Topic: Nickle plating ABS or PLA
Well I attempted to plate some ABS parts unsuccessfully. I don't want to spend thousands of dollars but I'd like to do it. So I bought a nickle playing kit and went to an electroplating shop to learn how to plate. There I worked for them for a few days learning the process. (Thus why I haven't been on)
1.) metal is pretty easy to do
2.) I cleaned the parts then did a hydrochloride acid dip then tried plating, no luck
3.) tried sulfuric acid then plating no luck
4.) they told me you basically have to do it electro lessly which I'll have to go back for and buy new stuff.
Has anyone tried tin or copper plating it first? Just being curious so I can try this before a new complex process