Hello All,
I am looking into DIY zinc electroplating / passivating for some mild steel parts a friend wants me to make for him. After a bit of googling there seems to be a variation of how to do this, including high corrosive acids and some dissolving the zinc in the bath pre-electrolysis.
One method I have read and hope to go for is:
Bath – 30g of zinc sulphate to 100ml of water
Electrolysis – stick 6 volts through a zinc anode and use the part to be plated as the cathode – I will see if my car battery charger will do the job.. What kind of current is required?
Hoping people can give me some advice here and lead me in the right direction before I shell out on eBay. For instance should I use distilled water or is tap water okay?
Has anyone read the Workshop Practice series on electroplating? Is it worth a read?
One thing worth mentioning is that these parts will have 3/8 threads on them and they will need to function after the plating.
Thanks
Thomas
Edited By Thomas Gude on 19/05/2014 17:06:26