You've got that right. Any pits/roughness not removed will be plated over and look pitted or rough, not shiny. The only exception is Copper. Copper fills in irregularities and can be used to smooth a rough surface. One plates on the copper and then polishes it to make it shiny and smooth.
Ronald L'Herault Lab Supervisor, Biomaterials Division B.U. School of Dental Medicine 801 Albany Street S203 Roxbury, MA 02119 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating" Prep is most important, if the part does not look good before it will not look good after. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:27:55 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating" > > Some years ago I had a few gold-plated phonograph parts re-plated at a > plating place & they came out with a different finish from that > originally used. So, you may want to leave your "not in best shape" > parts as they are rather than having them re-plated with a finish that > might not match originals. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Maffit > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:25 PM > To: 'Antique Phonograph List' > Subject: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating" > > Phono Listers: > > > > i have some parts ( tone arm, speed control, bullet brake) which are > "gold plated" however, not in the best shape. I hesitate to ask, given > the price of gold these days but, who does this kind of work? > > > > I got to thinking and wondered if it wasn't really '"gold" but maybe a > less expensive option like some type of brass mix or something. > > > > Any thread discussing gold type plating, and or person doing this work > would be appreciated. Also, if someone in the last, say, 12 months had > something gold plated, what did it cost? > > > > Oh! Yes, it is the Victor VV-Xii *grin* > > > > Later > > > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
