Note 1 below.
5. Click the ‘Calculate button’.
6. Read off the volt setting and the volume of solution that you will require.
7. Next is the coulomb reading that you will need to plate to. (See Note 2 below).
8. Amp-hours are also quoted below the coulomb reading and is an optional readout on the MicroPlater.
Amp-hour reading are available for coulomb readings above 10 coulombs.
9. The weight of copper plated and the percentage of copper remaining in the solution are displayed
in the final two boxes.
Notes
When plating a number of identical items, the calculator can be calibrated to give more accurate results
but applying a calibration factor. This is calculated by dividing the calculated thickness or weight by the actual thickness or weight.
Note that if you’re using the weight method, you will require suitably accurate scales. Calibration Factor = calculated thickness or weight/actual thickness or weight.
For example, the calculator reads that the weight of plate should be 0.32 grams when plated to 2.5 microns. The actual weight is measured at 0.35 grams.
The Calibration Factor is: 0.32/0.35 = 0.91
Be careful not to create a short circuit as this will cause inaccurate results or may invalidate them completely.
If you have access to X-ray fluorescence or microsection for establishing actual thickness, then
it’s possible to use these techniques to calculate the Calibration Factor. You can read more about this
by clicking on the Process Sequences tab on the Coulometer product page:
Coulometer
Operating Conditions and Deposit Data
| Voltage Range | 4.0 – 6.0 volts |
| Temperature | 14 – 25 °C |
| Gold Concentration | >60g/l |
| Electrode | Carbon |
| Gold content in plate | 100% (balance carbon) |
| Plating Rate at (3.5 volts, Platinum electrode) | Approx. 2 microns per minute (spot) |
| Hardness | 380 – 385 Hv |
| Density of deposit | 8.8 g/cm3 |
| Stress | Low stress |
Notes:
Certain small items, for example Swabs, Nibs and Plating Pens can be sent by normal post within the UK
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