Hello All, I hope your summers have all started off well!
I was wondering if any of you had any recommendations for home plating? (No, that is not some variation on getting on base on a first date, but in regards to metal plate finishing as can be done at home.) Always the willing guinea pig for our hobby, I tried the Caswell Plug N' Plate system and had some success with their Nickel product, but only so-so success with their faux Gold. (When I tried contacting their customer service to troubleshoot, the owner came off as a bit "emotionally incendiary" in his replies to a newbie, so I decided it's not worth me continuing to experiment or use their products.) Are there any other possible approaches or solutions? I have a few gold plated pieces that have suffered some damage over the years prior to my coming into them, and I was hoping, short of sending them out (which I believe is priced per pound), to see if there was something I could try at home on the few pieces that I have that need restoration / preservation. I recall reading about home-brewed tank solutions (mixing gold chloride etc.,. using batteries), but can't recall where (or if they worked). Any recommendations? Thanks! Arvin _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
