If you have pits you want to copper plate and sand until the pits are gone. I
have heard of fillers that you can plate, but no idea how well they work. The
prep work is where the money is. 2000 grit sandpaper for the final.
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:52:44 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating"
>
> 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
> >
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